Inspiring Photo: Tropical Burst #8393242

Tropical Burst

Uploaded: May 26, 2009 03:17:34

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I had never seen leaves growing on a tree like this... Kohala Coast, Big Island Hawaii

Canon 70-200L IS at 200mm. Mid-Afternoon, ISO 160 @ f8.0, EC 0 (D&M)

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Tammy Scott May 26, 2009

I really like your framing on this! Beautiful plant image! #1132787

Douglas Pignet May 26, 2009

Nice pov,colors and clarity here Jeff, great lines,Doug #7557508

Gord MacEachern May 26, 2009

Awesome perspective Jeff,great lines and tones!! #7557529

Tammy M. Anderson May 26, 2009

This is gorgeous, Jeff. Details and pov are stunning. #7557563

Mary L. Graham May 26, 2009

Excellent detail and Pov here Jeff!! =) #7557577

Dominick M. Dimacale May 26, 2009

Great image and design element here, Jeff.

Dominick #7557666

Janet McNeil May 26, 2009

Great capture!! Beautiful color, detail and lines!! #7557704

Anita Hogue May 26, 2009

I've never seen one of these either, Jeff! This is so unique and beautiful! #7557708

Ellen Hodges May 26, 2009

Beautiful pov and find, Jeff! #7557725

Renee Doyle May 26, 2009

Wonderful full frame composition Jeff!!! Lovely work! #7557737

Mary K. Robison May 26, 2009

Perfect composition to highlight that unusual stem "hub", Jeff. Wonderful find and capture! Great title, too. #7557739

Michael Khoury May 26, 2009

nicely composed Jeff, a fine picture
mk #7557762

Claudia Kuhn May 26, 2009

Beautiful Jeff, cool EOD! #7557777

Usman M. Bajwa May 26, 2009

The composition is lovely here, Jeff. Neither did I see this before.

Usman. #7557840

Erin Appelbaum May 26, 2009

Beautiful composition and details Jeff. Peter #7557841

Margaret R. Barry May 26, 2009

Fantastic POV, details and composition, Jeff! #7557874

Linda D. Lester May 26, 2009

Awesome....I like it!!! #7557900

Jack B. Young May 26, 2009

Great comp and DOF Jeff. #7558003

Lynne Morris May 26, 2009

Fantastic capture Jeff, amazing clarity and details. #7558018

Lynn M. Whitt May 26, 2009

Great color, lines, and details... #7558092

Kathleen Rinker May 26, 2009

Cool image Jeff, great comp!! #7558123

Monnie Ryan May 26, 2009

Wow! Fantastic composition and detail, Jeff -- I love it! #7558129

Kim Kleinschmidt May 26, 2009

WOW Jeff - this is an incredible capture!
Fabulous lines, details and tones! Beautifully composed! #7558211

Boyd L. Alexander May 26, 2009

Excellent capture Jeff!! The natural patterns here are terrific!! Great work...and perfect effects! #7558268

Sam Britt May 26, 2009

Terrific find & capture, Jeff. I've never seen anything like this either! #7558438

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 26, 2009

Ohhh Jeff, this is so unique, beautifully captured

jo ann c. #7558443

Melissa G. Meiselman May 26, 2009

WOW I agree this is very unique and so beautifully taken with sharp detail, eye catching composition and great lighting, Jeff!!! #7558492

Val Feldman May 26, 2009

What a great eye you have, Jeff! Perfect composition and very unique pov combined with that color and outstanding detail - Just gorgeous! #7558579

Pamela Shane May 26, 2009

Perfect title for this fabulous shot Jeff. Love your framing, great detail, &
wonderful color captured. #7558741

Mitch Spence May 26, 2009

What an interesting tree. I just must get to Hawaii one day. And a great composition you created here, like a starburst with that yellow center. #7558814

Janet Daniel May 26, 2009

Beautiful, unique leaves, Jeff! Your capture of them is awesome! #7558879

Stephen Zacker May 26, 2009

Super detail and lighting. It's a new one for me #7558967

David Phalen May 26, 2009

WOWZA the light, color and details are spectacular!! #7559077

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 26, 2009

Great colors, textures and design Jeff! #7559161

Jessica Jenney May 26, 2009

Terrific composition, detail and perspective, Jeff! #7559211

Patricia Ronan May 26, 2009

Fantastic capture of this beautiful leaf and stem design Jeff:) #7559521

Mike Clime May 26, 2009

Wonderful comp and detail and I like the glow from where the stems start! #7559554

Carol L. Fowler May 26, 2009

Great composition and striking leaf architecture. #7561490

Carol Sawyer May 26, 2009

Excellent POV, details and capture, Jeff!! #7561512

Ken Jarvis May 26, 2009

Great image and POV, Jeff! #7561730

Stan Kwasniowski May 26, 2009

Jeff, gorgeous #7561751

Eugenio Diaz May 26, 2009

FANTASTIC!!!!
You are doing tremendous work here!!!
#7562011

Nancy L. Green May 26, 2009

Very ususal plant indeed Jeff, FANTASTIC capture with GREAT tones, lighting and clarity, the DOF is outstanding, it looks 3-D!!! <>< #7563299

Susan Weisensel May 26, 2009

This is really cool looking, and the detail is wonderful. #7563480

ROLAN NARMAN May 26, 2009

Gorgeous composition, clarity and framing Jeff! #7564415

Paul E. Earl May 27, 2009

So well captured, Jeff! A great image! #7565070

Jeff Robinson May 27, 2009

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #7565240

Maria A. Gonzalez May 27, 2009

Excellent detail and colors.Very well composed and captured,Jeff. #7565563

Avril Young May 27, 2009

awesome Jeff...lovely clarity and detail...great capture! #7565871

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

a cool close-up! #7566757

Toni Riggs May 27, 2009

Amazing detail! #7567678

John Connolly May 27, 2009

A wonderful POV, with excellent color and detail Jeff! Great work! #7568004

Jeff Robinson May 27, 2009

Thank You!! Jeff #7568455

Barbara Waldoch May 27, 2009

Beautifully captured, Jeff! #7568710

Stefania Barbier May 27, 2009

clarity and capture are amazingly beautiful Jeff! #7569927

Jeana Clark May 28, 2009

Aren't they Cool!!!
I want a tree like this!!!
Probably wouldn't grow
here in KS huh??
Excellent composition with terrific details Jeff!!!
~J~ #7571025

Tammy Espino May 28, 2009
Awesome find and capture, cool tree! #7572958

Jeff Robinson May 28, 2009
Thank You!! Jeff #7573454

Howard B. Cheek May 28, 2009
Technically very well done Jeff, Love the symmetry here :) #7573848

Brett Dolsen May 28, 2009
Wonderfull detail and composition Jeff!!I would say this is an Umbrella Tree native to North Queensland!Brett #7574556

Summer A. Kozisek May 28, 2009
I love the lines and details in this image Jeff, wonderfully seen and captured!! #7574573

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 29, 2009
FANTASTIC image, Jeff. WOW!!! #7574909

Jeff Robinson May 29, 2009
Thanks Very Much! Jeff #7576963

Jim Baines May 29, 2009
Fantastic POV and lighting, Jeff! Great details! #7577063

Gail Sullivan May 30, 2009
Jeff...a wonderful comp with excellent details! #7578624

Susie Peek-Swint May 31, 2009
Terrific capture of this fascinating plant Jeff ~ a new one on me too! #7581133

Jeff Robinson May 31, 2009
Thank You Jim, Gail and Susie! Jeff #7581201

Walter Graziano May 31, 2009
Jeff, Excellent shot! #7581220

Jeff Robinson May 31, 2009
Thank You Walter! Jeff #7582763

Tammy Scott June 19, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist! #7648686

Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009
Congratulations! #7648738

Colleen Farrell June 19, 2009
Fantastic, Jeff! Big congrats! #7649583

Stefania Barbier June 19, 2009
huge congrats Jeff!!!!! #7649763

Janet Daniel June 19, 2009
A big congrats, Jeff! #7650073

Patricia Ronan June 19, 2009
Congrats Jeff:)) #7650275

Cheryl E. Molennor June 19, 2009
THis is so cool,,,CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!!!! #7650396

Eivor Kuchta June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #7650707

Tarun Bose June 19, 2009
Congrats Jeff. #7650726

Margaret R. Barry June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Jeff! #7651264

Patrick Rouzes June 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, Jeff!!! #7651397

Melissa G. Meiselman June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!! #7651431

ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Jeff! #7651445

Katherine Kuhn June 19, 2009
Great composition & clarity, Jeff. Congrats on your finalist! #7651892

Sam Britt June 19, 2009
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Jeff! #7652028

Pat Gamwell June 19, 2009
Big congrats on this wonderful finalist! #7652324

Carol L. Fowler June 19, 2009
WTG Jeff! Congrats! #7652572

Kerry Hill June 19, 2009
Huge congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Jeff!! #7652685

Avril Young June 19, 2009
congratulations on this stunning finalist Jeff!! #7652792

Jennifer L. Alder June 19, 2009
Congrats, Jeff!!! #7652985

Ellen Hodges June 19, 2009
Congrats on an awesome finalist! #7653151

Eugenio Diaz June 19, 2009
Huge Congratulations on this STUNNING finalist! AMAZING work and well done. #7653156

Kim Kleinschmidt June 19, 2009
CONGRATS on this awesome finalist, Jeff! #7653218

Alex T. Mizuno June 19, 2009
Wow, fantastic capture! Congratulations on your Finalist Jeff!! #7653472

Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009
Congratulations Jeff, on your outstanding finalist! #7654087

Douglas Pignet June 20, 2009
Congrats #7654227

Linda M. Walker June 20, 2009
A big congrats,Jeff! #7654274

Karen K. Givens June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist Jeff, love your POV. #7654609

Graeme yew Chow June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff. #7654641

A P June 20, 2009

Congratulations Jeff on this and any other finalist you have. I'm still on vacation and I'm trying to get to ever one of these finalists but it's going to be hard. Best of luck in the next round. You know I've always been a fan of your work. #7654868

Kaye Burazin June 20, 2009
Yippee...congrats Jeff. #7655351

Michelle Alton June 20, 2009
Brilliant, Jeff. Congratulations. #7655703

Courtenay Vanderbilt June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff! #7656009

Susie Peek-Swint June 20, 2009
Many congrats on this terrific capture Jeff! #7656634

Dianna Murphy June 20, 2009
WTG! Congratulations on your finalist in Macro and Details. Bravo! #7656747

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 20, 2009
Huge congrats on this awesome finalist, Jeff. Hope to see it again soon. #7656867

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 20, 2009
Awesome Jeff, congratulations, bet we see this again!
jo ann c. #7657685

Anita Hogue June 20, 2009
Congratulations Jeff! Very unique and beautiful! #7657688

Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff, on your excellent finalist! This is superb! Deb #7657860

Laurie Daily June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your excellent fantastic, Jeff...love the unique pov and detail!
#7658008

Marcel J. Fernandez June 20, 2009
Congratulations jeff on your magnicicent Finalist! #7658741

Linda D. Lester June 20, 2009
Awesome shot....Congratulations and good luck in the next round!!!! #7658747

Datha Y. Thompson June 20, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Jeff!!! WTG :0) #7658999

Laurence Saliba June 21, 2009
Beautiful finalist!! Congrats!!! #7659772

Kathy Cline June 21, 2009
SUPER COOL JEFF AND A GIGANTIC CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. HAVE A BLESSED DAY
#7660717

Howard B. Cheek June 21, 2009
Congratulations Jeff! #7660913

Mike D. Perez June 21, 2009
Terrific Finalist, Jeff! Congratulations! #7661330

Maria Coulson June 21, 2009
Jeff, this is a fantastic image. Hope to see it again soon! Congratulations. #7661715

Cassie L. Woodlee June 21, 2009
Congratulations!!! #7662155

Jeff Robinson June 21, 2009
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #7662224

Usman M. Bajwa June 21, 2009
Great details and colors, Jeff. CONGRATULATIONS on a terrific Finalist!!
Usman. #7663015

Jeff Robinson June 22, 2009
Thank You Usman! Jeff #7666210

Kristi A. Howson June 24, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Jeff. Amazing details! #7674533

Jeff Robinson June 24, 2009
Thank You Kristi! Jeff #7674786

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 25, 2009
Fantastic, Jeff!!! The details are amazing! Oh yeah... Congratulations!!! #7677413

Jeff Robinson June 26, 2009
Thank You Allen! Jeff #7679409

Leland N. Saunders July 05, 2009
What a fantastic pov, Jeff ... congratulatons on the Finalist ... well done !!
Lee #7708220

Jeff Robinson July 06, 2009
Thank You Lee! Jeff #7711407

Usman M. Bajwa March 04, 2010
Hi Jeff. While visiting your gallery, I bumped on this image again. I feel it definitely deserves another try. Good Luck, if you do resubmit! My preference would be in N&L!
UB. #8430900

Jeff Robinson March 04, 2010
Thank You Usman - I will consider doing that! Jeff #8432184

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