Inspiring Photo: Rocky Mountain Aster #8832474

Rocky Mountain Aster

Uploaded: August 14, 2009

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These Beautiful Flowers Were Growing
BY THE BOW RIVER
And Beckoned To Me As I Walked By Them!

BOW VALLEY CAMP GROUND AREA
CANADIAN ROCKIES
ALBERTA CANADA
Taken 2 Day Ago.

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TV 1/200, AV 7.1 Late Afternoon Sun

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Comments

Laura E. Swan August 14, 2009

A second shot for your pleasure...without the softened edge. #1168271

Nancyj E. Hovey August 14, 2009

WOW, this is beautiful with the mountains in the background...and such beautiful colors... awesome... and glad you are home! 8o) #7848896

Monnie Ryan August 14, 2009

They're both beautiful, Laura, especially with those gorgeous mountains behind them. Well done! #7849099

Cindy Bendush August 15, 2009

Lovely capture Laura! These look like asters. #7849363

Laura E. Swan August 15, 2009

Mtn Asters!!! HA! I bet you are right!!!

Wow! Thanks Cindy! Have a great night and thanks for the visit! -Laura #7849378

Julianne Bradford August 15, 2009

Beautiful soft edges or not..either way..terrific work Laura!! #7849401

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 15, 2009

This is really outstanding and soooo beautiful, SSSLaura.
When I first saw it I thought of high-quality travel guide for the Swiss Alps!! Such a unique way of capturing wild flowers.
The colors are soooo delightfully beautiful and the lighting tops! And I love the way you have the flowers in front of the mountains like this. I'm also very impressed by the framing!!! HOW DID YOU DO THAT??????
Soooooo good to have you back, Sweety. #7849409

Chris Ebben August 15, 2009

I can see why you couldn't go past without getting a picture. Very nicely taken & presented, both of them=^..^= #7849521

Michelle Alton August 15, 2009

You have done more than justice by them, Laura. #7849545

Ron McEwan August 15, 2009

Both shots will stand on their own merit. Beautiful work. #7849838

Stephen Zacker August 15, 2009

I feel like I am laying in the grass looking at the mountains. Super perspective and dof L.S. #7850251

Tammy Espino August 15, 2009

Wowza! These are gorgeous , what a stunning shot! #7850776

Karen Kessler August 15, 2009

They are both aesthetic! (Like my new word? ha!) The softened edge is a beautiful effect on these gorgeous purple flowers! #7851245

Ann Coates August 15, 2009

Wow Laura, this is a real beauty. Stunning in fact. The colours, the scenery behind, the DOF, the softened edges, just brilliant. You are back with a vengance. #7851311

ROLAN NARMAN August 15, 2009

A fantastic flower capture sister! Wonderful colors and lovely effects! #7851358

Laura E. Swan August 15, 2009

Gosh. How did I miss thanking Mumj and Monnie up there!!!??? Thanks you two!!! So sorry about that! We must have all been posting at once? Humm...And I see so many more of you have arrived today. It's been a big day of unpacking and trying to catch up on BP and commenting on your galleries and doing some laundry. Only the BP part was fun. I assure you! I have read each and every comment here and I thank each of you so much! I'll be back tomorrow to visit you some more.

Thanks for dropping in. I have a few comments I'd like to make back to you then so I hope you are still connected to this thread!

Night night all! -Laura :) #7851432

Robert K. Bemus August 15, 2009

Gorgeous shot, Laura!!
#7851608

Teresa Burnett August 16, 2009

Gorgeous, Lala, both versions!! Love the mountains in the bg!! Beautiful color and comp too!! Hope you had a great time....again!! #7853469

Laura E. Swan August 16, 2009

Hi Robert! Hi Teresa!!!

Thanks you two for cruising over to my gallery to see what was new. Folks are saying they like the fuzzy edges of this one and the straight/clear edges on the other post (Beauty In The Breeze) ...

Thanks for casting your vote and even more so for the visit and kind words.

-Lala :) !!! #7853489

Ellen Hodges August 16, 2009

Gorgeous composition, Laura. Love them both. The softened has a slight edge, if you forgive the pun! #7854504

Laura E. Swan August 16, 2009

HA! I loved your punn, Ellen! ...Out of the three new images I do think this one looks better with the soft edge. I agree and thanks for saying so. Either way!

Glad you like this one. :) Cindy helped me figure out what type of flower these were. :)

-Laura #7854607

Teresa Burnett August 19, 2009

Congratulations on this EFP, Lala!! I just love this one!! #7870415

Nancyj E. Hovey August 20, 2009

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your wonderful EFP. 8o) #7872790

Laura E. Swan August 21, 2009

Why thank you very much ladies!!! This is exciting!!! So glad I have my new photo shop. Little flaws can now be fixed with ease! :) Maybe it will go somewhere this time???

-Laura :) #7873902

Janice Mezzacappa January 25, 2010

Yowza wowza sooooo gorgeous that lighting, purple colors and the DOF...picture perfect Laura!! Ok I have to go but when I come back look out LOL! #8328479

Laura E. Swan January 25, 2010

You're so sweet! I'm enjoying your visit to my gallery very much!

Thank you Janice!!! :D

-Laura

(Do you think I should re-enter this one?) #8329030

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