Orchid Fantasy [Contest Winner Picks April 2008]
Uploaded: April 07, 2008 12:17:32
Exif: F Number: 5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 12.10 mm, Model: C5050Z
Colette M. Metcalf April 07, 2008
GORGEOUS!!!! #895615Deb Koskovich April 07, 2008
Wow -- a wonderful creation! #5757213Lynne Morris April 07, 2008
Wow this is gorgeous Colleen. #5757268
Bojan Bencic
April 07, 2008
Jessica Jenney April 07, 2008
Beautiful, soft color, lighting and treatmant, Colleen! #5757561Mary Clarke April 07, 2008
Lovely image Colleen #5757593Colleen Farrell April 07, 2008
Thanks so much for the great comments and encouragement, Colette, Deb, Lynne, Bojan, Jessica and Mary! #5757609Christian Rosito April 07, 2008
Beautiful editing, a great floral Colleen. #5757685Jeana Clark April 07, 2008
~J~ #5757900
Nadya Johnson April 07, 2008
Beautiful, Colleen! I really love the colors, lighting and effects! #5758105Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 07, 2008
Colleen, GORGEOUS g/f, awsome soft colors, effects and lighting, BEAUUUUUUUUTIFUL!!! #5758346
Tamara K. Walker
April 07, 2008
Colleen Farrell April 07, 2008
Thanks so much, Christian, Jeana, Nadya, Peaches and Tammy! #5758407Bill Knaps April 07, 2008
Wow Colleen, What a beautiful shot and great work. Bill #5758659Joerg Schlagheck April 07, 2008
Awesome creation, Colleen! Love everything about it! #5758849Colleen Farrell April 07, 2008
Thanks so much Bill and Joerg! #5759252
Stefania Barbier
April 07, 2008
Barbara Waldoch April 07, 2008
Beautiful creation, Colleen! #5759593Arlene Krassner April 08, 2008
Colleen this is stunning. Very dreamy. #5760074
Nikki McDonald
April 08, 2008
Lois Adomite April 08, 2008
Gorgeous colors, love the treatment of the background. Lois #5761110
Leslie McLain
April 08, 2008
Kimi A. Phillips April 08, 2008
Fantastic! Gorgeous work! #5761612Colleen Farrell April 08, 2008
Thanks so much, everybody! The original background is a bright green; I started to tone it down and wound up with this, lol. #5761803Dianna Murphy April 08, 2008
Good Morning Colleen! Gorgeous floral, love the colors and softness, the background really sets it off for a beautiful presentation. #5761854Nadine A. Lewis April 08, 2008
GORGEOUS soft colors and image, Colleen!!! <>< #5762956Roxanne M. Bubar April 08, 2008
Stunning image.Erika Haight April 08, 2008
Just fabulous Colleen!!! I envy your talents!!! erika #5763815Vladan D. Djordjevic April 08, 2008
Great photo with interesting effects, color and composition. #5764275Ellen Hodges April 08, 2008
Beautiful image, Colleen!! #5764381Colleen Farrell April 08, 2008
Thanks so much, everybody--I appreciate it! #5764447John Connolly April 09, 2008
Gorgeous tones in this beautiful presentation Colleen! Excellent work, my friend! #5767345Colleen Farrell April 09, 2008
Thanks very much, John! #5768739
Shelly A. Van Camp
April 10, 2008
Eugenio Diaz April 10, 2008
excellent! well seen and great play of scale and color! #5772621
Nikki McDonald
April 10, 2008
Susan M. Campbell April 10, 2008
So exquisite....wow!! #5772884Colleen Farrell April 10, 2008
Thanks so much, Eugenio, Nikki, Shelly and Susan! #5773079Bill Houghton April 11, 2008
These are beautiful Colleen. Thanks so much for commenting on my horses. Bill #5773496Colleen Farrell April 11, 2008
Thank you, Bill! #5774639Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 11, 2008
Gorgeous Colleen, great colors and design! #5776523Colleen Farrell April 11, 2008
Thank you, Donna! #5777627Eni Tutulaku April 12, 2008
Hi colleen I would like to know how did you do this effect,used filters or what?If you don't mind me asking?Great picture... #5777845Stephanie Frey April 12, 2008
Gorgeous Colleen! I love the soft effects. #5778161Colleen Farrell April 12, 2008
Thanks so much, Eni and Stephanie!Yes, Eni, I used several filters and a curves adjustment layer. :) #5778648
Phil Stith April 13, 2008
It's all been said but I'll say it again...beautiful!!! #5781293ALLEN O. HOWARD April 13, 2008
Beautifully done Colleen!!!! #5781982Donna R. Wageman April 13, 2008
So pleasing to the eye of the beholder, peace and serenity picked up in this capture. #5783527Colleen Farrell April 13, 2008
Thanks so much, Phil, Allen and Donna! #5784185Kaye Burazin April 15, 2008
Like velvet smoothness..what a delight for the eye as the light shimmers off this beauty. #5791720Colleen Farrell April 15, 2008
Thank you so much, Kaye! #5792781
Cindy Bendush
April 15, 2008
Colleen Farrell April 16, 2008
Thanks very much, Cindy! #5795726
Laurie Daily
April 20, 2008
Colleen Farrell April 20, 2008
Thanks very much, Laurie, I appreciate it! #5811101
Elida Gutierrez
May 19, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
May 19, 2008
anonymous May 19, 2008
Congratulations Colleen on your Beautiful finalist! B- #5943284Jeana Clark May 19, 2008
~J~ #5943664
Stefania Barbier
May 19, 2008
Alex T. Mizuno May 19, 2008
Love the effect and colors! Congratulations on your Finalist Colleen!!! #5944111Sharon Sawyer May 19, 2008
Congratulstions on your beautiful finalist, Colleen. #5944117Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008
Congratulations again! #5944173Donna R. Wageman May 19, 2008
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. Congratulations!! #5944246Eni Tutulaku May 19, 2008
congratulation on your finalist Colleen...This was one of my favorite... #5944321Marina Moore May 19, 2008
Congratulations Colleen!!!! Beautiful once again!!!! :))) #5944527Anastasia Hoff May 19, 2008
I've missed this beautiful image. Congratulations again, Coleen... #5944610
Mitch Spence
May 19, 2008
Colleen Farrell May 19, 2008
Thanks so much, everybody! I really appreciate it. I recently printed this one out and was feeling a bit insecure about it, so I'm really glad the judges like it! #5945407Stephanie Frey May 19, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist! #5945748anonymous May 19, 2008
Congratulations Colleen on your Absolutely Beautiful win! B- #5946064
Claudia Kuhn
May 19, 2008
Nikki McDonald
May 19, 2008
Debra R. Harder May 19, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS, Colleen, on this GORGEOUS GOLD WINNER!! Deb #5946209Sharon Sawyer May 19, 2008
Congratlations Colleen on your gold winner. #5946321Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 19, 2008
WOW WOW WOW!!!!! Congratulations on your GOLD WINNER, Colleen!!!!!! ♫ k #5946397Eugenio Diaz May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Beautiful Winner!Margaret R. Barry May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Colleen! #5946586Erin Appelbaum May 19, 2008
Congrats on this gorgeous winner Colleen. Peter #5946611Susan M. Campbell May 19, 2008
Way to go....congrats. #5946763Colleen Farrell May 19, 2008
Thanks so much, everybody! I'm really pleased it made it to gold. :) #5946778Ellen Hodges May 19, 2008
That's a big Wow!! Congrats. #5946847Barbara Waldoch May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this brilliant Winner, Colleen! #5946852Sam Britt May 19, 2008
Congratulations, beautiful winner, Colleen! #5947104Joan Powell May 19, 2008
Congrats on this beauty ! #5947334Jessica Jenney May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful win, Colleen! #5947614
Mike D. Perez
May 19, 2008
Deborah C. Lewinson
May 19, 2008
Hearty congrats,
Debby #5947964
Colleen Farrell May 19, 2008
Thank you, Ellen, Barbara, Sam, Joan, Jessica, Mike and Debby! #5947970Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your win!! Creative and beautiful Colleen! #5948020Mary K. Robison May 19, 2008
Such delicate beauty, Colleen ~
Laura L. Gonzales
May 19, 2008
Les Rhoades
May 19, 2008
Pat Gamwell May 19, 2008
You ROCK, girl! This is awesome! Big congrats! #5948418
Joannie Bertucci
May 19, 2008
Sylvia Rossler May 19, 2008
Big Big congrats on your awesome winner Colleen :O) #5948589Dr. Harmeet Singh May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Beautiful Winner!Corinne M. Thompson May 19, 2008
Oustanding image, congrats on your win Colleen! #5948693
Marilyn K. Lincecum
May 19, 2008
Alex T. Mizuno May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your winning, Colleen!! #5948929
Stefania Barbier
May 20, 2008
Carol Teal May 20, 2008
Wow Colleen, I can't believe I missed this one! I love orchids and love your treatment here. Gorgeous color, and I love your title! And a HUGE congrats on your win, my friend!! #5949162Holly J. Jackson May 20, 2008
Gorgeous effects you did! I LOVE orchids, too!! ; )Amanda Cass May 20, 2008
oh just beautiful colours! love it congrats Colette! #5949395Tarun Bose May 20, 2008
Big congrats Colleen for your second place winner. #5949750Jennifer L. Alder May 20, 2008
Lovely! Congrats, Colleen on your winner! :) #5950016Wally Orlowsky May 20, 2008
Congratulations on this dreamy winner, Colleen!!! #5950464Cyn Valentine May 20, 2008
Beautiful winner Colleen..big congratulations!! #5950543Holly Shao May 20, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful Win, Colleen!!Holly #5950934
Elida Gutierrez
May 20, 2008
Colleen Farrell May 20, 2008
Thank you so much, everybody! I really appreciate your support! #5951605
Terry L. Ellis
May 20, 2008
Karen Bacon May 20, 2008
Many congrats on this gorgeous winner Colleen! #5952094Robin R. May 20, 2008
Beautiful work. Congrats. #5952360Phil Stith May 20, 2008
Congratulations, Colleen!!! #5952620Colleen Farrell May 20, 2008
Thank you, Terry, Karen, Robin and Phil! #5952649Bill Knaps May 20, 2008
Congrats on the win Colleen. Bill #5952888
Laurie Daily
May 20, 2008
Leslie McLain
May 20, 2008
Susan Fox May 20, 2008
Wonderful! Congrats Colleen :-) #5954044Eivor Kuchta May 20, 2008
Congratulations on your gorgeous winner, Colleen! #5954456Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 20, 2008
WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Cindy Bendush
May 20, 2008
Evy Johansen
May 20, 2008
Katarina Mansson May 21, 2008
What a beauty - congratulations! #5955694Colette M. Metcalf May 21, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS!!! #5955964Robert Baer May 21, 2008
colleenColleen Farrell May 21, 2008
Thank you so much, everybody--I really appreciate your support! #5957159Dianna Hauf May 21, 2008
Incredibly gorgeous Colleen! HUGE congratulations to you!!!! #5957342Colleen Farrell May 21, 2008
Thank you very much, Dianna! #5957469
Dominick M. Dimacale
May 22, 2008
Dominick #5961271
eileen bedford May 23, 2008
Congratulations on your win, well done... #5967886Datha Y. Thompson May 23, 2008
Congratulations Colleen!!! Gorgeous work as always!!! WTG :0) #5969136Colleen Farrell May 23, 2008
Thank you, Dominick, Eileen and Datha! #5969505Linda Blair May 25, 2008
Sooooo Sooooo beautiful.....a big congrats!!!!! ☺ #5976343Colleen Farrell May 25, 2008
Thank you, Linda! #5976932Lois Adomite May 27, 2008
Congratulations on your winning entry. I loved this photo. #5984596Colleen Farrell May 27, 2008
Thank you, Lois! I was surprised this won, but happy! :) #5985627Cary Rogers May 31, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful Winner, Colleen! I just saw it on the BP Home page, and remembered I hadn't congratulated any of April's Winners, yet! CONGRATULATIONS! :-) #6001319Colleen Farrell June 01, 2008
Thank you, Cary! #6005088aaaaa bbbbb June 05, 2008
Congrats!Beautifully done! #6023838
Colleen Farrell June 06, 2008
Thank you, Vicki! #6027108Susan M. Smith June 17, 2008
Colleen, your work here is gorgeous! The orchids radiate! Congratulations on your win :) #6070564
Laura L. Gonzales
September 23, 2010
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