I Wish
Uploaded: February 17, 2010 05:19:48
... for spring!!!
Finalist - February 2010
*Flowers*
Amy M. Wilson February 17, 2010
...but this is my current reality! LOL #1239771Bojan Bencic February 17, 2010
Great composition and details, Amy. Beautiful spring colors. Soon... #8388823Claudia Kuhn February 17, 2010
I hear ya! We don't have that much snow, but it's time for warmer temps. #8388831Courtenay Vanderbilt February 17, 2010
Oh, Amy!!! Good grief, enough is enough! No wonder you are dreaming of spring! Beautiful capture of the bud and full flower in the bg! #8388864Jean-Pierre Ducondi February 17, 2010
Amazing clarity and d.o.f. Amy - This is wonderful.Tammy M. Anderson February 17, 2010
Beautiful details, colors and dof, Amy. I think we are both in the same boat. LOL. #8388891Julie Burnett February 17, 2010
The colors, composition and DOF are wonderful, Amy!! I'm dreaming with you, I swear, any more snow and I'm going to scream!! #8388926MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 17, 2010
Holy MolyJessica Jenney February 17, 2010
I'm also wishing for Spring! Beautiful capture, color and composition! #8389038Amy M. Wilson February 17, 2010
Thanks Bojan, Claudia, Courtenay, JP, Tammy, Julie, Melodie & Jessica!The kids are home again today (their 9th snow day off!!!) and of course, it's STILL snowing here!!! #8389089
Hal Bambrick February 17, 2010
Excellent Capture Amy,Stay WARM!!!!. #8389209Ellen Hodges February 17, 2010
Wonderful capture, Amy! Love the dof and gorgeous color!! You sure got a llot of snow! Wow! #8389223Shelly A. Van Camp February 17, 2010
Yikes....a lot of snow!! Keep it there...lol Ours is almost gone and temps in the 40's this week!! Beautiful captures and stay warm!! #8389309Mary Beth Aiello February 17, 2010
Amy -- Gorgeous spring wishes. We've now topped 40 inches in three weeks. And it's snowing here again today. I think you're getting it worse than I am. I can't WAIT for spring. #8389345Kathleen Brennan February 17, 2010
Beautifully done, Amy! I love the emerging flower with hopes for spring! #8389382Karen Bacon February 17, 2010
Beautifully captured Amy! Your reality looks like mine.Baltimore hit 80 inches of snow yesterday! #8389433Ron McEwan February 17, 2010
Gosh I thought we had it bad. Hang onto that beautiful spring thought. Love this macro beautiful. #8389611Melissa G. Meiselman February 17, 2010
Stunning floral composition with wonderful selective focus and terrific shallow DOF, Amy!! I love those snow scenes, as well!! #8389614Nadine A. Lewis February 17, 2010
WOW!!!! FANTASTIC focus and overall image, Amy!!! <>< #8389692Carrie M. Groseclose February 17, 2010
This is gorgeous Amy! Looks like you guys have just as much or more snow than we do! In fact, we are having a warm spell and ours is melting, yay! #8389716Stephen Zacker February 17, 2010
Like the dof and colors. That is a lot of snow. I'm glad it's you and not me LOL! It has been very mild in Colorado this winter.. so far #8389727Amy M. Wilson February 17, 2010
Thanks Hal, Ellen, Shelly, Mary Beth, Kathleen, Karen, Ron, Melissa, Nadine, Carrie & Stephen! #8389745Mitch Spence February 17, 2010
This is a most interesting concept, with the full flower as background, Amy. Oh, man, I shouldn't complain about the weather. You're getting hit much worse than we are. #8389873Stefania Barbier February 17, 2010
MAGNIFICENT sf, colors, and dof! #8389967Colette M. Metcalf February 17, 2010
This is beautiful!!! #8390140Ann Coates February 17, 2010
First, your floral capture is so beautiful, gorgeous colours and fantastic DOF. Secondly, the snow, eek! If it's any consolation our summer has been pretty crappy over here, maybe winter will be better. #8390152Alan L. Borror February 17, 2010
Wonderful use of selective focus, Amy! Beautiful composition and color! #8390156Val Feldman February 17, 2010
Yowza, PA Gal! Beautiful dof, clarity and sf packed into that tiny bud...not to mention gorgeous color, too! This is just a wonderful capture, Amy...Hang in there...pretty soon daffodils will be up, forsythia will be in bloom and birds will be building nests in your shrubbery....hold onto those thoughts (and close your blinds til then!) :) #8390193Carol L. Fowler February 17, 2010
That's ALOT of snow! We only got a dusting here in Knoxville. A happy medium for us both would be in order. Hang on- spring IS coming. #8390298Barbara Waldoch February 17, 2010
:-) Terrific capture, Amy! #8390375Amy M. Wilson February 17, 2010
Thanks so much Mitch, Stefania, Colette, Ann, Alan, Valarie, Carol & Barbara! #8390412Gord MacEachern February 17, 2010
Fabulous images Amy, we all will sure love spring when it does get here!! #8390418Sam Britt February 17, 2010
Beautiful zinnia image, great composition, color, detail & selective focus, Amy.I can see why you're ready for Spring, that's way too much snow!!! #8390575
Toni Riggs February 18, 2010
Amazing detail and vibrant colors! #8390820Yulianto Soeroso February 18, 2010
nice technical and feeling #8390887Maria A. Gonzalez February 18, 2010
A beautiful image and great combination of the old and the new...Great angle and excellent details...Very well seen with excellent selective focus...Well done,Amy. #8391168Leslie McLain February 18, 2010
Beautiful colors, comp, and DOF, Amy. #8391259Avril Young February 18, 2010
outstanding focus and capture...I am sending you some sunshine;) well soon you will be in summer and we will be in winter...sure does look cold there...Lynn M. Whitt February 18, 2010
Amazing details, color, and light... #8391518R. J. Laudenbacher February 18, 2010
Amy...that is A LOT OF SNOW! :) I see why you Wish for Spring. This is a beautiful shot with great detail, amazing colors, and an exceptional DOF. Great job as always. #8391629frank w. degenhardt February 18, 2010
Amy- LOL. It's coming. Hang in there. In the meantime you have such beautiful photos like this one to remind you of that time. Gorgeous dof, love that orange flower in the background and the intense colors and details of the bud. So sharp and clear.Debra R. Harder February 18, 2010
This is a beauty, Amy! I love your composition and dof...and the colors are gorgeous. Fantastic image!! Deb #8392678Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 18, 2010
Oh NO!!! Snow is in our forcast tonight and I'm not looking forward to it! :-(Amy M. Wilson February 18, 2010
Thanks Gord, Sam, Toni, Yulianto, Maria, Leslie, Avril, Lynn, Becky, Frank, Deb & Kitty! #8393095Laura L. Gonzales February 18, 2010
Fantaistic dof, and color Amy!!! Wishes do come true!! Keep your fingers crossed! Love the snow pics too, because we don't get snow unless we go to the mountains. I would rather go to the snow, than the snow come to us! LOL!! Great work. Laura #8393290Tommy E. Burgess February 19, 2010
Very beautiful macro capture Amy!! I can't wait until the flowers start to bloom. Excellent work! #8393363Cathy Barrows February 19, 2010
beautiful arrangement on your floral and note to self I want snow but not that much #8394125Dianna Murphy February 19, 2010
Wow, that's alot a snow. Beautiful floral! #8397313Amy M. Wilson February 21, 2010
Thanks so much Laura, Tommy, Cathy & Dianna! #8405454Danny B. Head March 26, 2010
Congrats Amy! #8482864Jessica Jenney March 26, 2010
Congratulations, Amy on your beautiful finalist! #8483159Kathleen Brennan March 26, 2010
Congrats, Amy on this beautiful finalist! #8483388Stefania Barbier March 26, 2010
a beauty! congrats!!! #8483606Val Feldman March 26, 2010
Ah, PA Gal...a wonderful and well-deserved Finalist - Huge congratulations to you and all the best in the upcoming rounds! ~Val #8483719Gord MacEachern March 26, 2010
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Amy!! #8484292Ron McEwan March 26, 2010
Congratulation Amy well deserved honor. #8484696William C. Raco March 26, 2010
Beautiful work, AmyStan J. Bendkowski March 26, 2010
Congratulations on your great finalist, Amy! #8485171Phyllis H. Burchett March 26, 2010
Beautiful Amy! Congrats and hope it is at last spring for you! #8485205Randy D. Dinkins March 26, 2010
Great shot. Wonderful comp, dof and color. Congratulations. #8485335Patti Coblentz March 26, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Amy!!Patti #8485724
Robyn A. Terrell March 26, 2010
Outstanding color and detail, Amy. Congrats on another beautiful finalist!!! #8485875Ann Coates March 26, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Amy. #8485991Thomas E. Hinds March 27, 2010
Wonderful image, Amy! Terrific comp, dof and detail! Congratulations on this Finalist! #8486274Alan L. Borror March 27, 2010
Congratulations yet again for this superb finalist, Amy! #8486450Douglas Pignet March 27, 2010
Congrats on your finalist, well done #8486457Amy M. Wilson March 27, 2010
Thanks so very much everyone!!! #8486601Courtenay Vanderbilt March 27, 2010
Big Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Amy!!! #8486731Tamara K. Walker March 27, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! #8487114Debra R. Harder March 27, 2010
This is simply BEAUTIFUL, Amy! I love how you composed this...and your DOF is awesome. Huge congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!! Deb #8487270Patrick Rouzes March 27, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Amy! WTG! #8487376JO ANN CLEVELAND March 27, 2010
Congratulations Amy on this awesome finalist!jo ann c. #8487645
Marilyn Cornwell March 27, 2010
Congratulations Amy on this lovely finalist! #8487663Anita Hogue March 27, 2010
Awesome, Amy! Congratulations! #8488139Amy M. Wilson March 27, 2010
Thanks all! #8489047Renee Doyle March 27, 2010
Beautiful colour and wonderful finalist!! Congratulations Amy!! #8489209Barbara Waldoch March 28, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Amy! #8489313Linda D. Lester March 28, 2010
Beautiful finalist....Congratulations! #8489794Sam Britt March 28, 2010
Congratulations, beautiful finalist, Amy! #8491771Amy M. Wilson March 29, 2010
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