Rain Kissed Plumbagos [Contest Winner Picks June 2010]
Uploaded: June 01, 2010 07:42:55
Taken on May 25, 2010 with my Canon 100mm Macro Lens set with the aperture shut down for more detail.
This was taken in the shade so the background is dark for contrast.
No post procession.
Flowers
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 640, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 150.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Robert R. Goodman June 01, 2010
Hi Melissa,the lighting is beautiful.Stunning color and detail!!!!! #1274273Wm Nosal June 01, 2010
Beautiful Shot
Nancy L. Green
June 01, 2010
Sheila D. Robertson June 01, 2010
Very dramatic. #8657588
Jeff Robinson
June 01, 2010
Liz blahh June 01, 2010
Beautifully capture, love the lighting! #8657607Monnie Ryan June 01, 2010
Beautiful colors and lighting, Melissa! #8657613Karen Engelbreth June 01, 2010
A very beautiful image, Melissa... #8657750
Carol Eade
June 01, 2010
Hendrik Storme June 01, 2010
Terrific color and light,wonderful image Melissa!!! #8657811Rony Sagy June 01, 2010
Wonderful capture, Great color and detail, Melissa. #8657812Ron McEwan June 01, 2010
Very well composed, so pleasing to the eye. Stunningly beautiful Melissa #8657825
Linda D. Lester
June 01, 2010
Jessica Jenney June 01, 2010
Amazing capture and detail, Melissa! The lighting is exquisite! #8657868Daniella Puente June 01, 2010
Your flowers are amazing Melissa, love to see them :))) #8657873
Christine Czernin
June 01, 2010
Ivan Chacon June 01, 2010
Gorgeous floral image, Melissa!!! Love it!! :) #8658205
Tammy M. Anderson
June 01, 2010
Jack Ryan June 01, 2010
Beautiful color and outstanding detail...great work, Melissa. #8658371John Connolly June 01, 2010
A rather imposing floral close up Melissa! A beautifully colored floral capture! #8658554
Bonnie C. Lackey
June 01, 2010
Carolyn Morgan June 02, 2010
I am impressed - simply lovely #8659638Stephen Zacker June 02, 2010
Really lovely #8660962
Lisa J. Boulden
June 03, 2010
Patrick Rouzes
June 03, 2010
Emily E. Bem June 04, 2010
This is just so beautiful! I love the contrast. :) #8665202
Mitch Spence
June 06, 2010
ALLEN O. HOWARD June 06, 2010
Wow! this is absolutely beautiful Melissa! #8669212
Nikki McDonald
July 12, 2010
Nancyj E. Hovey
July 12, 2010
Patrick Rouzes
July 12, 2010
Ryan Murphy July 12, 2010
congrats, Melissa. this is superb! #8753325
Sherran Andersen
July 12, 2010
Patti Coblentz July 13, 2010
Congratulations on this and and all of your four beautiful, well deserved finalists, Melissa! #8756026Marilyn Cornwell July 13, 2010
Congratulations, Melissa, on this beautiful finalist! #8756071Karen Celella July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Melissa. #8756455Timothy Guay July 13, 2010
Melissa, this is my favorite, what a beautiful capture, presentation of this wonderful colour...
Stefania Barbier
July 13, 2010
Rachelle D. Carriere July 13, 2010
Oh so beautiful Melissa! Congratulation on this fabulous finalist!! Best of luck in the next round! #8757449Jeana Clark July 13, 2010
~J~ #8757695
Lydia Williams
July 13, 2010
Sharon Sawyer July 13, 2010
WTG, Melissa!!! HUGE congratulations on "ALL" your outstanding finalists and all the best in the next round!!! #8759381Monnie Ryan July 13, 2010
Gorgeous -- congratulations once again, Melissa! #8759728ALLEN O. HOWARD July 14, 2010
WOW! Now this is fine! Congratulations Melissa! #8762015Randy A. Myers July 14, 2010
Big congrats on the win. Good job!!! #8762266
Claudia Kuhn
July 14, 2010
Nancyj E. Hovey
July 14, 2010
Bojan Bencic
July 14, 2010
Val Feldman
July 14, 2010
Marcel J. Fernandez July 14, 2010
Congratulations, Melissa on you beautiful First Place Winner! #8762417David Phalen July 14, 2010
BIG Congrats on a fantastic First Place Winner!! #8762431
Mary Beth Aiello
July 14, 2010
Ryan Murphy July 14, 2010
thought i'd see this again - congrats on your 1st place winner. very well deserved. #8762449Mark Dodge July 14, 2010
First place!!! Right on! Way to go! Congratulations! #8762467Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful 1st place win, Melissa! #8762480Tammy Espino July 14, 2010
Huge Congrats!! :) #8762508Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 14, 2010
WTG on your first place win, Melissa! :-) k #8762630
Kathy Salerni
July 14, 2010
ALLEN O. HOWARD July 14, 2010
Finer with the Gold! Congratulations Melissa! #8762830
Patrick Rouzes
July 14, 2010
Agnes Fegan
July 14, 2010
Carol L. Fowler July 14, 2010
Congrats! #8762855Monnie Ryan July 14, 2010
Congratulations on a well-deserved win, Melissa!! #8762906
Linda D. Lester
July 14, 2010
Lorna Shutter July 14, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful 1st Place Win, Melissa!!!!! An awesome capture and presentation!!! :)Jessica Jenney July 14, 2010
Congratulations, Melissa on your gorgeous First Place Win! #8763054
Irene Colling
July 14, 2010
Congratulations on your win. #8763124
Jean-Pierre Ducondi July 14, 2010
Wow fantastic - Bib big congrats.
Cindy Bendush
July 14, 2010
John Connolly July 14, 2010
WOW! A First Place Melissa! Well done! #8763179Kathleen Brennan July 14, 2010
A huge congratulations, Melissa! WTG! #8763204Kay Beausoleil July 14, 2010
Congratulations on your lovely first prize win, Melissa! #8763210
Stefania Barbier
July 14, 2010
Deborah C. Lewinson
July 14, 2010
Debby #8763257
Bonnie C. Lackey
July 14, 2010
Wanda Judd
July 14, 2010
Kathy Cline July 14, 2010
Fran J. Jagger July 14, 2010
Congrats on your 1st Place Win, Melissa!! :) #8763534Sharon Lohrmann July 14, 2010
congrats on your 1st place win! #8763554
Randy D. Dinkins
July 14, 2010
Debra R. Harder July 14, 2010
This is so well-deserved, Melissa! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your BEAUTIFUL FIRST PLACE WIN!! WHOOOO-HOOOOO!! Deb #8763654
Mitch Spence
July 14, 2010
Bob Cournoyer
July 14, 2010
Hosey M. Harrell III
July 14, 2010
Izabela Zagaja-Florek July 14, 2010
Congratulations on your win :) It's a beautiful picture! #8763761Marilyn Cornwell July 14, 2010
Very wonderful win! #8763809
Pamela Bosch
July 14, 2010
Chris Budny
July 14, 2010
Carol Eade
July 14, 2010
Terry Cervi
July 14, 2010
Sam Britt July 14, 2010
Big Congrats on your beautiful first place win, Melissa! #8763974Rona L. Schwarz July 14, 2010
Gorgeous, simply gorgeous! Many congratulations on this First Place Winner, Melissa!! It is very special! #8764001
Michael Kroth
July 14, 2010
Lois Adomite July 14, 2010
Just beautiful, congratulations on the win. #8764060
Robert K. Bemus
July 14, 2010
Graham J. Weiss July 14, 2010
Melissa this is such a respectful beautiful image. Very deserving of first place.Congratulations. #8764457
Jennifer L. Alder July 14, 2010
Congrats, Melissa! :) #8764466Margaret R. Barry July 15, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Melissa! #8764488
Joannie Bertucci
July 15, 2010
Graeme yew Chow July 15, 2010
Gorgeous image and super winner. Big Congratulations Melissa ! #8764525Alan L. Borror July 15, 2010
Congratulations on this terrific first place winner, Melissa! #8764584
Jeff Robinson
July 15, 2010
Ellen Hodges July 15, 2010
Congrats on a gorgeous win, Melissa!! #8764766Mary K. Robison July 15, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned First Place Winner, Melissa! #8764857AMALIA Veralli July 15, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS - WELL DESERVED!! #8765039
Christine Czernin
July 15, 2010
Girish Vaghela
July 15, 2010
Cheryl Schneider July 15, 2010
Wonderful shot, Melissa. Congratulations! #8765136Karen Celella July 15, 2010
Huge congratulations for your fabulous winner, Melissa! #8765237Tarun Bose July 15, 2010
Big big congrats for your first prize winner Melissa. #8765757Mike Clime July 15, 2010
Congratulations on your winner! #8765764Hendrik Storme July 15, 2010
Big congrats Melissa!!!! #8766058
Millie A. Talarico
July 15, 2010
Judy A. Lawhon July 15, 2010
Congratulations on this fabulous win, Melissa.....perfection!! #8766298Susan M. Campbell July 15, 2010
This is fabulous Melissa. A well deserved winner. #8766632Sharon Sawyer July 15, 2010
Melissa, congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved First Place Win!!! #8766935
Denny E. Barnes
July 15, 2010
Nadia Paul July 16, 2010
So beautiful Melissa - congrats on your win! #8767404Linda Blair July 16, 2010
Congratulations on your well deserved winner!!!!! #8767444Charlotte LaBarbera July 16, 2010
I don't normally shoot flowers, but this one makes me want to. #8767881
Nikki McDonald
July 16, 2010
Songbird Cline
July 16, 2010
Vickie J. Jenkins July 16, 2010
Congratulations, Melissa. Excellent photography. #8768136Sharon Day July 16, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful 1st Place Win, Melissa!! #8768264
Lydia Williams
July 16, 2010
Leslie McLain
July 17, 2010
Murry Grigsby July 17, 2010
Terrific image and winner in my favorite category Melissa! I love the two color palette and the fresh details. Well done!! #8769566Bill Foxworthy July 17, 2010
Beautiful Melissa, well done and congratulations. #8769966Alex T. Mizuno July 17, 2010
Wow, this delicate lighting is simply stunning! Outstanding work, Melissa!! Big Congratulations on beautiful First Place!!! #8770585Kate Jackson July 18, 2010
Many congrats on your first place win Melissa. Well deserved! #8771405Toni Riggs July 18, 2010
Gorgeous color and clarity, congrats! #8771680
Judy V. Kennamer
July 18, 2010
Susan Candelario July 18, 2010
Congrats, Melissa!!! Very well deserved winner. Absolutely S t e l l a r . #8772354Michael G. Marshall July 19, 2010
Magnificent winning image, Melissa! Congratulations! Michael #8774306Shawn Jennings July 22, 2010
Beautiful image, Melissa! Congratulations on your win! #8780426Gerri R. Jones July 23, 2010
Beautiful exposure, congratulations on an outstanding winner Melissa! #8782174Elaine Eastman July 25, 2010
Congratulations, Melissa!!! So well deserved - the composition, color and detail are outstanding! #8785033Paula Showen July 27, 2010
Nice lighting! Congratulations! #8790132Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 30, 2010
Incredible beauty Melissa! Congratulations on your FIRST PLACE win!!! #8795720Renee Doyle July 31, 2010
Belated but BIG congratulations on this Outstanding and most deserving First Place win Melissa!! #8797690Karen Bacon August 01, 2010
A big congratulations Melissa on this fantastic first place winner! #8799241
Dominick M. Dimacale
September 13, 2010
Dominick #8897299
Lisa M. Throgmorton October 17, 2010
What a striking capture! Love the color, light and overall tight framed comp. Lovely floral rendering!! :) #8978190Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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