But a Dream
Uploaded: May 02, 2011 01:56:21
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Continuing my Spring fixation on the graceful and gorgeous Dogwood...
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Shot Raw, Manual settings: ISO:200, F6.3; 1/1600s;380mm(equiv), handheld. Tamron 18-270mm zoom (the original model).
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Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1600 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 238.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Barbara Waldoch May 02, 2011
Wonderful!Gregory R. Gaskin May 02, 2011
I understand you fixation and we are all enjoying the pictures, especially this particular photo. #9383972Avril Young May 02, 2011
what a beauty, great focus..stunning capture...great detail.. #9383984Douglas Pignet May 02, 2011
lovely colors and capture...nicely done #9383985
Carolyn M. Fletcher
May 02, 2011
Gord MacEachern May 02, 2011
Just wonderful Michelle, a winner in my book!! #9384015Alan L. Borror May 02, 2011
Beautiful image with exquisite light and a great composition, Michelle! #9384063
Claudia Kuhn
May 02, 2011
Ray Thoms May 02, 2011
Beautiful colour and etail Michelle....wish we had some of these here... #9384102Courtenay Vanderbilt May 02, 2011
Beautiful color and SF, Michelle! #9384140Amy M. Wilson May 02, 2011
Simply beautiful, Michelle! #9384271Monnie Ryan May 02, 2011
Just gorgeous, Michelle! #9384349
Linda D. Lester
May 02, 2011
Jack Ryan May 02, 2011
Beautifully done!!! #9384455Rony Sagy May 02, 2011
Fantastic capture, Michelle. Amazing clarity, light and composition. Indeed, Spring has sprung. #9384532Tiia Vissak May 02, 2011
wonderful tones, details & dof! #9384592David Phalen May 02, 2011
So beautiful!! The light, colors, details and DOF are perfect!! #9384605Linda Blair May 02, 2011
Beautiful pink dogwood image...love it!! #9384683Jorgen Jensen May 02, 2011
Excellent floral image with beautiful colors and composition. #9384875Mike Clime May 02, 2011
I can see why you are fixated with them as this is really beautiful, Michelle! #9384909Hendrik Storme May 02, 2011
Wonderful colors and DOF,so very beautiful,Michelle! #9384938Anita Hogue May 02, 2011
Beautiful color tones and love your composition, Michelle! #9385119Marijana Fajgl May 02, 2011
What a beauty! Just perfect, Michelle! #9385163John Connolly May 02, 2011
Wonderful color and DOF here Michelle! An outstanding floral capture! #9385178
Ann Coates
May 02, 2011
Tammy Espino May 02, 2011
Beautiful! BTW loving your blog :) #9385319Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 02, 2011
Breathtaking beauty, Michelle! :-) k #9385417Jeffrey R. Bange May 02, 2011
Beautiful capture Michelle, love the lighting, composition and DOF. Hope all is going well with your job search and the selling of your house. #9385574Daniella Puente May 02, 2011
Hi Michelle, wonderful image! #9385604
Robert K. Bemus
May 02, 2011
Ann H. Belus
May 02, 2011
Brett Dolsen May 03, 2011
This is stunning Michelle!! #9385882
Gail Sullivan
May 03, 2011
Mark Dodge May 03, 2011
Very beautiful, Michelle. Fantastic detail and colors. I really like the soft lighting and your framing. Nice composition :o) #9386740Kathy L. Clark May 03, 2011
So pretty Michelle. I love the light on this. #9386906
Randy D. Dinkins
May 03, 2011
Marilyn K. Lincecum
May 04, 2011
Aimee S. McMaster May 04, 2011
....STUNNING Michelle! #9389505Rona L. Schwarz May 04, 2011
This is gorgeous, Michelle! I love the soft pink colors - have never actually seen a pink dogwood before. Your selective focus and soft light really bring out the detail so well. Terrific composition and wonderful work! #9389767Shirley A. Kinney May 08, 2011
Awesome, Michelle. #9394764Phyllis A. Houghton May 09, 2011
Wow, this is most beautiful. This deserves to be in a large frame. Your focus and the colors are outstanding. I will be back to look at this! #9397047Phyllis A. Houghton May 11, 2011
Congratulations on your Editor's First Pick. #9400226Patricia Seidler June 22, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful and well deserved finalist Michelle! Our dogwoods could be twins. Good luck in the next round. #9473633
Heather Loewenhardt
June 22, 2011
Joseph T. Pilonero June 22, 2011
Really lovely, Michelle. Congratulations on Finalist. TED #9473826Tiia Vissak June 22, 2011
Congratulations! #9473958Renata Gusciora June 22, 2011
Big congratulations ,Michelle,on this beautiful finalist!!!:-) #9474009
Nancyj E. Hovey
June 22, 2011
Phyllis A. Houghton June 22, 2011
Beautiful Finalist, Michelle!!! Congratulations. #9474231
Diane E. Deming
June 22, 2011
Marijana Fajgl June 22, 2011
Big congratulations on your amazing finalist, Michelle! #9474262
Nancy Bergeson
June 22, 2011
Rona L. Schwarz June 22, 2011
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on marvelous Finalist, Michelle, and Good luck in the next round! #9474364
Mary Dimitriw
June 22, 2011
Renee Doyle June 22, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Michelle!! #9474965
Carol Flisak
June 22, 2011
Courtenay Vanderbilt June 22, 2011
Gorgeous Finalist, Michelle! Congratulations! #9475139Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 22, 2011
That color is lovely Michelle, congratulations on your finalist! #9475164Amy M. Wilson June 22, 2011
Beautiful Finalist... congratulations, Michelle!! #9475199
Carol Eade
June 22, 2011
Mariann Kovats
June 22, 2011
Lorna Shutter June 22, 2011
Wow!!! This one deserves GOLD!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award ... and Good Luck in the next round, Michelle!!!!! :)Jeffrey R. Bange June 22, 2011
Congratulations Michelle on your finalist photo and best of luck in the next round. #9475770Lois Adomite June 22, 2011
lovely colors and texture, beautiful, congratulations #9476022Phyllis H. Burchett June 22, 2011
Congrats Michelle! #9476403Monnie Ryan June 22, 2011
Congratulations once again, Michelle! #9476417
Lucy Abrao
June 22, 2011
Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 22, 2011
Agnes Fegan
June 22, 2011
Cindy Bendush
June 22, 2011
Graeme yew Chow June 22, 2011
Great finalists and congratulations! Michelle. #9476789
Marilyn K. Lincecum
June 22, 2011
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 23, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Michelle. #9477291
Usman M. Bajwa
June 23, 2011
UB. #9477634
Marilyn Cornwell June 23, 2011
Congratulations, Michelle! This is a beautiful Finalist! #9477666Karen Celella June 23, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Michelle. #9478393Katarina Mansson June 23, 2011
Lovely florals, light and color tones! Congratulations on your finalist! #9478469Mary Timman June 23, 2011
Congratulations! Another Fantastic finalist! #9478582Carla Capra Anderson June 23, 2011
Hi Michelle;Maria Coulson June 23, 2011
This is beautiful Michelle, congratulations and good luck! #9479008
Ann Coates
June 23, 2011
Emile Abbott
June 23, 2011
Erica Murphy
June 24, 2011
Sharon Sawyer June 24, 2011
Absolutely beautiful, Michelle!!! HUGE congratulations on your well deserved finalist!!! I have had no success at photographing dogwoods. Do you use a ladder? They all seem to be out of my reach. LOL #9483800ALLEN O. HOWARD June 24, 2011
A pure dream Michelle! The colors and details, the wonderful focus... CONGRATULATIONS!!! #9484074
Bojan Bencic
June 26, 2011
Lydia Williams
June 28, 2011
Merna L. Nobile July 04, 2011
Congratulations to all of the Award Winners for May 2011. Merna
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Carolyn McIntosh December 05, 2011
Another one of your beauties . . the color is divine and I love all the detail in the petals. #9848397
Karen Rosenblum
January 08, 2012
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