Prima Donna [Contest Winner Pool September 2011]
Uploaded: May 26, 2011 04:01:07
Just one coneflower of so many found at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center here in Austin...There's no place quite like it during the months of April and May.
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Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 4/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Robert R. Goodman May 26, 2011
Hi Valarie,Beautriful color and lighting my friend.We didn't have much of a wildflower seasone,lack of rain.We are having some beautiful cactus blossoms this year!!!! #1380259Courtenay Vanderbilt May 26, 2011
Absolutely beautiful DOF and soft colors! Terrific isolation of the coneflower, Val! #9429139
Val Feldman
May 26, 2011
Gord MacEachern
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Hi Val, very beautiful capture here, main subject looks so lovely against the ones in the b/g. Very well done!!
5/26/2011 4:09:40 AM
Carolyn Fletcher
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This is just glorious! I love it!! A fave!
5/26/2011 4:13:13 AM #9429150
Douglas Pignet May 26, 2011
lovely capture of this Echinacea...well done #9429202
Jeff Robinson
May 26, 2011
Tammy M. Anderson
May 26, 2011
Gina Cormier May 26, 2011
WOW....so beautiful!! Great DOF, soft colors and composition!!!! (sigh) I wish.........I wish..........I could be YOU! ;-) #9429264
Deborah C. Lewinson
May 26, 2011
Well done,
Debby #9429349
Deborah C. Lewinson
May 26, 2011
Well done,
Debby #9429351
Deborah C. Lewinson
May 26, 2011
Well done,
Debby #9429352
Danny B. Head May 26, 2011
Beautiful detail in the foreground coneflower and I love the shallow DOF! #9429365
R. J. Laudenbacher
May 26, 2011
Kathy Cline May 26, 2011
Just beautiful Val. A very creative shot.John Benway May 26, 2011
Very pretty indeed Val, beautiful color and light, love the way the flowers fade into the BG.Jillian Danielson May 26, 2011
Beautiful!! #9429775Julie Burnett May 26, 2011
So soft and dreamy, love the composition and light, absolutely gorgeous, Val!! #9430023Carol L. Fowler May 26, 2011
GORGEOUS! Another perfect capture! (And thanks for asking- I am safe and at work right now. And no, I am not sloughing off right now, but waiting for something.) #9430289Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 26, 2011
Gorgeous image, Val! :-) k #9430295Ellen Hodges May 26, 2011
Sooooooo very pretty, Val!! Absolutely outstanding in every way!! #9430321Ron McEwan May 26, 2011
Ours are now starting to bud. You sue did this one justice, great title. #9430405
Val Feldman
May 27, 2011
Mary Dimitriw
May 27, 2011
Emile Abbott
May 27, 2011
Lana Arcemont May 27, 2011
Beautiful image!Don Christiana May 28, 2011
Val, Awesome image... I love Texas Wildflowers. #9433036
Terry Cervi
May 28, 2011
Tammy Espino May 28, 2011
What a beautiful delicate capture!! #9433187Nadia Paul May 29, 2011
This has a beautiful painterly look to it Val - wonderful tones and DOF - utterly gorgeous! #9434213
Heather Loewenhardt
May 30, 2011
Kathy Salerni
May 31, 2011
Shirley A. Kinney June 02, 2011
Gorgeous,Val. Beautiful BG. #9440581Julianne Bradford June 03, 2011
A stand alone beauty Val! Love it! #9443100JO ANN CLEVELAND June 04, 2011
Excellent Val!jo ann c. #9443591
Val Feldman
June 05, 2011
Thomas E. Hinds June 10, 2011
Beautiful dof, composition, detail, and treatment! Love this, Val! #9454669Tammy Espino October 18, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalist :)
Patrick Rouzes
October 18, 2011
Ann Coates
October 18, 2011
Tammy M. Anderson
October 18, 2011
Deborah C. Lewinson
October 18, 2011
Orsi October 18, 2011
Love it!!Congratulations!! #9744392Orsi October 18, 2011
Love it!!Congratulations!! #9744393Nadia Paul October 18, 2011
Not surprised to see this beauty as finalist my friend - good luck in the next round! #9744603
Terry Cervi
October 18, 2011
Nikki McDonald
October 18, 2011
Reynaldo D. Reyes
October 18, 2011
Amy M. Wilson October 18, 2011
Huge congratulations on your STUNNING Finalist... love it, Val!!! #9744844
Kathy Salerni
October 18, 2011
Kathy Salerni
October 18, 2011
JO ANN CLEVELAND October 18, 2011
Big Congratulations Val! I love this!jo ann c. #9745038
Rony Sagy October 18, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist. #9745042Carol L. Fowler October 18, 2011
Beautiful creation- congrats on this well deserved honor! #9745296Patti Coblentz October 18, 2011
This could not be any prettier, Val!! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #9745352Rona L. Schwarz October 18, 2011
Stunning Finalist, Val! Striking composition with marvelous DOF and wonderful soft colors and selective focus! Super Congratulations - hope to see it with Gold next! #9745390
Ann H. Belus
October 18, 2011
Heather Loewenhardt
October 18, 2011
Cheryl Winn October 19, 2011
So beautiful,Val. Congratulations & good luck in the next round. #9745884Julie Burnett October 19, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Cuz!! #9746083Monnie Ryan October 19, 2011
Just fabulous, Val! Congratulations!! #9746655Ellen Hodges October 19, 2011
Fantastic congrats on a gorgeous finalist, Val!!! Very best luck!!! #9746813
Emile Abbott
October 19, 2011
Karen Bacon October 19, 2011
congrats on a fantastic finalist Val! #9746913Jack Ryan October 19, 2011
A very deserving selection...congratulations. #9746952Patricia Seidler October 19, 2011
Hugh congratulations Val on this well deserving and beautiful finalist! #9746998
Susan D. Royce
October 19, 2011
Carol Eade
October 19, 2011
Gord MacEachern October 19, 2011
Big congratulations on your well deserved finalist Val, good luck next round! #9747423
Val Feldman
October 19, 2011
Stephen Zacker October 19, 2011
Like the muted colors and vertical composition. Lovely and Congratulations #9747577
Nancy L. Green
October 19, 2011
Val Feldman
October 19, 2011
Carol Flisak
October 19, 2011
Lorna Shutter October 19, 2011
Hey Ms. Val!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this beautiful image!!!!! WTG!!! Good luck in the next round, my friend!!! :)Thomas E. Hinds October 19, 2011
Fantastic Finalist, Val! Beautifully composed with wonderful soft colors! #9748953
Shelly A. Van Camp
October 19, 2011
Mary Dimitriw
October 20, 2011
Sorry I've been MIA...trying to catch up. #9749927
Courtenay Vanderbilt October 20, 2011
Thanks! Me too Val! I seem to be traveling at the wrong times lately. Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, girl. Off again in the morning! #9750056Debra R. Harder October 20, 2011
This is so BEAUTIFUL, Val...it has to be a GOLD winner!! Love the colors, lighting, DOF and composition. Perfection! Huge congratulations on your GORGEOUS finalist! Deb #9750507
Val Feldman
October 20, 2011
Freddy Bland October 20, 2011
Isn't this a beautiful image and Finalist, Val! Has an etheral fantasy like feel to it. So very well done and so good to hear from you!! Hope to see a gold on this one!! #9751308Marilyn Cornwell October 21, 2011
What a beautiful image, Val! Congratulations! #9751942
R. J. Laudenbacher
October 21, 2011
Leslie McLain
October 21, 2011
Don Christiana October 21, 2011
Val, A "HUGE" Congrats on your beautiful Texas Wildflowers Finalist. Beautiful capture and treatment. Have a great day. #9752710Renee Doyle October 21, 2011
Just beautiful!! Congratulations Val! #9753306Robert R. Goodman October 22, 2011
Hi Valarie,I'm very late and so very sorry for being late on this my friend.A big Congratulations on this beautiful finalist my friend!!! #9754706
Bojan Bencic
October 22, 2011
Dayna Cain
October 22, 2011
Amanda J. Tanner
October 22, 2011
Christine Lobsinger
October 25, 2011
Merna L. Nobile October 31, 2011
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