Purple Clematis [Contest Finalists February 2006]
Uploaded: February 24, 2006 01:02:13
Taken in my back garden last summer, using a canon28-135 IS @135mm F5.6 @ 1/60 ISO 100. Croppen and levels in PS
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Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Your comments please #397942Janine Russell February 24, 2006
Ray and Audrey, excellent color and detail; I would like to have seen the tips of the inner stamens on the upper left hand side. #2460713Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Good point Janine! Thanks for looking #2460716Renee Doyle February 24, 2006
Beautiful colours and dof Ray & Audrey!!! I tend to agree with Janine about the stamens 'though. #2460723Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thanks Renee #2460726Paul Michko February 24, 2006
Beautiful composition, R&A. #2460730Colleen Braun February 24, 2006
just beautiful... #2460775Judy S. Fung February 24, 2006
Very pretty, Ray & Audrey! #2460776Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you Paul, Colleen and Judy! #2460780Pamela Shane February 24, 2006
Ah - purple, my favorite color!! SuperRay Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Pamela! #2460785Gail Vitikacs February 24, 2006
Rich, bold, and BEAUTIFUL! #2460820Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Gail! #2460827Carla Metzler February 24, 2006
Beautiful colors, Ray & Audrey! #2460837Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thanks, Carla! #2460843Cindy Paquette February 24, 2006
Very pretty...I'd like to see a bit more light on the flower. Love that the center of the clematis is off center..which makes for a great composition! #2460971Claudia Kuhn February 24, 2006
Beautiful macro! Love the detail and deep color! #2461062Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Cindy and Claudia! for your comments!!! #2461098Ray Thoms February 24, 2006
Great colour and beautiful detail #2461171Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thanks you, Ray! #2461183Evy Johansen February 24, 2006
Love it, Ray! Beautiful clarity and colors! And a wonderful composition! #2461320Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Evy! #2461415Milan Banik February 24, 2006
Ray & Audrey fantastic flower,love this shot! #2462143Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Milan! #2462154Bridgette B February 24, 2006
R&A... gorgeous colors and details!!! I love these flowers!! #2462361Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Bridgette1 #2462371Sylvia Rossler February 24, 2006
I love Clematis flowers ! They have something sensual , don't know how to explain this . A gorgeous colored one you captured there R&A ! BEautiful :O) #2462572Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you, Silvia! #2462582Karen Engelbreth February 24, 2006
Wonderful macro, Ray & Audrey!#2462640
Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thank you Karen #2462663Nina Shields February 24, 2006
Amazing color and detailing in this wonderful macro shot! #2462974John Connolly February 24, 2006
You certainly have an eye catching floral masterpiece here R&A! Beautiful composition and color. #2462988Ray Clarke February 24, 2006
Thak you, Nina and John! #2463043Shelly A. Van Camp February 24, 2006
Beautiful flower...love that color!! #2463242Life Expressions February 24, 2006
Lovely color and composition! #2463422Roger Bernabo February 24, 2006
gorgeous! #2463752Ray Clarke February 25, 2006
Thank you for your comments Shelly, Robin and Roger!!! #2464475Wende Trew February 25, 2006
Beautiful image!!! Love that purple!!! #2464739Ray Clarke February 25, 2006
Thank you Wendy! #2464745Jill Odice February 25, 2006
Beautiful detail, and wonderfully royal purple color! #2466257Ray Clarke February 25, 2006
Thanl you Jill! #2466264Nan Fischer February 25, 2006
lovely flower and fabulous color! I agree with the cropping suggestions at the top. more stamens. #2468808Ray Clarke February 26, 2006
Thanks for you comment Nan! #2469331Sylvia Rossler March 22, 2006
Big congrats R&A :O) #2562614Ronald F. Fischer March 22, 2006
Congratulations on your awesome finalist!! #2562717Jenny Bosmans March 22, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Ray & Audrey!! #2562733Steven Gunnerson March 22, 2006
Congratulations R&A!!!! What a team :o) #2562777Pamela Shane March 22, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderfulKara L. Hendricks March 22, 2006
Hey, congratulations guys!!! Well deserved!! #2562920Ken Smith March 22, 2006
Congrats. Well deserved!! #2563020Sandra Freyler March 22, 2006
Congratulations! Beautiful! :) #2563050Laura Clay-Ballard March 22, 2006
gorgeous! congrats! #2563140Karen Bacon March 22, 2006
Congratulations! #2563339Linda D. Lester March 22, 2006
Awesome shot! Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #2563364Stan Lubach March 22, 2006
Congrats on the finalist! #2563387Melissa A. Mannon March 22, 2006
Fabulous! congratulations! #2563474Emile Abbott March 22, 2006
Congratulation R&A on this awesome finalist. Good luck in next round. #2563534Tonya R. Boles March 22, 2006
Congratulations #2563598Renee Doyle March 22, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!!!Graeme yew Chow March 22, 2006
Wonderful finalist , great work, Ray #2564065Su Sana E. P March 22, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, R&A!! #2564475Tamera S. Phillips March 22, 2006
Congrats you two! What a beautiful shot. Crossing my fingers for the next round. #2564489Linda Boehme March 22, 2006
Congrats on this beautiful finalist, Ray and Audrey! Good luck in the next round! #2564613Jesus M. Salazar March 22, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!! #2565041Corinne M. Thompson March 22, 2006
Wonderful color and clarity...Congrats on your Finalist! #2565099Paul Sikora March 22, 2006
Congratulations and I hope it's a winner #2565238Jill Odice March 23, 2006
Congrats on this stunning finalist! Wow is this gorgeous! #2565319Debbie Hartley March 23, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist R & A! #2565387Milan Banik March 23, 2006
Congrats Ray & Audrey,LOVE TO SEE THIS HERE.BEST OF LUCK FOR NEXT! #2565414Donna Roberts March 23, 2006
I obviously spent too much time away from BP to have missed this image BUT please let me say my WOW and congrats now that it has made the finals.Lorraine A. Cook March 23, 2006
Congratulations, Ray and Audrey!!!<:)) #2565987Lynne Morris March 23, 2006
Great shot and good luck in next round! #2566110Colleen Braun March 23, 2006
congratulations... #2566376Stan Kwasniowski March 23, 2006
Clarke's, congratulations #2566485Terry L. Ellis March 23, 2006
Congratulations, Ray and Audrey! Beautiful finalist! #2567066Nadya Johnson March 23, 2006
A HUGE congratulations, Ray and Audrey!! I don't know how I missed this shot the first time, although in February I was still stumbling through the site a bit confused - - (maybe still??) WONDERFUL, and I'm so glad to see it in the finals!! Best of luck in the final round! #2567804Donna W. Neal March 23, 2006
A wonderful well deserved finalist, Congratulations #2568183Cathy M. Gromball March 23, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Ray & Audrey!Cathy :) #2568266
Sharon Day March 23, 2006
Congratulations on this superb finalist R&A!!! Good luck next round! #2568352Pat Gamwell March 23, 2006
Way to go, you guys!!! CONGRATS! #2568520Darryl Wilkinson March 23, 2006
BEAUTIFUL image, Ray & Audrey! Congratulations on making finalist!!! #2568577Life Expressions March 23, 2006
Congrats on your finalist, Ray and Audrey! #2568598Dennis Flanagan March 23, 2006
Good luck. #2568838Claudia Kuhn March 24, 2006
Beautiful comp and detail! Congrats!! #2571823Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 24, 2006
Great details and gorgeous colors, congratulations!! #2572840Judyann Plante March 25, 2006
Congratulations, R&A! Beautiful work! #2574426Stephen Zacker March 28, 2006
Like the rich feel it has. Lovely #2584908Kristi A. Howson March 28, 2006
Congratulations on your Finalist Ray & Audrey! Beautiful colors! #2585686James Whitbread April 01, 2006
Congrats you are both very clever..:) Kindregards James Whitbread #2596245Bill Wyatt July 21, 2006
Beautiful colors and super details. Congratulations on this beauty, R&A! #3057447Vladan D. Djordjevic January 09, 2007
Beautiful composition, color, details! I like this flower very much! #3801373Ronda Chatelle April 24, 2007
STUNNING BEAUTY! Congratulations on your outstanding Finalist! Love the details! #4208133Peggy J. Maguire May 01, 2007
R&A,Great shot and clarity. #4235650Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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