Fields Afire
Uploaded: July 24, 2006
f4.5 1/250 100mm macro
I saw a small stand of coneflowers surrounded by orange daylilies and pulled over the car to get some shots. I thought that if I could blur the background properly I could make the daylilies look like a fire surrounding the pink.
Ray Clarke July 24, 2006 0
I think that you acheived your objective Melissa! Beautiful capture!!!(R) #490065Colette M. Metcalf July 24, 2006 0
Wondereful image and love the colors!! #3068801Revonda L. Gentry July 24, 2006 0
Awesome!! #3068833Autum Rhoades July 24, 2006 0
Melissa, I agree that your objective was met. Beautiful photo and love the photographer spirit you have! #3069019Paula Dwyer July 24, 2006 0
Fantastic DOF and lighting! Incredible image!! Nicely done!! :) #3069122Anita Hogue July 24, 2006 0
Incredibly Beautiful, Melissa! #3069171eileen bedford July 24, 2006 0
BEATUIFUL, well done. #3069207Marcie A. Fowler July 24, 2006 0
I'd say you succeded in what you were trying to do Melissa. Excellent use of DoF on this image. Beautiful complimentary colors between the foreground and blurred background. #3069281Barbara Helgason July 24, 2006 0
Beautifully done Melissa! #3069731
Shelly A. Van Camp
July 24, 2006
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Bridgette B July 25, 2006 0
Gorgeous image, Melissa! #3072038Chastity Abbott July 25, 2006 0
LOVE all the background colors...wow they compliment this sooo well!!! Beautiful!! #3078885Sandra Freyler July 25, 2006 0
Gorgeous Image, Melissa! :) #3080209Megan p July 29, 2006 0
You were good to stop, this is so beautiful!!! :) #3096622Tonya R. Boles August 23, 2006 0
Beautiful shot.. #3205252Tarun Bose August 26, 2006 0
Congrats Melissa for finalist. #3218569Chastity Abbott August 26, 2006 0
YIPPPPPEEEEE~!!!!!!! I am SOOOOO proud of you!!!! Good luck the next round!!!! #3218769
Candice C. Calhoun
August 26, 2006
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ccc #3218957
Megan p August 26, 2006 0
Congratulations Melissa!!!! This is just so beautiful!!! #3219013Ray Clarke August 26, 2006 0
Melissa, very well done (ac) #3219589Kathy Radford August 26, 2006 0
Congrats, Melissa, well deserved. Kathy in NH #3219653Julie Robinson August 26, 2006 0
Congratulations Melissa! #3220428Jenny D August 27, 2006 0
Congrats! #3220967
Tressie Davis
August 27, 2006
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Judyann Plante August 27, 2006 0
congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Melissa!!!Judyann ><> #3221948
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 27, 2006 0
This is a stunner, congratulations on your finalist win! #3222523Nadya Johnson August 27, 2006 0
Gorgeous shot, Melissa! A big congratulations on your lovely finalist! #3222757Marijana Fajgl August 27, 2006 0
Congratulations Melissa and good luck! #3223819Husain Akhtar August 27, 2006 0
Warmest congratulations for being a finalist, Melissa! Very well deserved success! #3224219Sandra Freyler August 27, 2006 0
Congratulations, Melissa! :) #3225921
Jill Odice
August 27, 2006
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Ross Throndson August 28, 2006 0
Big Congratulations, Melissa, on this Gorgeous Finalist...Best of Luck in the next round!! #3229541Johannes Kornelius September 28, 2006 0
Beautiful photo and colors! #3380179
Stacy Lankford
November 26, 2006
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Robert Baer March 11, 2007 0
melissaHurk (Steve) Hurkett March 13, 2007 0
Congrats on this finalist, Melissa ... lovely comp and colors ... steve #4049305Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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