Inspiring Photo: Dogwood Blooms #893530

Dogwood Blooms

Uploaded: May 12, 2005 02:28:25

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Carolyn M. Fletcher May 12, 2005

Very beautiful, Colette! I love this. #247992

robert burks May 12, 2005

...growing up in the carolinas, pink dogwoods always amazed me...they dont grow in my part of florida...thanks for reminding me how beautiful they are...wonderful capture Colette... #1342211

Paul Michko May 12, 2005

Fantastic image, Colette. #1342215

Jordi Delgado May 12, 2005

Wonderful composition, Colette!! Makes you go back and front the image!!

:-)) #1342230

Marsha S. Smith May 12, 2005

Beautiful, Colette! I love dogwoods and like Robert - I have never seen the pink ones here in SE Texas. #1342253

Kathleen Clemons May 12, 2005

So lovely, Colette! #1342254

Donald K. Cherry May 12, 2005

Very pretty imafe, Colette! #1342273

Donna Roberts May 12, 2005

I've never seen flowers like this before - they are really unique.
Great colouring Colette - another fantastic bloom.
Wonderful image!!
:-) from 'downunder' #1342305

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thank you so much Donna, Don, Kath, Marsha, Jordi, Paul, Robert, and Carolyn!!! #1342312

Carla Metzler May 12, 2005

Beautiful, Colette! #1342314

Tom Andersen May 12, 2005

Very, very beautiful, Colette! Lovely capture! #1342316

KHAWLA Haddad May 12, 2005

Great shot Colette!!! #1342318

Tammy Scott May 12, 2005

How very lovely, Colette! I love that background color! #1342337

Colleen Braun May 12, 2005

the colors are beautiful and a great composition... #1342392

S J May 12, 2005

Beautiful image, Colette!! Love the colors and DOF!! #1342397

Stephanie Lyons May 12, 2005

Just beautiful ... perfect composition ... #1342432

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thanks so much Stephanie, Sanjay, Colleen, Tammy, Kelly, Tom, and Carla!!! #1342451

Cathy Gregor May 12, 2005

So beautiful, Colette! Nice work! #1342512

Janet L. Skinner May 12, 2005

Soooo pretty, Colette!!! #1342564

Danilo Piccioni May 12, 2005

Wondeful! #1342607

Jill A. Johnson May 12, 2005

So Very Pretty, Wonderful Work Colette!!!

Jill :) #1342622

Gaurav Mehra May 12, 2005

Very beautiful & great colors, Colette!!! #1342655

Anita Hogue May 12, 2005

Gorgeous image, Colette!! Beautiful colors! #1342673

Laura Clay-Ballard May 12, 2005

This one is a beauty. I like how you've captured more than one flower and about 5 flowers are in focus. The coloring is perfect for this great tree. We have pink ones in Alabama and Georgia, but you really don't see them that often. #1342685

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thank you so much Laura, Anita, Gaurav, Jill, Dado, Janet, and Cathy!!! #1342698

Roger Bernabo May 12, 2005

Lovely shot Colette #1342707

Mary L. Graham May 12, 2005

Great Shot Colette! #1342717

Lisa D. Greer May 12, 2005

Beautiful shot Colette! :) #1342778

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thanks so much Lisa, Mary, and Roger!! #1342818

Claudia Kuhn May 12, 2005

Colette, everything about this is wonderful, the comp, color and lighting!! #1342843

Gene Spears May 12, 2005

beautiful Dogwood shot, Colette! I still want to capture a few myself before it is to late :o) #1342872

Kerby Pfrangle May 12, 2005

Colette very soft and pretty flowers. Nice comp, color and comp to this image. Well done. Kerby #1342892

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thanks so much Kerby, Gene, and Claudia!!! #1342904

Karen Bacon May 12, 2005

I love dogwoods too!Beautiful image of this one! #1342932

Mata Patan May 12, 2005

Beautiful! #1342998

Candice C. Calhoun May 12, 2005

Oh, Colette, this is just wonderful. The rich color, excellent composition...wow!

ccc #1343037

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thank you so much Karen, Mata, and Candice!!! #1343112

Wendy Stevenson May 12, 2005

Very lovely Colette. That white center turning to pink is beautiful! #1343129

Cathy Barrows May 12, 2005

beautiful...i love pink dogwoods #1343142

Shelly A. Van Camp May 12, 2005

Very Pretty!!!!! Shelly #1343193

Bryan Yates May 12, 2005

I love this! Dogwoods are wonderful trees! #1343379

Deborah Sandidge May 12, 2005

Beautiful capture, Colette - love the pink shades! #1343545

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thanks so much Deborah, Bryan, Shelly, Cathy, and Wendy!!! #1343564

Sharon L. Wack May 12, 2005

Colette Beautiful presentation! My grandmother would tell us kids that the Dodwood flowers represent the sign of the cross,so in spring they were always so very special. #1343587

Michelle R. Kovach May 12, 2005

Beautiful Colette! #1343629

Kara L. Hendricks May 12, 2005

Dogwoods are so perfect.. And this is one beautiful example.. #1343665

Stan Kwasniowski May 12, 2005

Colette, gorgeous, just gorgeous

Stan Kwasniowski #1343680

Donna W. Neal May 12, 2005

Beautiful Colette, sorry to say our dogwood blooms are almost gone for the year...:( #1343705

Jessica McCollam May 12, 2005

Gorgeous shot, Colette! Fabulous color and lighting!:) #1343823

Kristy E. Lane May 12, 2005

Great colors! Pretty shot. #1344020

Dale Ann Cubbage May 12, 2005

Beautiful Colette! The colors are fantastic! Lovely lovely image!

da #1344057

Cindy Paquette May 12, 2005

Ohhhh my....these are beautiful Colette!!! Wow. #1344137

Mary K. Robison May 12, 2005

Luminous and lovely, Colette! #1344144

Laurence Saliba May 12, 2005

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! #1344257

Shirley L. Carpenter May 12, 2005

So beautiful Colette!! Love it!! #1344277

Dominique Declerck May 12, 2005

Beautiful, Colette!! #1344314

Dan Holm May 12, 2005

BEAUTIFUL, Colette!! I absolutely love your composition, the contrasts and those silky colors! Excellent shot! #1344351

Terry L. Ellis May 12, 2005

Very beautiful, Colette! Great color! #1344373

Goshka G. May 12, 2005

Wonderful perspective, colors and composition in this gorgeous spring image, Colette!!! #1344405

Elisabeth A. Gay May 12, 2005

Love how you caught these in a curve - very pretty Colette
Ann #1344495

Jennifer Rennison May 12, 2005

Wonderful colors, dof and lighting! Beautiful image, Colette! #1344536

Kathleen F. Greer May 12, 2005

Gorgeous Colette!! #1344537

Ermanno Radice May 12, 2005

Wonderful shot, very pretty, Colette! #1344577

Karen Engelbreth May 12, 2005

Beautiful image, Colette! #1344578

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thank you so much Kathleen, Jennifer, Ann, Goshka, Terry, Dan, Dom, Shirley, Laurence, Mary, Cindy, DA, Kristy, Jessica, Donna, Stan, Kara, Michelle, and Sharon!!! #1344588

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thanks so much Karen and Ermanno!!! #1344592

Melissa L. Zavadil May 12, 2005

This is so pretty! I wish we had these around where I live, what a great flower to photograph! #1344639

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thanks so much Melissa!! #1344692

Tammy Nuxoll May 12, 2005

This is Gorgeous Colette!!! I love the color!!! #1344809

Jonna Bergström May 12, 2005

Beautiful image with great colours and comp! #1344885

Deborah C. Lewinson May 12, 2005

Very beautiful image, Colette, the colors are wonderful!
-Debby #1345007

Murry Grigsby May 12, 2005

These puppies are beautiful Colette :0) I really like the wide-angle feel and the colors are gorgeous! The only pink dogwoods we see here are those planted in the yards. All the natives are white only. #1345034

Stephen Zacker May 12, 2005

Wonderful composition and Beautiful image #1345083

Vicki Hunt May 12, 2005

This is such a wonderful exposure and just beautiful! #1345121

Patty Razonable May 12, 2005

Gorgeous image!! Love the colors too!! #1345299

Susie Peek-Swint May 12, 2005

Lovely capture of these beautiful flowers Colette ~ well done! #1345306

Sherry Stricklin Boles May 12, 2005

Wonderful image, Colette...beautiful sharp colors! #1345468

Terry R. Hatfield May 12, 2005

Very Beautiful Colette!! Love The Colors And Sweeping Comp!! #1345576

Donna J. Taff May 12, 2005

Very beautiful; the color's are fantastic, Colette!!! #1345612

Diane Addonizio May 12, 2005

Beautiful, Colette !!! #1345727

Debra Booth May 12, 2005

So beautiful, Colette, and very dynamic!! #1345764

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thank you so much Debra, Diane, Donna, Terry, Sharon, Susan, Patty, Vicki, Stephen, Murry, Debby, Jonna, and Tammy:0) #1345797

Darren K. Fisher May 12, 2005

Very pretty Colette. #1345801

Colette M. Metcalf May 12, 2005

Thank you so much Darren!!! #1345885

Rob T. Henry May 12, 2005

Beautiful, Colette!! #1345904

Martin Witt May 12, 2005

Gorgeous colors, Colette. #1345922

Jane Summa May 12, 2005

Beautiful Colette! Interesting what Sharon said..I had to go back and look at them. #1346011

Colette M. Metcalf May 13, 2005

Thanks so much Jane, Martin, and Rob!!! #1346513

DiAnna F. Paulk May 13, 2005

Colette, this is beautiful! The colors and stunning and the composition is very strong! #1349047

Colette M. Metcalf May 13, 2005

Thank you so much DiAnna!! #1349256

Stanley J. Contrades May 13, 2005

Stunning and gorgeous colors, Colette, and love the way you've captured the blossoms falling from the top left and away to the right in a terrific curve!
Beautifully done!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1349322

Colette M. Metcalf May 13, 2005

Thanks so much Stan!!!! #1349332

Jill Flynn May 13, 2005

Beautiful fill of the frame Colette. The colors and saturation are GORGEOUS! #1349345

Evy Johansen May 13, 2005

Lovely image, Colette! Beautiful composition and color! #1349834

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 14, 2005

Spectacular image Colette, the colors are so rich!! #1349999

David Whitcher May 16, 2005

Indeed, very well done! I like it a lot. Great composition and clarity Colette! #1359659

Colette M. Metcalf May 18, 2005

Thanks so much David, Donna, Evy, and Jill!!! #1366349

Amanda Price June 17, 2005

Just lovely! Great photo, Colette! #1482146

Colette M. Metcalf June 17, 2005

Thanks so much Amanda!! #1482985

Noel Baebler June 21, 2005

Huzzah, Colette!! #1498367

Michael Khoury June 21, 2005

a well-deserved win Colette...Congratulations!! #1498475

Stan Kwasniowski June 21, 2005

Colette, Congratulations

Stan K #1498584

Colleen Braun June 21, 2005

WOW, Congratulations... #1499032

Mary K. Robison June 21, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS on this gorgeous finalist, Colette! A nice month for you! #1499103

Anita Hogue June 21, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Colette!!! #1499475

Tom Andersen June 21, 2005

Congratulations on this very beautiful finalist, Colette! #1499770

Gene Spears June 21, 2005

beautiful image, Colette!! congrats and good luck! #1499851

Kathleen R. Struckle June 21, 2005

Congrats Colette!! #1500202

Deborah Sandidge June 21, 2005

Congratulations, Colette! #1500913

Terry L. Ellis June 21, 2005

Congratulations, Collette! Wonderful! #1500942

DiAnna F. Paulk June 21, 2005

Beautiful, Collette!! Many congratulations!!! #1501604

Jim Kinnunen June 21, 2005

Many Congratulations for this wonderful finalist, Colette!!!:) #1501620

Jennifer Rennison June 21, 2005

Another big congrats, Colette! #1502224

Jordi Delgado June 22, 2005

Yet another wonderful finalist!! Congrats, Colette!!

:-) #1502625

Sharon E. Lowe June 22, 2005

Congrats and good luck again, Colette - very pretty! #1503349

S J June 22, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Colette!! #1504041

Debra Booth June 22, 2005

Congratulations, Colette!! #1507763

Dominique Declerck June 23, 2005

Congratulations, Colette!!!! #1512961

Colette M. Metcalf June 27, 2005

Thank you all so much!!! #1524259

Cora Miller June 29, 2005

A really pretty shot with great flow! Congratulations on this lovely finalist, Colette! #1537678

Colette M. Metcalf June 30, 2005

Thanks so much Cora!!! #1537953

July 19, 2005

colours, composition and the flower are really beautiful. #1610710

Colette M. Metcalf July 20, 2005

Thank you !!! #1612595

Daniel G. Flocke November 16, 2005

Colette - Beautiful colors and composition!!!

Daniel
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#2083068

Colette M. Metcalf November 18, 2005

Thank you Daniel!! #2089917

December 04, 2006

You have some really great shots in your gallery, I love the color of this one. #3667351

Colette M. Metcalf December 05, 2006

Thank you Melissa!! #3667544

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