A bush flower. [Contest Finalists December 2014]
Uploaded: December 18, 2014 10:50:15 | Entered: December 18, 2014 10:50:40
I found this wildflower putting on a show in the grounds of the Lake Keepit Reserve. The bush tracks in this district are a magnificent place to stroll through the Aussie bush.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 45.00 mm, Model: E-300
Candace M. Cleveland December 18, 2014
Simply gorgeous John! Sounds like a wonderful place! #1600890Tiia Vissak December 18, 2014
a lovely floral! #11208736
Tammy M. Anderson
December 18, 2014
Jeff Robinson
December 18, 2014
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
December 18, 2014
Jeff Sielski December 18, 2014
Great capture John! #11208760Katherine Kuhn December 18, 2014
Beautiful floral capture, John -- almost looks like a straw flower! #11208784Gord MacEachern December 18, 2014
Superb, brightly detailed image John!!! #11208798John Benway December 18, 2014
Beautiful color, detail and light John. Excellent work. #11208801
Natasha Pliss
December 18, 2014
Patrick Rouzes
December 18, 2014
Nancy L. Green
December 18, 2014
Lynn M. Whitt December 18, 2014
Beautiful colors and clarity. #11208846Monnie Ryan December 18, 2014
Gorgeous! #11208858Sheri Whala December 18, 2014
Awesome shot! #11208902Carol L. Fowler December 18, 2014
That's a beauty! I have to go back to the archives to see flowers this time of year! #11208944Douglas Pignet December 19, 2014
lovely floral capture with great colors and lighting #11209083Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 19, 2014
WOW! How absolutely lovely, John. #11209155Joy Rector December 19, 2014
gorgeous #11209202Mary K. Robison December 19, 2014
If the rest of the flowers are as vibrantly beautiful as this, John, that Reserve must seem like Paradise! Wonderful capture! #11209230John Connolly December 19, 2014
Thank you for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #11209365
Emile Abbott
December 20, 2014
John Connolly December 21, 2014
Thank you so much Emile! #11210498Marijana Fajgl January 31, 2015
Big congratulations, my friend! #11235704
Tammy M. Anderson
January 31, 2015
Heather Loewenhardt
January 31, 2015
Martha R. Mazon
January 31, 2015
Carol L. Fowler January 31, 2015
Congrats on the Finalist! #11236204Stan J. Bendkowski January 31, 2015
Congratulations John! Beautiful image. #11236410
Patrick Rouzes
January 31, 2015
Ann Coates
January 31, 2015
Martha R. Mazon
January 31, 2015
Heather Loewenhardt
January 31, 2015
Wm Nosal January 31, 2015
Beautiful Capture, John!Mary K. Robison January 31, 2015
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned First Place Gold Winner, John! #11236564
Mariann Kovats
February 01, 2015
Tiia Vissak February 01, 2015
Congrats! #11236623MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 01, 2015
WoW
Bojan Bencic
February 01, 2015
Tammy M. Anderson
February 01, 2015
Candace M. Cleveland February 01, 2015
Congratulations John!!!!! #11236715
Gail Sullivan
February 01, 2015
Teresa Burnett
February 01, 2015
Monnie Ryan February 01, 2015
Wow, John - congratulations! #11236809Ujjwal Mukherjee February 01, 2015
Huge congratulations on your wonderful Winner, John!! #11236832
Terry Cervi
February 01, 2015
Anita Hogue February 01, 2015
A big congratulations!! #11236973
Natasha Pliss
February 01, 2015
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
February 01, 2015
Ellen Hodges February 01, 2015
Huge congrats on a fabulous and perfect winner, John!!! #11237258
Val Feldman
February 01, 2015
Emile Abbott
February 01, 2015
JO ANN CLEVELAND February 01, 2015
Yipee John! Congrats on your great First Place Winner! #11237430Jeff Sielski February 01, 2015
Congratulations John!!!! #11237454Lynn M. Whitt February 01, 2015
Congratulations on your winner. #11237501Lynn M. Whitt February 01, 2015
Congratulations on your winner. #11237502
Jeff Robinson
February 01, 2015
Marijana Fajgl February 01, 2015
Huge congratulations, John! #11237576Katherine Kuhn February 01, 2015
Congratulations on your gorgeous winner John! #11237625
Mitch Spence
February 01, 2015
Nadia Paul February 01, 2015
Congrats on a beautiful winner John! #11237726Stan Kwasniowski February 01, 2015
John, congratulations #11237864Barbara Mason February 02, 2015
Congratulations John, outstanding bokeh showing off the beauty of the flower perfectly!! First Place - WTG !!! #11237923Robert R. Goodman February 02, 2015
Hi John,A huge Congratulation my friend! #11238009
Patrick Rouzes
February 02, 2015
Joannie Bertucci
February 02, 2015
Avril Young February 02, 2015
huge congrats on your winner, so beautiful well done John... #11238566
Usman M. Bajwa
February 02, 2015
UB. #11238602
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 03, 2015
WOW! First place winner! Huuge congratulations, John. It is so well deserved all the way. Fav'd #11238837Michelle Alton February 03, 2015
Beautiful big win with this sunny Aussie bloom! Great capture, and big congratulations, John. #11238889
Randy D. Dinkins
February 03, 2015
John Connolly February 03, 2015
Many thanks for all your wonderful comments, they are appreciated! #11239139Sharon Sawyer February 03, 2015
John, HUGE congratulations on your FANTASTIC First Place Win!!! #11239373
Marilyn K. Lincecum
February 03, 2015
Ed Lauderdale
February 04, 2015
Lindley Johnson
February 04, 2015
Lydia Williams
February 05, 2015
Debbie Bray February 06, 2015
Wow John, how very very beautiful, and a First Place Winner too, you must be very proud of this lovely beauty! Big congratulations!! #11241749John Connolly February 07, 2015
Thanks so much Sharon, Marilyn, Ed, Lindley, Lydia and Debbie. #11242196Anita Bower February 08, 2015
Beautiful colors and detail. Congratulations. #11242899Phyllis A. Houghton February 09, 2015
Congrats! Great colors, comp and detail on this beauty! #11244219
Ed Lauderdale
February 12, 2015
Amanda J. Tanner
February 15, 2015
Amanda J. Tanner
February 15, 2015
Emile Abbott
March 12, 2016
Stan Kwasniowski March 12, 2016
John, a BIG congratulations #11446414
Lydia Williams
March 12, 2016
Ed Lauderdale
March 22, 2016
John Connolly March 23, 2016
Thanks everyone! #11450710Mary K. Robison March 31, 2016
Congratulations on this lovely floral macro getting an AT EP, John!
Ray
June 27, 2016
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