Inspiring Photo: Lunch Date #11718709

Lunch Date

Uploaded: May 06, 2011 12:08:18

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Not much in common for these two - except for one thing: Their shared taste of the sweet nectar of a coneflower. For the MT.

TGIF everyone - Have a great weekend!

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 3125/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000

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Douglas Pignet May 06, 2011 0

Wonderful find and great clarity #1374971

Courtenay Vanderbilt May 06, 2011 0

Good Morning neighbor, great to see you! What a perfect image for the MT, Val! Great find and of course beautifully captured! #9391644

Tammy M. Anderson May 06, 2011 0

Outstanding details, find and MT capture, Val. Perfect!! #9391660

Jeff Robinson May 06, 2011 0

Outstanding color and close-up capture Val!! #9391675

Freddy Bland May 06, 2011 0

Beautiful!! Wonderful MT entry, Val! Super details and comp!! Hope you are gaining every day!! Have a wonderful holiday weekend with Mom and be sure to put in a Sousa CD for her!! #9391681

Ron McEwan May 06, 2011 0

And the same to you neighbor, we have sun today (smile) and to see this summer beauty even makes it better. Super detail and a grand MT entry Val WTG #9391706

Robert R. Goodman May 06, 2011 0

Hi Valarie,So nice to a see post my friend.LOL!!Great title,and a beautiful capture.I wish we could say having a great spring here.Just normal,100 degrees in May!!!! #9391735

Julie Burnett May 06, 2011 0

Exceptional clarity in this fabulous MT capture, Val, they look so "civilized," lunching together!! #9391741

Melissa Olsen May 06, 2011 0

As always a great capture coming from you sharing with us. :-)
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Gina Cormier May 06, 2011 0

Another beautiful floral macro image Val!!!!! Wish I could do them as well!!!!!!! YOU ROCK GIRLY!!!! #9391959

Mary Dimitriw May 06, 2011 0

Perfect MT entry Val!! Great capture, clarity and comp. #9392043

Patricia Seidler May 06, 2011 0

Another beauty Val. Great for the MT!
Have a great weekend. My kids are taking me out to a ballgame. Lets go M-E-T-S - METS. #9392104

Tammy Espino May 06, 2011 0

Great MT :) Beautiful flower! :)
(((Stomp)) the bugs!! #9392152

JudyAnn Rector May 06, 2011 0

Absolutely wonderful image, Val... great job! #9392171

Deborah Lewinson May 06, 2011 0

Marvelous image, Val, and outstanding MT entry!

Debby #9392346

Thomas E. Hinds May 06, 2011 0

Beautiful color, detail, and light, Val! Love it! Yes, you have a way with flowers and insects my friend! LOL! Very well done! #9392348

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 07, 2011 0

WOW! What a wonderful capture, Val! This is AWWWWWWWWWWESOME! :-) k #9392518

Michelle Alton May 07, 2011 0

Absolutely SPECTACULAR! #9392824

Carol Eade May 07, 2011 0

Perfect MT image and so beautifully captured, Val! #9392944

Amy M. Wilson May 07, 2011 0

Awesome details, clarity, light and selective focus on this perfectly titled MT entry, Val... beautifully done! #9393013

Nadia Paul May 07, 2011 0

Wow, not one but two - both perfectly captured with beautiful comp, colour and detail! Sure to see this again my friend! #9393015

Val Feldman May 07, 2011 0

Thank you all for stopping by and leaving off your comments - always appreciated! ~Val #9393425

Shirley A. Kinney May 08, 2011 0

Beautiful, Val. #9393732

Heather Loewenhardt May 08, 2011 0

So are you using a "hubble" lens to get these fantastic macro shots? The clarity and detail are so amazing. #9393897

Ellen Hodges May 08, 2011 0

Sooooo beautiful, Val! Happy Mother's day to you and Mom!!! Fantastic timing, too!! #9394603

Patrick Rouzes May 09, 2011 0

Do not think I have seen the top of a cone this closely, Val!Thinking like Heather here! The detail, clarity, textures,colors, & dof are suprme here, my friend! Hope to see this again! #9395266

Julianne Bradford May 09, 2011 0

Wow! Great title for this wonderful capture Val! #9396645

Rona L. Schwarz May 10, 2011 0

Marvelous macro as only you can do them, Val! Great detail and clarity on these 'friends' and the coneflower as well. What a perfect entry for the MT! #9397028

Emile Abbott May 10, 2011 0

Excellent detail and color on this macro Val and loved the title. #9398085

Marty Straub May 10, 2011 0

Wow, didn't know coneflowers are sweet. But it's obvious how sweet this photo is, Val. Gorgeous capture of this unusual meeting and so much detail they can't deny they were there. Wonderful caught-in-the-act photo! #9398277

Heather Loewenhardt June 22, 2011 0

Congrats on making it to the finals with this amazing image. Good luck. #9473573

Patricia Seidler June 22, 2011 0

I knew we would see this again. Congratulations on another outstanding finalist Val! #9473603

Carol Eade June 22, 2011 0

This is a beautiful finalist, congratulations Val! #9474149

Diane E. Deming June 22, 2011 0

Val-the composition is perfect and the detail on both of the insects is outstanding. Congratulations on another beautiful finalist. #9474219

Mary Dimitriw June 22, 2011 0

Congrats Val...see I knew this was perfect for the MT! #9474455

Deborah Lewinson June 22, 2011 0

Congrats Val on your beautiful and excellent finalist!

Debby #9474751

Amy M. Wilson June 22, 2011 0

So glad to see this fantastic, well-deserved Finalist, Val!!! WTG! Best wishes in the next round! #9475004

Courtenay Vanderbilt June 22, 2011 0

Well deserved, Val! Congratulations!! #9475038

Thomas E. Hinds June 22, 2011 0

Val, this is such a wonderful image! Loved it the first time I saw it! Big Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist! #9475144

Emile Abbott June 23, 2011 0

Oh Girl huge congrats to a fella Texan on this awesome finalist. #9475344

Lorna Shutter June 23, 2011 0

Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award for this beautiful capture, Val!!!!! WTG!!! :)

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Rony Sagy June 23, 2011 0

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist. #9475601

Robert R. Goodman June 23, 2011 0

A big congratulations,My Friend.WTG!Valarie!!! #9475671

Terry Cervi June 23, 2011 0

WTG, Ms V!! The detail is awesome!! #9475753

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 23, 2011 0

Congrats on your super finalist Val!

Best of luck in the next round!

jo ann c.

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Phyllis H. Burchett June 23, 2011 0

Congrats Val! #9476296

Rona L. Schwarz June 23, 2011 0

CONGRATULATIONS on this superb FINALIST, Val, and Good luck in the next round! #9476314

Monnie Ryan June 23, 2011 0

Congratulations, Val! #9476372

Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 23, 2011 0

WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your AWESOME finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!

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Freddy Bland June 23, 2011 0

Wonderful Finalist, my Texas friend!! Many congratulations to you!!! #9476559

Tammy Espino June 23, 2011 0

Congrats on a fantastic finalist! :) #9476675

Kathy Salerni June 23, 2011 0

Holy cow, I missed this the first time and almost the second time also, Val! I promise I won't miss the third!! Huge congrats on this spectacular image! #9477135

Joannie Bertucci June 23, 2011 0

Congratulations on this stunning finalist Val! The details are so crisp they could be snapped off! #9477320

Gord MacEachern June 23, 2011 0

A big congratulations for this well deserved finalist Val, good luck next round! #9477432

R. J. Laudenbacher June 23, 2011 0

Wow Val! Such amazing macro work here. Congrats to you on your fantastic finalist and best of luck to you in the next round! #9478038

Agnes Fegan June 23, 2011 0

A beautiful finalist Val ... congrats!!! #9478140

Val Feldman June 23, 2011 0

Thanks all - very much!! #9478432

Karen Bacon June 23, 2011 0

congrats on a great finalist photo val! #9478599

Carla Capra Anderson June 23, 2011 0

Congratulations, Valerie.
Good luck.
;) CC #9478718

Ellen Hodges June 23, 2011 0

Huge congrats on a fabulous and gorgeous finalist, Val!! Very best luck on this beauty!! #9479114

Ann Coates June 23, 2011 0

Congratulations on your stunning Finalist award Valarie. #9479149

Julie Burnett June 23, 2011 0

HUGE congrats, Cuz, and best of luck in the next round!! #9479231

Patrick Rouzes June 23, 2011 0

Congratulations, Val! Good luck, my friend! #9479287

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 23, 2011 0

WTG on this fabulous finalist, Val! :-) k #9480137

Julianne Bradford June 25, 2011 0

I'm so happy to see this beautiful image get the finalist award it deserves Val! This is so deserving! WTG! #9483684

Carol L. Fowler June 25, 2011 0

Congrats on this beautiful and deserving Finalist! #9483874

Bojan Bencic June 26, 2011 0

Congratulations on your finalist, Val! #9486495

Merna L. Nobile July 11, 2011 0

Congratulations to all of the Award Winners for May 2011. Merna

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