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Pansy Parade

© Monnie Ryan

Pansy Parade

Uploaded: June 10, 2011 06:24:55

Description

Still not able to do much traveling very far from home, so this is one from the archives. Usually I'm attracted to flowers with eye-popping bright colors, but I love the soft blues of these from Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio. It's Friday - enjoy the day, everyone! For me, happiness is sleeping a little later than usual and waking up to a pot of freshly ground Starbucks coffee!

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 80, FocalLength: 5.80 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot A590 IS

Comments

Gina Cormier June 10, 2011

These are lovely little flowers! #1384162

Val Feldman level-deluxe June 10, 2011

My favorite flower, Monnie...love their little "faces". Lovely blues and wonderful detail and light! (Enjoy the sleeping in and freshly brewed coffee - you deserve it!) #9453689

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic June 10, 2011

Just gorgeous. Enjoy the joe. #9453697

Robert R. Goodman June 10, 2011

Hi Monnie,I was just out on a morning walk shooting flowers.Beautiful capture my friend.Wonderful color!!!! #9453705

Mary Timman June 10, 2011

Beautifully captured Monnie and such great detail and color! #9453727

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe June 10, 2011

Sounds good to me. Gorgeous capture, Monnie. #9453737

Julie Burnett June 10, 2011

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, Monnie!! Love those colors and composition!! #9453785

Carol L. Fowler June 10, 2011

Beautiful flowers- love those colors #9453790

David Phalen June 10, 2011

Fabulous colors and details in a beautiful floral!! #9453836

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 10, 2011

Wonderful color and capture Monnie (great sounding coffee too)! #9453844

Patricia A. Stalter June 10, 2011

Love that lilac color. Pansies are so sweet. :) #9453871

Ron McEwan June 10, 2011

I am envious Monnie, I have tried and always fail to get a pansy like this. There are a multiple reasons why I failed. I have to start with my lazy behind and do some real work on composition for one and light to start with. You sure nailed this one. #9453910

Joy Rector June 10, 2011

beautiful #9453945

Douglas Pignet June 10, 2011

beautiful & colorful Monnie...wonderful floral capture #9453972

MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 10, 2011

Sensational lighting on this floral Monnie
Pretty color too

Happy Friday! #9453986

Millie A. Talarico level-classic June 10, 2011

I love pansies, You really show them up proud, Monnie!! I'm going for my coffee fix now, have a great day!! #9453987

Mike Clime June 10, 2011

Love these flowers! Great capture, details and light, Monnie! #9454024

Ann H. Belus level-deluxe June 10, 2011

Beautiful floral capture, Monnie; I agree these soft blues make for a magnificent image! We're also in agreement on that waking up bit...ummm, freshly brewed coffee! #9454142

Rony Sagy June 10, 2011

Sunning detail, light and color on this elegant perfect flower. Gorgeous, Monnie. #9454156

Jack Gaskin June 10, 2011

BEAUTIFUL FLOWER Love your taste in florals but have to say YUK to your choice of coffee. Would rather drink NYC gutter water than Starbucks Coffee. Actually I consider them about the same
Fresh Ground DD coffee any day....

Let the discussion on coffee begin ;o)
We will then move on to BEER ;o)))))

HAPPY SHOOTING
Jack #9454218

Monnie Ryan June 10, 2011

OK, coffee folks - Jack has issued a challenge! I'm not fond of DD coffee. My favorites actually come from the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co. in Leelanau, Michigan (order it online at www.coffeeguys.com), but I do love the Starbucks special roasts like French and Kenya.

Beer? No contest. Yuengling, from America's oldest brewery based in Pottsville, Pa. Or, on a really hot day, give me a Bud Light Lime! #9454337

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 10, 2011

OK...first off this is a gorgeous image of these beauties, Monnie!

Second off...I don't like either coffee or beer! So I guess I can't add anything to the challenge! :-) k #9454511

John Connolly June 10, 2011

A beautiful floral close up and capture Monnie!

It is good to hear Jack is progressing well at the moment! I have to go in for day surgery to have a defibulator installed in two weeks time, then hopefully that is the end of hospitals for a while! Please give my best regards to Jack! #9454658

Susan Weisensel June 10, 2011

Pretty little beauties Monnie, planted some just like it this year and they are not doing as well as I hoped, but it's early. No caffeine for me most the time, but I like a Leinekugel, Summer Shandy, Chippewa Fall, WI. But mostly Miller Lite, Milwaukee, WI. #9454749

Michelle Alton June 11, 2011

Monnie, from the crowd of praising comments, you KNOW this is a winner! What a beauty; colors are soft and lovely. I was just imploring my gardener neighbor to plant some Johnny-Jumpups. They are such a gorgeous form of ground cover! #9454909

Nancy L. Green level-classic June 11, 2011

I LOVE the beautiful blues here Monnie, VERY well done with great comp, colors and clarity!!! <>< #9455212

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic June 11, 2011

Beautiful blues and details in these little guys. These tiny flowers have so much personality. #9455808

Rona L. Schwarz June 12, 2011

Love the gorgeous, yet delicate color of these pansies, Monnie! A truly beautiful capture of them! Not a big fan of Starbucks - we buy our coffee online and drink Cafe Du Monde French Market. No beer though, but love wine! #9457393

Patricia A. Stalter July 28, 2011

Congrats!!!love these pansies and glad they got a finalist... hope you get some gold too. #9560879

Tammy Espino July 28, 2011

Congratulations on your awesome finalist! Good luck next round :) #9561102

Mary Timman July 28, 2011

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist! #9561304

Robert R. Goodman July 28, 2011

A big congratulations my friend,WTG Monnie!!!! #9561398

Ron McEwan July 28, 2011

Congrats my friend on getting the SILVER on this beauty WTG #9561420

Michele Peterson level-classic July 28, 2011

Beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist!! #9561431

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic July 28, 2011

Congratulations Monnie on receiving silver for this image. good luck in the finals. #9561650

Carol L. Fowler July 28, 2011

Big Congrats Monnie! #9561963

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic July 28, 2011

Very beautiful finalist, congrats! #9562215

Millie A. Talarico level-classic July 29, 2011

Congratulations, Monnie! #9563287

Jessica Jenney July 29, 2011

Congratulations, Monnie on your beautiful finalist! #9563416

Patricia Seidler July 29, 2011

Congratulations Monnie on this beautiful finalist! Love that color. #9563562

Julie Burnett July 29, 2011

Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Monnie!! #9563609

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic July 29, 2011

Very well presented and lovely color, Monnie. CONGRATZ on the Finalist award and good luck up next!

UB. #9563702

Phyllis H. Burchett July 29, 2011

Congrats on this wonderful Finalist! #9563753

Gina Cormier July 29, 2011

Congrats Monnie on this beauty!!! #9563893

Chris Budny level-deluxe July 29, 2011

That color just pops off the monitor---even my bad monitor at work! Congratulations! #9564019

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic July 29, 2011

Love the colors Monnie, and Congratulations on this well deserved Finalist! #9564408

JO ANN CLEVELAND July 29, 2011

Congratulation on this awesome finalist
Monnie and so very well deserved!

jo ann c. #9564425

Wanda Judd level-classic July 29, 2011

Congratulations...what a treat for the eyes.... #9564428

Richard B. Hallick July 29, 2011

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist. #9564439

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe July 29, 2011

Congrats, Monnie on your beautiful finalist. #9564880

Courtenay Vanderbilt July 29, 2011

Huge Congratulations, Monnie! Well deserved! #9565041

Nancy L. Green level-classic July 29, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS Monnie on this WONDERFUL finalist, WTG!! <>< #9565294

Rona L. Schwarz July 29, 2011

So happy and delighted to see this with a big silver badge on it, Monnie! A favorite of mine! CONGRATULATIONS!! #9567621

Susan Weisensel July 31, 2011

Congrats Monnie on your wonderful finalist. #9572261

Merna L. Nobile August 05, 2011


Imagine it. Feel it. Receive it. Congratulations, your entry was very special and thanks for sharing it with all of us. Merna Nobile
#9583850

Kathleen R. Struckle August 13, 2011

Beautiful detail and color. Congrats on your finalist. #9601325

Julianne Bradford August 29, 2011

Such a beauty! Congrats on this marvelous finalist Monnie! #9640343

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