Graceful Dancer [55686 Flowers ]
Uploaded: May 01, 2008 01:39:39
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 320, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Joannie Bertucci May 01, 2008
Cindy, this is just beautiful!Jennifer L. Alder May 01, 2008
Dreamy and beautiful!! Wonderful color, light and selective focus, Cindy. BEAUTIFUL!!! #5865922Barbara Waldoch May 01, 2008
Gorgeous, Cindy! #5865951Dominick M. Dimacale May 01, 2008
They are lovely, Cindy.Dominick #5865987
Michelle Alton May 01, 2008
Best dogwood I've seen this Spring, Cindy. You've really captured all of their grace and beauty! #5866014Sam Britt May 01, 2008
Beautiful dogwood image, Cindy. Our titles are exactly the same for our entries today. I uploaded mine last night. I guess we were thinking alike! #5866095Anna Diederich May 01, 2008
I think we have a winner here, Cindy! Beautiful image with a perfect title! #5866121Renee Doyle May 01, 2008
WOW!! Incredible detail and use of dof Cindy!!! Beautiful work! #5866380Renata Gusciora May 01, 2008
So graceful,Cindy!Beautiful! #5866639Mike D. Perez May 01, 2008
Awesome colors, Cindy! #5866740Colette M. Metcalf May 01, 2008
LOVELY!!!! #5867129Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 01, 2008
Fantastic detail and colors Cidy, really beautiful! #5868149Linda Blair May 01, 2008
Perfect title for this beauty....love it!!!!! ☺ #5868244Alex T. Mizuno May 01, 2008
Well, well, Pink Lady, this is a very graceful dancer from Hoosier state! Wonderful details wrapped in sweet warm bokeh. It sure has a scent of spring. #5869441Kathleen Rinker May 01, 2008
Oh my gosh this is gorgeous, wonderful color and presentation, I love it!! #5869479Dianna Murphy May 01, 2008
Oh wow, I've been really happy with my macros lately but you're puttin me to shame. Wow, this is beautiful! #5869808Colleen Farrell May 01, 2008
Breathtaking beauty, Cindy!! This has got to be a winner! #5870067Cindy Bendush May 01, 2008
Joannie, Jennifer, Gary, Barbara, Dominick, Michelle, Sam, Anna, Renee, Renata, Mike, Colette, Peaches, Linda, Alex, Kathleen, Dianna, and Colleen - thank you all so much! I really appreciate such warm and enthusiastic feedback! :-) #5870684Susan Fox May 01, 2008
Perfection! Love the selective focus. This is definitely a winner Cindy :-) #5870706Kristy A. Keene May 02, 2008
A Winner!!! Beautiful!!! #5871124Brett Dolsen May 02, 2008
A beautifull stunning composition Cindy!!Brett #5872233Evy Johansen May 02, 2008
Wow.. very graceful indeed!! Wonderful image, Cindy! #5876362Cindy Bendush May 03, 2008
Thanks so much Susan, Kristy, Brett and Evy! Your kind comments are appreciated! :-) And Susan - I'm officially naming you as one of the judges! #5876378Toni Riggs May 03, 2008
Beautiful image! #5876505Vladan D. Djordjevic May 03, 2008
Terrific photo with incredible details. Love the composition and lines, lighting and soft energy!Great work! #5876527
Cindy Bendush May 04, 2008
Thank you Toni and Vladan :-) #5883973Daniella Puente May 05, 2008
Really like the pastel colors here and the beautiful soft effect on the part that round the flower :) #5886945Michelle L. Frick May 08, 2008
Incredibly beautiful Cindy! I expect we will see this one again!! #5902457Lois Adomite May 08, 2008
Very graceful, beautiful image. #5902720Cindy Bendush May 08, 2008
Daniella, Michelle, and Lois - thanks for stopping by and commenting! #5902751Tamera S. Phillips May 18, 2008
This is just beautiful. Wonderful detail and dof. #5939883Cindy Bendush May 18, 2008
Thanks Tamera! #5940071Debbie E. Payne May 23, 2008
I love the shallow DOF in this image. Just stunning! I can see that you love to take flower photography as much as I do! #5967314Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 25, 2008
Absolutely gorgeous Cindy! #5975667Sherry L. Davis June 07, 2008
Outstanding, gorgeous macro! Excellent! #6031978Cindy Bendush June 07, 2008
Thank you Debbie, Donna and Sherry! #6032124Colleen Farrell June 19, 2008
Congratulations on your awesome finalist, Cindy!!! #6078268Margaret R. Barry June 19, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Cindy! #6078642Jennifer L. Alder June 19, 2008
Big congrats, Cindy, on this well deserved finalist! Hope to see it again :) #6078764Lisa J. Boulden June 19, 2008
OMGOSH!Alex T. Mizuno June 19, 2008
Wow wow, Pink Lady, Congratulations on this striking beauty! We'll see this again!! #6079233Michelle L. Frick June 19, 2008
Gorgeous Cindy - so happy to see this one again!! #6080125Alexandra Hankova June 19, 2008
Very pretty. Beautifully done! :-) #6080138anonymous June 19, 2008
Congratulations Cindy on you Lovely finalist! B- #6080344Kathy Shogren June 19, 2008
Big congrats Cindy on this gorgeous finalist! #6081043Sam Britt June 19, 2008
Congratulations, Cindy! #6081118Lois Adomite June 19, 2008
Congratulations, this is gorgeous. #6081376Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 19, 2008
WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBarbara Waldoch June 19, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Cindy! #6081784Debra R. Harder June 19, 2008
Congratulations, Cindy, on this BEAUTIFUL finalist!! Deb #6082529Stefania Barbier June 19, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL FINALIST #6083035Michelle Alton June 20, 2008
Dogwood Brilliance! Hearty congratulations on this finalist! #6083452Alex T. Mizuno June 20, 2008
Congratulations on your win, Pink Lady! So happy to see this with Gold!! #6085844Jennifer L. Alder June 20, 2008
*** GORGEOUS WINNING IMAGE!!! ****Tiia Vissak June 20, 2008
Congratulations! #6086001Stefania Barbier June 20, 2008
CONGRATS FOR YOUR WIN!!! #6086255Brett Dolsen June 20, 2008
Congratulations Cindy another great winner!!Brett #6086444Susan Fox June 20, 2008
Congratulations Cindy!!! #6086930Margaret R. Barry June 20, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Cindy! #6087227Jill Flynn June 20, 2008
So beautiful! Congratulations on your win Cindy! #6087440Elida Gutierrez June 20, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS!!!Lisa J. Boulden June 20, 2008
Love this WINNER!Renee Doyle June 20, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful winner Cindy!!! #6088087Michelle Alton June 21, 2008
Gorgeous winner, Cindy. Your work on this is stunning! #6088692Colette M. Metcalf June 21, 2008
Congratulations on your WIN!!!! #6088814Laurence Saliba June 21, 2008
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS Cindy!!! #6088985Colleen Farrell June 21, 2008
I was right--it's a winner! :D Big congratulations, Cindy!! #6090541Terry L. Ellis June 21, 2008
A dramatic and beautiful winner, Cindy! Congratulations! #6090748Laura L. Gonzales June 21, 2008
WTG Cindy!!!! Congrats on your beautiful and well deserved win!!!! Laura #6090751Ujjwal Mukherjee June 21, 2008
Huge congratulations on your beautiful Winner,Cindy!! #6091952Anna Diederich June 22, 2008
Congratulations, Cindy! #6092793Michael G. Marshall June 22, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful winner Cindy! Michael #6094501Cindy Bendush June 22, 2008
Thank you all so much - I really appreciate your warm congrats!!! #6094537Keith Butler June 24, 2008
Congratulations Cindy! Beauty #6103078Laurie Daily June 25, 2008
Just beautiful! Congratulations, Cindy, on your lovely winner!!!Dominick M. Dimacale July 06, 2008
Congratulations Cindy on your Win.Dominick #6146713
Cindy Bendush July 06, 2008
Thank you Keith, Laurie and Dominick! #6147407Carol Teal July 08, 2008
Cindy, I made it about halfway thru the finalists/winners for May and didn't do the flower category yet. So I just saw this. This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the colors and BG and the clarity and detail of the center. Congrats on your win my friend! I have to add this to my favs! #6152526Cindy Bendush July 08, 2008
Thank you Carol - your compliments made my night! :-) #6152639Steven E. Ray October 18, 2008
This is one of those perfect pictures a photographer wishes they could realize frequently. Everything about it is perfect... can't do any better. Congratulations! #6620421John Rivera July 22, 2010
Excellent Cindy! #8779788Toni A. Martin November 10, 2011
Ahhhhh, I love this one. Beautiful light, color. #9795847Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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