Portrait of a lady

© Hayden Cannon

Portrait of a lady

Uploaded: February 08, 2010

Description

A older photo re-enterd, I croped it differently and sharpend it slightly, all comments welcome : )

Comments

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict February 08, 2010

Great macro image, Hayden.


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Kim Dietrich Elam February 08, 2010

beautiful macro, Hayden! #8366003

Karen Kessler February 08, 2010

Fantastic capture, Hayden! So sharp & beautiful colors! #8366017

Mary L. Graham February 08, 2010

Excellent Macro Here Hayden!! Beautiful colors!! =) #8366048

Heidi Knight February 08, 2010

Your comp is outstanding Hayden aswell as our colors and details! Wonderful macro! #8366548

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 08, 2010

Fantastic details, pov and colors, Hayden. #8367116

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic February 08, 2010

Cool macro shot, Hayden!

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Hayden Cannon February 09, 2010

Thank you so much for all the kind words and feedback I really appreciate them all Dominick, Kim, Karen, Mary, Heidi, Tammy and Usman thanks again all : ) #8368001

Ann Myers February 09, 2010

Wonderful shot! #8369883

Lorna Shutter February 10, 2010

... and what a beautiful lady she is! The colours are fabulous! Looks like someone painted her! Love the background and DOF! Another awesome macro, Hayden! Have a great day! :) #8370713

Hayden Cannon February 10, 2010

Thank you so much Ann and Lorna for the kind words and encouragment they are most appreciated thanks again : ) #8371084

Margaret R. Barry February 10, 2010

Beautiful colors, composition, detail and dof, Hayden! #8371689

Hayden Cannon February 11, 2010

Thank you so much Margaret, I really appreciate the kind words thanks : ) #8373124

Daniel Ruf February 11, 2010

Really great macro image with ideal lighting, background DOF and color. #8373425

Hayden Cannon February 11, 2010

Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging comment Daniel thanks : ) #8373689

Barbara Waldoch February 11, 2010

Looks great, Hayden! #8375063

Hayden Cannon February 12, 2010

Thank you Barbara I really appreciate your feedback thanks : ) #8375873

Tania Bounader level-classic February 13, 2010

Amazing background colors #8379471

Cindy Bendush level-classic February 14, 2010

Love it Hayden! Super detail, composition and bokeh! #8382468

Hayden Cannon February 17, 2010

Thank you so much Tania and Cindy I really appreciate the kind words and encouragment thanks for taking the time to comment thanks : ) #8389014

Bojan Bencic level-classic March 26, 2010

Congratulations on your finalist, Hayden. #8483401

Heidi Knight March 26, 2010

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist! #8485147

Heidi Knight March 26, 2010

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist! #8485179

Ann Coates level-classic March 27, 2010

Congratulations on your terrific finalist Hayden. #8486328

Janet McNeil level-classic March 27, 2010

Congratulations on this well deserved Finalist!! #8486581

Lorna Shutter March 27, 2010

BRAVO, my friend!!!!! This Finalist Award was definitely well-deserved! Enjoy your day, Hayden! :)
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Ellen Hodges March 27, 2010

Congrats on your awesome finalist, Hayden! Very best luck!! #8488497

Hayden Cannon March 28, 2010

Thank you Bojan, Heidi, Ann, Janet, Lorna and Ellen. I really appreciate each kind comment thanks you all again so much. : ) #8489241

Rona L. Schwarz March 28, 2010

Never saw the original, but this is outstanding, Hayden! The macro is beautifully detailed and the colors are fantastic!! Love the title, too! Congratulations on your Finalist and good luck in the next round! #8491533

Renee Doyle March 28, 2010

Congratulations Hayden on this excellent First Place Win!!!!!! #8491886

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2010

Impressive details Hayden! A huge congratulations on your BIG win! #8491935

Bojan Bencic level-classic March 28, 2010

Congratulations on your win, Hayden! Well deserved. #8492037

Michelle Alton March 29, 2010

Congratulations Hayden, on this terrific Winner! You're on our way! #8492403

Ujjwal Mukherjee March 29, 2010

HUGE congratulations,Hayden!!! #8492681

Amy M. Wilson March 29, 2010

BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your awesome capture and First Place Win, Hayden!!! #8492715

Janet McNeil level-classic March 29, 2010

Congratulations on your 1st place win!!! #8492727

Lorna Shutter March 29, 2010

Wowee!!! ... A First Place Win!!! I'm not surprised in the least! CONGRATULATIONS, Hayden!!!!! :)
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Anita Hogue March 29, 2010

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! #8492859

Ann Myers March 29, 2010

I am so thrilled for you,Hayden! A great deserving capture!! #8493021

Julie Burnett March 29, 2010

Hayden, this is a well deserved First Place Win. Composition and details are amazing. Congratulations!! #8493081

Val Feldman level-classic March 29, 2010

Couldn't be one iota better - a fantastic macro full of delightful details and a well deserved First Place Win! WTG, Hayden! #8493258

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic March 29, 2010

Just a gorgeous capture, Hayden. Huge congrats on this fantastic First Place Gold. #8493329

Margaret R. Barry March 29, 2010

Congratulations on your stunning winner, Hayden! #8493424

Hayden Cannon March 29, 2010

Rona, Renee, Donna, Bojan, Michelle, Ujjwal, Amy, Janet, Lorna, Anita, Ann, Julie, Valarie, Mary Beth and Margaret I really appreciate all the kind words and support from you all. I am just blown away by the response and by my image placing 1st I am exstatic and reading all your beautiful comments made my day. So thank you all so very much. : ) #8493673

Daniella Puente March 29, 2010

BIG CONGRATS Hayden!!! #8493674

Hayden Cannon March 29, 2010

A BIG THANK YOU for the kind words and support Daniella I really appreciate your comment thanks again. : ) #8493687

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 29, 2010

Congratulations on this awesome, well deserved 1st Place win Hayden!

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Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 29, 2010

WTG on this wonderful win, Hayden!!! :-) k #8494738

Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 29, 2010

Congratulations on your win Hayden.
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Sam Britt March 29, 2010

Big Congrats on your First Place Win, Hayden! #8495102

Michael Umbreit March 29, 2010

Hayden - Congratulations!! - Mike #8495198

Michelle D. Allen March 29, 2010

Congratulations, Hayden! What an amazing photo!! #8495232

Rona L. Schwarz March 29, 2010

I knew this was destined for GOLD! CONGRATULATIONS ON A WONDERFUL 1ST PLACE WINNER, HAYDEN!! #8495863

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic March 29, 2010

WTG Hayden. Huge CONGRATZ. on fetching the top Gold in this Category! Keep it up...!

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Rosemary Sampson level-classic March 30, 2010

Great macro. Love the changes. Well done! #8497106

Karen Bacon March 30, 2010

Terrific job Hayden!Congratulations! #8497312

Ann Coates level-classic March 30, 2010

Huge congratulations Hayden. I hope you are walking on cloud 9 at the moment. #8498397

Hayden Cannon March 30, 2010

Thank you so much Sabrina, JO ANN, Kitty, Jean-pierre, Sam, Mike, Michelle, Rona, Usman, Rosemary, Karen and Ann I still can not believe that this photo placed 1st. I am blown away by the amount of kind words and supportive comments. I enjoyed reading each one and yes I am on cloud 9. : )Thank you all again so much. : ) #8498493

Dianna Murphy March 30, 2010

Congratulations on your fabulous winner!!! #8498575

Cindy Bendush level-classic March 30, 2010

Huge congratulations on your wonderful first place winner Hayden! #8499132

Hayden Cannon March 31, 2010

Thank you Dianna and Cindy I really appreciate your kind words and support thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. : ) #8500217

Lois Adomite March 31, 2010

Congratulations on your first place. Love the colors and detail. #8501512

Anne McKinnell April 01, 2010

Very nice, I love the soft background colours! Congratulations on your first place win!! #8503527

Fran J. Jagger April 02, 2010

Outstanding macro image! Love the details and dof! Congrats on your First Place Winner, Hayden!! :) #8506106

Hayden Cannon April 02, 2010

Thank you Lois, Anne and Fran I really appreciate your kind words and support thank you so much. : ) #8506267

Paula Showen April 07, 2010

Excellent! Congrats on your win! #8518415

Sharon Sawyer May 26, 2011

Hayden, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding FIRST PLACE WINNER!!! Love the title :) #9430471

Hayden Cannon May 27, 2011

Thank you so much Paula and Sharon I really appreciate your kind words, I still look through my winners and finalist and relive that feeling of winning, thanks again =) #9430710

Peter Anderson level-classic January 30, 2012

Great macro. Impressive color, sharpness and competition. Congrats #9956280

Hayden Cannon January 31, 2012

Thank you Peter, I really appreciate your feedback and kind words : ) #9956875

Mary-Ella Bowles November 05, 2016

What a wonderful image. Perfectly focused and composed, and I love the elegant simplicity of it. It makes me smile.... #11534827

Hayden Cannon November 05, 2016

Thank you so much for your kind words Mary-Ella. I am glad you like it! :) Thanks again for your time and comment. #11534951

Rosemary Sampson level-classic March 19, 2017

Your macro work is amazing! #11573402

Hayden Cannon March 20, 2017

Thank you Rosemary, such kind words. My macro work is my favourite area of photography and where I first started :) #11573576

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