California Poppies [Contest Finalists April 2006]
Uploaded: April 21, 2006 00:07:31
Yahoooo! I have a new camera!! These poppies 'popped' right out of the camera & were good to go!
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Su Sana E. P April 21, 2006
Simply fabulous capture and composition, Pat!! Colors and lighting are really very striking!! Big Congratulations on your new Camera!! #431053Renee Doyle April 21, 2006
BEAUTIFUL!!!!! What a gorgeous floral image Pat!!! Congratulations on your new camera too!Jill Odice April 21, 2006
I went out to shoot poppies today and yours sure came out much better :-) Congrats on the new equipment Pat! Just in time for our trip :-) #2668217Evy Johansen April 21, 2006
Wonderful image, Pat! Beautiful light, color and composition! #2668235David L. Luchowski April 21, 2006
Beautiful image,Pat.Color is fantastic.Enjoy the new camera. #2668267Rakesh Syal April 21, 2006
WOW!!! This is lovely, Pat!! #2668296Darryl Wilkinson April 21, 2006
Way to go, Pat! BRILLIANT colors and so beautiful!!! #2668323Donna Roberts April 21, 2006
WOW - this is a beautiful image Pat.....I love the vibrant yellow colour you've captured and presented so well.Leanne M.E. Boyd April 21, 2006
Beautiful shot, Pat! I love the bold colour. #2668425Paul Michko April 21, 2006
And they are popping off the screen too. My whole room is filled with California Poppies now. :) What a magnificent image, Pat. Can't wait to see what you can do with your new tool. #2668428Bridgette B April 21, 2006
Congratulations on your new camera!! Excellent capture, Pat! #2668531Glenn E. Urquhart April 21, 2006
Enjoy the color contrast of vivid yellow against the shades of blue in the background! Very well composed and very beautiful, Pat! Cheers, Glenn. #2668606Jim Huffield April 21, 2006
STUNNING!!!! #2668673Al G. Juniarsam April 21, 2006
Wow!! Wonderful and beautiful shot on your new camera Pat!! Love the color and the composition! Congrats on your new camera my friend! #2668700Kay E. Mahoney April 21, 2006
Nice capture Pat. Beautiful colors. Love the close up. #2668755Gail Vitikacs April 21, 2006
FANTASTIC! LOVE the bold colors Pat!!! WOW! #2668831Jeff Robinson April 21, 2006
Very beautifully captured Pat! Excellent work! Jeff #2668845Nina Shields April 21, 2006
Pat, you're certainly good advertisment for your new camera; the shot is gorgeous, love the color and composition; well done, congrats on the new camera! #2669051Jessica Jenney April 21, 2006
Congratulations on your new camera, Pat! The results are superb! What amazing color and light! #2669091Paula Dwyer April 21, 2006
Beautiful vibrant colors and great lighting! Nice shot! Have fun with the new camera. :) #2669323Karen Engelbreth April 21, 2006
WOW - wonderful image, Pat - love the colors and comp.Karen Slagle April 21, 2006
I LOVE this, Pat. You and your new camera did an awesome job of capturing these beauties. #2669541Carolyn J. Connolly April 21, 2006
FABULOUS capture on your new camera, Pat!! I can see that it's ALREADY being put to EXCELLENT use!! GORGEOUS colours, lighting, clarity, details, AND composition here!! :o) KEEP having fun with your new 'toy', won't you?!! ;o) #2669728Bambi L. Dingman April 21, 2006
WOW!!!! I guess I can stop submitting flower photos for this month because this one is the winner!!! This is beautiful, Pat! Can't wait to see all of the things you will do with your new camera!! #2669913Terry L. Ellis April 21, 2006
I love bold, exciting color, Pat, and this certainly has it! Beautifully composed and captured! See ya soon! #2669931Ken Smith April 21, 2006
Pat, great colors on this. Well done. #2670860Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 21, 2006
Very beautiful Pat, how exciting, a new camera! Congrats! #2670886Norman P. Banks April 21, 2006
Pop is the right word to describe how these colors jump out at ya!Great capture and congrats on the new toy.(smile)
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Sharon Day April 21, 2006
Gorgeous image, Pat!!! #2671573Ingrid E. Stamatson April 21, 2006
I just love the colors, especially the blue tinge to the green. Superb! #2671584Jim D. Keever April 21, 2006
Pat,Janine Russell April 21, 2006
Pat, great colors, detail and lighting; congratulations on your new camera. #2671881Paul E. Earl April 22, 2006
Terrific image! Such wonderful colours. Congrats on the new camera!! #2672144Stanley J. Contrades April 22, 2006
Breathtakingly beautiful and incredible colors and clarity, Pat!! I can see this hanging on a wall ... extra large size, too :-)!! Superb composition and beautifully displayed!!Goshka G. April 22, 2006
Simply gorgeous, Pam!! #2674109Nadya Johnson April 22, 2006
AWESOME, Pat!!! I missed this yesterday What a stunning shot of these exquisite poppies!! I am envious of the new camera. Still haven't made that purchase yet... "any day" now, I hope! This is SUPER! An incredibly beautiful photo! #2674364Mary K. Robison April 22, 2006
Pat, in your well-composed shot, you've really captured the vibrant colors of California's state flowers!Lorri Shane April 22, 2006
Wow, Pat--the color is awesome!! And, right out of the camera. Wow. Nice camera-talented camer owner!! #2674563Linda Proctor April 22, 2006
Fantastic Pat!! Congrats on new camera and sorry so far behind on your new images !! #2674598Jim Kinnunen April 23, 2006
Very beautiful scene, Pat!:) Congratulations on that new camera!!! #2676747Pamela Shane April 23, 2006
Congratulations on your new camera Pat!Pat and Graham . Robards April 23, 2006
Wonderful capture Pat!! I echo what Pamela says!!! ~Pat #2677381Sudheer Sakthan April 23, 2006
Marvellous shot in bright and beautiful colours! I love those traces of purple! #2677408Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas April 23, 2006
WOW PAT, Beautiful composition and colors!,Pat Gamwell April 23, 2006
THANK YOU EVERYONE for your kind words & support! #2677707Dan McConoughey April 23, 2006
Wonderful capture and fantastic color Pat. These are really neat flowers and a great capture of them. #2677946ALLEN O. HOWARD April 27, 2006
Awesome! The color and details are fantastic! A beautiful napping area for Dorothy and that little dog! #2697945Candice C. Calhoun May 21, 2006
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Laura Clay-Ballard May 21, 2006
love the color in this finalist! congrats! #2793810Darryl Wilkinson May 21, 2006
I am so happy for you, Pat! CONGRATULATIONS! #2793899Jenny Bosmans May 21, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Pam!! :) Love it!! #2794065Jenny Bosmans May 21, 2006
Sorry, slip of the finger...meant to write PAT, of course! :) #2794074Lorri Shane May 21, 2006
Congrats, Pat. I hope this is a winner. What a way to start with your new camera! #2794083Diane Dupuis May 21, 2006
Congrats on your new camera and great finalist!! #2794135Jill Flynn May 21, 2006
Congratulations on another great finalist Pat! #2794256Jim Kinnunen May 21, 2006
Fabulous finalist, Pat!!!Congratulations!!! #2794284Kara L. Hendricks May 21, 2006
Congrats on this wonderful finalist!!! Good luck!!! #2794326Linda L. Ruiz May 21, 2006
Congrats. I love poppies. Great shot #2794564Linda D. Lester May 21, 2006
Congratulations on this awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #2794661Terry L. Ellis May 21, 2006
Congratulations, Pat, on this terrific finalist! Good luck in the next round! #2794699Paul E. Earl May 21, 2006
Congratulations, Pat #2794874Al G. Juniarsam May 21, 2006
Congratulations on this lovely image, my friend! #2794917Life Expressions May 21, 2006
Congrats on another lovely finalist, Pat! #2794980Su Sana E. P May 21, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Pat!! #2794997ALLEN O. HOWARD May 21, 2006
HOORAH!!!!! Way to go Pat!!! #2795133Kaye Burazin May 21, 2006
Congrats Pat, I'm so happy for you! #2795273Leanne M.E. Boyd May 21, 2006
Congrats Pat! #2795278Joannie Bertucci May 21, 2006
Gorgeous finalist Pat! Good luck in the finals! #2795366Robyn Mackenzie May 21, 2006
Beautiful finalist, Pat! Big congratulations, and best of luck in the next round! #2795509Chris Budny May 21, 2006
Congratulations, Pat, and welcome to the "H1" club!! ;) #2795542Jessica Jenney May 21, 2006
Congratulations on this lovely finalist image, Pat! #2795574Lorraine A. Cook May 21, 2006
Congratulations, Girlfriend!!<:)) #2795704Renee Doyle May 21, 2006
Huge Congratulations Pat!!!!!! Wonderful finalist!!!! #2795766Bobbie Davis May 21, 2006
WTG Pat! #2795973Lynne Morris May 21, 2006
WTG Pat, many congratulations :) #2796026Ronald F. Fischer May 21, 2006
Congrats on this awesome finalist, Pat! #2796124Pat Gamwell May 21, 2006
THANK YOU EVERYONE for you generous and kind comments! #2796145Brian Lobdell May 21, 2006
May I add my congratulations too, Pat! These beautifully captured poppies make me think of the Wizard of OZ!! I wonder if I look close if I'll see Dorothy and the scarecrow!... Actually they're probably on their way to see the judges and give them some imput for the finals! Good luck on this wonderful composition! #2796449Paul Sikora May 22, 2006
Pay, this is a real beautiful image and congratulations on being a finalist #2796678Dennis Flanagan May 22, 2006
congratulations Pet. #2797001David L. Luchowski May 22, 2006
A great finalist,Pat.Congratulations. #2797293Bridgette B May 22, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist! #2797395Donna W. Neal May 22, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful and well deserved finalist and good luck in the next round Pat #2797453Emile Abbott May 22, 2006
congratulations again, Pat on another beautiful finalist. Good Luck next round. #2798970Pamela Shane May 22, 2006
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist Pat! :) #2799033Nadya Johnson May 22, 2006
Pat, I'm so glad to see this stunning photo in the finalists! Congratulations!! #2799227Pat Gamwell May 22, 2006
THANK YOU EVERYONE! Wow...I need to get a new camera more often!!! lol:) #2800387Noel Baebler May 22, 2006
Huzzah, Pat!!! #2800737Sylvia Rossler May 22, 2006
Hmmm I could swear I commented this wonderful picture before !!!!I can't believe it !!Mary Clarke May 22, 2006
Congratulations again Pat - more wonderful colours #2801256Mary K. Robison May 22, 2006
WOW!!!!Cora Miller May 23, 2006
Eye grabbing image, Pat! The colors are almost electric they're so full of energy. Congratulations on making the finals with this one! #2802619Jamil Saliba May 23, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist Pat best luck next round #2802739S P Mukherji May 23, 2006
Seems your new camera is doing wonders for you my friend! Congrats on your beautiful finalists this month Pat! #2804600Debbie Hartley May 23, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalists Pat! #2805648Corinne M. Thompson May 23, 2006
Absolutely beautiful Pat! Congrats on your Finalist! #2806127John V. Roscich December 03, 2006
BEAUTIFUL!!Stanley J. Contrades March 27, 2007
Hope you got this one blown up and hanging on a wall, Pat! Awesome colors and beautiful composition!!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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