Fields Afire [55686 Flowers]
Uploaded: July 24, 2006 04:12:36
f4.5 1/250 100mm macro
I saw a small stand of coneflowers surrounded by orange daylilies and pulled over the car to get some shots. I thought that if I could blur the background properly I could make the daylilies look like a fire surrounding the pink.
Ray Clarke July 24, 2006
I think that you acheived your objective Melissa! Beautiful capture!!!(R) #490065Colette M. Metcalf July 24, 2006
Wondereful image and love the colors!! #3068801Revonda L. Gentry July 24, 2006
Awesome!! #3068833Autum Rhoades July 24, 2006
Melissa, I agree that your objective was met. Beautiful photo and love the photographer spirit you have! #3069019Paula Dwyer July 24, 2006
Fantastic DOF and lighting! Incredible image!! Nicely done!! :) #3069122Anita Hogue July 24, 2006
Incredibly Beautiful, Melissa! #3069171eileen bedford July 24, 2006
BEATUIFUL, well done. #3069207Marcie A. Fowler July 24, 2006
I'd say you succeded in what you were trying to do Melissa. Excellent use of DoF on this image. Beautiful complimentary colors between the foreground and blurred background. #3069281Barbara Helgason July 24, 2006
Beautifully done Melissa! #3069731Shelly A. Van Camp July 24, 2006
Stunning and rich colors! Love the DoF here as well!! #3070611Bridgette B July 24, 2006
Gorgeous image, Melissa! #3072038Chastity Abbott July 25, 2006
LOVE all the background colors...wow they compliment this sooo well!!! Beautiful!! #3078885Sandra Freyler July 25, 2006
Gorgeous Image, Melissa! :) #3080209Megan p July 28, 2006
You were good to stop, this is so beautiful!!! :) #3096622Tonya R. Boles August 23, 2006
Beautiful shot.. #3205252Tarun Bose August 26, 2006
Congrats Melissa for finalist. #3218569Chastity Abbott August 26, 2006
YIPPPPPEEEEE~!!!!!!! I am SOOOOO proud of you!!!! Good luck the next round!!!! #3218769Candice C. Calhoun August 26, 2006
Congratulations!ccc #3218957
Megan p August 26, 2006
Congratulations Melissa!!!! This is just so beautiful!!! #3219013Ray Clarke August 26, 2006
Melissa, very well done (ac) #3219589Kathy Radford August 26, 2006
Congrats, Melissa, well deserved. Kathy in NH #3219653Julie Robinson August 26, 2006
Congratulations Melissa! #3220428Jenny D August 26, 2006
Congrats! #3220967Tressie Davis August 26, 2006
Gorgeous finalist - congratulations!!! #3221065Judyann Plante August 26, 2006
congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Melissa!!!Judyann ><> #3221948
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 26, 2006
This is a stunner, congratulations on your finalist win! #3222523Nadya Johnson August 26, 2006
Gorgeous shot, Melissa! A big congratulations on your lovely finalist! #3222757Marijana Fajgl August 27, 2006
Congratulations Melissa and good luck! #3223819Husain Akhtar August 27, 2006
Warmest congratulations for being a finalist, Melissa! Very well deserved success! #3224219Sandra Freyler August 27, 2006
Congratulations, Melissa! :) #3225921Jill Odice August 27, 2006
Congrats Melissa! This is wonderful :-) #3227843Ross Throndson August 27, 2006
Big Congratulations, Melissa, on this Gorgeous Finalist...Best of Luck in the next round!! #3229541Johannes Kornelius September 28, 2006
Beautiful photo and colors! #3380179Stacy Lankford November 26, 2006
Excellent!!Robert Baer March 11, 2007
melissaHurk (Steve) Hurkett March 13, 2007
Congrats on this finalist, Melissa ... lovely comp and colors ... steve #4049305Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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