Rainy Day, Yellow Leaf, Blue Car [Contest Finalists September 2007]
Uploaded: April 17, 2007 10:53:22
1/13 at f/9; Lens 50mm f/1.4; ISO 200; Hand Held; Natural Light
I was on a drive through the woods on a wonderfully rainy day when this leaf tumbled onto my car's hood. I had to pull over and make a photo before it blew away. Having the trees reflected was a happy bonus.
Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 17, 2007
Awesome color combos, great textures too! #639635John Caruso April 17, 2007
Thank you very much, Donna! #4178562Susan Fox April 17, 2007
Wonderful! I think you may have a winner John :-) Love the comp, color and refections. #4178567Janine Russell April 17, 2007
John, great colors, clarity and lighting. #4178568John Caruso April 17, 2007
Thanks for your very kind words, Susan and Janine! #4178575Susie Peek-Swint April 17, 2007
Love it John ~ composition is perfect with the reflections ~ great combi of colours! #4178582John Caruso April 17, 2007
I'm so glad you liked it, Susie! #4178594Michelle R. Kovach April 17, 2007
Wonderful colors, detail & composition John! #4178665Kara L. Hendricks April 17, 2007
I like this one alot John... Colors are popping right off the monitor... Wowza!! Great shot!! #4178746Chris Budny April 17, 2007
What a fabulous pairing of colors! #4178794John Caruso April 17, 2007
Michelle, Kara, and Chris--you make me smile! Thanks so much. #4178834Jenny D April 17, 2007
Beautiful contrasts, colors & comp! #4179579Katarina Mansson April 17, 2007
Great colors, contrasts, composition, reflections and clarity! #4180280John Caruso April 18, 2007
I thank you JD and Katarina! #4181413Margie Hurwich April 18, 2007
This is wonderful, John...from the colors to the shapes to the comp! Great work! #4184318John Caruso April 18, 2007
Thank you so much, Margie! It's so nice to see you again! #4184347Colleen Farrell April 18, 2007
Sensational, John! I liked it in the thumbnail version before I even saw the tree reflections--wow! #4184644John Caruso April 19, 2007
I appreciate you taking a look, Colleen, and I thank you for your great comments! #4185640Jennifer L. Taranto April 19, 2007
Lovely colors with awesome saturation. Nice comp. I like the reflections on your hood. Great shot! #4186385John Caruso April 19, 2007
Thanks a bunch, Jennifer! #4186437Pranay Koka April 19, 2007
this is an awesome shot...nice color contrast and saturation...good eye too! #4188221John Caruso April 20, 2007
I'm so glad you liked it, Pranay! Thanks for looking. #4189563Datha Y. Thompson April 25, 2007
John this is EXCELLENT!!!!! Love the colors, reflections, COLORS.. WOW!!! :0) #4214293John Caruso April 26, 2007
Thanks so much, Datha! I appreciate it as always. #4215589Carol Teal May 15, 2007
Beautiful eye-popping colors! Great comp and reflections too John! #4285671John Caruso May 15, 2007
Thanks for your kind words, Carol! #4285799Les Rhoades May 16, 2007
I missed this one...This is killer John! Glad to see you had your photographers hat on and stopped capture this one. One not to be missed. #4287802John Caruso May 16, 2007
Thanks Les! I'm glad you caught it this time around. #4288420Steven W. Lepak May 17, 2007
WOW! Bravo John! I suspect we will see this one again. Keep up the great work John. Your efforts, too, with the monthly thread are teriffic - the thread is a refreshing aspect to this site. Best Regards, StevenJohn Caruso May 17, 2007
I really appreciate your very kind words, Steven! Thank you very much. #4294044Nikki McDonald May 18, 2007
Beautiful colors and a simple but interesting composition make this photo, John. The relief of the leaf on the hood's surface adds dimension, of course, but who would have thought beads of water could add so much depth? Very nice. #4296348John Caruso May 18, 2007
Thanks as always, Nikki! #4296975Suzanne Colson May 19, 2007
The colors and contrast are fantastic!! #4300594John Caruso May 21, 2007
Thank you very much, Suzanne! #4308444Datha Y. Thompson June 16, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS John!!! LOVE this Image :0) #4402974Kathryn (Love) Scheet June 16, 2007
Hooooraaaay !! congrats on the PSA John - for this wonderful work of art!Kat. #4403013
Susie Peek-Swint June 16, 2007
Many congrats John ~ great shot and deserves recognition :) #4403016JO ANN CLEVELAND June 16, 2007
LOVE IT!CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN WITH 101 GROUP!
jo ann c. #4403176
Bob Cournoyer June 16, 2007
Rock on, John!!! Congrats... :-)Bob #4403889
Kara L. Hendricks June 16, 2007
Congratulations John!!! #4404105Chris Budny June 17, 2007
Congratulations on the PG101, John! #4405113John Caruso June 17, 2007
Wow, thank you all so very, very much! I'm humbled! #4406122Datha Y. Thompson September 07, 2007
I LOVE this John!!! One of my FAVS!!! Winner in every way IMO :0) #4762271John Caruso September 08, 2007
Thanks Datha. I like it too, so I thought I'd try and give it a new life with a resubmission. Thanks again! #4765069Les Rhoades September 28, 2007
Here is your big winner! #4857307John Caruso September 28, 2007
Let's hope, Les! #4857314Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 19, 2007
Great colors, details and design John! #4950866John Caruso October 20, 2007
Thanks so much Donna! #4952455Michelle L. Frick October 24, 2007
Way to go John! Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!! LOVE IT! #4974179Nikki McDonald October 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, John. Way to keep the faith--and to validate 101's! Love it. #4974214John Caruso October 24, 2007
Thank you both Michelle and Nikki! I always appreciate hearing from you, and I appreciate your kind words! #4974281Tamera S. Phillips October 24, 2007
Congratulation on this well deserved Finalist. #4974581John Caruso October 24, 2007
Thanks a million Tamera! #4974649Jeana Clark October 24, 2007
~J~ #4974743
Carol Teal October 24, 2007
Hurray John for your fav getting a finalist! Glad to see you didn't give up on this one. #4975271Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 24, 2007
Outstanding finalist John, congratulations!! #4975507Susan M. Hembree October 24, 2007
A beauty, John! Well deserved! Congratulations! #4975595Pat Gamwell October 24, 2007
WoooHooo! WTG, John! BIG CONGRATS! #4975681Cesar J. La Rosa October 24, 2007
Congratulations on this very well-deserved Finalist, John!!!Les Rhoades October 24, 2007
On 9/28 I said; "Here is your big winner!"Katarina Mansson October 25, 2007
I just love this John (you can probably guess why :-) and am happy for you that it has made a finalist...or more! Congrats! #4976666Sylvia Rossler October 25, 2007
Big congrats on this wonderful finalist John :O) #4976793John Caruso October 25, 2007
Thank you all so very much! I always appreciate your wonderful comments and well wishes! #4977274Bob Cournoyer October 25, 2007
Congrats, John!Bob #4978746
John Caruso October 25, 2007
Thanks Bob! #4979013Colleen Farrell October 25, 2007
WTG, John! I hope to see a gold on this one. Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #4979359Mitch Spence October 25, 2007
Unusual and great detail here, John, to say nothing of the spectacular color combination. Good for you! Congratulations. #4980266Teresa Norris October 25, 2007
Gorgeous in every way...congratulations on this beautiful finalist, John! #4980389John Caruso October 25, 2007
Thank you so very much Colleen, Mitch, and Teresa! #4981038Daniella Puente October 25, 2007
FANTASTIC finalist John, like it very much!!! congrats :) #4981333Susan Fox October 25, 2007
It's about time this got the recognition it deserves. Congratulations John!!!! #4982009eileen bedford October 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist John, great job..... #4982624John Caruso October 26, 2007
Wow, thanks a million Daniella, Susan, and Eileen! #4984438Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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