Uploaded: July 10, 2008 15:27:06
1/50s at f/3.5 ISO 200 50mm macro lens
The skies opened with rain for only moments, and the sun started shining...slight buzz added to illiminate some of the sun glare.
Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/50 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A700
Kathleen Rinker July 10, 2008
Gorgeous image, wonderful color, detail, clarity and light!! #958371Donna K. Kilcher July 10, 2008
very gorgeous image #6164814MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 10, 2008
Hey SiS!!I Could Have Used this!!!
This is Absolutely Beautiful!!!!! #6164857
Daniella Puente July 10, 2008
A frame full of life and colors!!! wonderful photo... #6165006Georgeina M. Mckinney July 10, 2008
Vibrant and very beautiful!! :)) #6165048William C. Raco July 10, 2008
Such beautiful shapes, color and full frameJoannie Bertucci July 10, 2008
I haven't seen "eye candy" like this in a long time Laurie!Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 10, 2008
Beautiful profusion of awesome colors and incredible details, Laurie!!!!!! ♫ k #6165445Dominick M. Dimacale July 10, 2008
GORGEOUS !!!!Dominick #6165798
Nikki McDonald July 10, 2008
Wonderful splash of color and design here, Laurie. #6165942Aimee S. McMaster July 11, 2008
....beautiful sunny and special Laurie...like you ;<)...Aimee #6166644Deb Koskovich July 11, 2008
I just love your unique style with these florals, Laurie...some day I will come out there and watch how you achieve this look! I love this! #6166652MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 11, 2008
sounds like a great idea DeBLaurie Daily July 11, 2008
Thanks all for your wonderful comments...always appreciated! Yes, Deb...come on east! We have great weather much of the time, like today for instance...a perfect summer's day in NH! #6166964Judy A. Lawhon July 11, 2008
My, what glorious flowers, Laurie and your capture if beautiful...love all the bright colors!! #6168051David Phalen July 11, 2008
Spectacular vivid colors, shapes and full frame all combine to make an outstanding image!! #6169138Laurie Daily July 24, 2008
Thanks so much Judy and David! #6224292Nikki McDonald September 22, 2008
Super job on this finalist, Laurie -- love the detail and freshness you captured. Good luck. #6488930Stefania Barbier September 22, 2008
superb finalist Laurie, congrats!!!! #6489742Tiia Vissak September 22, 2008
Congratulations! #6490129Jessica Jenney September 22, 2008
Congrats, Laurie on another beautiful finalist! #6490598Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 22, 2008
WTG, again, Laurie!!!!!! You rock girl!!!!!! Congratulations on this finalist!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) k #6491657Jeana Clark September 22, 2008
~J~ #6491803
Laurie Daily September 22, 2008
Thanks soooo much for your congrats, Nikki, Stefania, Tiia, Jessica, Kitty,a nd Jeana!!! #6493658Michael Umbreit September 22, 2008
Laurie - Congratulations! - Mike #6494589A P September 22, 2008
Just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this. Congratulations and I'm glad I don't have a flower to go against you. "-) #6494815Bill Knaps September 22, 2008
Congrats Laurie. Bill #6495951Shawn Jennings September 23, 2008
Beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist, Laurie! #6498360Erin Appelbaum September 23, 2008
Another magnificent finalist Laurie. Peter #6498670Laurie Daily September 23, 2008
Thanks Mike, Ann, Bill, Shawn, and Peter! #6500181Barbara Waldoch September 23, 2008
Wow, Laurie, congratulations on your WIN! #6500578Renee Doyle September 23, 2008
Big congratulations on this stunning Winner Laurie!!!! #6500586Daniella Puente September 23, 2008
Congratulations Laurie!!!! #6500627Amanda Cass September 23, 2008
wow what a gorgeous bunch of colours ! love it a big congrats to you! #6500636Kathleen Rinker September 23, 2008
WTG Laurie Huge congrats!!! #6500666Nikki McDonald September 23, 2008
Oh my! I just can't find the words to express how happy I am to see this as the Grand Prize Winner, Laurie. Congratulations #6500706Lisa J. Boulden September 23, 2008
Wooohoooooo, Laurie!!!A P September 23, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER Laurie. Love that one of your stunning flowers got Grand Prize. I hope you are half as thrilled as I am. "-) #6500737MELODIE C. ROBERTS September 23, 2008
OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!Jessica Jenney September 23, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS, Laurie on your gorgeous Grand Prize win!!!!! #6500854frank w. degenhardt September 23, 2008
Laurie- A well deserving grand prize winner. You did such exceptional work on these stunning and beautiful flowers. Congratulations to you. Enjoy the moment. #6500994Vladan D. Djordjevic September 23, 2008
A huge congratulations on your Grand Prize Win, Laurie!! #6501001Sam Britt September 23, 2008
Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner, Laurie!! #6501128Erica Murphy September 23, 2008
Congratulations!! What a lovely grand prize WINNER! #6501151Deb Koskovich September 23, 2008
Wow, Laurie, HUGE congrats! #6501236Stephanie Frey September 23, 2008
Congrats on your Grand Prize win! #6501264Cyn Valentine September 23, 2008
WTG Laurie!!!! Big congratulations on Grand Prize!!!! #6501320anonymous September 23, 2008
Huge Congrats Laurie on your GP win! B- #6501401Jeff Robinson September 23, 2008
Congrats Laurie on your Beautiful and Well Deserved Grand Prize!! Jeff #6501413Shawn Jennings September 23, 2008
Congratulations on your win, Laurie!!! #6501509Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 23, 2008
Super beautiful Laurie, congratulations on your HUGE award!!! WTG! #6501512Gail Vitikacs September 23, 2008
YAHOOOOOOOOOO! CONGRATULATIONS! #6501544Revonda L. Gentry September 23, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful winner!! #6501595Cliff & Patti Smith September 23, 2008
Awesome! Congratulations on this well deserved winner Laurie! #6501612Anna Diederich September 23, 2008
Congratulations on your GP win!! Woo-Hoo! #6501635Claudia Kuhn September 23, 2008
WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!BIG CONGRATS to you Laurie!!! #6501644Amy JACKSON September 23, 2008
Congratulations on your Grand Prize win, Laurie!!!!! :) #6501755Larry L. Redmon September 23, 2008
Beautiful, Laurie! Well deserved winner! #6501829RC Fritz September 23, 2008
Gorgeous image, wonderful color. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER, LAURIE!!! #6501912Kristi A. Howson September 23, 2008
Congratulations Laurie on this magnificent grand prize winner! #6501918Janice Mezzacappa September 23, 2008
Perfection, congratulations Laurie on your grand prize winner!!! #6502128Teresa Burnett September 23, 2008
Huge congratulations Laurie on this gorgeous grand prize winner!! #6502161Dr. Harmeet Singh September 23, 2008
Huge congratulations Laurie... #6502246Cary Rogers September 23, 2008
HUMONGEOUS CONGRATULATIONS, Laurie!!! WTG! #6502300Sharon Sawyer September 23, 2008
WTG, Laurie !!!! Huge congratulations on your awesome grand prize winner. #6502315Su Sana E. P September 23, 2008
Laurie, huge Congratulations and hugs for this dynamic Grand Prize Winner!! Remember what I wrote you in my last mail? I knew you would grab the GP soon. #6502322Laurence Saliba September 23, 2008
Congratulations Laurie!!!!! Its fantastic!!!!!! #6502443Colleen Farrell September 23, 2008
WOW!!! Grand Prize!! Couldn't happen to a nicer person or a better photographer! Big congratulations, Laurie!! #6502609Stefania Barbier September 23, 2008
WOWOWOW Grand Prize!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS LAURIE I'm so happy for you!!!!! WOOOOOWWWWW #6502692Mary K. Robison September 23, 2008
Congratulations on this gorgeous floral shot taking the Grand Prize, Laurie! #6502799Nadya Johnson September 23, 2008
Wowee! Huge Congratulations on your fantastic Grand Prize Winner, Laurie! #6502812Tiia Vissak September 23, 2008
Congratulations on your winner! #6502923Aimee S. McMaster September 24, 2008
....oh Laurie...bravo....a big warm gleeful congratulations to you on your most wonderful GP win....how happy I am for you....yahoooooooooo....Aimee #6503434Renata Gusciora September 24, 2008
Huuuuge congratulations on this outstanding winner!!!!! #6503663Katarina Mansson September 24, 2008
Congratulations on your gorgeous Grand Prize win! I love the colors, patterns, textures, composition, detail, light... #6503833Laurie Daily September 24, 2008
Oh My gosh...I am so totally speechless! Thank you all so very much for all of your warm congrats. I owe so much of what I do behind my camera to so many of you. When I started out at BP a couple of summers ago I really knew nothing. You all continue to be my constant inspiration each and every day! Thanks so much again my friends and judges, too! #6503857Carolyn M. Fletcher September 24, 2008
Who did I tell you was the best flower person?? I rest my case! #6503936Dawn M. Schneider September 24, 2008
CONGRATS on your grand prize win, very beautiful!! #6504243Anita Hogue September 24, 2008
A BIG GRAND CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #6504317Lynne Morris September 24, 2008
WTG Girl, Huge Congratulations on this beautiful Grand Prize Winner Laurie, fantastic work. #6504338Terry L. Ellis September 24, 2008
Congratulations on your awesome win, Laurie! #6504487Erin Appelbaum September 24, 2008
OUTSTANDING!!! Well deserved Laurie. WTG. Peter #6504506Elida Gutierrez September 24, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
A Special Trophy for
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Judy A. Lawhon September 24, 2008
Congratulations, Laurie, on your beautiful Grand prize winner!!!!! #6504919Agnes Fegan September 24, 2008
Huge congratulations...how exciting!!! #6505015Theresa Marie Jones September 24, 2008
Bravo! Fantastic effects! Way to go!ROLAN NARMAN September 24, 2008
Big Congratulations Laurie! Stunning image! #6505124Debra R. Harder September 24, 2008
WTG, Laurie!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this BEAUTIFUL GRAND PRIZE WINNER!! Deb #6505162Bojan Bencic September 24, 2008
Congratulations, Laurie. Beautiful photo. #6505281Mitch Spence September 24, 2008
Big, big congratulations, Laurie, for your big, big win. #6505342Lola M. September 24, 2008
Congratulations on this stunning Grand Prize Winner!!! #6505481Jennifer L. Alder September 24, 2008
Wow- the GRAND PRIZE!!! Big congrats, Laurie :) #6505514Susan Fox September 24, 2008
Congrats on your super fabulous GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!! #6505819Derek D. Dafoe September 24, 2008
WTG!! Laurie!! Fantastic win, and well deserved!! #6505832Tarun Bose September 24, 2008
Big congrats Laurie for your Grand prize winner. #6505951Joannie Bertucci September 24, 2008
Outstanding young lady! A fantastic Grand Prize winner...CONGRATULATIONS! #6506052Rakesh Syal September 24, 2008
Heartiest congrats Laurie for your Grand prize winner!!#6506188
Mary Beth Aiello September 24, 2008
Huge congratulations on this fabulous grand prize winner. Well deserved. Just beautiful. #6506462Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 24, 2008
INCREDIBLE GRAND PRIZE WIN, LC4!!!!!! This is awesome to the maximum!!!!!! ♫ Ma #6506976Robert Baer September 24, 2008
congrats for this special honor, beautiful image !!! #6507611Monika Sapek September 24, 2008
Big congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner, Laurie!Janet McNeil September 24, 2008
Fantastic Grand Prize win!! Congratulations, Laurie!! #6507662Michael Umbreit September 24, 2008
Laurie - Big congratulations on your grand prize win!! - Mike #6508191Cindy Bendush September 24, 2008
FABULOUS Laurie! Congratulations on this stunning GPW!!! #6508676Philippe Vieux-Jeanton September 24, 2008
Total fab!! Big congratulations Laurie!!! #6508831Jojie F. Alcantara September 25, 2008
Congratulations, it's beautiful #6509726Laurie Daily September 25, 2008
Thanks so very much too all of you...I am still not quite believing it and feel very lucky as I know it could have been anyone of you with the GP badge...I do so appreciate all of your wonderful congrats...thank you all!!!! #6509762Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 25, 2008
Congratulations on your Granc Pprize - An amazing photo. Well deserved.Kimi A. Phillips September 25, 2008
Big congrats to you!!!!:) #6510491June Marie Sobrito September 26, 2008
stunning...congrats!! #6516578Diane E. Deming September 26, 2008
You could quit teaching and sell your images, Laurie. They are fantastic! Congrats on your big win! #6517156Diane E. Deming September 26, 2008
You could quit teaching and sell your images, Laurie. They are fantastic! Congrats on your big win! #6517157Lindley Johnson September 26, 2008
Just gorgeous, Laurie! Huge congratulations on your very well-deserved Grand Prize Winner! #6517446Linda M. Walker September 27, 2008
A big congrats on a well deserved winner,Laurie....love this one! #6519176Donna W. Neal September 27, 2008
HUGE Congratulations Laurie #6519547Dominick M. Dimacale September 27, 2008
Congratulations Laurie on your Grand Prize Win.
Dominick #6521482
Datha Y. Thompson September 27, 2008
W O W!!! Congratulations!! This is GORGEOUS and Excellent Laurie YGG!!! :0) #6522174Laurie Daily September 28, 2008
Thanks so very much Jean-Pierre, Kimi, June, Diane, Lindley, Linda, Donna, Dominick, and Datha...your congrats are so greatly appreciated! #6522875William C. Raco September 28, 2008
Wonderful work...Karen Bacon September 28, 2008
A big congrats Laurie! #6523279Linda Blair September 28, 2008
WOW.....a huge congrats on Grand Prize...well deserved Laurie!!!!!!!! #6525012Monica Mermoz September 28, 2008
Congratulations Laurie for your deserved Grand Prize!! #6525247Baqer Mohd Jawad September 28, 2008
Great shot and Wonderful work...#6526203
Laurie Daily September 29, 2008
Thanks so very much Bill, Karen, Linda, Monica, and Baqer! #6529706Kerry Hill September 29, 2008
Beautiful Laurie! Congratulations! #6529735Robert Valenzuela September 30, 2008
Congrats on a Beautiful image great work #6533273Laurie Daily September 30, 2008
Thanks Kerry and Robert! #6534332Nick Lagos October 13, 2008
Very very happy to see this Laurie...and most well deserved too... congratulations on the huge honour of being awarded the Grand prize #6591928Rajeev 270293 Kashyap October 22, 2008
Big, big congratulations Laurie for your big win....
Blessing Rajeev Kashyap #6640986
Laurie Daily October 23, 2008
Thanks Nick and Rajeev for your congrats...greatly appreciated! #6647778Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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