Uploaded: March 13, 2009 00:02:14
July 2009 Finalist - Details and Macro
Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis x sheldonii) 'Lingholm'
From Longwood Gardens
Exif: F Number: 25, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/6 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 180.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D
Tiia Vissak March 13, 2009
a beautiful macro! #1097463Tommy E. Burgess March 13, 2009
Stunning floral with beautiful colors and a wonderful composition Margaret!! #7278526Philippe Vieux-Jeanton March 13, 2009
Gorgeous colors and details.. great comp too ! #7278553Paul E. Earl March 13, 2009
What a stunning floral!!! Beautiful! #7278559Margaret R. Barry March 13, 2009
Thank you Tiia, Tommy, Philippe and Paul! #7278563Usman M. Bajwa March 13, 2009
What a wonderful pov and colors, Margaret. This shall go higher!!Usman. #7278573
Stefania Barbier March 13, 2009
magnificent... with superb colors.... WOW Margaret! #7278577Kirsten Kiki Kjaer March 13, 2009
And we have a winner!!!!!!!!! WOW! Margaret, this is beautiful beyond words. The colors and details are simply amazing. Fantastic comp too. #7278581Laurence Saliba March 13, 2009
Wow this is so lovely!!! A winning macro in my books Margaret!!! #7278642Troy Gallagher March 13, 2009
Beautiful Margaret, excellent detail, comp, and color.Troy #7278662
Margaret R. Barry March 13, 2009
Thank you Usman, Stefania, Kirsten and Laurence! #7278663Brett Dolsen March 13, 2009
Awesome capture of this beautifull flower Margaret!!Brett #7278739Lynn M. Whitt March 13, 2009
beautiful macro... #7278857Avril Young March 13, 2009
I agree with Kirsten, this is a winner...awesome detail and vivid colour! #7278876Barbara Waldoch March 13, 2009
Totally goregoues, Margaret! #7278995Renee Doyle March 13, 2009
WOW!! Stunning macro Margaret!! #7279004Carol Sawyer March 13, 2009
Gorgeous macro, color and detail, Margaret!! #7279054Kerry Hill March 13, 2009
Wow!!! Gogreous floral, Margaret!!! #7279116Tammy M. Anderson March 13, 2009
Just beautiful, Margaret. #7279188Ron McEwan March 13, 2009
WOW! Margaret. This is stunningly beautiful, I sure would like to take macro like that. #7279465Margaret R. Barry March 13, 2009
Thank you Troy, Bandar, Brett, Lynn, Avril, Barbara, Renee, Carol, Kerry, Tammy and Ron! #7279619Monnie Ryan March 13, 2009
How beautiful -- I've never seen a blue poppy before! Great job on the macro! #7279880Nadya Johnson March 13, 2009
WOW! If I was not quite awake before I saw this, I certainly am wide awake NOW! What color!!!! This is absolutely breath-taking, Margaret! The blue, the gold - dazzling! You caught this with such crystal clarity, I think some pollen's fallen on my keyboard! LOL! Oh, this HAS to be a WINNER!!! It is in my book, for sure! #7279990Melissa G. Meiselman March 13, 2009
Gorgeous full frame capture of this beautifully colored flower with fine detail, Margaret!!! #7279995David Phalen March 13, 2009
Awesome light, colors and details in this spectacular macro!! #7280184Margaret R. Barry March 13, 2009
Thank you Monnie, Nadya, Melissa and David! #7280340Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 13, 2009
HOLY COW, Margaret, this is AWWWWWWWWWWWESOME!!!!!!! :-) k #7280727A P March 13, 2009
JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS. WINNER MARGARET!!! #7280817John Connolly March 13, 2009
An excellent macro capture of this beautiful flower, Margaret! Fantastic floral work! #7281016Margaret R. Barry March 13, 2009
Thank you Kitty, Ann and John! #7281407Karen Engelbreth March 13, 2009
Wonderful macro, Margaret - I want a blue Poppy.... #7281466Claudia Kuhn March 13, 2009
So gorgeous Margaret! What a color, beautiful details. Were you just at Longwood? My friend and I are going to Philly for a few days in early April and are planning ong hitting Longwood while there. #7281495Summer A. Kozisek March 13, 2009
Amazing macro Margaret, absolutely beautiful!! #7282091Margaret R. Barry March 14, 2009
Thank you Karen, Claudia, Walter and Summer! #7282485Leslie Carson Wolfe March 14, 2009
Wow, Margaret! From the gorgeous photos in your gallery, it appears you have studied and practiced macro photography for a while! Please discuss the equipment you use. Thank you for sharing your sense of light, color, detail and composition! #7282755Kathleen Rinker March 14, 2009
Gorgeous image Margaret, terrific color, light, detail and clarity!! #7285218Courtenay Vanderbilt March 15, 2009
Margaret, this is simply stunning! I only aspire to create images as beautiful as this! #7286601Sam Britt March 15, 2009
Terrific color & details, Margaret. #7287029Margaret R. Barry March 16, 2009
Thank you Leslie, Kathleen, Courtenay and Sam! #7289542Eugenio Diaz March 17, 2009
Magnificent! Great color and composition!Dianna Murphy March 18, 2009
I have always wanted to see one of these. The color is so incredible. Thanks for sharing your beautiful macro. #7300700Margaret R. Barry March 24, 2009
Thank you Sabrina, Eugenio and Dianna! #7321614Vladan D. Djordjevic March 25, 2009
What a beauty! An amazing photo with perfect color combination, details, comp. #7325793Anita Bower March 26, 2009
Beautifully captured!! #7336411Tiia Vissak April 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7432502Shawn Jennings April 22, 2009
Fantastic image, Margaret! Congratulations on your finalist! #7432537Anita Tykwinski April 22, 2009
Love, love love that blue...great capture...congrats! #7432613Leslie McLain April 22, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist. #7433154Melissa G. Meiselman April 22, 2009
Congratulations on your exquisite finalist!!! #7433366Stefania Barbier April 22, 2009
WTG congrats!!!!! #7433675Sam Britt April 22, 2009
Beautiful finalist, congratulations, Margaret! #7433802Jessica Jenney April 22, 2009
Congrats, Margaret on your gorgeous finalist! #7433894ROLAN NARMAN April 22, 2009
Huge Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist Margaret! #7433947Daniella Puente April 22, 2009
Awesome, congrats!!! #7434141Gene Spears April 22, 2009
stunning image, Margaret - congrats!! #7435072A P April 22, 2009
One of my favorites MargaretBest of luck in the next round.
Courtenay Vanderbilt April 22, 2009
WOW, congratulations, Margaret..I love this one! #7435917Kelly S. Cavanaugh April 22, 2009
How did I miss this??? Beautiful colors and detail! Congratulations, Margaret!! #7436217Renee Doyle April 22, 2009
Congratulations on this very beautiful finalist Margaret!! #7436392Teresa Burnett April 22, 2009
And another huge congratulations on this stunning finalist Margaret!!! Best of luck in the next round!!! #7436453Margaret R. Barry April 23, 2009
Thank you everyone! #7437461Usman M. Bajwa April 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful floral FINALIST, Margaret.Usman. #7437913
Ellen Hodges April 23, 2009
Congrats on your fantastic finalists, Margaret!! #7437975Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 23, 2009
Congratulations on another awesome finalist, Margaret. #7438020Vitor Dias April 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS MARGARET.rgds Vitor #7439430
Don Christiana April 23, 2009
Margaret, this has to be a winner. What a great photo. Congrats on being in the finals. #7439530Summer A. Kozisek April 23, 2009
Congratulations Margaret!! #7439784Carol Sawyer April 23, 2009
Congratulations on your finalists, Margaret!! #7440038Colleen Farrell April 23, 2009
Gorgeous!! I'd love to see a blue poppy in "person." lol Big congrats again, Margaret! #7440297Kathy Cline April 23, 2009
Patrick Rouzes April 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist,Margaret!!! #7442304Margaret R. Barry April 23, 2009
Thank you everyone! #7442337Lisa J. Boulden April 25, 2009
I've never seen a blue poppy before.Vladan D. Djordjevic April 26, 2009
Favorite. Congratulations on your finalist, Margaret!! #7452398Courtenay Vanderbilt August 17, 2009
You know how I LOVE this one, Margaret! Congratulations! #7857819Melissa G. Meiselman August 17, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Margaret!!! #7858081Nancyj E. Hovey August 17, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SLeslie McLain August 17, 2009
Congrats on your stunning finalist, Margaret. #7858572Ron McEwan August 17, 2009
It is a real thrill to comment on an image twice, and one such as this one, a big congratulations Margaret on the Silver, good luck in the next round. #7858851ROLAN NARMAN August 17, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Margaret! #7859238Val Feldman August 17, 2009
Congratulations, Margaret, on this stunning Finalist!! Val #7859498Kelly S. Cavanaugh August 17, 2009
Absolutely stunning, Margaret! Congratulations!!!! #7860196Teresa Burnett August 17, 2009
Huge congratulations on this magnificent Finalist, Margaret!! Best of luck in the next round!! #7860450Karen Engelbreth August 17, 2009
Congratulations Margaret... #7860586Barbara Waldoch August 18, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Margaret! #7860896Stefania Barbier August 18, 2009
huge congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!!! #7860963Nick Lagos August 18, 2009
Beautiful image Margaret...congrats to you #7861158Aimee S. McMaster August 18, 2009
...congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Margaret...Aimee #7861188Linda D. Lester August 18, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist!!! Best of luck in the next round! #7861832Margaret R. Barry August 18, 2009
Thanks everyone! #7861986Jessica Jenney August 18, 2009
Congratulations, Margaret on your gorgeous finalist! #7862097Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 18, 2009
Stunning beauty Margaret! Congratulations on your finalist! #7863494Ellen Hodges August 18, 2009
Huge congrats, Margaret!! #7863711Colleen Farrell August 18, 2009
Gorgeous, Margaret! Big congrats on your finalist! #7863911Linda Blair August 18, 2009
This is gorgeous....congratulations!!!!! #7864421Nadya Johnson August 18, 2009
So glad to see this in the finals! Congratulations, Margaret! #7864675Usman M. Bajwa August 18, 2009
CONGRATS......WTG #7865663Margaret R. Barry August 20, 2009
Thanks everyone! #7871783Wendy Moghadam August 21, 2009
Stunning! The colors and clarity are amazing! Congratulations on an awesome image! #7876112Fran J. Jagger September 21, 2009
Absolutely Gorgeous Margaret!! The color is STUNNING!! I love Longwood Gardens....wish I lived close so that I could go all year round! :) #7969084Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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