Study in Red and Magenta [Contest Finalists May 2009]
Uploaded: May 07, 2009 06:47:16
Entered into Details and Macro.
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/40 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lynne Morris May 07, 2009
What a fabulous full frame floral Melissa, gorgeous capture. #1124617Lisa J. Boulden May 07, 2009
Fantastic full-frame floral, Melissa!Michael Khoury May 07, 2009
very nice with good arrangement and balance Melissa !Kim Kleinschmidt May 07, 2009
This is exquisite, Melissa!Melissa Olsen May 07, 2009
I don't know what I like better, the color of the reds or the little specks of yellow. Either way you have a wonderful floral Melissa! #7495597Ruth Grimm May 07, 2009
Lovely! Just lovely! ! #7495618Jeff Robinson May 07, 2009
Great color and detail Melissa! Jeff #7495668Martha R. Mazon May 07, 2009
Gorgeous capture, Melissa, with great color lighting, and ultra-sharp clarity! #7495713Daniella Puente May 07, 2009
Beautiful color on this full frame Melissa! #7495794Melissa G. Meiselman May 07, 2009
Thanks so much Lynne, Lisa, Michael, Kin, Melissa, Ruth, Jeff, Martha and Daniella for your terrific comments!!! #7495863Monnie Ryan May 07, 2009
Wonderful detail and gorgeous, eye-popping colors, Melissa! #7495890Tiia Vissak May 07, 2009
a cool close-up! #7495947Melissa G. Meiselman May 07, 2009
Thanks so much Monnie and Tila for your wonderful comments!!! #7496056Leland N. Saunders May 07, 2009
Really nice work, Melissa ... well done ... !!Lee #7496116
Susan Weisensel May 07, 2009
Wonderful color and very fine, crisp detail on this gorgeous macro. #7496158Patricia Seidler May 07, 2009
Beautiful full frame floral Melissa. Love the color. #7496165Tammy Espino May 07, 2009
Fantastic full frame capture~ A gorgeous photo!!! :) #7496361Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 07, 2009
Very beautiful with wonderful colors and lighting, Melissa!!! :-) k #7496403Jessica Jenney May 07, 2009
Beautiful full frame hydrangea, Melissa!Rajeev 270293 Kashyap May 07, 2009
fabulous full frame floral image Capture Melissa! #7496783Bojan Bencic May 07, 2009
Fantastic clarity and colors, Melissa. #7496849Nancy L. Green May 07, 2009
SO beautiful Melissa, the colors are so rich, the clarity wuperb and the lighting right on, WTG!! <>< #7496857Rod Partington May 07, 2009
Beautiful,Melissa! Rich and full. Well done! #7497001Carol Sawyer May 07, 2009
Beautiful full frame capture, colors and detail, Melissa!! #7497103Sam Britt May 07, 2009
Beautiful full frame, great color & details, Melissa. #7497633Max Aureli May 07, 2009
Amaze frame with gorgeous colors and clarity, Melissa!!! Fantastic composition my friend!!! #7497690Raymond Pauly May 08, 2009
Lovely colors and textures in this full frame, Melissa! #7498355Kate Jackson May 08, 2009
Red heaven! #7498484Melissa G. Meiselman May 08, 2009
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!!! #7498617Gene Spears May 08, 2009
beautiful image, Melissa - nice work! #7499323Renata Gusciora May 08, 2009
This is simply wonderful,Melissa! #7499458Melissa G. Meiselman May 08, 2009
Thanks so much Gene and Renata for your wonderful comments!!! #7499876ROLAN NARMAN May 08, 2009
Superb composition and details Melissa! Love it! #7500016Melissa G. Meiselman May 08, 2009
Thanks so much, Rolan for your great comment!! #7500048Barbara Waldoch May 08, 2009
Wonderful image, Melissa! #7500933Patrick Rouzes May 08, 2009
WOWWWWWWWWWWW,Melissa, a spectacular sight indeed!!! Exceptional colors, detail, clarity, lighting & full frame!!!Eugenio Diaz May 09, 2009
This is gorgeous,Melissa...I love it.Melissa G. Meiselman May 09, 2009
Thanks so much Barbara, Patrick and Eugenio for your great comments!!! #7502855Nikki McDonald May 10, 2009
This is stunning, Melissa. Lovely lighting and details. Congratulations on the EP and Happy Mother's Day :) #7505437Melissa G. Meiselman May 10, 2009
Thanks so much Nikki for your great comment and congrats on the EP!!! #7505799Patti Coblentz May 10, 2009
Wonderful close-up and framing, Melissa!AEK May 14, 2009
melissa, this wonderful. love the way you filled your frame with such a beautiful pattern of lush colored blooms. do feel like my nose is in a bouquet. fabulous images, all. my best - a. #7520082Melissa G. Meiselman May 15, 2009
Thanks so much Patricia and Arlene for your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!!! #7523460Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) May 16, 2009
Magnificient composition,colors and pattern of this image of bed of flowers. #7528649Susie Peek-Swint May 17, 2009
Lovely floral image Melissa ~ it's not easy to capture those colours! #7528741Melissa G. Meiselman May 17, 2009
Thanks so much Karacan and Susie for your great comments!! #7529374Toni Riggs May 18, 2009
Very pretty! #7531697Dianna Murphy May 18, 2009
Beautiful colors and detail. Wonderful full frame. #7533647Leslie McLain May 20, 2009
Love the wonderful color and details. #7541770Melissa G. Meiselman May 20, 2009
Thanks so much Toni, Dianna and Leslie for your wonderful comments!!! #7542141Wendy Stevenson May 23, 2009
Love this full frame of colour and pattern! #7550715Melissa G. Meiselman May 23, 2009
Thanks so much Wendy for your wonderful comment!! #7551870Cheryl E. Molennor June 12, 2009
Great color and detail Melissa #7622863Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009
Congratulations! #7649164Leslie McLain June 19, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist! #7649231Nikki McDonald June 19, 2009
So glad to see the badge on this fantastic floral, Melissa. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round #7649259Nancyj E. Hovey June 19, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SStefania Barbier June 19, 2009
huge congrats Melissa! #7650122Michael Khoury June 19, 2009
A BIG Congrats Melissa! #7650278Patricia Ronan June 19, 2009
Congratulations Melissa:) #7650309Janet McNeil June 19, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa!! #7650591Eivor Kuchta June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #7650843Cheryl E. Molennor June 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!!!! #7651020Renee Doyle June 19, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Melissa!! #7651093Katherine Kuhn June 19, 2009
Great capture & clarity -- congrats! #7651398Max Aureli June 19, 2009
Great Congratulations Melissa!!! Fantastic shot!!! #7651559ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Melissa! #7651722M.Christine Duncan June 19, 2009
Melissa, sublime color and love how you've filled the entire shot with it!!! Bravo and congrats on this beautiful finalist! #7651869Anne M. Young June 19, 2009
Congratulations - super capture! Love this one!! #7652070Sam Britt June 19, 2009
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Melissa! #7652136Tammy Espino June 19, 2009
Congrats!! #7652317Daniel Ruf June 19, 2009
Well done and congrats! #7652370Carol L. Fowler June 19, 2009
Congrats on this Finalist! #7652721Kerry Hill June 19, 2009
Huge congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Melissa!!! #7653125Jennifer L. Alder June 19, 2009
Congrats, Melissa, on this beautiful finalist image :) #7653182Kim Kleinschmidt June 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on your gorgeous finalist, Melissa! #7653359Nadya Johnson June 19, 2009
Huge Congrats on your spectacular finalist, Melissa!! #7653457Robert K. Bemus June 20, 2009
Congratulations-- best of luck in the next round, Melissa!!! #7653845Linda M. Walker June 20, 2009
Congratulations,Melissa! #7654378Sue Marshall June 20, 2009
Big congrats on your gorgeous Finalist, Melissa! :-) #7655113Patrick Rouzes June 20, 2009
I remember this very well, Melissa!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist!!! #7655218Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2009
Thanks everyone for your great congratulatory remarks. They are all very much appreciated!! #7655265Eugenio Diaz June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your AMAZING Finalist Melissa!!!Love it! Fantastic work!Ruth Grimm June 20, 2009
Congratulations Melissa! WTG!! Whoooot-Whoooot!!! #7655381Teresa Burnett June 20, 2009
Huge congrats on this gorgeous finalist Melissa!! #7655952Courtenay Vanderbilt June 20, 2009
Congratulations Melissa! #7656068Lisa J. Boulden June 20, 2009
Fantastic finalist!!!Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2009
Thanks so much Eugenio, Ruth, Teresa, Courtenay and Lisa for your wonderful comments!! #7656390Jeana Clark June 20, 2009
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Dianna Murphy June 20, 2009
WTG! Congratulations on your finalist in Macro and Details. Bravo! #7656841Alan Hurite June 20, 2009
Melissa, congratulations on being a finalist. You certainly deserve it. #7656965Ellen Hodges June 20, 2009
Congrats on this awesome finalist, Melissa! Happy Birthday to you, also!! #7657032Val Feldman June 20, 2009
This is gorgeous, Melissa and so well-deserved! Your florals are all so very outstanding and inspiring to me. This is a winner and I'm sure will go all the way! Fingers crossed for you and huge congrats! #7657043Julianna J. Collett June 20, 2009
Congrats Melissa - it wouldn't be finalist day if you weren't among the top!! #7657101Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 20, 2009
Huge congrats on this beautiful finalist, Melissa. #7657103Cassie L. Woodlee June 20, 2009
Congrats Melissa!!! #7657145Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2009
Thanks everyone so much for these wonderful supportive comments!!! #7657201Betsy Labuschagne June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your exquisite finalist Melissa!!! #7657278Colleen Farrell June 20, 2009
Fabulous!! I love how you've filled the frame with the blossoms. Big congrats on your finalist, Melissa! #7657493Bojan Bencic June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa. #7657544Marcel J. Fernandez June 20, 2009
Congratulations Melissa on your super delightful Finalist. #7657916Janet Daniel June 20, 2009
A big congratulations on your stunning floral macro, Melissa! #7658146Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa, on your beautiful finalist!! Deb #7658344Sarah Springer June 20, 2009
BRAVO and CONGRATS on your finalist, Melissa. #7658436Nancy L. Green June 20, 2009
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist Melissa, very well deserved!!! <>< #7658939Cindy Bendush June 20, 2009
Congrats on this super finalist Melissa! #7659240Sherran Andersen June 20, 2009
Congrats Melissa. Sherran #7659363Laurence Saliba June 21, 2009
What a lovely finalist!!! Congratulations!!! #7660022Jeff Robinson June 21, 2009
Congrats Melissa on your Excellent Finalist!! Jeff #7660105Carol Sawyer June 21, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa!! #7660242Joanne E. Bohenstengel June 21, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa. Well Deserved. beautiful Joanne #7660447Kathy Cline June 21, 2009
SOOOOOOOO PRETTY MELISSA CONGRATULATIONSMelissa G. Meiselman June 21, 2009
Many thanks for all of your congratulatory remarks!! They are all very much appreciated!!! #7661255Barbara Waldoch June 21, 2009
Congratulations on this beauty, Melissa! #7662197Cassie L. Woodlee June 21, 2009
Congratulations!!! #7662267Jane E. Kirn June 21, 2009
Fabalous shot Melissa, such detail and color, congratulations. #7662794Melissa G. Meiselman June 21, 2009
Thanks so much Barbara, Cassie and Jane for your great remarks!!! #7662797Usman M. Bajwa June 21, 2009
Great details and colors, Melissa. CONGRATULATIONS on a terrific Finalist!!Usman. #7663039
Beverley Scott June 22, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa, on this stunning Finalist! #7663370Marilyn Cornwell June 22, 2009
Congratulations!! #7664061Melissa G. Meiselman June 22, 2009
Thanks Usman, Beverley and Marilyn for commenting!! #7665228Martha R. Mazon June 22, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist, Melissa! #7667124isabel C. Zepeda June 23, 2009
MelissaWow congratulations,beautiful photo
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AEK June 25, 2009
and I still love this. many congrats, melissa! outstanding. big smiles! #7676842ALLEN O. HOWARD June 25, 2009
An outstanding full frame image, Melissa! The details and colors are excellent! Congratulations! #7677419Leland N. Saunders July 05, 2009
What great color, Melissa ... congratulations and well done !!Lee #7708240
Melissa G. Meiselman July 05, 2009
Thanks!! #7708415Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 04, 2009
A beautiful finalist Melissa, congratulations! #7815943Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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