Perseverance [Contest Finalists April 2010]
Uploaded: April 04, 2010 20:15:44
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Thanks to Michelle Alton for the title!
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 7.40 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot G9
Rony Sagy April 04, 2010
Fantastic detail and texture, Patrick. #1255364Nancy L. Green April 04, 2010
Superb lighting, tones and textures Patrick, WTG!!! <>< #8510430Tommy E. Burgess April 04, 2010
Outstanding find and macro capture Patrick!! I've pulled so many weeds the last few days, I'm afraid I would have forgotten to take a picture and pulled them out without thinking. #8510482Ujjwal Mukherjee April 05, 2010
Beautifully seen,composed and taken,Patrick!! #8510600Laura E. Swan April 05, 2010
Man,it sure does. It's the one thing we can count on seeing FIRST in the spring too....weeds growing in the cracks and flowerbeds. Ever pulled them up from those cracks in the driveway? Some of those roots are LONG!!! Great COMP here, Paddy.-Swanee :) #8510645
Michelle Alton April 05, 2010
Survival is often an amazing phenomenon in Nature. Never Give Up is the lesson here. Wonderful color and detail, Patrick. #8510663Bojan Bencic April 05, 2010
Fantastic color and composition, Patrick. Great shot. #8510789Tammy M. Anderson April 05, 2010
Fabulous details, composition and colors, Patrick. Terrific find and macro. #8510816Renata Gusciora April 05, 2010
Fabulous lighting,textures,details,color and composition here,Patrick! #8511206Ron McEwan April 05, 2010
Amazing how you can take simplicity and turn it into a piece of art, well done as always Patrick WTG #8511261Val Feldman April 05, 2010
I ditto Ron...a great eye you have, Mr. Patrick! Love the deep mustard yellow and the many textures here both in the wall and the grasses themselves...and I love the persistence of weeds, as your captures reflects perfectly...they're true survivors! #8511335Melissa G. Meiselman April 05, 2010
Outstanding full frame shot with sharp detail and dramatic light and shadows, Patrick!! #8511508Husain Akhtar April 05, 2010
Attractive and magnificent! #8511529Kathleen Brennan April 05, 2010
Great find and wonderful textures! #8511584Robert R. Goodman April 05, 2010
Hi Patrick,Amazing how strong grass can be.Beautiful capture my friend.Wonderful lighting and color.Due to El Nino,I having trouble with wild grass in my yard!!!! #8511724David Phalen April 05, 2010
Fabulous light and capture Patrick!! Love the light, colors and textures!! #8512052John Connolly April 05, 2010
Superb detail and color here Patrick, and I just love the title!! #8512439Carol L. Fowler April 05, 2010
Love the detail and the beautiful mustard-yellow wall! #8512694Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 05, 2010
Perfect title and so very very true!!! :-) Great macro, Paddy!!! :-) k #8512895Gord MacEachern April 05, 2010
Fabulous capture Patrick, great colors,textures and detail!! #8512941Tammy Espino April 05, 2010
Excellent! #8513146Annette Carr April 05, 2010
I love it that you saw art in this and created a beautiful image. This is fantastic! #8513343Maria A. Gonzalez April 06, 2010
Perseverance is a great title for this capture,Patrick...Very well seen and captured..Great colors and details...Excellent macro. #8513933Kim Dietrich Elam April 06, 2010
This is wonderful, Patrick - and he title is great, too! I can see this on one of those inspirational posters with the black border and text under it... #8515798Randy D. Dinkins April 12, 2010
Indeed! That crack is only going to get wider. Great shot. #8529622Joseph M. Muench April 13, 2010
Vibrant color, nice composition!Nancy J. Locke April 14, 2010
WOW, Patrick!!! Awesome!!! #8533802Tammy Espino May 24, 2010
Congrats on ANOTHER awesome finalist! :) #8633554Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 24, 2010
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKim Dietrich Elam May 24, 2010
congrats on this great finalist and good luck in the next round, Patrick! #8634386Robert R. Goodman May 24, 2010
Awesome capture Patrick.A big congratulations!!! #8634408Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 24, 2010
Excellent image Patrick! Congratulations on your finalist!! #8634811Deborah Lewinson May 24, 2010
Congratulations on another original and excellent finalist, Patrick!Debby #8634856
Nancyj E. Hovey May 24, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N STommy E. Burgess May 24, 2010
Congratulations on your outstanding and well deserved finalist Patrick!! #8637964Susan Weisensel May 24, 2010
WTG Patrick. #8638056Patti Coblentz May 24, 2010
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Patrick!!Patti #8638194
Stefania Barbier May 25, 2010
gorgeous, congratulations!!! #8638294Courtenay Vanderbilt May 25, 2010
Awesome, Paddy! Congratulations! #8639218Amy M. Wilson May 25, 2010
Big congrats on this excellent Finalist, Paddy!! #8639790Renata Gusciora May 25, 2010
Congratulations again on your fantastic finalist,Patrick!!!:-) #8641131Sam Britt May 25, 2010
Big congrats, Patrick!! #8642484Kathy Salerni May 25, 2010
Huge congrats on this beautiful finalist, Patrick! #8642708Amanda J. Tanner May 29, 2010
Congratulation Paddy! Beautiful colors and composition. Wonderful work! #8651288JO ANN CLEVELAND May 29, 2010
Don't know how I missed this!Big congratulations on this unique find Patrick..
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Phillip R. Connolly May 29, 2010
Congratulations on an excellent finalist, Patrick! Well done!Phil #8651926
Wm Nosal May 29, 2010
Wonderful Shot!Barbara Mason May 30, 2010
Congratulations on your 3 finalists Patrick - my favourite is this one !!! - you certainly know how to use that G9 and Picasa WOW !!! #8652432Ujjwal Mukherjee May 30, 2010
Huge congratulations on this fantastic finalist,Patrick!! #8652498Janice Mezzacappa May 30, 2010
Patrick huge congrats on this amazing capture such color and details ...WTG!!! #8652843Ellen Hodges May 30, 2010
Huge congrats on your awesome finalists, Patrick!!!! #8653890Christine Lobsinger May 30, 2010
Outstanding capture Patrick... love this colour!!! THe details are perfect, as always/and the light!!!!Debra R. Harder May 31, 2010
You are a true genius, Patrick!! This is magnificent! I love the details, colors, lighting, composition and overall simplicity. Just brilliant! Congratulations on another fantastic finalist! Deb #8655975Mariann Kovats May 31, 2010
Congratulations on your awesome finalists! Beautiful colors, composition and texture! #8656393ALLEN O. HOWARD June 01, 2010
Another wonderful finalist Patrick. Exceptional detail, colors and composition! Bravo!!! #8658519Laura L. Gonzales June 06, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS my dear friend on this and ALL your beautiful Finalists! Love the title, color and tones!! Excellent work again!! Laura #8668404Nancy L. Green June 09, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS Patrick on this WONDERFUL finalist, WTG!!! <>< #8682537Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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