At First Blush [contest finalists may 2010]
Uploaded: May 21, 2010 04:07:59
The first blush of beginning color on the hydrangeas in our garden....I love their big, frilly heads and clusters of flowers and love them best at this stage - when they seem not to be able to make up their minds which color to end up - pink or blue....
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/40 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Tammy M. Anderson May 21, 2010
Absolutely perfect, Valarie. Details and colors are beautiful. Outstanding full frame image. #1270885Dominick M. Dimacale May 21, 2010
Lovely florals and details here, Valarie.Dominick #8626099
Maria A. Gonzalez May 21, 2010
Hi,Val..Beautiful full frame,colors and lighting..Love the pastel colors and the delicate flowers..Well done. #8626116Douglas Pignet May 21, 2010
Lovely flkoral Val, very nice soft colors #8626119Julie Burnett May 21, 2010
Gorgeous full frame image, Val. As always, clarity and composition are outstanding, and you've perfectly captured the soft blush of those delicate colors! #8626126Jeff Robinson May 21, 2010
Excellent lighting and detail Valarie! Jeff #8626151Robert R. Goodman May 21, 2010
Hi Valarie,what a beautiful way to start the morning my friend.Gorgeous capture,beautiful color and detail!!!! #8626210Gina Cormier May 21, 2010
WOWIE!!!!!!!<----just fell off my chair!
<---calling 911
<---------getting CPR
<----------whew!! Ok...better now.
Grovel, grovel, grovel, grovel, grovel..... :-) #8626215
Jeana Clark May 21, 2010
~J~ #8626307
Patricia Seidler May 21, 2010
Absolutely beautiful Valarie. Great composition, dof, COLORS and lighting. Do you write as well for a living? Your descriptions and narratives are book material! #8626349Ron McEwan May 21, 2010
Valarie you sure nailed this beauty, love the way you worked with the lighting. Superb detail. #8626368Jack Ryan May 21, 2010
Excellent detail and wonderful color in this well composed beauty! Very well done. #8626521Monnie Ryan May 21, 2010
Just love the softness of the colors and the composition, Valarie -- outstanding! #8626657Ellen Hodges May 21, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous color and outstanding detail, Val!!! Really looks sooooooo beautiful!! #8626675Ellen Hodges May 21, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous color and outstanding detail, Val!!! Really looks sooooooo beautiful!! #8626677Rony Sagy May 21, 2010
What a fantastic capture. And so humbly titled. Beautiful details, colors and texture. Wanted to touch the petal veins. #8626887Julianne Bradford May 21, 2010
Rony's right..just want to touch this luscious capture Valarie! WTG! #8626937Cathy Barrows May 21, 2010
perfect title for this beauty #8626954Ann H. Belus May 21, 2010
Val, this is gorgeous...fantastic detail and clarity, and the colors are beautiful! #8627000Tammy Espino May 21, 2010
Beautiful~ :) #8627061Dianna Murphy May 21, 2010
I love how you captured the shimmer of the leaves but retained all the highlight detail. Great exposure! I just love hydrangeas and their variance of color. It like you never know what you'll get. #8627067Sam Britt May 21, 2010
Great detail, light & title, another terrific macro, Val. #8627150Kerry Hill May 21, 2010
Fabulous details and clarity Valarie, lovely full frame capture! #8627231Steve M. Harrington May 21, 2010
I like this a great deal, Valarie. A wonderful feel and soft tones.Janet McNeil May 21, 2010
Beautifully captured with striking colors and detail!! #8627376Jean-Pierre Ducondi May 21, 2010
Great title and a beauty - Great capture Val.Carol Eade May 21, 2010
You captured the colors and textures so beautifully, Valarie! #8627665Tommy E. Burgess May 21, 2010
Gorgeous capture of these beauties Val!! #8627985Carol L. Fowler May 22, 2010
Beautiful capture- these flowers are difficult to photograph, I find, but of course you did a stupendous job! #8629205Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 23, 2010
WOW! How in the world did I miss this beautiful image, Val! I love everything about it! :-) k #8630902Val Feldman May 24, 2010
Thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments on this one - as always, much appreciated! ~Val #8631815Marty Straub May 24, 2010
Outstanding corner-to-corner detail, Valarie. Colors and light are superb. Yeah, you're right, this is the best stage. Pink or blue. Boy or a girl. Well, there's no vacillating in our appreeciation of your wonderful ability to share your garden in such a beautiful way. #8632641Melissa G. Meiselman June 07, 2010
Big congratulations, Valarie on this exquisite finalist!!!! #8671831Julianne Bradford June 07, 2010
Congratulations Valarie! This is a stunning finalist! #8671948Valentin M. Armianu June 07, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful work, Valarie! #8671993Tammy Espino June 07, 2010
Congrats on this wonderful finalist!! :) #8672090Freddy Bland June 07, 2010
Spectacular and stunning finalist, Valarie!!! This is beauuuutiful!! Congratulations to you!! #8672238Nancyj E. Hovey June 07, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SDebra R. Harder June 07, 2010
WOW, Valarie...this is gorgeous! Congratulations on another superb finalist! Deb #8673256Carol Eade June 07, 2010
Another warm congratulations, Valarie! #8673524Ann Coates June 07, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist Valarie. #8673881Linda D. Lester June 07, 2010
Awesome.....Congratulations! #8674516Gina Cormier June 07, 2010
I saw this one coming!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!! You rock!!! #8674631Sam Britt June 07, 2010
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Val! #8674946Robert R. Goodman June 07, 2010
Big Congratulations,valarie.Making off like a bandit this month.Beautiful image!!! #8675018Patti Coblentz June 07, 2010
Yep, Val the banditt!!! Congratulations on this stunningly beautiful finalist!!Patti #8675204
Stefania Barbier June 07, 2010
congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!! #8676441Bojan Bencic June 07, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Valarie. #8676614Douglas Pignet June 08, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SMarilyn Cornwell June 08, 2010
Beautiful finalist, Valarie! Congratulations! #8677444Jeana Clark June 08, 2010
OUTSTANDING!!! Congratulations on this wonderfully presented finalist Val!!! Best of luck in the next round!!!~J~ #8677883
Val Feldman June 08, 2010
Thanks everyone for your very kind comments and always, your support. You people are just the best! ~Val #8679043Courtenay Vanderbilt June 08, 2010
Love hydrangeas! Big Congrats on this beauty, Valarie! #8679396Julie Burnett June 08, 2010
A gorgeous finalist, Val. Congratulations again!! #8679563Patrick Rouzes June 08, 2010
WOW, CONGRATULATIONS on this superb finalist, Valarie! WTG! #8679733Carol L. Fowler June 09, 2010
Again! WTG! Superb! #8682806Joannie Bertucci June 09, 2010
Val, this looks like a bouquet of mother-of-pearl flowers! Congrats on your fine Finalist! #8684137Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay June 10, 2010
Absolutely stunning Valarie! Beautiful work! Congrats on your finalist! :-) #8685433Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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