Uploaded: July 28, 2010 13:24:41
in the Chinese section of the Hunter Valley Gardens.
Well it is almost a circle!
Captured two weeks after the official opening of the Gardens in November 2003, at 1/250th f5.6 and ISO-64.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/4000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 64, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 10.50 mm, Model: C730UZ
David Phalen July 28, 2010
Close enough to a circle!! Love the light, colors, framing and clarity!! Very well done John!! #1292613Robert R. Goodman July 28, 2010
Hi John,that round enough for me to be a circle.Beautiful capture my friend.Looks like that was a beautiful day!!!!! #8791694Mike Clime July 28, 2010
Great capture, comp and framing! It looks like a circle to me, it just goes below ground. Bet that garden is something! #8791725Tammy M. Anderson July 28, 2010
Beautiful place, framing and clarity, John. Very pretty. #8791759Tiia Vissak July 28, 2010
a wonderful MT image! #8791771Gord MacEachern July 28, 2010
Fabulous capture Jack, perfect M/T entry.Gord MacEachern July 28, 2010
Sorry about your name John! #8791785Hendrik Storme July 28, 2010
Gorgeous MT entry!!! #8791822Jeff Robinson July 28, 2010
Another great find and capture John!! Jeff #8791837John Connolly July 28, 2010
Thank you so much David, Bobby, Mike,Tammy, Tiia Gord, Hendrik and Jeff for your input here, it is appreciated.
I found this one drifting in space, and thank you too Nancy!
Nancy L. Green
Oh my I love this!!! WONDERFUL comp, POV, colors and lighting, WTG!!!! <><
7/28/2010 1:35:16 PM
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Laura E. Swan July 28, 2010
Wow! What a beautiful place! Cool way to frame shot, too John!Love it!
-Laura #8791904
Wm Nosal July 28, 2010
Beautiful Shot, John!#8791910
Monnie Ryan July 28, 2010
Close enough for horseshoes, John! Terrific job with the framing and colors -- well done! #8791932Ann Coates July 28, 2010
Your circle has a beautiful view too. Nicely captured John. #8791965Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 28, 2010
Magnificent, John! It looks like a circle to me! :-) k #8791994JO ANN CLEVELAND July 28, 2010
Nicely composed with excellent color and detail John, great for the monthly theme...jo ann c. #8792031
MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 28, 2010
I like the way Mike thinks ;0)Marilyn K. Lincecum July 28, 2010
Another perfect image for the MT. Wonderful lighting, colors, texture and I love the framing. #8792062Lorraine A. Cook July 28, 2010
I'll circle this one for a winner, John!!<:)) The red outline draws the eye to the beautiful view, My Friend!!<:)) #8792124Barbara Waldoch July 28, 2010
Terrific pov and capture, John! #8792219Patrick Rouzes July 28, 2010
Fantastic tones, colors, textures, framing, lighting & symmetry here, John! Outstanding MT entry, indeed! #8792261Tammy Espino July 28, 2010
So many great MT's this month.This looks like a winner to me :) #8792268Renata Gusciora July 28, 2010
Super framing,fabulous pov,wonderful clarity,color and fantastic place,John! #8792357Denny E. Barnes July 28, 2010
Outstanding, John! Your POV, composition, the color, clarity and detail are all fantastic!! What a great MT entry!! WTG!! #8792422Stan Kwasniowski July 28, 2010
John, well thought out shot #8792487Dick W. Wyatt July 29, 2010
Looks like a circle to me.Great colors John, I like this one! #8792688
Brett Dolsen July 29, 2010
Great composition,colours,depth and details John!! #8792692Paul E. Earl July 29, 2010
I have been tempted to post my image of this exact spot taken a month ago!!! A terrific image! #8792790Ken Smith July 29, 2010
Perfect, John....looks like a circle to me! Nice colours!! #8792854Ray Thoms July 29, 2010
Great image John....like the colour and detail! #8792862Marijana Fajgl July 29, 2010
Grat framing and scene, John. Wonderful colours1 #8792924Jack Ryan July 29, 2010
A very well composed and very appealing image. Beautifully done, John. #8793093Candice C. Calhoun July 29, 2010
Superb photo for the monthly theme, John...love how the gate frames that gorgeous garden! WTG!ccc #8793189
Nadine A. Lewis July 29, 2010
EXCELLENT framing, John!!! GREAT color, PERFECT MT entry, & OUTSTANDING image!!! <>< #8793527John Connolly July 29, 2010
Thank you faor all your kind remarks, they are appreciated! #8793744Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas July 29, 2010
Wonderful framing with beautiful colors John!,John Connolly July 29, 2010
Thank you Amalia, they are beautiful gardens! #8793930Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay July 29, 2010
Awesome MT entry John! Gardens look lovely! Excellent work! #8794026Carolyn J. Connolly July 30, 2010
Superb capture and entry for the theme, bro-in-law...with outstanding colours, clarity of detail, light, depth and composition!! :o) #8795201Graham Robards July 30, 2010
Very Nice John! ~Pat #8795504Ellen Hodges July 30, 2010
Perfect composition in this beauty, John!!! #8795698John Connolly July 30, 2010
Many thanks Ruth, Carolyn, Pat & Graham and Ellen for your encouraging comments! #8796180Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 30, 2010
AWESOME colors and MT capture, BEAUUUUUUUUTIFUL!!! #8796281John Connolly July 30, 2010
Thank you so much Peaches, they are a beautiful gardens! #8796320Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 31, 2010
Love it! Love it! Love it! Absolutely terrific image, greatly composed and with wonderful colors, John. Well done! #8797156John Connolly July 31, 2010
Thanks Kiki, I must re visit the beautiful gardens when spring arrives this year! #8797682Ray Clarke August 02, 2010
Hi John, what perfect composition, wonderful shot #8801301John Connolly August 02, 2010
Thanks Ray & Audrey, it is great to hear from you again! #8802011isabel C. Zepeda August 03, 2010
JohnIts a beautiful almost circle,nice composition and colors :)
Ysa... #8803590
John Connolly August 03, 2010
Thanks Ysa, it was a great suprise to come across this gate in the gardens! #8804226Douglas Pignet August 13, 2010
Congrat's on this wonderful finalist image #8825294Giancarlo Bisone August 13, 2010
Hi John:Nancy L. Green August 13, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS dear friend, WTG!!! <>< #8825421Michelle Alton August 13, 2010
Nice going with this one, John. Congratulations! Good luck moving onward! #8825545Lorna Shutter August 13, 2010
Love this one!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award, John!!!!! :)Hendrik Storme August 13, 2010
Great MT entry and finalist,John!!! #8825839Jack Ryan August 13, 2010
Congratulations, John...a very deserving selection. #8825927Monnie Ryan August 13, 2010
A deserving Finalist -- congratulations, John! #8825938Robert R. Goodman August 13, 2010
A Big Congratulations,John.WTG My friend!!!! #8825960Marijana Fajgl August 13, 2010
Another amazing finalist! Big congratulations, John! #8826029Nancyj E. Hovey August 13, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SAnita Hogue August 13, 2010
Warmest Congratulations, John! #8826305Kerry Hill August 13, 2010
Huge congratulations on this fantastic finalist John!! #8826949Tammy Espino August 13, 2010
A huge congrats on this awesome finalist!! :) #8827041Wm Nosal August 13, 2010
Congratulations, John #8827109Laura E. Swan August 13, 2010
HEY! NEAT JOHN!!!! So happy for you!!! This one is so beautiful!CONGRATULATION on your BIG FINALIST!!!
-Laura :D
(Home safely from Camping now!) #8827292
Terry Cervi August 13, 2010
Beautifully framed, John! Congrats on your Finalist! #8827524Renata Gusciora August 13, 2010
Big congratualtions on this fabulous finalist,John!!!:-) #8827848Renee Doyle August 13, 2010
Excellent mt finalist John!!! Congratulations!! #8828381Ellen Hodges August 13, 2010
Congrats and very best luck on your awesome finalists, John!!!!! Awesome framing!!! #8828416Stan Kwasniowski August 13, 2010
John, a BIG Congratulations, #8829480Patti Coblentz August 13, 2010
Big congratulations on this wonderful finalist, John! #8829712Dick W. Wyatt August 14, 2010
A double! Congratulations John. #8829759Brett Dolsen August 14, 2010
Fantastic finalist and congraulations John! #8829829Graham Robards August 14, 2010
Congratulations John! Best of luck in the next round! ~Pat #8829839Stefania Barbier August 14, 2010
huge congrats on your beautiful finalist!!! #8830159Linda Blair August 14, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist!!! #8830982Emile Abbott August 14, 2010
Great framing and composition John and congrats on the finalist. #8831764Janie S. Oliver August 14, 2010
Wonderful work. Congrats on the finalist. #8833267Courtenay Vanderbilt August 14, 2010
Hey John, Big Congrats for this wonderful Finalist! And I apologize if I don't get around to all of them! #8833283Barbara Mason August 14, 2010
Congratulations a well deserved Finalist John !!! #8833758JO ANN CLEVELAND August 14, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome finalist John!jo ann c. #8834163
Ian M. Hill August 14, 2010
Big congrats again John on a well deserved final,best of luck!! #8834165Phyllis H. Burchett August 14, 2010
Congrats on this fantastic finalist John!! #8834214Ann Coates August 14, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist John. #8834718Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 14, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist John, nicely seen! #8834750Patrick Rouzes August 15, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, John! Good luck in next round! WTG! #8835218Julie Burnett August 15, 2010
A BIG congratulations on this stunning finalist, John!! #8835881Dianna Murphy August 15, 2010
Warmest congratulations on your wonderful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #8836385ALLEN O. HOWARD August 15, 2010
John you nailed this! Excellent and congratulations! #8836634John Connolly August 15, 2010
Thank you for all your wonderful comments, they are very encouraging! #8837169MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 15, 2010
Dual finalists eh Johnny??? ;0)Tamara K. Walker August 15, 2010
CONGRATULATION JOHN BOY! #8837981isabel C. Zepeda August 15, 2010
John
CONGRATULATIONS :)
YSA... #8838001
Kim Andelkovic August 16, 2010
Congratulations on such a wonderful finalist, its really beautiful :-) #8838855Nancy J. Locke August 16, 2010
SUPER CONGRATS FOR YOUR AWESOME FINALISTS, JOHN!!!!WOOT!!!
Cheers, Nancy J Locke #8839100
John Connolly August 16, 2010
Thanks so much Melodie, Tamara, Ysa, Kim, and Nancy for your find remarks, they are appreciated! #8840260Hendrik Storme August 16, 2010
As I say gorgeous,good luck in the next round,John! #8840268Marilyn K. Lincecum August 16, 2010
WTG...Congratulations again John !!! #8841414Ken Smith August 17, 2010
Hey John, congrats to you!! #8842445John Connolly August 17, 2010
Thank you so much Hendrik, Marilyn and Ken for your kind comments, they really are appreciated! #8844105Carol A. Grady August 18, 2010
Love your Moongate John. A very well deserved Finalist. Great framing, color and POV.Great Job! #8846620
John Connolly August 18, 2010
Thank you Carol, I value your input here! #8846640Nadia Paul August 20, 2010
This is very beautiful John - should have been a winner - congrats on your finalist! #8849782Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 20, 2010
WHOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJohn Connolly August 20, 2010
Thank you so much Nadia and Peaches, I appreciate your encouraging comments! #8851356Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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