Uploaded: January 11, 2010 03:39:24
Finalist
I gave this the title of Duchess because the remaining petals remind me of the high, ruffled collars the grand ladies wore in Elizabethan times.
Resubmission: August 5, 2010
Category: Flowers
Exif: F Number: 3.7, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 3125/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 64,64, FocalLength: 72.00 mm, Model: KODAK P712 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Stefania Barbier January 11, 2010
how beautiful Nikki... fantastic fx! #1225715Stefania Barbier January 11, 2010
thank you for the wishes Nikki... it's tomorrow :0) #8288092Douglas Pignet January 11, 2010
Beautiful colors and clarity, great job and nice presentation. #8288112Amy M. Wilson January 11, 2010
Beauiful colors, clarity and presentation, Nikki! #8288115Tammy M. Anderson January 11, 2010
This is beautiful, Nikki. #8288129Courtenay Vanderbilt January 11, 2010
Beautiful Nikki! Crisp details and I love how the purple is echoed in the BG! #8288140Leslie McLain January 11, 2010
Beautiful capture, Nikkie with wonderful details and colors. #8288192Jean-Pierre Ducondi January 11, 2010
Beautiful capture with great colors and DOF. Well done.Usman M. Bajwa January 11, 2010
I like this one better, Nikki!UB. #8288254
Michelle Alton January 11, 2010
It strains the envelope for magnificence, Nikki. I'm in total awe. #8288326Joy Rector January 11, 2010
love this shot #8288357Agnes Fegan January 11, 2010
This one has amazing clarity Nikki!!! #8288548Aimee S. McMaster January 11, 2010
...so beautiful Nikki....lovely floral.. #8288562Monnie Ryan January 11, 2010
Just gorgeous, Nikki -- they're both beautiful! #8288927Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas January 11, 2010
Beautiful details, colors and BG Nikki!,MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 11, 2010
Keep Bringing This Back as many times as it takes NiK!!Amanda Cass January 11, 2010
nice and crisp image Niki love the colours too :) #8289399Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 11, 2010
Awesome before...perfect now!!! Gorgeous image, Nikki!!! :-) k #8289804William C. Raco January 11, 2010
Such beautiful rich color with excellent depth and focusDavid Phalen January 11, 2010
Love what you've done with this beauty!! The flower is the sole subject now!! #8289873Jeana Clark January 11, 2010
~J~ #8289955
Laura E. Swan January 11, 2010
OM GOSH! Instant FAV Nikki! This is BEAUTIFUL!!! So well done!-Laura #8290009
Sam Britt January 11, 2010
Beautiful & unique floral, Nikki. #8290234Betsy Labuschagne January 13, 2010
Beautiful capture and treatment, great work Nikki!! #8293432Mitch Spence January 14, 2010
EP, goody, goody. #8296883Sherran Andersen January 15, 2010
Love the colours and clarity. #8300792R. J. Laudenbacher August 06, 2010
Nikki this is a fantastic shot and the sharpness and details in it is absolutley amazing. Wonderful work. #8809568Jean-Pierre Ducondi August 06, 2010
Beautiful image and great title. Good luck with it.Dr Silly August 06, 2010
Pretty. :O) #8810000Gord MacEachern August 06, 2010
Very beautiful Nikki. The title is perfect also, very well done! #8810090Jessica Jenney August 06, 2010
Beautiful lighting, color and detail, Nikki! #8810142Terry Cervi August 06, 2010
This is so pretty, Nikki! Wonderful detail and color! #8810172Mike Clime August 06, 2010
Really pretty capture and excellent dof! PS - today's entry went in catch all. #8810212Patrick Rouzes August 06, 2010
Perfect & creative title, spectacular colors, tones, textures, detail, clarity,dof & lovely b/g & here, Nikki! Outstanding & beautiful work ,indeed! #8810247Karen E. Baumann August 06, 2010
Love those colors... and the graphic element of the flower... a nice EOD image, perhaps sometime. Love the clarity, too! #8810372Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 06, 2010
BEEEEEEEAUUUUUUUUTIFUL, Nikki! :-) k #8810792Usman M. Bajwa August 06, 2010
My favorite from all your floral shots. Hope it gets golden this time around, Nikki. Good luck!UB. #8810905
Renee Doyle August 07, 2010
Perfect title for this beauty Nikki!!!!!! Gorgeous! #8811288Patricia White August 07, 2010
This is a beautiful display of color, lines and detail. Just awesome. #8812115Courtenay Vanderbilt August 08, 2010
Stunning, Nikki! #8813117Chris Budny August 08, 2010
Beautiful effects, and so perfectly titled ;) #8813288Phyllis H. Burchett August 08, 2010
Gorgeous capture and wonderfully titled! #8813500Evy Johansen August 08, 2010
Very beautiful image, Nikki! #8814657Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 15, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist Nikki, so lovely! #8903151Renee Doyle September 15, 2010
Just beautiful!!!! Huge congrats Nikki!! #8906242Sherran Andersen September 15, 2010
Congrats. #8906315Graeme yew Chow September 15, 2010
Huge congratulations Nikki! wonderful image. #8906669Chris Budny September 16, 2010
...and now perfectly adorned! Congratulations! #8907845Nancyj E. Hovey September 16, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJeana Clark September 16, 2010
~J~ #8910604
Usman M. Bajwa September 17, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on the Finalist Award!UB. #8911716
Lydia Williams September 18, 2010
Yay, again...I love this one very much...Congratulations again, Nikki! #8915872Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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