Prairie Medicine [Contest Finalists September 2010]
Uploaded: September 17, 2010 17:10:13
Echinacea Purpurea (Purple Cone Flower) was used for medicinal purposes by plains indians. The hardy, drought tolerant forb was chewed by settlers to relieve toothaches.
Flowers September
Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 8/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 180.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Karen Kessler September 17, 2010
Lovely capture, Irene! The center of the flower looks like it "pops out" in the photo, too.So THIS is what Echinacea looks like?! :) #1309170
Liz blahh September 17, 2010
Beautifully captured! Love the lighting, comp & colors! #8914217Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 17, 2010
Gorgeous, Irene! :-) k #8914269Wm Nosal September 18, 2010
WOW! Great Shot and Beautiful Lighting #8914745Joannie Bertucci September 18, 2010
Every aspect of your image is stunning Irene! #8916307Karen Celella September 20, 2010
Gorgeous light, color, clarity and tones, Irene! #8919412Steve M. Harrington September 20, 2010
A beautiful and dramatic image, Irene.Leslie McLain September 20, 2010
Beautiful comp, colors, light and details, Irene. #8920312Tammy Espino September 21, 2010
Stunning capture!!! #8922786Phyllis H. Burchett October 06, 2010
Lovely capture, colors and light Irene! #8951508Rita Hill October 08, 2010
Oh my goodness, I checked out your gallery and this was the first thing that stood out and I loved it.Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 15, 2010
Tammy Espino October 15, 2010
Congrats on this awesome finalist :)I see a gold badge~ #8969053Nancyj E. Hovey October 15, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SWm Nosal October 15, 2010
Congratulations, Irene! #8970453Karen Kessler October 15, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist, Irene!!! #8971725Sam Britt October 15, 2010
Big Congratulations, Irene! #8971859Joannie Bertucci October 16, 2010
Congrats on your outstanding Finalist Irene...I feel a gold badge in my bones for this one! #8973114Kerry Penn October 16, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on your Finalist! #8973503Merna L. Nobile October 16, 2010
Every month, with our camera in hand, we go out and find what we hope will be the “winning photo.”Melissa G. Meiselman October 17, 2010
Simply beautiful!! Congratulations!! #8976601Leslie McLain October 20, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Irene. #8986425Debbie Hartley October 23, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Irene! #8990982Patti Coblentz February 06, 2011
This image just stops the show, Irene...stunning gesture, color, light, and detail! A belated congratulations on your finalist! #9217665Phyllis A. Houghton August 21, 2011
Gorgeous. Great color, DOF, detail and angle. I am learning a lot about coneflowers lately. Thank you for the background info, it makes the image come alive. #9618672Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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