Morning Visitor [Contest Finalists September 2004]
Uploaded: September 01, 2004 03:06:36
Alan L. Borror September 01, 2004
Just a super photo, K! A winner in my opinion. #164340Wally Orlowsky September 01, 2004
Excellent composition, K. I like the range of yellow tones throughout the shot. They complement the bird without competing with it. #748567Charlene Bayerle September 01, 2004
Awesome K!!!!! #748573Kathleen Clemons September 01, 2004
Nice job hiring a bird model that matches the flowers, K! lol This is just wonderful! #748596Colleen Braun September 01, 2004
love the colors and the spent sunflowers... #748615S J September 01, 2004
Pretty good shot, K! Love the details and how lucky you're to have the bird in that position!!!!! I envy your success...lol. #748620Joy Brown September 01, 2004
Awesome capture, K!!! #748629Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Gorgeous shot, Kelly!! What a pretty bird. Carolyn Fletcher
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Paul Michko September 01, 2004
I think this bird feels a kinship with this flower. Both have the same coloring. LOL!!! Great capture, K. #748637Bonnie C. Lackey September 01, 2004
Oh my, K! This is just about perfect! #748679Colette M. Metcalf September 01, 2004
Excellent, K!!! #748684Cathy Gregor September 01, 2004
Very nicely done, K! The little birdie blends right in.Robert Goodman September 01, 2004
This is beautiful,K.The kind of visitor,I would like to see in the morning!!!! #748788Cindy Paquette September 01, 2004
Who knew this bird could accessorize??!Donna W. Neal September 01, 2004
Wow...Wow...WowJoy M. Holster September 01, 2004
Beautiful! Love the yellow tone. #748837Gianna Stadelmyer September 01, 2004
So color coordinated. This is awesome, K!!! The DoF is tremendous and the lighting and composition are great. What a lucky find and so well captured:-) #748852Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Thanks everyone! :) I appreciate it! -K #748909Darren K. Fisher September 01, 2004
Ding Ding Ding ladies and gentelmen we have a winner!!!! This is stunning Kelly, the colors the lighting and your dof are perfect. I love it. Now this makes me wonder where it was taken, it made me think of my favorite place this time of year in Lawerence. Out next to the lake where they fly the little airplanes. It should be full of Sunflowers by now. #748967Marcie A. Fowler September 01, 2004
Great job on your part K to see this little guy and capture him before he flew away. He matches the flowers so perfectly. This is an amzing image. Very well done, seen, and presented. And once again I agree with Darren!! #748991Casey A. Hanson September 01, 2004
Nice shot K! #749031Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
:) Thanks Darren and Marcie - you guys are too kind! And Darren, you're close. This was on the west side of the lake, near that bridge just before the turn off for the Bloomington boat ramps/rec area (the non-Corp side). Since we've been having so much rain this August, that whole area is flooded and the cranes and herons are hunting there. I was trying to catch them and some of the flowers and this guy flew up to see what I was doing. He stayed right around me wherever I went singing up a storm, lol. Thanks again -K #749034Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Thanks Casey - we crossed! -K #749039Michael Wehrman September 01, 2004
Great catch K nice image #749108Murry Grigsby September 01, 2004
Nice catch K! The bird is a perfect balance to the sunflowers -- super image design!! #749120Duane Carter September 01, 2004
Great shot, -K!! It's all-around beautiful. #749125Sharon Day September 01, 2004
Absolutely beautiful, K! I love the fact you were able to get such a wonderful close-up in his natural surroundings! #749146Lori Ditlefsen September 01, 2004
Just chiming in with the rest! A very nice shot! Nice DOF too. Nice clarity and color. Well done! #749211Dan Holm September 01, 2004
Wow! This is a fantastic capture, K! The colors, the composition...all perfect! Outstanding shot! #749258Pamela K September 01, 2004
wow! great shot! I love how the goldfinch and the sunflowers match in color!Pam #749297
Robin L. Wehrman September 01, 2004
WOW! Magnificent capture and image, K! This is beautiful and so are the colors, good job!! #749485Donna J. Taff September 01, 2004
I love this, K.!!!!!! #749520Larry Lawhead September 01, 2004
Great shot, K. love the composition! #749590Diane Addonizio September 01, 2004
Beautiful; love the dof1 #749602Dale Gast September 01, 2004
Incredible capture! Just lovely!!!! #749612Lucia De Giovanni September 01, 2004
All of the above, and then some! This is a great capture! #749624Mette Vendelboe Allison September 01, 2004
The bird makes this wonderfully composed picture so unique! Great warm colours too! Good luck with this one, K! #749634Joannie Bertucci September 01, 2004
Only in Kansas can a true sunflower grow and capture the attention of a gorgeous finch! #749756Donald K. Cherry September 01, 2004
Great capture, K...the laighting in this shot is perfect...you have a remarkable eye for nature!! #749814Karen Engelbreth September 01, 2004
Beautiful, K! #749853Claudia Kuhn September 01, 2004
Wonderful capture K. He blends right in with those sunflowers! #749869Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it! -K #750010Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it! -K #750011Terry R. Hatfield September 01, 2004
Excellent Colors Kay Nicely Captured!! #750072Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Thanks Terry! :) -K #750151Mary K. Robison September 01, 2004
Talk about your mellow yellows ~ K, this is terrific! #750223Susan T. Parady September 01, 2004
A beautiful goldfinch. Excellent color, crop and comp! #750271Stephen Zacker September 01, 2004
Great capture and composition! #750303Kelly Abernathy September 01, 2004
Thanks Mary, Susan and Stephen! I appreciate it -K #750418Stanley J. Contrades September 02, 2004
Everyone has said it all about this outstanding capture and composition, Kelly!! A wonderfully bright and pleasing scene to the eyes!Kelly Abernathy September 02, 2004
:) Thanks Stan! I really appreciate that! -K #750686Michael Khoury September 03, 2004
I just found this K...superb!! #754066Kelly Abernathy September 03, 2004
Thanks Michael! -K #754077Cindy Cone September 03, 2004
I'm behind in viewing the galleries, K, but everyone else has said it. Wonderful capture. Looks like a winner to me! #754303Kelly Abernathy September 04, 2004
Thanks Cindy! -K #754717Janet Detota September 10, 2004
A bit late on this one, but have to agree with all that's been said! Fabulous capture!! #767194Kelly Abernathy September 10, 2004
Thanks Janet! -K #767286Kelly Heaton September 10, 2004
Wonderful shot K! #767365Kelly Abernathy September 10, 2004
Thanks Kelly! -K #768567Anette Linnea Rasmussen September 11, 2004
Very pretty, K! Love the shot!All the best
Linnea
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Kelly Abernathy September 11, 2004
Thanks Linnea! -K #768823Carol Engstrom October 09, 2004
Excellent shot, K. #832463William C. Raco October 15, 2004
This is wonderful, Kellybill #843943
Duane Carter October 15, 2004
Congratulations, K-!!!!! #844167Wally Orlowsky October 15, 2004
Congratulations once more! #844284Robin L. Wehrman October 15, 2004
Congratulations to you K on this magnificent image and good luck in the next round! #844358Lori Ditlefsen October 15, 2004
Congrats K! #844588Charlene Bayerle October 15, 2004
Congratulations K!!!!!! #844864Casey A. Hanson October 15, 2004
Yayyy! You go girl :0) #845096Terry R. Hatfield October 15, 2004
Congratulations K!!!! #845296Cathy Gregor October 15, 2004
Congrats K!Diane Dupuis October 15, 2004
Congrats K- another beauty! #846066Barbara K. Breitsameter October 15, 2004
WTG! Congrats K! #846080Wendy M. Amdahl October 15, 2004
Lovely! Congrats again K! #846117Mary K. Robison October 15, 2004
So nice to see this lovely image again, K!Patricia A. Kuniega October 16, 2004
Congrats on this lovely finalist K! #846941Janet Detota October 16, 2004
Awesome shot! Congratulations and good luck next round, K!! #847217Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004
Congratulations,K! #847541Corry Berghout October 16, 2004
Beautiful separation of subjects from background. Congratulations K. #847678Carol Engstrom October 16, 2004
Congrats!! #848027Donna J. Taff October 16, 2004
Congratulation's, K.!!!!!! #848071Murry Grigsby October 16, 2004
Congrats K! #848450Kelly Heaton October 16, 2004
Congratulations Kelly!!! #848518Leonard Pierce October 16, 2004
Congratulations K! #848964Nancy Grace Chen October 16, 2004
Wow, it's really remarkable how the bird matches the plant's flowers so perfectly! Congrats, K!Nancy #849008
Michael Khoury October 16, 2004
congratulations K :o) #849473Darren K. Fisher October 16, 2004
A winner for sure. Congrats to you Kelly. #849948Claudia Kuhn October 17, 2004
Lovely, congrats! #850277Cindy Paquette October 17, 2004
Congrats K!!!! #851345Colette M. Metcalf October 17, 2004
Congrats K!!! #851629Adilson F. Ferreira October 18, 2004
Congrats K!!! #853151Pamela K October 19, 2004
Congrats! I knew this would make it!Pam #856326
Kelly Abernathy October 24, 2004
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