Pansy Parade [Contest Finalists June 2011]
Uploaded: June 10, 2011 06:24:55
Still not able to do much traveling very far from home, so this is one from the archives. Usually I'm attracted to flowers with eye-popping bright colors, but I love the soft blues of these from Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio. It's Friday - enjoy the day, everyone! For me, happiness is sleeping a little later than usual and waking up to a pot of freshly ground Starbucks coffee!
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 80, FocalLength: 5.80 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Gina Cormier June 10, 2011
These are lovely little flowers! #1384162Val Feldman June 10, 2011
My favorite flower, Monnie...love their little "faces". Lovely blues and wonderful detail and light! (Enjoy the sleeping in and freshly brewed coffee - you deserve it!) #9453689Mary Beth Aiello June 10, 2011
Just gorgeous. Enjoy the joe. #9453697Robert R. Goodman June 10, 2011
Hi Monnie,I was just out on a morning walk shooting flowers.Beautiful capture my friend.Wonderful color!!!! #9453705Mary Timman June 10, 2011
Beautifully captured Monnie and such great detail and color! #9453727Tammy M. Anderson June 10, 2011
Sounds good to me. Gorgeous capture, Monnie. #9453737Julie Burnett June 10, 2011
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, Monnie!! Love those colors and composition!! #9453785Carol L. Fowler June 10, 2011
Beautiful flowers- love those colors #9453790David Phalen June 10, 2011
Fabulous colors and details in a beautiful floral!! #9453836Jeff Robinson June 10, 2011
Wonderful color and capture Monnie (great sounding coffee too)! #9453844Patricia A. Stalter June 10, 2011
Love that lilac color. Pansies are so sweet. :) #9453871Ron McEwan June 10, 2011
I am envious Monnie, I have tried and always fail to get a pansy like this. There are a multiple reasons why I failed. I have to start with my lazy behind and do some real work on composition for one and light to start with. You sure nailed this one. #9453910Joy Rector June 10, 2011
beautiful #9453945Douglas Pignet June 10, 2011
beautiful & colorful Monnie...wonderful floral capture #9453972MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 10, 2011
Sensational lighting on this floral MonnieHappy Friday! #9453986
Millie A. Talarico June 10, 2011
I love pansies, You really show them up proud, Monnie!! I'm going for my coffee fix now, have a great day!! #9453987Mike Clime June 10, 2011
Love these flowers! Great capture, details and light, Monnie! #9454024Ann H. Belus June 10, 2011
Beautiful floral capture, Monnie; I agree these soft blues make for a magnificent image! We're also in agreement on that waking up bit...ummm, freshly brewed coffee! #9454142Rony Sagy June 10, 2011
Sunning detail, light and color on this elegant perfect flower. Gorgeous, Monnie. #9454156Jack Gaskin June 10, 2011
BEAUTIFUL FLOWER Love your taste in florals but have to say YUK to your choice of coffee. Would rather drink NYC gutter water than Starbucks Coffee. Actually I consider them about the sameLet the discussion on coffee begin ;o)
We will then move on to BEER ;o)))))
HAPPY SHOOTING
Jack #9454218
Monnie Ryan June 10, 2011
OK, coffee folks - Jack has issued a challenge! I'm not fond of DD coffee. My favorites actually come from the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co. in Leelanau, Michigan (order it online at www.coffeeguys.com), but I do love the Starbucks special roasts like French and Kenya.Beer? No contest. Yuengling, from America's oldest brewery based in Pottsville, Pa. Or, on a really hot day, give me a Bud Light Lime! #9454337
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 10, 2011
OK...first off this is a gorgeous image of these beauties, Monnie!Second off...I don't like either coffee or beer! So I guess I can't add anything to the challenge! :-) k #9454511
John Connolly June 10, 2011
A beautiful floral close up and capture Monnie!It is good to hear Jack is progressing well at the moment! I have to go in for day surgery to have a defibulator installed in two weeks time, then hopefully that is the end of hospitals for a while! Please give my best regards to Jack! #9454658
Susan Weisensel June 10, 2011
Pretty little beauties Monnie, planted some just like it this year and they are not doing as well as I hoped, but it's early. No caffeine for me most the time, but I like a Leinekugel, Summer Shandy, Chippewa Fall, WI. But mostly Miller Lite, Milwaukee, WI. #9454749Michelle Alton June 11, 2011
Monnie, from the crowd of praising comments, you KNOW this is a winner! What a beauty; colors are soft and lovely. I was just imploring my gardener neighbor to plant some Johnny-Jumpups. They are such a gorgeous form of ground cover! #9454909Nancy L. Green June 11, 2011
I LOVE the beautiful blues here Monnie, VERY well done with great comp, colors and clarity!!! <>< #9455212Heather Loewenhardt June 11, 2011
Beautiful blues and details in these little guys. These tiny flowers have so much personality. #9455808Rona L. Schwarz June 12, 2011
Love the gorgeous, yet delicate color of these pansies, Monnie! A truly beautiful capture of them! Not a big fan of Starbucks - we buy our coffee online and drink Cafe Du Monde French Market. No beer though, but love wine! #9457393Patricia A. Stalter July 28, 2011
Congrats!!!love these pansies and glad they got a finalist... hope you get some gold too. #9560879Tammy Espino July 28, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome finalist! Good luck next round :) #9561102Mary Timman July 28, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist! #9561304Robert R. Goodman July 28, 2011
A big congratulations my friend,WTG Monnie!!!! #9561398Ron McEwan July 28, 2011
Congrats my friend on getting the SILVER on this beauty WTG #9561420Michele Peterson July 28, 2011
Beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist!! #9561431Heather Loewenhardt July 28, 2011
Congratulations Monnie on receiving silver for this image. good luck in the finals. #9561650Carol L. Fowler July 28, 2011
Big Congrats Monnie! #9561963Reynaldo D. Reyes July 28, 2011
Very beautiful finalist, congrats! #9562215Millie A. Talarico July 29, 2011
Congratulations, Monnie! #9563287Jessica Jenney July 29, 2011
Congratulations, Monnie on your beautiful finalist! #9563416Patricia Seidler July 29, 2011
Congratulations Monnie on this beautiful finalist! Love that color. #9563562Julie Burnett July 29, 2011
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Monnie!! #9563609Usman M. Bajwa July 29, 2011
Very well presented and lovely color, Monnie. CONGRATZ on the Finalist award and good luck up next!UB. #9563702
Phyllis H. Burchett July 29, 2011
Congrats on this wonderful Finalist! #9563753Gina Cormier July 29, 2011
Congrats Monnie on this beauty!!! #9563893Chris Budny July 29, 2011
That color just pops off the monitor---even my bad monitor at work! Congratulations! #9564019Amanda D. Austwick July 29, 2011
Love the colors Monnie, and Congratulations on this well deserved Finalist! #9564408JO ANN CLEVELAND July 29, 2011
Congratulation on this awesome finalistjo ann c. #9564425
Wanda Judd July 29, 2011
Congratulations...what a treat for the eyes.... #9564428Richard B. Hallick July 29, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist. #9564439Tammy M. Anderson July 29, 2011
Congrats, Monnie on your beautiful finalist. #9564880Courtenay Vanderbilt July 29, 2011
Huge Congratulations, Monnie! Well deserved! #9565041Nancy L. Green July 29, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS Monnie on this WONDERFUL finalist, WTG!! <>< #9565294Rona L. Schwarz July 29, 2011
So happy and delighted to see this with a big silver badge on it, Monnie! A favorite of mine! CONGRATULATIONS!! #9567621Susan Weisensel July 31, 2011
Congrats Monnie on your wonderful finalist. #9572261Merna L. Nobile August 05, 2011
Imagine it. Feel it. Receive it. Congratulations, your entry was very special and thanks for sharing it with all of us. Merna Nobile
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Kathleen R. Struckle August 13, 2011
Beautiful detail and color. Congrats on your finalist. #9601325Julianne Bradford August 29, 2011
Such a beauty! Congrats on this marvelous finalist Monnie! #9640343Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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