Prima Donna [Contest Finalists September 2011]
Uploaded: May 26, 2011 04:01:07
Just one coneflower of so many found at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center here in Austin...There's no place quite like it during the months of April and May.
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Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 4/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Robert R. Goodman May 26, 2011
Hi Valarie,Beautriful color and lighting my friend.We didn't have much of a wildflower seasone,lack of rain.We are having some beautiful cactus blossoms this year!!!! #1380259Courtenay Vanderbilt May 26, 2011
Absolutely beautiful DOF and soft colors! Terrific isolation of the coneflower, Val! #9429139Val Feldman May 26, 2011
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Hi Val, very beautiful capture here, main subject looks so lovely against the ones in the b/g. Very well done!!
5/26/2011 4:09:40 AM
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This is just glorious! I love it!! A fave!
5/26/2011 4:13:13 AM #9429150
Douglas Pignet May 26, 2011
lovely capture of this Echinacea...well done #9429202Jeff Robinson May 26, 2011
Outstanding lighting and Beautifully captured!! #9429240Tammy M. Anderson May 26, 2011
Beautiful color, comp. and treatment, Val. Love this too. #9429242Gina Cormier May 26, 2011
WOW....so beautiful!! Great DOF, soft colors and composition!!!! (sigh) I wish.........I wish..........I could be YOU! ;-) #9429264Deborah Lewinson May 26, 2011
Beautiful image, Val, love the tones and strength of the single flower in focus!Well done,
Debby #9429349
Deborah Lewinson May 26, 2011
Beautiful image, Val, love the tones and strength of the single flower in focus!Well done,
Debby #9429351
Deborah Lewinson May 26, 2011
Beautiful image, Val, love the tones and strength of the single flower in focus!Well done,
Debby #9429352
Danny B. Head May 26, 2011
Beautiful detail in the foreground coneflower and I love the shallow DOF! #9429365R. J. Laudenbacher May 26, 2011
Absolutely perfect DOF Val to create such a dreamy background for this gorgeous floral. Excellent work. #9429392Kathy Cline May 26, 2011
Just beautiful Val. A very creative shot.John Benway May 26, 2011
Very pretty indeed Val, beautiful color and light, love the way the flowers fade into the BG.Jillian Danielson May 26, 2011
Beautiful!! #9429775Julie Burnett May 26, 2011
So soft and dreamy, love the composition and light, absolutely gorgeous, Val!! #9430023Carol L. Fowler May 26, 2011
GORGEOUS! Another perfect capture! (And thanks for asking- I am safe and at work right now. And no, I am not sloughing off right now, but waiting for something.) #9430289Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 26, 2011
Gorgeous image, Val! :-) k #9430295Ellen Hodges May 26, 2011
Sooooooo very pretty, Val!! Absolutely outstanding in every way!! #9430321Ron McEwan May 26, 2011
Ours are now starting to bud. You sue did this one justice, great title. #9430405Val Feldman May 27, 2011
Thanks, everyone, for your comments...much appreciated!! #9431016Mary Dimitriw May 27, 2011
Just beautiful Val!! Love the lone coneflower with that beautiful softness! Well done.Emile Abbott May 27, 2011
Nice use of DOF Val to isolate the single flower. Well done #9431299Lana Arcemont May 27, 2011
Beautiful image!Don Christiana May 28, 2011
Val, Awesome image... I love Texas Wildflowers. #9433036Terry Cervi May 28, 2011
Oh, Ms V!! This is sooooo pretty! I love it! You just do the best close-up work!! #9433161Tammy Espino May 28, 2011
What a beautiful delicate capture!! #9433187Nadia Paul May 29, 2011
This has a beautiful painterly look to it Val - wonderful tones and DOF - utterly gorgeous! #9434213Heather Loewenhardt May 30, 2011
Wonderful clarity and composition with an incredible DOF. #9436391Kathy Salerni May 31, 2011
Oh, I love this, Val! The background flowers are just out of this world dreamy!! Perfect selective focus, clarity and comp! #9437104Shirley A. Kinney June 02, 2011
Gorgeous,Val. Beautiful BG. #9440581Julianne Bradford June 03, 2011
A stand alone beauty Val! Love it! #9443100JO ANN CLEVELAND June 04, 2011
Excellent Val!jo ann c. #9443591
Val Feldman June 05, 2011
Thanks y'all for stopping by and dropping a comment - as always, much appreciated! ~Val #9445311Thomas E. Hinds June 10, 2011
Beautiful dof, composition, detail, and treatment! Love this, Val! #9454669Tammy Espino October 18, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalist :)Patrick Rouzes October 18, 2011
Congratulations & good luck on this gorgeous Finalist, Val! WTG, my friend! #9743845Ann Coates October 18, 2011
Congratulations on your exquisite finalist Valarie. #9743963Tammy M. Anderson October 18, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Val. #9744051Deborah Lewinson October 18, 2011
Congrats on your finalist, Val, for this lovely image! #9744195Orsi October 18, 2011
Love it!!Congratulations!! #9744392Orsi October 18, 2011
Love it!!Congratulations!! #9744393Nadia Paul October 18, 2011
Not surprised to see this beauty as finalist my friend - good luck in the next round! #9744603Terry Cervi October 18, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Ms V!! #9744658Nikki McDonald October 18, 2011
Terrific depth of field, Val. Congratulations on the finalist for this lovely floral. #9744797Reynaldo D. Reyes October 18, 2011
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Val! #9744802Amy M. Wilson October 18, 2011
Huge congratulations on your STUNNING Finalist... love it, Val!!! #9744844Kathy Salerni October 18, 2011
Big congrats on your beautiful Finalist and good luck in the next round, Val! #9745022Kathy Salerni October 18, 2011
Big congrats on your beautiful Finalist and good luck in the next round, Val! #9745023JO ANN CLEVELAND October 18, 2011
Big Congratulations Val! I love this!jo ann c. #9745038
Rony Sagy October 18, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist. #9745042Carol L. Fowler October 18, 2011
Beautiful creation- congrats on this well deserved honor! #9745296Patti Coblentz October 18, 2011
This could not be any prettier, Val!! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #9745352Rona L. Schwarz October 18, 2011
Stunning Finalist, Val! Striking composition with marvelous DOF and wonderful soft colors and selective focus! Super Congratulations - hope to see it with Gold next! #9745390Ann H. Belus October 18, 2011
Awesome finalist, Val! Huge Congratulations! #9745424Heather Loewenhardt October 18, 2011
Congrats Val on this gorgeous image getting a finalist award. Good luck in the next round. #9745638Cheryl Winn October 19, 2011
So beautiful,Val. Congratulations & good luck in the next round. #9745884Julie Burnett October 19, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Cuz!! #9746083Monnie Ryan October 19, 2011
Just fabulous, Val! Congratulations!! #9746655Ellen Hodges October 19, 2011
Fantastic congrats on a gorgeous finalist, Val!!! Very best luck!!! #9746813Emile Abbott October 19, 2011
Huge Texas Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Val. WTG #9746828Karen Bacon October 19, 2011
congrats on a fantastic finalist Val! #9746913Jack Ryan October 19, 2011
A very deserving selection...congratulations. #9746952Patricia Seidler October 19, 2011
Hugh congratulations Val on this well deserving and beautiful finalist! #9746998Susan D. Royce October 19, 2011
Beautiful ... congratulations! #9747089Carol Eade October 19, 2011
Gorgeous work, Val, congratulations on your finalist! #9747319Gord MacEachern October 19, 2011
Big congratulations on your well deserved finalist Val, good luck next round! #9747423Val Feldman October 19, 2011
Thanks so much everyone! Much appreciated!!! :) #9747428Stephen Zacker October 19, 2011
Like the muted colors and vertical composition. Lovely and Congratulations #9747577Nancy L. Green October 19, 2011
WONDERFUL capture Val!!! The center has some of the most beautiful cone flowers ever!! I understand they have some great fall displays, I hope to get down there in the next few days, prior to the 1st frost. WTG my friend!! <>< #9747664Val Feldman October 19, 2011
Thanks, Stephen and Nancy! #9747887Carol Flisak October 19, 2011
Beautiful image, Val... wonderful color, comp and DOF. Congrats on your finalist! #9748696Lorna Shutter October 19, 2011
Hey Ms. Val!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this beautiful image!!!!! WTG!!! Good luck in the next round, my friend!!! :)Thomas E. Hinds October 19, 2011
Fantastic Finalist, Val! Beautifully composed with wonderful soft colors! #9748953Shelly A. Van Camp October 19, 2011
Soooooo pretty! Congrats!!! I got one this month too. :) #9749108Mary Dimitriw October 20, 2011
Gorgeous Finalist Val...a huge congrats!! A winner in my books.Sorry I've been MIA...trying to catch up. #9749927
Courtenay Vanderbilt October 20, 2011
Thanks! Me too Val! I seem to be traveling at the wrong times lately. Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, girl. Off again in the morning! #9750056Debra R. Harder October 20, 2011
This is so BEAUTIFUL, Val...it has to be a GOLD winner!! Love the colors, lighting, DOF and composition. Perfection! Huge congratulations on your GORGEOUS finalist! Deb #9750507Val Feldman October 20, 2011
Thanks so much Carol, Lorna (love the dancing bear!!), Tom, Shelly, Mary, Courtenay and Deb! #9751035Freddy Bland October 20, 2011
Isn't this a beautiful image and Finalist, Val! Has an etheral fantasy like feel to it. So very well done and so good to hear from you!! Hope to see a gold on this one!! #9751308Marilyn Cornwell October 21, 2011
What a beautiful image, Val! Congratulations! #9751942R. J. Laudenbacher October 21, 2011
Congrats on this beautiful finalist Val. I love the dreamy like feel that this has to it. Best of luck to you in the next round. #9751972Leslie McLain October 21, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Val. #9752157Don Christiana October 21, 2011
Val, A "HUGE" Congrats on your beautiful Texas Wildflowers Finalist. Beautiful capture and treatment. Have a great day. #9752710Renee Doyle October 21, 2011
Just beautiful!! Congratulations Val! #9753306Robert R. Goodman October 22, 2011
Hi Valarie,I'm very late and so very sorry for being late on this my friend.A big Congratulations on this beautiful finalist my friend!!! #9754706Bojan Bencic October 22, 2011
Congratulations on this amazing finalist, Val! #9754818Dayna Cain October 22, 2011
Val, this is awesome. HUGE congrats! #9755284Amanda J. Tanner October 22, 2011
Congratulations Val on this beautiful finalist! #9755417Christine Lobsinger October 25, 2011
Oh Val, this is such a BEAUTY!!!!!!Merna L. Nobile October 31, 2011
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