Uploaded: January 09, 2012 05:49:16
... The yellow filaments of this flower looked like snakes to me! :)
Happy Monday everyone!!!!! :)
Lily at the Dickman Farms Garden Center in Auburn, New York, U.S.A.
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 80, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 42.50 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Robert R. Goodman January 09, 2012
Hi Lorna,Awesome macro my friend.Sure is beautiful lighting and color.I have a Rock N Roll band shoot this comming weekend.It's going to fun seeing how I'm all Country!!! #1435400David Phalen January 09, 2012
Fabulous light, colors and clarity in this beauty!!Happy New Year!! #9911431
Lorna Shutter January 13, 2012
Bobby & David ~ Thank you men for your encouraging comments! :)Bobby ~ Sounds like fun! Hope you had a good time and got some nice shots! :)
David ~ Nice to see you back and commenting, my friend! Have a wonderful year! :) #9918019
Ellen Hodges February 26, 2012
Huge congrats on this super beautiful finalist, Lorna!!! Very best luck!!! #10003424Robert R. Goodman February 26, 2012
Hi Lorna,Big Congratulation on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10003951Tammy Espino February 26, 2012
Congrats on your finalist!! :) #10004219JO ANN CLEVELAND February 26, 2012
Way to go Lorna!Congrats on your awesome finalist!
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JO ANN CLEVELAND February 26, 2012
Way to go Lorna!Congrats on your awesome finalist!
jo ann c. #10004500
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 26, 2012
OMG! This is SO beautiful and amazing, Lorna. A FAV!!Stefania Barbier February 27, 2012
congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!! #10005942Usman M. Bajwa February 27, 2012
CONGRATZ!!!UB. #10006950
Lorna Shutter February 27, 2012
Ellen, Bobby, Tammy, Jo Ann (twice), Kiki & Stefania ~ Wow!!! Thank you guys so much for your wonderful support!!! This was a very pleasant surprise for me! Out of all of my January images, this one was not one that I thought I'd get a Finalist Award for! ... I'll take it though! LOL! I really appreciate you all being here to share in my joy! Thanks again everyone!!! :) #10006957Lorna Shutter February 27, 2012
... You too, Usman!!! You snuck in there when I wasn't looking! Ha! Ha! :) #10006966Gord MacEachern February 27, 2012
Hey Lorna, this is awesome my friend!!Reynaldo D. Reyes February 27, 2012
Woohoo, looks like yellow is a lucky color with this round. Love the snake like look of the filaments and they seem to be dancing. Maybe somebody is playing a snake charmer song. A huge Congratulations Lorna, this is awesome. #10007577Bojan Bencic February 27, 2012
Beautiful. Congratulations on your finalist, Lorna. #10007599Laura E. Swan February 27, 2012
HeeHee...Snake Pit! I LOVE IT! They really do look like little snakes. I hope they don't bite? That would take all the fun out of smelling this gorgeous flower!
FINGERS CROSSED FOR THE NEXT ROUND, Sis! Very beautiful image!
-Gooners :D #10007875
Nancyj E. Hovey February 27, 2012
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJohn Connolly February 27, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist award, Lorna! It is a beautifully detailed and colorful close up! #10008568Val Feldman February 27, 2012
Hey, Ms. Canada! You got yourself a beauty here - it's a definite "wish-I-had-taken-it" photo but you beat me to it! LOL! CONGRATULATIONS, Ms. Lorna - it makes my heart sing - just stunning with all it's wonderful color and yum-yum detail!! Wishing you all the best in the upcoming round!!!!!~!! #10008706Anita Hogue February 27, 2012
Hey,wished I'd taken it too! Truly gorgeous!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! #10009159
Patrick Rouzes February 27, 2012
HEYYY, Lorna, CONGRATZ & good luck on this incredible finalist! Hope you get gold! #10009333Patti Coblentz February 27, 2012
Such a beautiful and pristine flower...your macro of it is gorgeous, Lorna!! Big congratulations on your finalist!!PS: Going to Provence end of June...wanna come? #10009412
Lorna Shutter February 27, 2012
Gord, Reynaldo, Bojan, Laura, Nancyj, John, Val, Anita, Patrick & Patricia ~ I am just thrilled and overjoyed to see all of you here ... and what nice comments!!! BP members are the best!!! :)Patti ~ I would love to! ... as long as you're paying! LOL! :D #10009589
Mary Dimitriw February 27, 2012
Absolutely gorgeous Lorna! Congrats on your amazing Finalist! #10009599Wm Nosal February 27, 2012
Beautiful Image, Lorns!Marilyn Cornwell February 28, 2012
A wonderful beautiful Finalist, Lorna! Congratulations! #10010422Lisa J. Boulden February 28, 2012
Gorgeous capture and great title, Lorna!Lydia Williams February 28, 2012
Lorna, this is beautiful...Congratulations on your finalist award...well done! #10011861Stephen Zacker February 28, 2012
Beautiful and great title :-) Congratulations #10012076Irene Colling February 28, 2012
Fantastic photo Lorna. Much prettier than a snake pit.Congratulations on your Finalist for this excellent image. #10012220
Lorna Shutter February 29, 2012
Mary, Wm, Marilyn, Lisa, Lydia, Stephen & Irene ~ Thank you all for your encouraging words, Congrats and comments! You are all so sweet!!! Your support means a lot to me!!! #10013353Phillip R. Connolly February 29, 2012
Congratulations, Lorna! A well deserved reward for this beautiful image!!Phil #10014783
Lorna Shutter March 01, 2012
Phil ~ Thank you so much for your kind words, wonderful support and Congrats! Your work is just as deserving! :) #10015917Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 01, 2012
Awesome image and Finalist, Lorna! :-) k #10016767Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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