Beluga Whale Greeting [Contest Winner Pool February 2012 ]
Uploaded: February 22, 2012 10:40:18
Animals
MT 02/12 FFFP
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 26.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Robert R. Goodman February 22, 2012
Hi Karen,Fantastic capture.That is close my friend!!! #1444909John Connolly February 22, 2012
A fabulous capture of this beautiful creature Karen! That sure is some mouth! #9996494
Carolyn M. Fletcher
February 22, 2012
Patricia A. Casey
February 22, 2012
Terry Cervi
February 22, 2012
Leslie McLain
February 22, 2012
Stephen M. Webb
February 22, 2012
Renee Doyle February 22, 2012
LOVE this Karen!!!! #9997001
Usman M. Bajwa
February 22, 2012
UB. #9997007
Ann Coates
February 23, 2012
Mary K. Robison February 23, 2012
There's gold in that there smile, Karen! Adorable/irresistible/charming and all other adjectives that mean WINNER! #9997113Debbie Bray February 23, 2012
The mouth open really makes this such a stunning image, Karen! Well done!!!! #9997179
R. J. Laudenbacher
February 23, 2012
Phyllis H. Burchett February 23, 2012
wonderful capture Karen, made me smile too! #9997569
Sherran Andersen
February 24, 2012
Rona L. Schwarz February 24, 2012
Magnificent capture, Karen! You caught him at the perfect moment and with such fantastic detail and clarity! I predict a winner here! #10000502
Mary Dimitriw
February 25, 2012
Karen Celella February 25, 2012
Oh my, how exciting to hear all of these wonderful words of encouragement. Thank you all so very much for making me feel like a winner right now. LOL #10001045Ellen Hodges February 25, 2012
Fab capture, Karen! Sooo very WOW!! #10001046Karen Celella February 25, 2012
What an awesome experience, Patricia! #10001068
Mitch Spence
February 26, 2012
Carol Eade
March 03, 2012
Cindy Bendush
March 25, 2012
Heather Loewenhardt
March 25, 2012
Kathy Salerni
March 25, 2012
Kathryn Wesserling March 25, 2012
We all know that this baby is going to swim to the top of the Gold List! :> }I love this one! #10054805
Patti Coblentz March 25, 2012
What an amazing capture, Karen...I'm with the group...winner it surely is!! Congratulations on your finalist! #10055357
Agnes Fegan
March 25, 2012
Merna L. Nobile March 25, 2012
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Usman M. Bajwa
March 25, 2012
UB. #10055569
Liz blahh March 25, 2012
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #10055725Ellen Hodges March 26, 2012
Huge congrats and very best luck on your awesome finalists, Karen!! #10056231Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 26, 2012
Big Congrats on your finalists Karen. Wonderful work.
Deborah Lewinson
March 26, 2012
Debby #10056659
Patricia A. Casey
March 26, 2012
Carol Eade
March 26, 2012
Reynaldo D. Reyes
March 26, 2012
Linda L. Ruiz March 26, 2012
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=12770840&catID=49993&contestCatID=&rowNumber=151&camID= #10058059Linda L. Ruiz March 26, 2012
Jeff Robinson
March 26, 2012
Leslie McLain
March 26, 2012
Carol L. Fowler March 26, 2012
CONGRATS! #10059051Renee Doyle March 26, 2012
Big congratulations to you on this excellent finalist Karen! #10059261Phyllis H. Burchett March 26, 2012
Congrats Karen on this most wonderful finalist! #10059393
R. J. Laudenbacher
March 26, 2012
Rona L. Schwarz March 26, 2012
I am thrilled, but not surprised at all, to see him again, Karen! You know how much I love this one. I predict he will go all the way! Super Congratulations on this amazing capture and Finalist! #10059927
Usman M. Bajwa
March 26, 2012
UB. #10060108
Errick L. Cameron
March 27, 2012
David M. Montero March 27, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist selection of this wonderful capture Karen!!! #10061695JO ANN CLEVELAND March 28, 2012
Congratulations on this super First Place Win Karen!jo ann c. #10063885
Yulianto Soeroso March 28, 2012
congratulation #10063932Rona L. Schwarz March 28, 2012
There never was a doubt in my mind from the first time I saw this, Karen! A Winner all the way, my friend! SUPER CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS EXTRAORDINARY FIRST PLACE WIN! #10064023Patti Coblentz March 28, 2012
Definitely extraordinary, Karen...big congratulations on your fine 1st place winner! #10064032Debbie Bray March 28, 2012
WoW WoW WoW Karen!! Super congratulations on your big first place winner!! #10064034Ellen Hodges March 28, 2012
Huge congrats on a fantastic winner, Karen!!! #10064035Ujjwal Mukherjee March 28, 2012
Huge congratulations on your AWESOME, Winner,Karen!! #10064087Phyllis H. Burchett March 28, 2012
Big fav for me Karen, happy to see it/you a big winner!!! CONGRATS ☺ #10064124
Deborah Lewinson
March 28, 2012
Mariann Kovats
March 28, 2012
Kathy Salerni
March 28, 2012
Irene Colling
March 28, 2012
Congratulations Karen on your Gold award. #10064312
Robert K. Bemus
March 28, 2012
Reynaldo D. Reyes
March 29, 2012
Kathryn Wesserling March 29, 2012
As we ALL hoped for... Congratulations for this perfect little critter and its Gold! #10064487Inge Linden March 29, 2012
Congratulations! #10064539
Randy D. Dinkins
March 29, 2012
Mary Dimitriw
March 29, 2012
Renee Doyle March 29, 2012
This is such a wonderful capture!! BIG congrats to you on this excellent First Place Winner Karen! #10064659Mary K. Robison March 29, 2012
No surprise this happy fella got the gold for you, Karen!Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 29, 2012
Big congratulations on your first place win. Well done.
Claudia Kuhn
March 29, 2012
Agnes Fegan
March 29, 2012
Ruth Grimm March 29, 2012
Oh my goodness! Look! You won with your underwater sumbmission! And so well deserved on both counts! So proud of you, Karen! So proud! #10064971
Janet McNeil
March 29, 2012
Monnie Ryan March 29, 2012
Fabulous, Karen - congratulations! #10065152
John Rivera
March 29, 2012
Patricia A. Casey
March 29, 2012
Anita Hogue March 29, 2012
Congratulations on your fabulous First Place Win! #10065329
Usman M. Bajwa
March 29, 2012
UB. #10065457
Memoriee G. Sconce March 29, 2012
Congrats love the expression.
Christine Czernin
March 29, 2012
Terry Cervi
March 29, 2012
Robert R. Goodman March 29, 2012
Big Congratulations Karen!!!!! #10065712
Lindley Johnson
March 29, 2012
Maria Coulson March 29, 2012
Karen, great to see this here!!! Huge congratulations. #10066174
Carol Eade
March 29, 2012
R. J. Laudenbacher
March 29, 2012
Amanda D. Austwick
March 30, 2012
Tarun Bose March 30, 2012
Big congrats for your winner Karen. #10067180
Bill Currier
March 30, 2012
Karen Celella March 31, 2012
Oh wow, what an honor! Thank you BP judges, beautiful Beluga whale and each and every one of you for taking the time to send kind words of support! Now it's my turn to return the kindness! #10068375Stephen Zacker March 31, 2012
Fantastic timing and capture. Congratulations, Karen #10069262Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 31, 2012
Very sweet Karen, congratulations on your BIG FIRST PLACE WIN! #10069612Merna L. Nobile April 02, 2012
Winning The Gold, The Photo of the Day and also the “Grand Prize” is such an honor after days of taking photographs and doing your best to present them in a professional way, you realize that it is well worth it, and to graciously share them with us.David M. Montero April 04, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS on your fantastic win Karen!!! #10075334
Bojan Bencic
April 07, 2012
Karen Celella April 08, 2012
Continuing thanks! #10080777Laura Greene April 23, 2012
Wow and CONGRATULATIONS on this very well deserved first place!Kim Andelkovic May 03, 2012
Outstanding win Karen, Congrats :-) #10120397Karen Celella May 05, 2012
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