Fallen petals [Photography Contest Flower Photos]
Uploaded: February 21, 2005 02:43:50
Same tulip magnolia as a week ago. They are beautiful for a short time then shed all the petals and start to put on leaves. Just for fun the same radiant filter was applied to these petals as to the tree.
Donald K. Cherry February 21, 2005
Great shot, Marsha! #217461Dan Holm February 21, 2005
Gorgeous, Marsha! Very elegant, soft feel to this! Love it! Excellent work! #1121547Alan L. Borror February 21, 2005
Beautiful image, Marsha! Like the framing with the tree off to the side. Very nice. #1121555Carolyn M. Fletcher February 21, 2005
Very nice!! #1121558Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005
Thanks you guys (Don,Dan,Alan and Carolyn). Ya'll sure are up early - me too. Leaving for work now will comment tonight. #1121578Mata Patan February 21, 2005
This is very beautiful Marsha, I love the delicate colour petals! #1121605Donna J. Taff February 21, 2005
Beautiful, Marsha!!! #1121621Wally Orlowsky February 21, 2005
Magnolias make such beautiful litter, Marsha ;) #1121722Paul Michko February 21, 2005
Very beautiful, Marsha. #1122020Charlene Bayerle February 21, 2005
Beautiful Marsha!!! #1122155Kara L. Hendricks February 21, 2005
Just beautiful Marsha!! #1122189Danilo Piccioni February 21, 2005
a pink delightful sea!dado #1122260
Cindy Paquette February 21, 2005
Wow...so very pretty Marsha! A lovely pink sea of these beautiful petals. Your effects are terrific here! I love it Marsha! #1122276Murry Grigsby February 21, 2005
Terrific image Marsha! These wonderful blooms are so fragile on the tree that you've prolonged their beautiful life on the ground :0) #1122407Steve Mescha February 21, 2005
Beautiful, Marsha. #1122453Darren K. Fisher February 21, 2005
Very well done, I really like how you composed. #1122454Laurence Saliba February 21, 2005
So very nice Marsha!!! #1122741Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005
Thanks everyone (Mata,Donna,Wally,Paul,Charlene,Kara,Dado,Cindy,Murry,Steve,Darren and Laurence)Adilson F. Ferreira February 21, 2005
Wonderful image Marsha!!!Karen Engelbreth February 21, 2005
Just beautiful, Marsha! #1122917Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005
Adilson and Karen - thank you both so much for the nice comments. #1123283saeed shahin kia February 21, 2005
Very beautiful image,Masha!#1123326
cj patterson February 21, 2005
beautiful marsha! #1123574Carla Metzler February 21, 2005
Gorgeous, Marsha! #1123607Susan T. Parady February 21, 2005
Very pretty, Marsha! #1123732Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005
Thank you very much, Saeed,CJ,Carla and Susan. I appreciate you all. #1123821Dale Gast February 21, 2005
I love the softness of the petals & the beautiful colors! Great job, Marsha!!! #1124178DiAnna F. Paulk February 21, 2005
Beautiful, Marsha. I love the radiant filter effect -- it makes it so dreamlike. The composition is very strong and balances the soft petals so well. #1124391Terry R. Hatfield February 21, 2005
Awesome Colors Marsha:-) #1124520Stan Kwasniowski February 21, 2005
Marsha, wonderful photograph, so soft and beautifulStan Kwasniowski #1124550
Marsha S. Smith February 22, 2005
Thanks a lot folks. Dale,DiAnna,Terry and Stan. I appreciate you guys. #1124908Cathy Barrows February 22, 2005
i love shots like this #1125997Marsha S. Smith February 22, 2005
Thanks a bunch, Cathy. I took this because just 2-3 days earlier this tree was glorious and then all the petals dropped. Now it is totally bare with just a few green leaves started to come in. #1126250Noel Baebler February 22, 2005
Marsha, this is outright gorgeous! #1126411Jonna Bergström February 22, 2005
Beautiful Marsha! Great eye! #1127347Marsha S. Smith February 23, 2005
Noel and Jonna, Thank you so much. #1127736Janet Detota March 15, 2005
Beautiful,Marsha! Congratulations!! #1175011Nobu Nagase March 15, 2005
Way to go, Marsha!!!Colleen Braun March 15, 2005
congratulations... #1175100Steve Mescha March 15, 2005
No surprise to see this in the finals, Marsha! Congradulations! #1175205Marsha S. Smith March 15, 2005
Thank you guys so much -Kara L. Hendricks March 15, 2005
Congratulations Marsha!! #1175685DiAnna F. Paulk March 15, 2005
Congratulations, Marsha! This has been one of my favorites since I saw it. I was even describing it to some of my friends this week! Way to go! #1175692Tom Andersen March 15, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Marsha! #1176002Carla Metzler March 15, 2005
Congratulations, Marsha! #1177135Stan Kwasniowski March 15, 2005
Marsha, way to go, CongratulationsStan Kwasniowski #1177247
Marsha S. Smith March 15, 2005
Kara, DiAnna, Tom, Carla and Stan - thank you so much for your kind words and all of your support. I really appreciate it. #1177256Julie Abston March 15, 2005
Wow...I don't remember seeing this one before! Congratulations on this gorgeous shot, Marsha!! I love it!!! #1177485Colette M. Metcalf March 15, 2005
Congratulations Marsha!! #1177747Kelly Abernathy March 15, 2005
Congrats on a great finalist! -K #1178041Anette Linnea Rasmussen March 15, 2005
Beautiful shot Marsha!Best wishes, Linnea #1178306
Jane Summa March 15, 2005
Fantastic, Marsha!! Congratulations & Good Luck! #1178368Mata Patan March 16, 2005
Beautiful Marsha! Congratulations! #1178734Judy S. Fung March 16, 2005
Congrats, Marsha!! #1178844Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005
Julie, Colette, K, Linnea, Jane, Mata and Judy. Thank you all so much for you support and well wishes. #1178847S J March 16, 2005
Many Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Marsha!! #1179547Alan L. Borror March 16, 2005
Congratulations on a wonderful finalist,Marsha! #1179837Jonna Bergström March 16, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful image, Marsha!! #1181058Danilo Piccioni March 16, 2005
Congratulations on this finalist!Dado #1181117
Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005
Sanjay, Alan and Jonna - thank you all so much. This is fun, yes? #1181118Noel Baebler March 16, 2005
One BH'er described this time as "like Christmas." Yeah, it's like that. Congratulations on "Fallen Petals." #1182283Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005
Thank you so much, Noel. I really appreciate you, friend. #1182515Terry R. Hatfield March 16, 2005
Congratulations On Your Finalist Marsha!! #1182809Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005
Thank you very much, Terry! #1182970Mary K. Robison March 16, 2005
Beautiful colors, comp, and effects, Marsha!Cindy Paquette March 16, 2005
Whoo Hoo Marsha!!!! Love it...and congratulations on your finalist win! #1183099Laura Berman March 16, 2005
Congratulations Marsha! These magnolias are so beautiful. Mine don't bloom for another 2 months so this is a lovely treat. ;o) #1183401Marsha S. Smith March 17, 2005
Mary, Cindy, Laura - thank you all so much. #1183701Deb Holmes-Hatfield March 17, 2005
Congrats, Marsha, beautiful photo! #1184023Marsha S. Smith March 17, 2005
Hi Deb, thank you very much. I really appreciate it. #1185319Karen Engelbreth March 17, 2005
Congrats to you, Marsha! #1185381Marsha S. Smith March 17, 2005
Thanks, Karen. It means a lot coming from someone with a gallery like yours. Congrats on all your finalists, too. #1185525Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 17, 2005
Hi Marsha, sorry I missed this one, it is so pretty. I love your work!! Congrats!! #1187090Marsha S. Smith March 18, 2005
Thank you Donna .. a lot! I love playing with filters and such. #1187283Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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