Uploaded: November 28, 2011 04:15:01 | Entered: September 25, 2015 18:24:38
Leslie Nicole Textures added to a backlit datura bloom capture...one of those beautiful summer mornings last August.
Behind in commenting and hope to catch up soon. Better Half is winding down his corporate life - and come November 30th, will be dancing a jig on top of his desk in celebration of his last full day....Then, HELLO retirement!
Resub DD 09/15
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 2/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 280, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Gord MacEachern November 28, 2011
Amazing capture Val, love the work you did on it, just beautiful!!Val Feldman November 28, 2011
Bobby Ray Goodmanmember since: 3/23/2006
Your always a winner in my books.Hi Valarie,Beautiful capture my friend,Congratulation on his retirement!!!!!
11/28/2011 4:17:51 AM #9834774
R. J. Laudenbacher November 28, 2011
This is fabulous Val. I love the texture work you did and the comp and details are wonderful. Oh...to dream of doing that jig! A wonderful time for sure! #9834775Monnie Ryan November 28, 2011
Just beautiful, Valarie! And congratulations on the upcoming retirement - that's a fun jig to do! #9834958Don Christiana November 28, 2011
Congrats on your Better Half's upcoming retirement... and congrats on this beautiful image. Have a great day and November 30th will be even a better day for the both of you. #9835021Liz blahh November 28, 2011
Beautiful! #9835071Ellen Hodges November 28, 2011
Super beautiful capture! Huge Congrats to your hubby on his new "freedom!!!"" #9835081Jeff Robinson November 28, 2011
A very beautiful macro Val! #9835113Jack Ryan November 28, 2011
Creative...beautifully done. #9835246Tammy M. Anderson November 28, 2011
Gorgeous comp. and treatment, Val. Congrats on your husbands retirement. #9835328Leslie McLain November 28, 2011
Stunning capture and treatment, Val. #9835403Bojan Bencic November 28, 2011
Fantastic capture and treatment, Val. Beautiful tone. #9835451Dayna Cain November 28, 2011
Frame it and hang it! This is GORGEOUS! #9835499Carol L. Fowler November 28, 2011
Gorgeous textures and lighting. Hope you and your Better Half are happy! I am planning early retirement this coming summer and am looking forward to lots of time off. #9835635Heather Loewenhardt November 28, 2011
Great translucent lighting and such fabulous detail. Love the post processing. #9835928Tammy Espino November 28, 2011
This is over the top gorgeous!!! :) Wish I was retiring,congrats to your other half. I might think your the better half ~ #9836050Ann H. Belus November 28, 2011
I love this, Val! Very artistic presentation....love the light and shadows and the color tones are fantastic! Very beautifully done! #9836268Terry Cervi November 28, 2011
Another gorgeous macro capture, Ms. V!! I think you need to be called the macro meister or MM for short!! LOL! Love your macros, my friend! Good luck with BH being home. Yikes!! LOL! #9836333Nadia Paul November 28, 2011
Gorgeous comp, backlighting and texture work my friend - you are so artistic! #9836458Carol Flisak November 29, 2011
Beautiful creation, Val... lovely composition, light, and treatment! #9837077Julianne Bradford November 29, 2011
What a beauty Valarie! #9837795Nancy L. Green November 29, 2011
SO BEAUTIFUL Val,I love the wonderful DD work, VERY well done!! <>< #9837890Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 29, 2011
Beautiful with wonderful DDR work, Val!Emile Abbott November 30, 2011
Fantastic detail and lighting Val and congrats to your hubby on upcoming retirement. I look forward to the day as well but my patients just will not have it. #9839290Karen Bacon November 30, 2011
absolutely stunning Val! Excellent job on this image! #9840283Mary Dimitriw December 02, 2011
This is stunning Val..I'd love this in my living room!!Melissa Olsen December 02, 2011
Val, this is simply gorgeous. Excellent work in in the DD. Congrats on your hubby's retirement, I am sure that you guys will have a blast! #9843230Julie Burnett December 02, 2011
Micro Master, I like that! If the shoe fits... well you know!! This is stunning, Cuz, love the light, colors and textures, and Happy Retirement to your other half, Whoo-Hoo!! #9843263JO ANN CLEVELAND December 02, 2011
Wowza! This is totally gorgeous Val!jo ann c. #9844548
Rona L. Schwarz December 03, 2011
Marvelous backlighting and really creative use of filters, Val! Congratulations to your better half on his retirement - mine's on half time until mid-May 2012 - and then he's done, too! #9846311Phyllis H. Burchett December 04, 2011
WOW this is stunning, l o v e it! #9846979Reynaldo D. Reyes December 09, 2011
Very beautiful rendition, love the way those stamens are backlit with the tranlucent petals. I feel the excitement of your hubby. I've just retired six months ago and just doing great. Been too busy and I have been behind in commenting too. #9855681Deborah Lewinson December 09, 2011
Beautiful image, Val! This would make a great canvas.Debby #9856414
Ellen Hodges December 16, 2011
Almost wrote huge congrats, and realized I hopefully WILL be saying that soon! Just sooooo gorgeous!!! #9872579Kathy Salerni January 04, 2012
Gorgeous DD work, Val! I love the textures, color, clarity and light! Happy New Year and big congrats on your hubby's retirement! #9900931Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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