This Bud's For You [Contest Finalists August 2005]
Uploaded: August 22, 2005 04:30:20
Congratulations to all the finalists.
Tammy Scott August 22, 2005
What great color you have on this shot, Colette! Very pretty! #298227Donna W. Neal August 22, 2005
Cute title Colette. Beautiful color! #1749629Paul Michko August 22, 2005
Magnificent composition and presentation, Colette. #1749647Gail Vitikacs August 22, 2005
Gorgeous Colette!!! #1749650Walter Graziano August 22, 2005
Nice soft image Colette! #1749667Kevin Burns August 22, 2005
I love the colors and the focus!! #1749727Mary L. Graham August 22, 2005
Beautiful shot Colette!! #1749766Pamela Shane August 22, 2005
Sweet title & sentimemt. Like the way the bg makes the flower pop out! #1749768SaMi Martin August 22, 2005
Great title..and beautiful colors. #1749769Paul E. Earl August 22, 2005
Beautiful shot Colette!! Love that petal just opening!! #1749801Linda D. Lester August 22, 2005
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 #1749824Kirsi Bertolini August 22, 2005
Great look, like that contrast a lot! #1749845Charlene Bayerle August 22, 2005
So pretty Colette!!!! #1749871Rakesh Syal August 22, 2005
Amazing capture, Colette!!! #1749915Claudia Kuhn August 22, 2005
Beautiful colors and lighting Colette, you and Janet are on the same theme today! #1749933Kelly Barclay August 22, 2005
Beautiful capture! #1749985Candice C. Calhoun August 22, 2005
Excellent comp and vivid color!ccc #1750002
Nina Shields August 22, 2005
Black background really emphasizes the boldness of the color; well done! #1750035Cathy Barrows August 22, 2005
my favorite kind of Bud...so beautiful #1750043Tom Andersen August 22, 2005
Great lighting and color in this beautiful image, Colette! #1750049Paul Sikora August 22, 2005
Thank you Colette, love your bud #1750101Adilson F. Ferreira August 22, 2005
Terrific capture Colette!!!Donald K. Cherry August 22, 2005
Beautiful image, Colette! #1750169Roger Bernabo August 22, 2005
A cool tribute and I love the 'green spines' of your flower #1750194Deborah Lewinson August 22, 2005
Beautiful image, Colette, great colors, comp, and tribute!Joyce ONeil August 22, 2005
Great title & image! #1750257Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005
Thank you all SO much:0) #1750258Jenny Bosmans August 22, 2005
Fantastic image, beautiful tribute, Colette!! Love everything about it!!! GORGEOUS!! #1750374Lisa D. Greer August 22, 2005
Absolutely gorgeous Colette! A real winner in my books !:) #1750524Souha Dooly August 22, 2005
Beautiful shot Colette! ! #1750604Alan L. Borror August 22, 2005
Beautiful image, Colette! Love the colors, composition and that title. #1750613Shelly A. Van Camp August 22, 2005
Wonderful job and very pretty :) #1750691S J August 22, 2005
Wow!! Love those colors on this beautiful capture, Colette!! Perfect BG too!! #1750862Patricia Marroquin August 22, 2005
Lovely, Colette! Thank you! #1750887Karen Engelbreth August 22, 2005
Soft and beautiful, Colette! #1751144Kathleen Clemons August 22, 2005
Lovely, Col! #1751285Joy Rector August 22, 2005
absolutley gorgeous #1751357Jennifer Rennison August 22, 2005
Wonderful colors and DOF! Beautiful image, Colette! #1751698Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005
Thank you all VERY much:0) #1751753Judy S. Fung August 22, 2005
So very pretty, Colette! #1751850Ermanno Radice August 22, 2005
Wonderful composition, great presentation, marvelous shot, Colette! #1752003Terrill Province August 22, 2005
OUTSTANDING IMAGE! #1752093Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005
Thank you so much Judy, Ermanno, and Terrill!! #1752108Sherry Stricklin Boles August 22, 2005
Very pretty, Colette! I like the way it is slightly unfolding! #1752199Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005
Thanks so much Sherry!! #1752212Wally Orlowsky August 22, 2005
I'll drink to that ... great shot, Colette. #1752301Laurence Saliba August 22, 2005
Lovely dedication Colette!!! #1752357Stephen Zacker August 22, 2005
Simple, striking, and dramatic #1752392Anita Hogue August 22, 2005
Gorgeous image, Colette!!! #1752482Stephanie Laird August 22, 2005
Wonderful image Colette! Good title too! #1752505Dan Holm August 22, 2005
BEAUTIFUL, Colette!!! ... Very cute title, too! #1752755Linda M. Walker August 22, 2005
It's always nice to see a different kind of flower image...well presented #1752865Anne D. Eigen August 22, 2005
Beautiful color and contrast, Colette!!! #1753062Alisha L. Ekstrom August 22, 2005
GREAT title & I love this image. Love the black bg & love the purple!! GREAT capture:):) #1753183Marsha S. Smith August 22, 2005
What gorgeous colors, Colette! Beautiful shot! #1753184Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005
Thank you all SO much:0) #1753194Diane Addonizio August 22, 2005
Beautiful; love the contrast! #1753388Patty Razonable August 23, 2005
Beautiful image, Colette!! #1755736Wendy Stevenson August 23, 2005
Lovely image Colette! #1755762Lisa Clark August 23, 2005
Gorgeous. The vibrant colors really capture attention. #1755792Rob T. Henry August 23, 2005
Excellent image, Colette!!! Love the composition and colors!!! #1756802Silvia Nunes August 23, 2005
Beautiful shot , love the colors. #1756822Cathy M. Gromball August 23, 2005
Beautiful photo, Colette! Wonderful composition, lighting, detail and colors!Cathy :) #1757004
Kate Jackson August 23, 2005
Gorgeous! #1757422Jamil Saliba August 23, 2005
Beautiful shot Colette the colors are great #1757514Jill Flynn August 23, 2005
So soft and beautiful Colette! #1757524Susie Peek-Swint August 23, 2005
Gorgeous colour Colette ~ beautiful image! #1757590Sylvia Rossler August 23, 2005
I agree with all the others because they all steal the words I wanted to express on your capture so I just say this ..wonderful Colette ! #1757719Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 23, 2005
This is so beautiful Colette!,April Riggs August 23, 2005
Great title, and a beautiful picture. #1758733Colette M. Metcalf August 24, 2005
Thank you all very much!!! #1759473Jill Odice August 24, 2005
This is a real beauty! I like the lokk of the black BG, it really sets off the flowers colors! Very nice work in your galley too! #1761175Nicole E. Rappaport August 24, 2005
wonderful color and composition here! love it against the black background! :) #1761451Mary N C. Taitt August 24, 2005
A simplicity of color, pink green and black--very nice. Mary #1761762Goshka G. August 24, 2005
Very lovely bud, Colette!! Congrats to you too on you wonderful finalist!! #1762266Jonna Bergström August 24, 2005
Wonderful image, Colette! Fantastic colours!! #1762537Mary Timman August 24, 2005
Great color, just beautiful. I love it on the Black. #1762901Lani T. Broadbent August 26, 2005
Outstanding floral capture, Colette! Fantastic composition, beautiful vibrant colors, and great DOF! #1768018Colette M. Metcalf August 26, 2005
Thank you all very much!!! #1768353Donna Roberts August 27, 2005
Sorry I am late to comment but I had to say to you that I LOVE this Colette.Jim Kinnunen August 27, 2005
Beautiful image and wonderful title, Colette!!! #1775154Colette M. Metcalf August 28, 2005
Thanks so much Donna, and Jim!!! #1777365Gail Vitikacs August 28, 2005
this is beautiful! #1777768Colette M. Metcalf August 28, 2005
Thanks so much Gail!!! #1777777Ken Grooms August 28, 2005
Congrats to you on this gorgeous shot! I love the colors and contrast of the background. Very clean image. #1778095Colette M. Metcalf August 28, 2005
Thanks so much Ken!!! #1778110Debbie Hartley August 29, 2005
This is stunning Colette! #1778542Colette M. Metcalf August 29, 2005
Thank you so much Debbie!! #1778789Kevin Nugent August 29, 2005
Great flower shot! Fantastic color! #1782724Colette M. Metcalf August 30, 2005
Thank you Kevin!!! #1783354Lori Carlson September 01, 2005
A great title, congrats and photo Colette. Beautifully done! :0) #1794552Luis Louro September 04, 2005
well... I hope there is still space for my comment!!! :) ...beautiful!!! #1800592Bianca B. Steinfeldt September 04, 2005
Outstanding and soooo beautiful!!!! #1801385Colette M. Metcalf September 08, 2005
Thank you Lori, Luis, and Bianca!!! #1812883Fax Sinclair September 11, 2005
I have one more word for this image -- MAGIC! #1824289Colette M. Metcalf September 12, 2005
Thank you Fax!!! #1826615Jill Odice September 22, 2005
I have been really looking at all the stages of a flowers life since I started doing macro flower shots, and this stage is so sweet, like a new beginning :-) Well done Colette:-) #1868076Colette M. Metcalf September 22, 2005
Thank you Jill!!! #1868727Paula Showen September 23, 2005
Very beautiful! Congratulations! #1872560Sylvia Rossler September 24, 2005
Congratulations!!Congratulations!!Jill Odice September 24, 2005
Yeah Colette! This is another beauty! #1873483Robyn Mackenzie September 24, 2005
Beautiful softness, Colette! Congratulations!! #1873787Luis Louro September 24, 2005
Another??? good job, congratulations!!! #1873882Mary Timman September 24, 2005
Hey...Great...Congrats and Good Luck! #1873961Tom Andersen September 24, 2005
Congratulations on another beautiful finalist, Colette! #1873964Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Colette!! #1874367Rakesh Syal September 24, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN,COLETTE!!!!!! #1874514Donna K. Kilcher September 24, 2005
Congratulations #1874526Paul Sikora September 24, 2005
Congratulations Colette #1874530Walter Graziano September 24, 2005
Congratulations Colette and Good Luck! #1874540
Linda D. Lester September 24, 2005
Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #1874751Adilson F. Ferreira September 24, 2005
Congratulations Colette!!! #1874984Claudia Kuhn September 24, 2005
Congrats Colette! #1875660Marie Fields September 24, 2005
Congratulations, Colette! Gorgeous finalist!! #1875661Elisabeth A. Gay September 24, 2005
Congratulations!!Kay E. Mahoney September 24, 2005
Congratulations. Love the pink on the black. Good luck in the next round. #1875966Anita Hogue September 24, 2005
Beautiful finalist! Congratulations, Colette! #1875988Terrill Province September 24, 2005
Super image ~ my congrats to you Colette!!! #1876386Sandy Landon September 24, 2005
Beautiful!! Congrats!! #1876578Judy S. Fung September 24, 2005
Congrats, Colette! #1876673Dr Silly September 24, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS COLETTEPamela Shane September 24, 2005
Once again - this sure is a beauty Colette! Congratulations of your finalist. #1876859Lori Carlson September 24, 2005
Congratulations Colette! :0) #1877083Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005
Congratulations Colette, once again! #1877279Stanley J. Contrades September 24, 2005
Once again, CONGRATULATIONS, Colette!Susie Peek-Swint September 24, 2005
Congrats on this beautiful image Colette! #1877815Mary Clarke September 24, 2005
This is beautiful Colette - many congratulations. #1878356Debbie Hartley September 24, 2005
Congratulations Colette! This is beautiful! #1878766Susana Ms Heide September 24, 2005
Simply beautiful! Pops right off the page! CONGRATS!! #1878845Noel Baebler September 24, 2005
Huzzah, Colette!!! #1879270Debra Booth September 24, 2005
Congratulations, Colette! This is a very lovely finalist!! #1879376Jennifer Rennison September 24, 2005
Another big congrats, Colette! #1879981Colette M. Metcalf September 25, 2005
Thank you so much!!! #1880429Candice C. Calhoun September 25, 2005
Congratulations and good luck, Colette!ccc #1881008
Rob T. Henry September 25, 2005
Congratulations, Colette, on this well deserved finalist!!! #1881368Leonard Pierce September 25, 2005
Congratulations again Colette!!! Very beautiful! #1881504Gail Vitikacs September 25, 2005
Wonderful! Congratulations! #1881971Colette M. Metcalf September 25, 2005
Thank you Candice, Rob, Len, and Gail!!! #1882258Marvin H. Gohlke Jr. September 25, 2005
Wonderful clarity and contrast on this shot, BEAUTIFUL!!! Good luck in the finals!!! #1883693Colette M. Metcalf September 25, 2005
Thank you Marvin!!! #1883741Cora Miller September 25, 2005
Congratulations to you, Colette! This special treat now comes back around to become a treat for you! A very fine shot and finalist! #1884138Colette M. Metcalf September 26, 2005
Thank you Cora:0) #1884803Patricia Marroquin September 26, 2005
Congratulations, Colette! An absolutely gorgeous image! :-) #1886885Colette M. Metcalf September 26, 2005
Thank you Patricia:0) #1886929Dan Holm September 26, 2005
CONGRATS, Colette!! BEAUTIFUL! #1887693Colette M. Metcalf September 27, 2005
Thank you Dan:0) #1890071Laura Clay-Ballard October 01, 2005
I don't think I have congratulated you on this gorgeous finalist! really awesome work! #1906507Colette M. Metcalf October 01, 2005
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