Facing The Sun [Contest Finalists September 2013]
Uploaded: September 03, 2013 04:03:43
Joy Rector September 03, 2013
love this shot #1542972R. J. Laudenbacher September 03, 2013
Wonderful comp on this beauty, Colette! #10831296Tiia Vissak September 03, 2013
a cool close-up! #10831300Tammy M. Anderson September 03, 2013
Fabulous details and macro, Colette. #10831311Carolyn M. Fletcher September 03, 2013
Well, that's a different view! Not the usual sunflower shot, for sure. #10831313Claudia Kuhn September 03, 2013
Beautiful Colette, it looks a bit shy #10831328Karen E. Michaels September 03, 2013
Beautifully composed, Colette.Wendy Stevenson September 03, 2013
Great find and fantastic capture! So hesitant to come out and face the world LOL #10831408Gord MacEachern September 03, 2013
This is beautiful Colette, super job here! #10831440Karen Bacon September 03, 2013
Beautiful Colette! #10831454Shelly A. Van Camp September 03, 2013
Very Pretty! #10831475Shelly A. Van Camp September 03, 2013
Very Pretty! #10831476Gail Sullivan September 03, 2013
Colette...I like this unique take on the sunflower! #10831480Don Christiana September 03, 2013
Great macro capture Collette. Wonderful detail and colors. #10831510Robert R. Goodman September 03, 2013
Hi Colette,Stunning detail,color and lighting my friend.Excellent capture!!!! #10831531Bojan Bencic September 03, 2013
Fantastic shapes and colors, Colette. Beautiful photo. #10831544Millie A. Talarico September 03, 2013
Wonderful close-up capture!~ #10831553Colette M. Metcalf September 03, 2013
Thanks so much everyone!!! #10831599Darren K. Fisher September 03, 2013
Great macro Colette. #10831635Leslie McLain September 03, 2013
Wonderful macro, perspective, and details, Colette. #10831657Agnes Fegan September 03, 2013
Very pretty details and light! #10831660Katherine Kuhn September 03, 2013
Great composition, color & detail in this macro, Colette! #10831698Martha R. Mazon September 03, 2013
Superb light, depth and detail, Colette! #10831720Stephen Zacker September 03, 2013
Terrififc macro #10831725Patrick Rouzes September 03, 2013
Awesome colors, detail, dof & macro work, Colette. WTG.Eivor Kuchta September 03, 2013
Great composition, Colette! #10831793Ermanno Radice September 03, 2013
Fantastic composition, beautiful colors and details, great macro! #10831828Val Feldman September 03, 2013
A unique view of summer's best flower (in my opinion!) - gorgeous color, wonderful details and another excellent macro from your corner of BP! Have a great day, Ms. C! #10831854frank w. degenhardt September 03, 2013
Facing the sun and waiting to open to it. I love your composing and the framing you used here. The colors are bold and have that WOW Factor Needle buried. Along with that the lighting is outstanding and lets us see the beauty of the details. A gorgeous look my friend. So pretty. #10831866Jyri Vissak September 03, 2013
Very creative! Another beautiful shot. #10831933Nancy L. Green September 03, 2013
WOW!!!!! This is one AMAZING macro Colette, a fav and a winner in my book!!! <>< #10832003Neal D. Hatcher September 03, 2013
Fantastic -Amazing Macro #10832016David Phalen September 03, 2013
An excellent macro with beautiful light, colors and details!! #10832045Anita Hogue September 03, 2013
A beautiful opening sunflower! #10832067Colette M. Metcalf September 03, 2013
Thanks so much everyone!!! #10832089Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas September 03, 2013
Great macro Colette!,Lindley Johnson September 03, 2013
A unique macro, with terrific details, Colette. #10832166Terry Cervi September 03, 2013
Such a gorgeous shot, Colette!! #10832236Jeffrey R. Bange September 03, 2013
A truly unique capture and POV Colette. #10832275Barbara Waldoch September 03, 2013
Beautiful shot, Colette! #10832301Rudi Reiner September 03, 2013
Colorful macro, nice work! #10832347Robert K. Bemus September 03, 2013
Beautiful color and detail! #10832359Cindy Bendush September 03, 2013
Beautiful close-up! #10832368Jill Odice September 03, 2013
Nice shot of this little baby just waking up :-) #10832383Melinda F. Schneider September 04, 2013
Lovely! You've got the selective focus just right, and the bright colors are eyecatching! #10832445Colette M. Metcalf September 04, 2013
Thanks so much everyone!!! #10832529Douglas Pignet September 04, 2013
lovely capture with great lighting and colorsColette M. Metcalf September 04, 2013
Thanks so much Doug!!! #10832593Emile Abbott September 04, 2013
Stunning detail and colors in this wonderful macro, Colette. #10833106Colette M. Metcalf September 05, 2013
Thanks so much Emile!! #10833758Ujjwal Mukherjee September 05, 2013
Terrific composition, details and capture, Colette!! #10833786Wm Nosal September 05, 2013
Beautiful Capture Colette! #10834096Ellen Hodges September 05, 2013
Beautiful colors and dof, Colette!! #10834134Colette M. Metcalf September 05, 2013
Thanks so much Ujjwal, Wm., and Ellen!!! #10834222Carol Eade September 05, 2013
Beautiful! #10834444Colette M. Metcalf September 05, 2013
Thanks so much Carol!!! #10834536John Rivera September 08, 2013
Beautiful image! #10837027Tammy Espino September 08, 2013
As pretty closed up as it is opened!:) #10837490Phyllis A. Houghton September 10, 2013
A fav. Detailed and unique. #10839152Colette M. Metcalf September 12, 2013
Thanks so much John, Tammy, and Phyllis!! #10841100Tammy Espino October 31, 2013
Congrats on getting staff favorite!! :) #10885057Neal D. Hatcher October 31, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS #10885084Kathy Salerni October 31, 2013
Huge congrats on another awesome Finalist,Jeffrey R. Bange October 31, 2013
Congratulations Colette on your well deserved finalist photo and best of luck in the next round. #10885507Tammy Espino October 31, 2013
Congrats, on going silver!:) #10885588Marijana Fajgl October 31, 2013
Big congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Colette! #10885647Patrick Rouzes October 31, 2013
BIG CONGRATS, Colette.Ray October 31, 2013
Congrats on another beautiful Finalist, Colette! #10886350Don Christiana November 01, 2013
Congrats Collette on your beautiful FINALIST. #10886950Colette M. Metcalf November 02, 2013
Thanks so much!!!! #10888015Nadia Paul November 02, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Colette! #10888919Colette M. Metcalf November 03, 2013
Thank you Nadia!!! #10889134Merna L. Nobile November 27, 2013
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