Sunbrella
Uploaded: July 19, 2007 00:08:32
Coneflower, evening, my garden.
ISO 400, f/3.3, 1/125, 105mm.
Dan Holm July 19, 2007
Clever title for this magnificent macro, Cindy!! Love your selective focus on this! #694154Sue McLeod July 19, 2007
LOVE this shot Cindy! Soft & feminine...Ujjwal Mukherjee July 19, 2007
I am wondering how beautiful must be your garden,Cindy!Jennifer L. Alder July 19, 2007
Oh, how WONDERFUL, Cindy! Beautiful soft color and treatment-- perfect title as well!! :) #4525258Cindy Bendush July 19, 2007
Dan, Sue, Ujjwal, and Jennifer - thank you so much for commenting! Ujjwal - my garden is the reason I got into photography after hiring BP member and my neighbor, Steve Ray, to photograph it for me..... that's when the photo bug really started to bite :-) #4525308Dominick M. Dimacale July 19, 2007
Love your perspective here Cindy...Dominick #4525344William C. Raco July 19, 2007
Excellent focus, colors and use of DoFBill #4525424
Cyn Valentine July 19, 2007
This is really beautiful..love it! Great title too! #4526050Vikram Jamwal July 19, 2007
Beautiful: colors, composition, DOF! #4526167Shawn Jennings July 19, 2007
Excellent color and dof on this Cindy! #4526507Ken Slade July 19, 2007
Very nice colors and effects. Nice POV. #4527065Carla Metzler July 19, 2007
Such a beautiful image, Cindy! Wonderful colors. #4528031Cindy Bendush July 19, 2007
Hi Dominick, Bill, Cyn, Vikram, Shawn, Ken, and Carla - thank you all for such wonderful, encouraging feedback. I appreciate your comments very much! #4528690Connie J. Bagot July 22, 2007
I love your perspective and the DOF on this---the colors are so soft and lovely too. Wonderful job. #4541839Martha N. Church July 24, 2007
Wonderful POV and increddible DOF. Just gorgeous! #4547496Melissa G. Meiselman July 24, 2007
Cindy, this flower is simply exquisite!! You must have a beautiful garden!! #4550165Cindy Bendush July 24, 2007
Thank you Connie, Martha, and Melissa! #4551903Suzanne L July 25, 2007
Very beautiful, love the softness of it and the title is great! #4559255Kathy Shogren August 06, 2007
Beautiful floral Cinday, love the POV and softness. #4608902Cindy Bendush August 06, 2007
Thank you Suzanne and Kathy :-) #4611301Erin Tyler August 27, 2007
Congrats on your Finalist! #4706336Sue McLeod August 27, 2007
Yaaaah!!! Well done on your finalist Cindy! #4709383Colleen Farrell August 27, 2007
Beautiful! Congrats again, Cindy! #4709697Cindy Bendush August 27, 2007
Thank you Erin, Sue and Colleen! #4710057Esther Smith August 28, 2007
So beautiful! Congratulations Cindy! #4714834Barbara Waldoch August 29, 2007
Congratulations again, Cindy! #4716101Cindy Bendush August 29, 2007
Thank you Esther and Barbara! #4721875Shelly A. Van Camp September 11, 2007
I love this, Cindy!! Beautiful colors, DoF and softness!! #4777604Carol Teal September 25, 2007
I am sorry to say I missed this stunning finalist last month Cindy. I was having a bit of PC trouble for the umpteenth time and never made it through all the finalists. This is gorgeous and a belated congrats for your finalist! #4846715Cindy Bendush September 25, 2007
Thanks so much Shelly and Carol! #4846767Imar De Waard October 17, 2007
Hi Cindy,A beautiful beautiful Photo!!
greetz Imar #4938151
Sherry Karr Adkins December 13, 2007
Cindy, this is absolutely beautiful. Congrats on the finalist. Very well deserved! #5202349Cindy Bendush December 13, 2007
Thank you Imar and Sherry! #5202398jean ray February 06, 2008
One of my favorite flowers and this is a lovely rendition. Did you use a lensbaby to get this effect? #5455932Cindy Bendush February 06, 2008
Hi Jean -- thank you :-) I just used a very shallow DOF with my macro lens. #5456083Paulette Plakidas April 02, 2008
Beautiful shot, Cindy! #5735427Cindy Bendush April 02, 2008
Thank you for stopping by to comment Paulette! #5736240Cindy Bendush April 02, 2008
Thank you for stopping by to comment Paulette! #5736241Cindy Bendush April 02, 2008
Thank you for stopping by to comment Paulette! #5736242Cindy Bendush April 02, 2008
Thank you for stopping by to comment Paulette! #5736243Cindy Bendush April 02, 2008
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