Angel Trumpet [Contest Winner Pool February 2012 ]
Uploaded: February 17, 2012 07:33:38
Beautiful. Gorgeous. Great. Fantastic. Awesome. Well done, Joy. Love it!!
In grateful appreciation to Joy Rector for her loyalty in commenting on the images of sooooo many members of the BP family.
Exif: F Number: 5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 8000/1000000 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400,400, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A350
Dayna Cain February 17, 2012
Nikki, this is stunning! Such elegant lines, gorgeous color and spot on composition. Excellent work and a winner! #1443887Joy Rector February 17, 2012
it's gorgeous, thank you so much, I am honored. #9987230Melinda F. Schneider February 17, 2012
Such a lovely image, Nikki, the colors and comp are spot on. #9987246Bob Cournoyer February 17, 2012
Good work, Nikki... :-)Happy Day o' Joy #9987299
John Connolly February 17, 2012
A beautiful capture with outstanding color, depth and textures Nikki! This is a delightful card for Joy! #9987823Dr Silly February 17, 2012
Beautiful. :O)Michele Peterson February 17, 2012
An instant favorite, Nikki. Fabulous and creative composition! #9987986Graham Robards February 17, 2012
Love it Nikki, the angle and lighting are perfect.pat #9988167
Patti Coblentz February 17, 2012
An exquisite abstract of form, color, and light, Nikki...beautiful work! #9988307Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas February 17, 2012
Beautiful macro Nikki!,Karen Celella February 22, 2012
Fabulous macro with outstanding composition, Nikki. I just struggled with trying to capture these beauties and wish I had seen your idea. Too late now! LOL #9995688Phyllis H. Burchett February 23, 2012
Beautiful macro work Nikki! #9997566Heather Loewenhardt February 26, 2012
Fabulous perspective and exquisite detail. #10002083Mitch Spence February 26, 2012
Well you did a pretty here with something I sometimes try but never seem to quite accomplish with flowers. Very nice. #10002737Chris Budny February 28, 2012
Thought I'd stopped by this one...! Love the tack-sharp tip against the soft blurring b/g. #10010767Michelle Alton March 06, 2012
What a fantastic selection for POTD...your tribute to Joy and her terrific photo commentary!Now...this POTD award can also pay tribute to your OWN brand of thoughtful and meaningful photo commentary. I always feel that if you've made a remark before I see the photo, it's all been said!
Congratulations! #10024421
Katarina Mansson March 06, 2012
YEAH!!! Congratulations on your beautiful POTD Nikki! Such a lovely close-up with superb titel and gorgeous tones. #10024433Chris Budny March 06, 2012
Woohoo! :) This is a real beauty, Nikki; congratulations! #10024451Bojan Bencic March 06, 2012
Well done, Nikki. Congratulations on your POTD! #10024455Lisa J. Boulden March 06, 2012
Such an elegant POTD!Melinda F. Schneider March 06, 2012
A truly stunning image, Nikki! Glad to see it with the POTD honor today!! #10024498Nancy S. Kruskop March 06, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful POTD! Way to go! #10024509Joy Rector March 06, 2012
congrats on the POTD #10024527Marilyn Cornwell March 06, 2012
Congratulations Nikki on POTD and congratulations that it would be a dedication to Joy! #10024530Mary K. Robison March 06, 2012
Lovely macro and beautiful dedication, Nikki ~Gord MacEachern March 06, 2012
Big congrats on this beautiful well deserved POTD Nikki!! #10024567Guy D. Biechele March 06, 2012
Exceptional abstract. Congrats, Nikki! #10024570Kim Andelkovic March 06, 2012
Super Congrats on you POTD Nikki.......WTG :-) #10024579Gail Sullivan March 06, 2012
Hi Nikki...congrats on POTD! #10024601Warren E. Wilson March 06, 2012
Congrats!!, Nikki. #10024606Millie A. Talarico March 06, 2012
Wonderful macro, wonderful POTD, Nikki! #10024615Avril Young March 06, 2012
congrats on this awesome POTD...wonderful photo! #10024639Judy V. Kennamer March 06, 2012
Congrats on your beautiful POTD Nikki!!! Wonderful capture! #10024649David Stegmeir March 06, 2012
Congratulations Nikki, on a very well deserved POTD. It is a beautiful image. #10024672Linda D. Lester March 06, 2012
Congratulations on your awesome POTD! #10024678Joseph T. Pilonero March 06, 2012
Wonderfully seen POV, Nikki. Great eye for a very different and super shot. And congratulations on POTD. TED #10024705Richard M. Waas March 06, 2012
I love this image Nikki.... The soft color and the comp are spot on. I love your take on one of my favorite flowering trees.... Congrats on your well deserved POTD!! #10024709Terry Cervi March 06, 2012
Congrats on your beautiful POTD, Nikki! #10024710Pat Harry March 06, 2012
Beautiful image, Nikki! Congrats on your POTD. #10024712Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 06, 2012
Big congrats Nikki. Wonderful capture.Patti Coblentz March 06, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful POTD, Nikki!!! #10024717Kara L. Hendricks March 06, 2012
HUGE congrats on your POTD Nikki!!! #10024724Mary Beth Aiello March 06, 2012
A spectacular capture, Nikki. Big congrats on this well deserved POTD. I think we'll see this again, too. #10024728Datha Y. Thompson March 06, 2012
Beautiful POTD Nikki!!! Congratulations!!! WTG :) #10024730Kimber Wallwork-Heineman March 06, 2012
Very well done Nikki. Love the perspective. Your vision was perfectly executed.Nikki McDonald March 06, 2012
Thank you so much everyone. I really appreciate your warm wishes. Thanks, too, to the BP judge for the selection. #10024741Lydia Williams March 06, 2012
Wow, gorgeous, Nikki...congratulations on your POTD and a special thank you to Joy also! :) #10024744Ilene Samowitz March 06, 2012
Beautiful macro work. Love the lines. Congrats on POTD. #10024745Nancy L. Green March 06, 2012
WONDERFUL Macro work Nikki, CONGRATULATIONS!!! <>< #10024777Karen Celella March 06, 2012
Congratulations on your outstanding POTD, Nikki! I loved this when I first saw it and continue to love it with a large collection of gold badges! #10024783Bob Cournoyer March 06, 2012
:-) #10024784Daniella Puente March 06, 2012
Congrats Nikki! wonderful photo :) #10024785Courtenay Vanderbilt March 06, 2012
Congrats Nikki! That's beautiful! #10024786David Phalen March 06, 2012
BIG Congrats on a fabulous POTD!! #10024787Laura Greene March 06, 2012
A HUGE congratulations to you!!!! Stunning shot. #10024795Stefania Barbier March 06, 2012
Congratulations Nikki, It's a beauty!!! #10024797Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 06, 2012
WTG on this wonderfully BEAUTIFUL POTD, Nikki! :-) k #10024801Sara B Coffey March 06, 2012
Awesome Nikki! I love your POV, & the soft colors. Congrats on your win!Val Feldman March 06, 2012
What a beautiful macro with it's exquisite lines, light, color and form - an unbeatable combination! Hoping to see more Gold on this exceptional POTD! Congratulations, Nikki! #10024806Graham Robards March 06, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful POTD Nikki!Pat
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Phyllis H. Burchett March 06, 2012
This is wonderful Nikki, big congrats on your POTD!!! #10024821Tammy M. Anderson March 06, 2012
Congrats on a beautiful POTD. #10024842Nancy Marie Ricketts March 06, 2012
Wonderful macro, Nikki. I am honored that you took time out to help me with my recent photo. I see in this beautiful creation that skill to get this Beauty just right. Next stop-Grand Prize! #10024843Dayna Cain March 06, 2012
Congrats on your POTD Nikki! I truly do love this image Nikki. This is just technically, creatively perfect. Next stop is finalist and then GOLD!!! WTG Nikki!!! (you won't need it but my fingers are crossed anyway LOL) #10024891Dr Silly March 06, 2012
Congratulations Nikki on your POTD. :O)Leslie McLain March 06, 2012
Congrats on a beautiful POTD, Nikki. #10024918Michele Peterson March 06, 2012
YIPPEE, NIKKI!!!! I am smiling with you today! You know I LOVE this photo!!! So glad that it got POTD!!!! #10024933Maria Coulson March 06, 2012
So beautiful Nikki, congratulations on your POTD. #10024940Brett Landry March 06, 2012
Congrats on your photo of the day. I got my email, saw the name and though, WOW I know that person. Great image. Great job. #10024951Kay Beausoleil March 06, 2012
Congratulations, Nikki, on your POTD for this superb image! #10024978Raymond Pauly March 06, 2012
Wonderful clarity and POV here, Nikki! Big congratulations on your POTD! #10025002Dore Vorum March 06, 2012
Congratulations on your POTD. Stunning image. #10025017Kathryn Wesserling March 06, 2012
Nikki, this is definitely an "Oh, Wow!!!" POTD. EVERYTHING works in it. Congratulations. #10025061Kathy Salerni March 06, 2012
Congrats on your gorgeous POTD, Nikki! #10025087Heather Loewenhardt March 06, 2012
Congrats on this stunning image being chosen photo of the day. It is remarkable and worthy of this award. Congrats again. #10025109Mitch Spence March 06, 2012
Nikki, this really is a beauty. Congratulations. #10025161Jeana Clark March 06, 2012
YAY!!!
HUGE Congratulations Nikki for this very beautiful image receiving a POTD!!
AWESOME!!!
~J~ #10025171
Cathy Barrows March 06, 2012
Very pretty...congrats #10025330Anita Hogue March 06, 2012
Congratulations, Nikki! WOW stunning composition and selective focus! #10025407MELODIE C. ROBERTS March 06, 2012
WoooooooooooooooooW!!!
Congratulations on this Outstanding POTD NiK!!
It is beautiful and it's headed for Bigger and Better things!!
WoooooHoooo!! #10025409
Jeff Robinson March 06, 2012
Congrats Nikki on this Wonderful POTD! #10025420Tamara K. Walker March 06, 2012
Magnificent! Congratulations. #10025470Susana Ms Heide March 06, 2012
Yaaay!!! So glad to see this recognized Nikki! A very unusual but effective composition!! CONGRATZ to you!!!! #10025550Susan D. Royce March 06, 2012
WTG Nikki! Congratulations, and it is a lovely tribute. #10025627Michael G. Marshall March 06, 2012
Congratulations, Nikki on your beautiful POTD! #10025643Ken Smith March 06, 2012
Way to go, Nikki! A big congrats to you...a very cool shot! #10025674R. J. Laudenbacher March 06, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful POTD, Nikki! Lovely lines and beautiful colors. #10025676Chuck Bruton March 06, 2012
Congratulations NikkiNancyj E. Hovey March 06, 2012
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SAmanda D. Austwick March 06, 2012
Nikki, I knew this was a winner when I saw it in your gallery! Congratulations on your POTD! #10025811Ritajane Smith March 06, 2012
Awesome!! #10025847Rona L. Schwarz March 06, 2012
Marvelous image, Nikki! Lovely lines, very delicate colors and wonderful details with such an unusual perspective. Congratulations on your POTD! Look forward to seeing it with more GOLD! #10025976Usman M. Bajwa March 06, 2012
Huge CONGRATZ on the POTD, Nikki. And more so, as this is also your own favorite of the month ;)UB. #10026003
Jean E. Hildebrant March 06, 2012
A beautiful image, Nikki! Congrats to you!!Michael Umbreit March 06, 2012
Nikki - Congratulations on your POTD! - Mike #10026023Karen E. Baumann March 06, 2012
Poised and ready to announce many blessings! Congratulations Nikki, this is so beautiful...thoughtfully composed and photographed, lovely lines and wonderful soft colors, with sharp details right where it counts... simply a terrific image and what a nice tribute too!!!! This photographer would say "ditto" to you! #10026091Bunny Snow March 06, 2012
What an unusual point of view of this Angel Trumpet. Love the sharpness, and details, the softness in colors and tonality, and of course, the composition. Congratulations, Nikki, on your well executed POTD!!!! #10026197Patricia A. Casey March 07, 2012
Wonderfully done Nikki! A huge congratulations on POTD!#10026404
Amanda J. Tanner March 07, 2012
Ellen Hodges March 07, 2012
Huge congrats on a gorgeous POTD, Nikki!! #10026492Nikki McDonald March 07, 2012
A huge thank you to all my friends, old and new, for their support. What a fun day this was! #10026548Susan M. Campbell March 07, 2012
Congrats on getting POTD Nikki. This is beautiful. #10027016Gary R. Smith March 07, 2012
Congratulations, Nikki. I love the POV. #10027057Renee Doyle March 07, 2012
BIG congratulations on this wonderful POTD Nikki!! #10027413Bill Currier March 07, 2012
Love it Nikki! Great POV and color/texture. Wonderful and congrats! #10027728Cesar J. La Rosa March 07, 2012
This is SO BEAUTIFUL, Nikki!!! I LOVE it!!! Excellent composition, color and detail. It is simply perfect!!! I'm so happy to see it as the POTD. Now, I'm waiting to see the Gold Medal making it shine even more. It certainly deserves it.Karen Bacon March 08, 2012
This is stunning Nicki! Congrats! #10028505Julianne Bradford March 09, 2012
I love your framing on this stunning POTD Nikki..congrats!! #10030332Deborah Lewinson March 12, 2012
Congrats, Nikki, on this beautiful and excellent POTD!Debby #10035141
Richard D. Love March 19, 2012
Congratulations, Nikki. Wonderful composition and light #10044657Richard D. Love March 19, 2012
Congratulations, Nikki. Wonderful composition and light #10044658Martha R. Mazon March 20, 2012
Very beautiful, Nikki! I love these flowers but find hard to photograph well. Your design is perfect. Congratulations on the POTD! #10046290Terry A. Stoa March 25, 2012
Kudos on the Finalist section, Nikki! #10054252Chris Budny March 25, 2012
Congratulations once again, Nikki! #10054286Patti Coblentz March 25, 2012
So pleased to see this a finalist, Nikki!! I hope it goes all the way :)) #10054331Nancy Marie Ricketts March 25, 2012
I knew I'd see this one again!-praying for gold to come your way-beautiful floral! #10054430Neal D. Hatcher March 25, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS #10054733Susan M. Campbell March 25, 2012
Another beautiful image. Congrats. #10055649Katarina Mansson March 25, 2012
Second round of congrats for this beauty...congrats Nikki!Mariann Kovats March 25, 2012
Congratulations on your awesome finalists and POTD, Nikki! #10055770Usman M. Bajwa March 25, 2012
Great to see this again, Nikki. My choice for a First Place Gold, good luck!UB. #10055817
Heather Loewenhardt March 25, 2012
Congrats on this stunning image becoming a finalist. I hope to see it wearing gold. Good luck. #10055853Marijana Fajgl March 26, 2012
Outstanding capture, Nikki! Big congratulations! #10055930Graham Robards March 26, 2012
Congratulations on the Silver badge Nikki, I thought we would be seeing this one again! Best of luck for the next round! Pat #10055972Kathryn Wesserling March 26, 2012
Congratulations for the Silver, Nikki. It's a gold-worthy, too. #10055997Warren E. Wilson March 26, 2012
a great Finalist image! Congratulations, Nikki!! #10056163Stefania Barbier March 26, 2012
fantastic macro Nikki.. huge congrats! #10056381Amanda D. Austwick March 26, 2012
Just love this, Congratulations!!! #10056657Dayna Cain March 26, 2012
So far my prediction is coming true! My fingers are crossed for gold (even tho it's not necessary...LOL) Congrats! #10056978Karen Celella March 26, 2012
Thrilled to see this with the silver, Nikki! Congratulations! #10057185Carol Quina March 26, 2012
Congratulations Nikki on the finalist AND the POTD! Good luck in the next round, but you may not need it as this photo is lovely! #10057352Lydia Williams March 26, 2012
Congratulations Nikki on your finalist.. well done, happy for you! #10057369Michele Peterson March 26, 2012
Nikki, I am NOT surprised at this getting a finalist!! You know I love it! BIG Congratulations!! #10057664Claudine Grove March 26, 2012
Congratulations on the finalist! Beautiful! #10057894Julianne Bradford March 26, 2012
It's so great to see this terrific capture again..congrats on your finalist! #10058009Gayle Johnson March 26, 2012
Great lines, composition, color. Everything is perfect. Fav of mine.Phyllis H. Burchett March 26, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #10059462Rona L. Schwarz March 26, 2012
Yahoo, Nikki! What a fabulous month you've had! No surprise to see this one again, it is destined for further glory and more gold, I'm sure! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this outstanding Finalist! #10059914Terry Cervi March 27, 2012
Congrats on your very striking finalist, Nikki! #10061293Guy D. Biechele March 27, 2012
Really lovely image. Congratulations on your Finalist, Nikki! #10061362JO ANN CLEVELAND March 27, 2012
Congratulations on this fantastic Finalist
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Jayne Martin March 27, 2012
Congratulations on this finalist and POD!! #10062027David M. Montero March 27, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist selection of this beautiful abstract flower Nikki!!! #10062324Sharon Day March 28, 2012
Gorgeous image, Nikki!! Beautiful colors and details! Congratulations! #10063699Brad Harding March 30, 2012
Congrats on both your POD and your finalist. Crisp macro shot, I like it. #10067327Merna L. Nobile March 30, 2012
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.JO ANN CLEVELAND April 07, 2012
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist Nikki, your gallery is beautiful!jo ann c. #10079746
Mitch Spence April 07, 2012
I didn't get here for timely congrats on this, Nikki, but I do want you to know that this one is so appealing to me and that I'm really pleased that it finaled. #10079895Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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