Seeds of Blue [Details & Macro Flower Photography]
Uploaded: June 02, 2005 08:12:00
2nd Place Win
6/2/05
Details & Macro
Close-up of the center of Goatsbeard seedhead. Image taken in natural light with the camera's white balance set on tungsten.
Paul Michko June 02, 2005
Terrific job, Sharon. Way to work the camera. #257297Darren K. Fisher June 02, 2005
WOW I love the color and your detail. This is so awesome Sharon. #1422722Carla Metzler June 02, 2005
Sharon, this is terrific! #1422758Tammy Scott June 02, 2005
Fantastic color and detail, Sharon! #1422818Mary N C. Taitt June 02, 2005
Nice compsition and color. It really draws the eye! :-) #1422825S J June 02, 2005
Super eye-catching macro, Sharon!! Excellent details and composition!! Love it!! #1422911Judy A. Lawhon June 02, 2005
Very beautiful, Sharon!!! #1422916
Susan T. Evans
June 02, 2005
Lise Butler June 02, 2005
I love it!!! Wonderful, creative composition and lighting choice. Well done. #1422962Michael Khoury June 02, 2005
gorgeous composition Sharon; imho this will end up in the winners' circle...good luckKara L. Hendricks June 02, 2005
Unique and FANTASTIC Sharon.. WOW!!! #1423208Goshka G. June 02, 2005
Terrific, Sharon!! #1423227Donna J. Taff June 02, 2005
Beautiful, Sharon!!! #1423362Jenny Bosmans June 02, 2005
Wonderful colour, fantastic! #1423536Kristen McKain June 02, 2005
WOW! Amazing shot. Love it!! #1423814Kate Jackson June 02, 2005
Very original and wonderful! #1423828Bobbie Davis June 02, 2005
Very cool Sharon!! I love the blue!!!! #1424049Jennifer Rennison June 02, 2005
Outstanding detail, composition and that color is fabulous! Gorgeous image, Sharon! #1424095Debra Booth June 02, 2005
Wow, Sharon! Outstanding technically and very creative, too!! #1424411
Cora Miller
June 02, 2005
Sharon Day June 03, 2005
Thank you, Paul, Darren, Carla, Tammy, Mary, Sanjay, Judy, Susan, Lise, Michael, Kara, Goshka, Donna, Jenny, Kristen, Kate, Bobbie, Jennifer, Debra and Cora! #1425613
Laurence Saliba
June 03, 2005
Kerby Pfrangle June 03, 2005
Excellent job Sharon.I like the heart in the middle.
Very well done in detail and composition.
Kerby
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Jim Kinnunen
June 03, 2005
Olivia Navarro June 03, 2005
Wow, what a great idea! I love the colors and your composition is fantastic. I agree that we'll see it come around again. Great job, Sharon! #1428638Chuck Inglefield June 03, 2005
Stunning image...and a very creative technique. #1428654Sharon Day June 03, 2005
Thank you, Laurence, Kerby, Jim, Olivia and Chuck! #1428666Phil Sauvey June 04, 2005
Sharon,Very beautiful not to mention my favorite color! #1430280
Pamela K June 04, 2005
I'm behind the times, but I really like this shot! Very cool what you did with the white balance!Pam #1431038
Stanley J. Contrades June 04, 2005
My favorite color as well, and in one amazing macro, Sharon ... WOW!! Excellent details and very beautifully displayed!! Love it!!Laura Clay-Ballard June 04, 2005
Awesome image! I just learned how to do that today in photoshop! Beautiful macro to choose to use this feature. #1431325Jill Flynn June 06, 2005
OUTSTANDING DOF and presentation Sharon. LOVE THIS!! #1436812Sharon Day June 06, 2005
Thank you, Phil, Pam, Stan, Laura and Jill! #1439166Diane Dupuis June 15, 2005
I love it Sharon! #1474063Sharon Day June 15, 2005
Thanks, Diane! #1474114Kerby Pfrangle July 22, 2005
SharonCongratulations on your finalist
Good luck in the finals.
Kerby #1622874
Laura E. OConnor July 22, 2005
OK, Sharon, so this is my OTHER favorite! LOL! ;) CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST! #1623020
Jim Kinnunen
July 22, 2005
Darren K. Fisher July 23, 2005
Way to go Sharon, best of luck on both of your beautiful finalist. #1624454Bryan Yates July 23, 2005
Just awsome work! congratulations!!! #1624828Jenny Bosmans July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Sharon! #1624837Judy A. Lawhon July 23, 2005
Just beautiful....congratulations...looks like a grand winner to me!! #1625925KHAWLA Haddad July 23, 2005
Congratulations again on other wonderful finalist, Sharon stunning !!! #1626973Mary N C. Taitt July 23, 2005
congratulations for a well-deserved finalist--nice shot! Mary #1627019Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 23, 2005
Congratulations, Sharon, on this outstanding finalist! #1627508Jennifer Rennison July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Sharon! Love that blue! #1629000Tammy Scott July 23, 2005
Congratulations on another gorgeous finalist, Sharon!!! #1629406Debra Booth July 23, 2005
Another simply amazing finalist, Sharon. Congratulations!! #1629542Cesar J. La Rosa July 23, 2005
This is one of my favorites, Sharon!!!S J July 24, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Sharon!! Super macro!! #1631229S J July 24, 2005
Ah!! Me again!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this terrific SECOND place WIN, Sharon!! #1633728Rob Bishop July 24, 2005
Alright Sharon!!! Another winner. Wow, a First and a Second. I'm so happy for you!Rob #1633733
Dan Holm July 24, 2005
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS again, Sharon!!!! #1633811Jenny Bosmans July 24, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS on your WINNERS Sharon!! #1633824John Davis July 24, 2005
Sharon,John #1633845
Stanley J. Contrades July 25, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS, Sharon!! Stunningly beautiful in blue!!
Laurence Saliba
July 25, 2005
Jay Patel July 25, 2005
Congratulations...Wonderfully done. #1634072Kerby Pfrangle July 25, 2005
SharonCongratulations on your second place win.
Job well done.
Kerby #1634188
Diane Dupuis July 25, 2005
YAY SHARON!!!! I love this one! #1634308Tammy Scott July 25, 2005
Another HUGE congratulations on your win, Sharon! This is one of my favorites of yours! #1634617Kathleen Clemons July 25, 2005
Congrats again, Sharon!! #1634660Leanne M.E. Boyd July 25, 2005
Congratulaions Sharon!!!!!! #1634709
Deborah Lewinson
July 25, 2005
Kathleen K. Parker
July 25, 2005
Colette M. Metcalf July 25, 2005
Congrats again, Sharon!!! #1634935Laura E. OConnor July 25, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!!!! WELL DONE!! #1635025Laura Clay-Ballard July 25, 2005
AWESOME WINNING IMAGE! #1635084Kara L. Hendricks July 25, 2005
Whoa... Not just 1 win... 2!!! WTG Sharon!!!! #1635208Murry Grigsby July 25, 2005
Congratulations on your double header wins Sharon!! :0) #1635250
Jim Kinnunen
July 25, 2005
Jennifer Rennison July 25, 2005
Another Big Congratulations on your wins, Sharon!! Way to go!! #1635481KHAWLA Haddad July 25, 2005
Big Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Sharon well don!!! #1636044Jill Flynn July 25, 2005
Congratulations on this well deserved and FANTASTIC SECOND PLACE win Sharon! LOVE THAT BLUE. Way to go this month! #1636216Mary N C. Taitt July 25, 2005
Congratualtions on your second place win! You did a great job on this capture and deserve the win. You go girl. Mary :-) #1636451
William C. Raco
July 25, 2005
bill #1637142
Wally Orlowsky July 25, 2005
Congratulations on this creatively colored winner, Sharon! #1637794Kathleen F. Greer July 25, 2005
Just Beautiful! Another Congrats Sharon!! #1638080
Diane Addonizio
July 25, 2005
Terry R. Hatfield July 25, 2005
This Is 1st Rate Sharon:-)A Big Congratulations To You On An Excellent Image And Your Win!! #1638338Donna J. Taff July 25, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful win, Sharon!!! #1638353
Cora Miller
July 25, 2005
Ken Grooms July 26, 2005
Beautiful. Unique. Great eye. Great color. Great win (again!). #1639868Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 26, 2005
Congrats again Sharon, on this well deserved win! #1640825Cesar J. La Rosa July 26, 2005
I knew I was going to see this one again!Tom Andersen July 26, 2005
Fabulous color, detail and lighting, Sharon! Congratulations on your win! #1642000Sharon Day July 26, 2005
Thanks to each of you for the wonderful congrats! I appreciate them all! #1642232
Susan T. Evans
July 27, 2005
Cindy Paquette July 27, 2005
Outstanding beauty Sharon!!! Congrats on this beauty of a win! #1646526Pamela K July 28, 2005
Still love this shot! What a neat effect! Congrats again!Pam #1649595
Monika Sapek July 28, 2005
Terrific details and color in this macro, Sharon! Congrats on your win!Patrick Campbell July 28, 2005
Congrats Sharon, great composition and and texture in this macro! #1651010Piotr M. Organa August 04, 2005
I just found this photo - it is fantastic!Sharon Day January 06, 2006
Thanks again everyone! Frank, I see photos I think that about every day at BP! #2260449Jane Hirst May 21, 2010
What a wonderful blue...I love the way you got that blue. Great composition. This really caught my eye. #8626999Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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