Peach Blossom [Contest Finalists March 2006]
Uploaded: March 23, 2006 21:34:48
After living across the street from a peach orchard for 3 years, I finally got the photo I wanted :-) These flowers are here so briefly each year, and I always wait to photograph them thinking they will get better...Then we get one big windy day, and the flowers are all gone:-) Then I have to wait another year !
50mm, F5, 1/500, ISO 100, PS and NIK filters
Joannie Bertucci March 23, 2006
Looks like some of us are up late tonight!Darryl Wilkinson March 23, 2006
Awesome blossom, Jill! Terrific colors and detail!!! Glad it didn't fly away from you this time :) #2569073Su Sana E. P March 23, 2006
Grogeous image!! Very eye pleasing soft colors and lighting in this beautiful image, Jill!! #2569174Ray Clarke March 24, 2006
It was worth the wait Jill, lovely delicate colours, (ac) #2569213Martin J. Preslar March 24, 2006
Great shot Jill! Glad you got the shot this year. Persistence pays off! :) #2569289Kerby Pfrangle March 24, 2006
Beautiful macro with lovely detail and colors. Very nice to view with wonderful lighting. #2569312Melissa A. Mannon March 24, 2006
nice details! very pretty blossom. I"m waiting for the apple blossoms around here. congrats on getting your capture! #2569451Paula Dwyer March 24, 2006
Beautiful in everyway!! #2569474Carla Metzler March 24, 2006
Great color and detail, Jill! #2569806Roger Bernabo March 24, 2006
Wonderful Jill, so delicately soft #2570139Pamela Shane March 24, 2006
So lovely Jill - glad you got the shotGail Vitikacs March 24, 2006
Fantastic capture Jill...the effects are superb! #2570541Crystal M. Gove March 24, 2006
AWESOME close-up shot, Jill :o)!!! I love the "soft" feeling this image has!! #2570555Ken Smith March 24, 2006
Jill, I like the peach colors. Great macro. #2570657Rakesh Syal March 24, 2006
Teriffic macro and details, Jill!!! #2570659Nadya Johnson March 24, 2006
This is breath-takingly beautiful, Jill! And all the more so, since the blossoms are so -- what's the word?? - ephemeral! That's the thing about photography that's always struck me the most: miss a shot, and you have missed it for a long, long time - possibly forever. Sometimes you think you're going to wait a year, then go back only to discover they have put a gas station where those flowers used to be (definitely, a sad state of affairs!). Glad you caught this gorgeous blossom! And so nicely, too!! By now I bet they're already scattered to the winds. #2570723Karen Engelbreth March 24, 2006
Wonderful macro - love the effects, Jill! #2570970S P Mukherji March 24, 2006
Beautiful capture Jill!! #2571075Terry L. Ellis March 24, 2006
Beautifully captured and perfect artistry, Jill! Love this! #2571112Linda L. Ruiz March 24, 2006
REally pretty. Icant comment on WA. I still cant get on. I tried to email the guy....with no responce. Love the effect on this one. awesome #2571461Judy S. Fung March 24, 2006
Very pretty image, Jill! #2571481John Connolly March 24, 2006
A very delicate image, Jill! a delightful capture, well worth waiting for. #2571685Jamil Saliba March 24, 2006
I am sure it is very beautiful no need to wait another year Jill , beautiful composition and framing #2571988Lorraine A. Cook March 24, 2006
Gorgeous Blossom, Jill! Glad you didn't wait this year!!I know what you mean....I have a red delicious apple tree that produces gorgeous white blossoms. Some years..heavy rain and wind do them in before I can get any pics. #2572125
Janine Russell March 24, 2006
Jill, excellent colors, detail, composition and DOF. #2572452Wende Trew March 24, 2006
Beautiful image Jill!!! #2572458Jesus M. Salazar March 25, 2006
Very Beautiful Jill!!! #2573837Emile Abbott March 25, 2006
A real peach of a capture with the details and composition. Excellent Jill you did not miss it this year. #2574729Cindy Wong March 25, 2006
Beautiful color and details, Jill! Wonderful Job! #2574765Evy Johansen March 25, 2006
Soft and beautiful! Wonderful details, Jill! Gorgeous image! #2575571Pat Gamwell March 25, 2006
So glad you got the long-awaited shot! It is gorgeous! #2575774Life Expressions March 26, 2006
Gorgeous macro, Jill!! #2577951Marilyn K. Lincecum March 28, 2006
Gorgeous Jill !! I have a peach tree in my back yard and I just shot some pictures of it this morning...hope they turn out as good. :-) #2584295Melissa A. Mannon April 25, 2006
congrats on your multi-finalists this month Jill! #2685570Gary Lange April 25, 2006
Congrats, Jill on such a fine image!! #2685865Karen Engelbreth April 25, 2006
Congratulations Jill :0)) #2686034Pat Gamwell April 25, 2006
CONGRATS on number 2! #2686306Mick Burkey April 25, 2006
Your wait paid off, Jill! Congratulations on this one, too. #2686375Life Expressions April 25, 2006
Many congrats, Jill! #2686377Stanley J. Contrades April 25, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS once again, Jill! Beautifully done!!Jenny Bosmans April 25, 2006
Congratulations on another beautiful finalist, Jill!! #2686917Carla Metzler April 25, 2006
Congratulations, Jill!! #2687174Terry L. Ellis April 25, 2006
Congratulations, Jill on another fantastic finalist!! #2687314Nadya Johnson April 25, 2006
And a second big Congrats on a second awesome finalist! Way to go, Girl! #2687487Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2006
I stopped counting Jill Big congrats :O) #2687549Stan Lubach April 25, 2006
Congrats, Jill! #2687556Hendrik Storme April 25, 2006
Congrats Jill! #2687839Jim Kinnunen April 25, 2006
Gorgeous image...congratulations, Jill!:) #2687916Glenn E. Urquhart April 25, 2006
Beautiful comp... Congrats,Jill - Well deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #2688427Steven Gunnerson April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist Jill!!! This one is wonderful. #2688733Jill Flynn April 25, 2006
Way to go again Ms. Jill! Congratulations on another terrific finalist! #2688767Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist win!!! Good luck in the next round Jill! #2689038Kay Beausoleil April 25, 2006
Congratulations on this so delicate finalist, Jill! #2689331Ray Thoms April 25, 2006
Well deserved Jill...... #2689456Noel Baebler April 25, 2006
Beautiful blosson, Jill! Looks oceanic! #2689541Candice C. Calhoun April 25, 2006
Congratulations!ccc #2689694
Rob Bishop April 25, 2006
Congratulations, Jill! #2689757Linda L. Ruiz April 25, 2006
wtg Jill. I thought I would see this one again. excellent #2689792Renee Doyle April 25, 2006
Sorry I missed this one earlier!!!! Fantatic work Jill!!! Congrats on another stunning finalist!Mary L. Graham April 25, 2006
wooooooooo hooooooooo congrats Girl!! love this one too beautiful soft color great shot!! =) #2690195Nobu Nagase April 25, 2006
It's so beautiful!!!Su Sana E. P April 25, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Jill!! #2690845Chris Macer April 25, 2006
Congrats on a wonderful finalist, Jill! Best of luck :) #2690902Joannie Bertucci April 25, 2006
And another one bits the dust...or should I say kicks up the dust? :-)Darryl Wilkinson April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist awards, Jillo! #2691046Kristi A. Howson April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist and Best of Luck in the next round Jill! Beautiful! #2691147Stephen Zacker April 26, 2006
Lovely and elegant. Congratulations #2692177Rakesh Syal April 26, 2006
Congratulations again, Jill!! #2693060Emile Abbott April 26, 2006
Congratulations on a real peach of a finalist, Jill. Way to go and good luck in next round my friend. #2693122Cindy Paquette April 26, 2006
You go girl!!! :-) #2695054Pamela Shane April 26, 2006
Huge congratulations on this finalistLorraine A. Cook April 26, 2006
Beautiful!! Congratulations, Jill!!<:)) #2695507Corinne M. Thompson April 27, 2006
Congrats on your Finalist for this beautiful capture! #2698372Martin J. Preslar April 28, 2006
I guess persistence really does pay off! This is a great image Jill. Congrats (again) on your Finalist(s)! #2701624Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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