Purple Passion
Uploaded: March 25, 2011 15:03:59
~Purple Poppy - Zilker Botanical Gardens - Austin, TX~
Had to upload this one again after some corrections - funny, I didn't see the blooper this AM but an eagle-eyed BP Pal (big thanks Julie!) pointed it out to me and sure enough, it was there!
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 3125/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 85.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Val Feldman March 25, 2011
Jeff W. Robinsonmember since: 10/17/2002 Outstanding - Amazing color and clarity Val!
3/25/2011 7:17:02 AM
Tammy M. Anderson
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Tammy
Tammy's Gallery
countryimpressions.net
member since: 8/13/2007
Perfect as always, Val. Excellent details and colors. A beauty.
3/25/2011 7:57:21 AM
Douglas Pignet
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Douglas
Douglas's Gallery
member since: 1/6/2008
lovely floral capture...well done
3/25/2011 8:27:06 AM
Bobby Ray Goodman
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Bobby
Bobby's Gallery
member since: 3/23/2006
Hi Valarie,Beautiful my friend.The first time I ever saw one that color to.Excellent detail and color.Take it easy and don't over do it today!!!
3/25/2011 8:30:45 AM
Monnie Ryan
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Monnie
Monnie's Gallery
member since: 9/25/2008
Wow -- fabulous detail and beautiful composition, Val! I've never seen a purple one either!
3/25/2011 9:42:13 AM
Bojan Bencic
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Bojan
Bojan's Gallery
member since: 5/29/2005
Fantastic clarity and color, Val. Beautiful macro.
3/25/2011 10:32:58 AM
Kathy Salerni
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Kathy
Kathy's Gallery
kathy-salerni-photography.com
member since: 8/4/2008
Oh, Val, this is one gorgeous poppy image! Your details, color and composition are outstanding!
3/25/2011 1:07:13 PM
Carol L. Fowler
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Carol
Carol's Gallery
member since: 10/7/2008
Gorgeous flower! I have seen these at UT Garden in the past- but not so far this year. They keep replanting new flowers each year!
3/25/2011 1:18:02 PM
Jack Gaskin
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Jack
Jack's Gallery
member since: 11/2/2007
AWESOME COLOR & DETAIL
Happy Shooting
Jack
3/25/2011 1:25:40 PM
Julianne Bradford
BetterPhoto Member
Contact Julianne
Julianne's Gallery
member since: 3/11/2009
Exquisite detail Valarie! I love the purple ones!!
3/25/2011 2:48:16 PM
#1364106
Julie Burnett March 25, 2011
Glad I stopped by your gallery after work, and a ton of coffee, Ms. V! This is just exquisite, sheer perfection!! (Not having enough coffee will get ya every time!) #9317416Val Feldman March 25, 2011
LOL, Julie - you know me well and yep, you are sure right about that!! Thanks, again - I appreciate the "heads-up"! #9317420Julie Burnett March 25, 2011
:) :) :) #9317428Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 25, 2011
How utterly beautiful, Val! :-) k #9317522Kay E. Mahoney March 25, 2011
Nice capture, Val. Beautiful flower. Love the colors. #9317592Amy M. Wilson March 25, 2011
Stunning... love the colors, clarity and crop, Val! #9317640Val Feldman March 25, 2011
Thank you everyone for your comments and for taking the time to stop by - as always, much appreciated! (So good to see you back, Amy!) #9317655Orsi March 25, 2011
Beautiful macro,Val!!! #9317675Rona L. Schwarz March 25, 2011
Stunning macro, Val! Such incredible detail and clarity and I love the color! A very elegant composition. Sorry I haven't been around much these past two months - life gets in the way sometimes, but I'm back now and have some serious catching up to do! #9317693Ann H. Belus March 25, 2011
Outstanding macro, Val! This color is sooo beautiful as is the comp, detail and clarity...superbly created! #9317732Michelle Alton March 26, 2011
Val...of COURSE this is a magnificent work! I didn't see the earlier version, but it has happened to me SO MANY TIMES. While I'm concentrating on one feature, another escapes my attention. Sometimes they are REALLY bad! #9317912Jack Ryan March 26, 2011
Outstanding clarity...wonderful color...beautifully presented...so very well done. #9318193Freddy Bland March 26, 2011
Absolute TOTAL perfection, Val! I think the details, comp and color are off the chart in this beauty! I think we'll be seeing this one, again, too!! #9318234Stephanie Halstead March 26, 2011
Beautiful color and clarity. #9318265Tammy Espino March 26, 2011
Gorgegous capture!!! :) #9318738Ellen Hodges March 26, 2011
Absolutely gorgeous detail and color, Val!!! Love the way you composed this beauty!! Hope that your Mom had one of those winning lotto tickets! !! #9319119Nadia Paul March 26, 2011
Gorgeous colour, detail and comp Val! #9319246Phyllis H. Burchett March 27, 2011
Gorgeous PURPLE Poppy Val! #9320826Val Feldman March 27, 2011
Thank you very much everyone - I really appreciate the visit! :) ~Val #9321042Terry Cervi March 27, 2011
This is just stunning Ms Val!! The colors are beuatiful, the detail is superb and the comp perfect! Wonderful work my friend! #9321256Patti Coblentz March 28, 2011
The color and detail are gorgeous in this wonderful macro, Val! Beautiful :) #9321353Val Feldman March 28, 2011
Two of my most favorite BP ladies - thanks for stopping by - the drop-in is appreciated!! ~Val #9322260Gina Cormier March 28, 2011
Spectacular work!!!! HOLY COW GIRL!!!!(back to yelling) #9322364
Courtenay Vanderbilt March 28, 2011
Fantastic comp and spectacular details, Val! Hope that PT is progressing well! #9322525Kathleen Rinker March 28, 2011
Gorgeous my friend, great color and detail!! #9322664Patricia Seidler March 29, 2011
Fabulous color and detail. A real eye catcher Val! #9324178JO ANN CLEVELAND March 30, 2011
Looks like a winner to me Val!jo ann c. #9325844
Leslie McLain March 30, 2011
Beautiful capture and color, Val. #9326627Val Feldman March 30, 2011
Gina, Courtenay, Kathy, Pat, Sabrina, JoAnn and Leslie - Thanks!!! #9326797Kathy Salerni April 26, 2011
WooHoo! Huge congrats on this beautiful well-deserved Finalist, Val! #9371031Patti Coblentz April 26, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Val! #9371035Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) Woot woot!! #9371127Amy M. Wilson April 26, 2011
HUGE congrats on your gorgeous Finalist, Val!!! #9371217Ellen Hodges April 26, 2011
Huge congrats and very best luck with this GORGEOUS finalist, Val!! #9371291Rona L. Schwarz April 26, 2011
So happy to see this one again, Val - it really is perfection! The colors are just gorgeous and I love the incredible detail and clarity, particularly in the center. Huge Congrats and best of luck in the next round! #9371556Ann Coates April 26, 2011
Wowee, congratulations on your stunning finalist Valarie. #9371616Julianne Bradford April 26, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Valarie! #9371686Freddy Bland April 26, 2011
Many HUGE congratulations to you on this most deserving Finalist, Val! One very fine image!!! #9371749Heather Loewenhardt April 26, 2011
Congratulations on becoming a finalist with this image. Well deserved. #9371817Naomi Weiser April 26, 2011
congrats! #9371853Bojan Bencic April 26, 2011
Very nice. Congratulations on your finalist, Val! #9371867John Benway April 27, 2011
Gorgeous flora Val, well deserved congratulations.Leslie McLain April 27, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Val. #9372478Courtenay Vanderbilt April 27, 2011
Big Congrats, Val! #9372492Patricia Seidler April 27, 2011
Hugh congrats Val. Beauty of a finalist! #9372526Nadia Paul April 27, 2011
No surprise seeing this as finalist Val - just stunning - best luck next round! #9372528Karen Bacon April 27, 2011
A big congrats on this beautiful Finalist Val! I love that shade of purple! #9372583R. J. Laudenbacher April 27, 2011
Beautiful, Val! Congrats to you on this lovely finalist! #9372868Terry Cervi April 27, 2011
Congrats on your stunning Finalsit, Ms V!!! Very well deserved! #9372869Robert R. Goodman April 27, 2011
A big Congratulations,Valarie.WTG my friend!!!! #9372953Carol Eade April 27, 2011
So beautiful, Val, congratulations on your finalist! #9373263Emile Abbott April 27, 2011
WOW girl, really love the details and color on this stunning finalist. Huge congratulations Val #9373303Jack Ryan April 27, 2011
Beautiful...congratulations, Val. #9373341Ann H. Belus April 27, 2011
Huge congratulations, Val! Good luck in the next round! #9373349Jane Holestine April 27, 2011
Beautiful! Congrats on your finalist! #9373404Tammy M. Anderson April 27, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Val. #9373559Karen E. Baumann April 27, 2011
Love these colors together, Val! This is just beautiful... congratulations and best of luck! #9373615Val Feldman April 27, 2011
Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments and encouragement...both are much appreciated! ~Val #9373630Don Christiana April 27, 2011
A "BIG CONGRATS" on a beautiful photo and being a FINALIST. #9373753Michele Peterson April 27, 2011
Wow, what a beautiful flower, and you made this close up with such wonderful details and light. Congratulations on this amazing finalist!! #9373852Phyllis H. Burchett April 27, 2011
BIG congrats to you Val on this gorgeous finalist, good luck! #9373932Monnie Ryan April 27, 2011
Congratulations on a well-deserved Finalist award, Valarie! #9374028Merna L. Nobile April 27, 2011
Take photo, SleepDeborah Lewinson April 27, 2011
Gorgeous image, Val! Congrats on your finalist with best wishes for the next round!Debby #9374447
Joannie Bertucci April 27, 2011
Val, I jumped back when this beauty popped up! Breath-taking macro work and the hues are gorgeous! Congrats on your stunning finalist! #9374558Jeana Clark April 27, 2011
~J~ #9374600
Orsi April 27, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist!!!! #9374767Chris Budny April 27, 2011
What a color! Terrific, and the details too. Congratulations! #9375062Val Feldman April 27, 2011
A heartfelt thanks to all for stopping by and commenting - so appreciated! :) :) #9375212Val Feldman April 27, 2011
Thank you, Sabrina! #9375385Julie Burnett April 28, 2011
HUGE congratulations on this stunning finalist, Cuz!! #9376390Val Feldman April 28, 2011
My favorite Cuz! Thanks for stopping by!! :) :) #9376701Patrick Rouzes April 28, 2011
Congratulation on this exceptionally beautiful Finalist, Val! Winner in my book! #9377178Gina Cormier April 29, 2011
Simply Stunning work!!!!!!! Congrats!!!! #9379330Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Val Feldman.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Contact photographer via gallery
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!