Inspiring Photo: SunShower #6546716

SunShower

Uploaded: July 10, 2008 22:27:06

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1/50s at f/3.5 ISO 200 50mm macro lens
The skies opened with rain for only moments, and the sun started shining...slight buzz added to illiminate some of the sun glare.

Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/50 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A700

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Kathleen Rinker July 10, 2008 0

Gorgeous image, wonderful color, detail, clarity and light!! #958371

Donna K. Kilcher July 11, 2008 0

very gorgeous image #6164814

MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 11, 2008 0

Hey SiS!!
Where were you This Morning???

I Could Have Used this!!!

This is Absolutely Beautiful!!!!! #6164857

Daniella Puente July 11, 2008 0

A frame full of life and colors!!! wonderful photo... #6165006

Georgeina M. Mckinney July 11, 2008 0

Vibrant and very beautiful!! :)) #6165048

William C. Raco July 11, 2008 0

Such beautiful shapes, color and full frame
Excellent work, Laurie! #6165250

Joannie Bertucci July 11, 2008 0

I haven't seen "eye candy" like this in a long time Laurie!
Love, love, love this! #6165279

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 11, 2008 0

Beautiful profusion of awesome colors and incredible details, Laurie!!!!!! ♫ k #6165445

Dominick M. Dimacale July 11, 2008 0

GORGEOUS !!!!

Dominick #6165798

Nikki McDonald July 11, 2008 0

Wonderful splash of color and design here, Laurie. #6165942

Aimee S. McMaster July 11, 2008 0

....beautiful sunny and special Laurie...like you ;<)...Aimee #6166644

Deb Koskovich July 11, 2008 0

I just love your unique style with these florals, Laurie...some day I will come out there and watch how you achieve this look! I love this! #6166652

MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 11, 2008 0

sounds like a great idea DeB
It's Not Too bad out Here ...Is It SiS ;0) #6166742

Laurie Daily July 11, 2008 0

Thanks all for your wonderful comments...always appreciated! Yes, Deb...come on east! We have great weather much of the time, like today for instance...a perfect summer's day in NH! #6166964

Judy A. Lawhon July 11, 2008 0

My, what glorious flowers, Laurie and your capture if beautiful...love all the bright colors!! #6168051

David Phalen July 12, 2008 0

Spectacular vivid colors, shapes and full frame all combine to make an outstanding image!! #6169138

Laurie Daily July 24, 2008 0

Thanks so much Judy and David! #6224292

Nikki McDonald September 22, 2008 0

Super job on this finalist, Laurie -- love the detail and freshness you captured. Good luck. #6488930

Stefania Barbier September 22, 2008 0

superb finalist Laurie, congrats!!!! #6489742

Tiia Vissak September 22, 2008 0

Congratulations! #6490129

Jessica Jenney September 22, 2008 0

Congrats, Laurie on another beautiful finalist! #6490598

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 22, 2008 0

WTG, again, Laurie!!!!!! You rock girl!!!!!! Congratulations on this finalist!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) k #6491657

Jeana Clark September 22, 2008 0

CONGRATULATIONS ON
THIS FABULOUS FINALIST!!!!!
WAY TO GO!!!!!
~J~ #6491803

Laurie Daily September 23, 2008 0
Thanks soooo much for your congrats, Nikki, Stefania, Tiia, Jessica, Kitty,a nd Jeana!!! #6493658

Michael Umbreit September 23, 2008 0
Laurie - Congratulations! - Mike #6494589

A P September 23, 2008 0
Just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this. Congratulations and I'm glad I don't have a flower to go against you. "-) #6494815

Bill Knaps September 23, 2008 0
Congrats Laurie. Bill #6495951

Shawn Jennings September 23, 2008 0
Beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist, Laurie! #6498360

Erin Appelbaum September 23, 2008 0
Another magnificent finalist Laurie. Peter #6498670

Laurie Daily September 23, 2008 0
Thanks Mike, Ann, Bill, Shawn, and Peter! #6500181

Barbara Waldoch September 23, 2008 0
Wow, Laurie, congratulations on your WIN! #6500578

Renee Doyle September 23, 2008 0
Big congratulations on this stunning Winner Laurie!!!! #6500586

Daniella Puente September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations Laurie!!!! #6500627

Amanda Cass September 23, 2008 0
wow what a gorgeous bunch of colours ! love it a big congrats to you! #6500636

Kathleen Rinker September 23, 2008 0
WTG Laurie Huge congrats!!! #6500666

Nikki McDonald September 23, 2008 0
Oh my! I just can't find the words to express how happy I am to see this as the Grand Prize Winner, Laurie. Congratulations #6500706

Lisa J. Boulden September 23, 2008 0
Wooohoooooo, Laurie!!!
Gorgeous!!!
Big congrats on your GRAND PRIZE win!
Sharing the joy, Lisa♥ #6500736

A P September 23, 2008 0
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER Laurie. Love that one of your stunning flowers got Grand Prize. I hope you are half as thrilled as I am. "-) #6500737

MELODIE C. ROBERTS September 23, 2008 0
OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!
OmG SiS!!!!!
I am Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Thrilled for You!!!!!!
I Can Not Express My "Happy"!!!!
I am SPEACHLESS!!!!
Congratulations Is The Best I Can Do!
#6500794

Jessica Jenney September 23, 2008 0
CONGRATULATIONS, Laurie on your gorgeous Grand Prize win!!!!! #6500854

frank w. degenhardt September 23, 2008 0
Laurie- A well deserving grand prize winner. You did such exceptional work on these stunning and beautiful flowers. Congratulations to you. Enjoy the moment. #6500994

Vladan D. Djordjevic September 23, 2008 0
A huge congratulations on your Grand Prize Win, Laurie!! #6501001

Sam Britt September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner, Laurie!! #6501128

Erica Murphy September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations!! What a lovely grand prize WINNER! #6501151

Deb Koskovich September 24, 2008 0
Wow, Laurie, HUGE congrats! #6501236

Stephanie Frey September 24, 2008 0
Congrats on your Grand Prize win! #6501264

Cyn Valentine September 24, 2008 0
WTG Laurie!!!! Big congratulations on Grand Prize!!!! #6501320

anonymous September 24, 2008 0
Huge Congrats Laurie on your GP win! B- #6501401

Jeff Robinson September 24, 2008 0
Congrats Laurie on your Beautiful and Well Deserved Grand Prize!! Jeff #6501413

Shawn Jennings September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on your win, Laurie!!! #6501509

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 24, 2008 0
Super beautiful Laurie, congratulations on your HUGE award!!! WTG! #6501512

Gail Vitikacs September 24, 2008 0
YAHOOOOOOOOOO! CONGRATULATIONS! #6501544

Revonda L. Gentry September 24, 2008 0
Congrats on your beautiful winner!! #6501595

Cliff & Patti Smith September 24, 2008 0
Awesome! Congratulations on this well deserved winner Laurie! #6501612

Anna Diederich September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on your GP win!! Woo-Hoo! #6501635

Claudia Kuhn September 24, 2008 0
WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!BIG CONGRATS to you Laurie!!! #6501644

Amy JACKSON September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on your Grand Prize win, Laurie!!!!! :) #6501755

Larry L. Redmon September 24, 2008 0
Beautiful, Laurie! Well deserved winner! #6501829

RC Fritz September 24, 2008 0
Gorgeous image, wonderful color. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER, LAURIE!!! #6501912

Kristi A. Howson September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations Laurie on this magnificent grand prize winner! #6501918

Janice Mezzacappa September 24, 2008 0
Perfection, congratulations Laurie on your grand prize winner!!! #6502128

Teresa Burnett September 24, 2008 0
Huge congratulations Laurie on this gorgeous grand prize winner!! #6502161

Dr. Harmeet Singh September 24, 2008 0
Huge congratulations Laurie... #6502246

Cary Rogers September 24, 2008 0
HUMONGEOUS CONGRATULATIONS, Laurie!!! WTG! #6502300

Sharon Sawyer September 24, 2008 0
WTG, Laurie !!!! Huge congratulations on your awesome grand prize winner. #6502315

Su Sana E. P September 24, 2008 0
Laurie, huge Congratulations and hugs for this dynamic Grand Prize Winner!! Remember what I wrote you in my last mail? I knew you would grab the GP soon. #6502322

Laurence Saliba September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations Laurie!!!!! Its fantastic!!!!!! #6502443

Colleen Farrell September 24, 2008 0
WOW!!! Grand Prize!! Couldn't happen to a nicer person or a better photographer! Big congratulations, Laurie!! #6502609

Stefania Barbier September 24, 2008 0
WOWOWOW Grand Prize!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS LAURIE I'm so happy for you!!!!! WOOOOOWWWWW #6502692

Mary K. Robison September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on this gorgeous floral shot taking the Grand Prize, Laurie! #6502799

Nadya Johnson September 24, 2008 0
Wowee! Huge Congratulations on your fantastic Grand Prize Winner, Laurie! #6502812

Tiia Vissak September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on your winner! #6502923

Aimee S. McMaster September 24, 2008 0
....oh Laurie...bravo....a big warm gleeful congratulations to you on your most wonderful GP win....how happy I am for you....yahoooooooooo....Aimee #6503434

Renata Gusciora September 24, 2008 0
Huuuuge congratulations on this outstanding winner!!!!! #6503663

Katarina Mansson September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on your gorgeous Grand Prize win! I love the colors, patterns, textures, composition, detail, light... #6503833

Laurie Daily September 24, 2008 0
Oh My gosh...I am so totally speechless! Thank you all so very much for all of your warm congrats. I owe so much of what I do behind my camera to so many of you. When I started out at BP a couple of summers ago I really knew nothing. You all continue to be my constant inspiration each and every day! Thanks so much again my friends and judges, too! #6503857

Carolyn M. Fletcher September 24, 2008 0
Who did I tell you was the best flower person?? I rest my case! #6503936

Dawn M. Schneider September 24, 2008 0
CONGRATS on your grand prize win, very beautiful!! #6504243

Anita Hogue September 24, 2008 0
A BIG GRAND CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #6504317

Lynne Morris September 24, 2008 0
WTG Girl, Huge Congratulations on this beautiful Grand Prize Winner Laurie, fantastic work. #6504338

Terry L. Ellis September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on your awesome win, Laurie! #6504487

Erin Appelbaum September 24, 2008 0
OUTSTANDING!!! Well deserved Laurie. WTG. Peter #6504506

Elida Gutierrez September 24, 2008 0

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
"The Golden Thophy"

A Special Trophy for

"August Winners"

#6504800

Judy A. Lawhon September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations, Laurie, on your beautiful Grand prize winner!!!!! #6504919

Agnes Fegan September 24, 2008 0
Huge congratulations...how exciting!!! #6505015

Theresa Marie Jones September 24, 2008 0
Bravo! Fantastic effects! Way to go!
Your Gallery is Gorgeous! #6505116

ROLAN NARMAN September 24, 2008 0
Big Congratulations Laurie! Stunning image! #6505124

Debra R. Harder September 24, 2008 0
WTG, Laurie!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this BEAUTIFUL GRAND PRIZE WINNER!! Deb #6505162

Bojan Bencic September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations, Laurie. Beautiful photo. #6505281

Mitch Spence September 24, 2008 0
Big, big congratulations, Laurie, for your big, big win. #6505342

Lola M. September 24, 2008 0
Congratulations on this stunning Grand Prize Winner!!! #6505481

Jennifer L. Alder September 24, 2008 0
Wow- the GRAND PRIZE!!! Big congrats, Laurie :) #6505514

Susan Fox September 24, 2008 0
Congrats on your super fabulous GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!! #6505819

Derek D. Dafoe September 24, 2008 0
WTG!! Laurie!! Fantastic win, and well deserved!! #6505832

Tarun Bose September 24, 2008 0
Big congrats Laurie for your Grand prize winner. #6505951

Joannie Bertucci September 24, 2008 0
Outstanding young lady! A fantastic Grand Prize winner...CONGRATULATIONS! #6506052

Rakesh Syal September 24, 2008 0
Heartiest congrats Laurie for your Grand prize winner!!
#6506188

Mary Beth Aiello September 24, 2008 0
Huge congratulations on this fabulous grand prize winner. Well deserved. Just beautiful. #6506462

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 24, 2008 0
INCREDIBLE GRAND PRIZE WIN, LC4!!!!!! This is awesome to the maximum!!!!!! ♫ Ma #6506976

Robert Baer September 25, 2008 0
congrats for this special honor, beautiful image !!! #6507611

Monika Sapek September 25, 2008 0
Big congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner, Laurie!
Monika
#6507643

Janet McNeil September 25, 2008 0
Fantastic Grand Prize win!! Congratulations, Laurie!! #6507662

Michael Umbreit September 25, 2008 0
Laurie - Big congratulations on your grand prize win!! - Mike #6508191

Cindy Bendush September 25, 2008 0
FABULOUS Laurie! Congratulations on this stunning GPW!!! #6508676

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton September 25, 2008 0
Total fab!! Big congratulations Laurie!!! #6508831

Jojie F. Alcantara September 25, 2008 0
Congratulations, it's beautiful #6509726

Laurie Daily September 25, 2008 0
Thanks so very much too all of you...I am still not quite believing it and feel very lucky as I know it could have been anyone of you with the GP badge...I do so appreciate all of your wonderful congrats...thank you all!!!! #6509762

Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 25, 2008 0
Congratulations on your Granc Pprize - An amazing photo. Well deserved.
JP #6509951

Kimi A. Phillips September 25, 2008 0
Big congrats to you!!!!:) #6510491

June Marie Sobrito September 26, 2008 0
stunning...congrats!! #6516578

Diane E. Deming September 26, 2008 0
You could quit teaching and sell your images, Laurie. They are fantastic! Congrats on your big win! #6517156

Diane E. Deming September 26, 2008 0
You could quit teaching and sell your images, Laurie. They are fantastic! Congrats on your big win! #6517157

Lindley Johnson September 27, 2008 0
Just gorgeous, Laurie! Huge congratulations on your very well-deserved Grand Prize Winner! #6517446

Linda M. Walker September 27, 2008 0
A big congrats on a well deserved winner,Laurie....love this one! #6519176

Donna W. Neal September 27, 2008 0
HUGE Congratulations Laurie #6519547

Dominick M. Dimacale September 28, 2008 0
Congratulations Laurie on your Grand Prize Win.

Dominick #6521482

Datha Y. Thompson September 28, 2008 0
W O W!!! Congratulations!! This is GORGEOUS and Excellent Laurie YGG!!! :0) #6522174

Laurie Daily September 28, 2008 0
Thanks so very much Jean-Pierre, Kimi, June, Diane, Lindley, Linda, Donna, Dominick, and Datha...your congrats are so greatly appreciated! #6522875

William C. Raco September 28, 2008 0
Wonderful work...
Congratulations, Laurie! #6523265

Karen Bacon September 28, 2008 0
A big congrats Laurie! #6523279

Linda Blair September 28, 2008 0
WOW.....a huge congrats on Grand Prize...well deserved Laurie!!!!!!!! #6525012

Monica Mermoz September 29, 2008 0
Congratulations Laurie for your deserved Grand Prize!! #6525247

Baqer Mohd Jawad September 29, 2008 0
Great shot and Wonderful work...
Congratulations, Laurie!
#6526203

Laurie Daily September 29, 2008 0
Thanks so very much Bill, Karen, Linda, Monica, and Baqer! #6529706

Kerry Hill September 29, 2008 0
Beautiful Laurie! Congratulations! #6529735

Robert Valenzuela September 30, 2008 0
Congrats on a Beautiful image great work #6533273

Laurie Daily September 30, 2008 0
Thanks Kerry and Robert! #6534332

Nick Lagos October 13, 2008 0
Very very happy to see this Laurie...and most well deserved too... congratulations on the huge honour of being awarded the Grand prize #6591928

Rajeev 270293 Kashyap October 23, 2008 0
Big, big congratulations Laurie for your big win....

Blessing Rajeev Kashyap #6640986

Laurie Daily October 23, 2008 0
Thanks Nick and Rajeev for your congrats...greatly appreciated! #6647778

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