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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 7.40 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot G9
Shelly A. Van Camp July 20, 2011
Very cool....love the POV and the colors.....Really pops with the black BG too!! #1394662Michelle Alton July 20, 2011
These are even better than yesterday's Paddy. Looks like some luscious lollies! Beautiful everything on this one! #9543367Tammy Espino July 20, 2011
Beautiful!! :) #9543403David Phalen July 20, 2011
Another outstanding addition to this series!! Love the colors, clarity and DOF!! #9543414Eivor Kuchta July 20, 2011
Wonderful colors and composition, Patrick! #9543497Carol L. Fowler July 20, 2011
Love these pods- I have never seen any before- but they sure are beautiful! #9543554Mary Dimitriw July 20, 2011
Love this one of series as well. Gorgeous colours, detail and dof. Wonderful on the black b/g too! #9543565Robert R. Goodman July 20, 2011
Hi Patrick,Beautiful capture my friend.Sure wish it was that green here,LOL!!just had another dust storm tonight!!!! #9543620Ellen Hodges July 20, 2011
Beautiful play on dof in this awesome series, Patrick!!! #9543659Robert K. Bemus July 20, 2011
This is a GREAT series, Patrick!! Love the comp and DOF on this one... #9543681Marilyn Cornwell July 21, 2011
Another wonderful image, Patrick! #9544056Jeff Robinson July 21, 2011
Outstanding - Amazing color and detail!! #9544065Ujjwal Mukherjee July 21, 2011
Wonderfully done,Patrick! Excellent dof,composition and capture here!! #9544189Renata Gusciora July 21, 2011
Exquisite!Wonderful focus,excellent colors,great dof and details,Patrick!Truly outstanding! #9544354Courtenay Vanderbilt July 21, 2011
Incredible detail and wonderful rich colors, Paddy! #9544484Mariann Kovats July 21, 2011
Fantastic details and colors, Patrick! I love your comp. #9544507JO ANN CLEVELAND July 21, 2011
Wowza! I posted some of these today too...wish I had waited to next month after seeing yours! :-)I love your series of these too!
jo ann c. #9544820
Bojan Bencic July 21, 2011
Fantastic details and colors, Patrick. Great series. #9544866Mike Clime July 21, 2011
WOWZA again, Patrick! Nice comp and dof! #9545213Emile Abbott July 21, 2011
I have loved all your different perspectives and POV's in this series Patrick. #9545293John Connolly July 21, 2011
Stunning work here Patrick! This one is definately my favorite in this series! #9545375Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 21, 2011
GORGEOUS, Paddy! The colors and lighting are AWWWWWWWESOME! :-) Ma #9545717Reynaldo D. Reyes July 22, 2011
Love this version as it shows depth and dimensionality that complement the vivid colors and details. Great work as always Patrick! #9547522Ermanno Radice July 23, 2011
Excellent colors, details and background!Virginia Leone July 24, 2011
Wow, super macro, really pops with the background! #9550519Heather Loewenhardt July 25, 2011
Amazing colour and detail in these pods. I am always amazed by the delightful variety of plant life. #9554364Martha R. Mazon July 27, 2011
Love the perspective, vibrance and DoF on this! Beautiful! #9558673Renata Gusciora August 25, 2011
Huge congratulations on this amazing finalist,Patrick!!!:-) #9627422Robert R. Goodman August 25, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,Patrick.WTG my friend!!!! #9627549Bojan Bencic August 25, 2011
Well done. Congratulations on your finalist, Patrick. #9627588Michelle Alton August 25, 2011
Paddy's Pods are Pleasing! And the judges agree! Congratulations on your finalists, Paddy! #9627621Liz blahh August 25, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful finalist! #9627916Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 25, 2011
WTG on this wonderful finalist, Paddy! :-) k #9627982Val Feldman August 25, 2011
LOL @ Michelle and she's absolutely right - your "pods" cleaned up! :) WTG, Paddy - congratulations and all the best in the upcoming round! #9627999Reynaldo D. Reyes August 25, 2011
Fabulous finalist Patrick, Congratulations. #9628218Wm Nosal August 25, 2011
Beauty, Patrick!Tammy M. Anderson August 25, 2011
Congrats Patrick on a great finalist. #9628355Phyllis A. Houghton August 25, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist Patrick! WTG #9628474Eivor Kuchta August 25, 2011
Congratulations on your finalists, Patrick! They are both really good, so it will be hard for the judges to choose. Good luck, and hope to see one of them with gold! #9628680Stefania Barbier August 25, 2011
congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!! #9628759Phyllis H. Burchett August 25, 2011
Fantastic Patrick, congrats on your finalist!!! #9628793John Connolly August 25, 2011
Congratulations on your second finalist award Patrick! Nice work! #9628890Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 25, 2011
Big Congratulations on your Finalist Patrick!,Terry Cervi August 25, 2011
Awesome color, comp and detail, Paddy! Congrats on your beautiful finalist, my friend! #9629589Amanda J. Tanner August 25, 2011
Congratulations Patrick! A great Finalist!Karen Celella August 25, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Patrick! #9629773Daniella Puente August 25, 2011
Congrats on this precious finalist Patrick! ... and the second one too, both wonderful captures :) #9629870Patricia A. Stalter August 25, 2011
Seriously good on you! x2 #9630127Martha R. Mazon August 25, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalists, Paddy, and good luck in the next round! My vote's on this one. :) #9630356Ann Varley August 25, 2011
Way cool Patrick! Congrats! #9630493Tammy Espino August 25, 2011
Another one, so another WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Congrats!!! #9630580Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 25, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist! Patrick, very cool macro! #9630708Usman M. Bajwa August 25, 2011
Huge CONGRATZ Patrick on this and your other lovely Finalist. Good luck in the coming round!!!Sherran Andersen August 25, 2011
Congrats Patrick. #9631114Rona L. Schwarz August 25, 2011
This is certainly worth two SILVER Finalists, Paddy! They really are very special. Many congrats again, and good luck with them! #9631115Kathy Salerni August 25, 2011
Huge congrats on your Finalists, Paddy! Good luck! #9631674Nadia Paul August 25, 2011
Awesome macro - congrats on another wonderful finalist Patrick! #9631727Laura E. Swan August 26, 2011
I can just see the headline news in a famous photo magazine..."Paddy's Pods Pull Pulitzer Prize!"
So happy for you to have gotten DBL the pleasure this month for finalists.
Any bets they both go Gold? And if only ONE, I can already see "Tripod" becoming world famous. Can't you??? :D
-Swaneeeeeeeeeee #9631797
Mary K. Robison August 26, 2011
Oh, boy ~ another super-cool macro from Patrick and his Magic Camera!Randy D. Dinkins August 26, 2011
WTG - Congratulations!! #9631979Marilyn Cornwell August 26, 2011
A wonderful finalist, Patrick! Congratulations! #9632147Karen Bacon August 26, 2011
A big congrats on your wonderful finalists Patrick! #9632196Lorna Shutter August 26, 2011
I don't know which one I like better! ... They're both equally amazing!!! CONGRATS on another fab Finalist, Paddy!!!!! :) #9632215Marijana Fajgl August 26, 2011
Amazing finalist, Patrick! Big congratulations! #9632285Ermanno Radice August 26, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!! #9632338frank w. degenhardt August 26, 2011
Fantastic my friend. CONGRATULATIONS on this FINALIST. Gorgeous work. Way to go. #9632408Nancy L. Green August 26, 2011
AWESOME macro Paddy, CONGRATULATIONS!!! <>< #9633014Emile Abbott August 26, 2011
Double pleasure in this series of finalist, Congratulations again and well deserved Paddy. #9633211Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 26, 2011
WOW! The details and focus here are amazing, Patrick. Congratulations. #9633363JO ANN CLEVELAND August 26, 2011
Congrats on this super finalist Patrick!jo ann c. #9633392
Tiia Vissak August 26, 2011
Congratulations! #9634102Ermanno Radice August 26, 2011
Many congratulations on your well deserved second place win! #9634132Mariann Kovats August 26, 2011
Huge congrats on your Gold, Patrick! Fantastic, well deserved! #9634135Bojan Bencic August 26, 2011
Congratulations, Patrick! #9634172Kerry Hill August 26, 2011
Awesome work Patrick...congratulations on your win!!! #9634211Michelle Alton August 26, 2011
Spectacular winner, Paddy. My heartiest Congratulatons! #9634271Renata Gusciora August 26, 2011
Huge congratulations on your amazing Winner,Patrick!!!:-) #9634290Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 26, 2011
WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOO! Fabulous July Winner, Paddy! :-) k #9634383Phyllis H. Burchett August 26, 2011
BIG congrats Patrick on this fantastic winner!!! #9634429JO ANN CLEVELAND August 26, 2011
And now...Big congratulations on this great 2nd Place Gold Winner Patrick!jo ann c. #9634441
Val Feldman August 26, 2011
Heeeeeyyyy, Patrick! WTG! WTG! Biggest congrats on a fine Gold Place Win!!! #9634470Stefania Barbier August 26, 2011
wonderful winner, congratulations!!! #9634522Debra R. Harder August 26, 2011
This is EXCELLENT, Patrick! Love the selective focus, lighting and brilliant composition. Huge congratulations on your SUPERB GOLD WINNER! Deb #9634701Monica Mermoz August 26, 2011
Big congratulations, Patrick, on your well deserved GOLD!! #9634810Martha R. Mazon August 26, 2011
WTG, Paddy on your fabulous win!! (I called it. :) #9634836Anita Hogue August 26, 2011
WOW......absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on your win, Patrick! #9634860Lorna Shutter August 26, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS on your 2nd Place Win, Paddy!!!!! I'm so happy for you!!! :)Stephen Zacker August 26, 2011
Fantastic detail. Congratulations #9634953Michele Peterson August 26, 2011
First, I love the colors! Then, I love the details, then the DOF, then the... Lets just say, I love this! Congratulations on a fabulous winning photo!!! #9634960Deborah Lewinson August 26, 2011
Congrats, Paddy, on your awesome winner!Debby #9635303
David Phalen August 26, 2011
WTG Paddy!! BIG Congrats on an outstanding Winner!! #9635345Laura E. Swan August 26, 2011
YOU WENT GOLD DEAR ONE! Yippeeee!PLEASE STAY SAFE FROM HURRICANE IRENE! Your safety comes FIRST tonight!!!
Thinking about you and Gloria out there tonight!!!
-Swanee Laura #9635473
Tammy Espino August 26, 2011
Big congrats on your winner~ :) #9635543Kathy Salerni August 26, 2011
Congratulations on winning Gold, Paddy!Mary Dimitriw August 26, 2011
Yeah Patrick!! Congrats on this awesome win! #9635737Rona L. Schwarz August 26, 2011
WAHOO, AND YAHOO AND WTG, Paddy! Am thrilled (but not surprised) to see this with GOLD!! Marvelous, marvelous! Celebrate but stay safe! #9635738Carol L. Fowler August 26, 2011
WTG- Congrats #9635825Reynaldo D. Reyes August 26, 2011
Masterfully done, Congratulations on getting the Gold. Very well deserved Patrick! #9635868Agnes Fegan August 26, 2011
Congrats on your winning image Patrick!!! #9635888Ann Coates August 26, 2011
Congratulations on your outstanding GOLD win Patrick. #9635935Robert K. Bemus August 26, 2011
Congratulations on your Win, Patrick!! #9635956Mary K. Robison August 27, 2011
What a well deserved Gold Win!Amanda J. Tanner August 27, 2011
Congratulations Patrick on this Super Winner. #9636585Rony Sagy August 27, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful win, Paddy. #9636875Marijana Fajgl August 27, 2011
Big congratulations on your well deserved gold, Patrick! #9636917Lydia Williams August 27, 2011
Awesome, Paddy! Congratulations on your golden win! #9637244Emile Abbott August 27, 2011
Congratulations on the well deserved gold, Patrick #9637373Susan Weisensel August 27, 2011
Huge Congratulations Patrick on your wonderful WINNER!!!! #9637663Mike Clime August 27, 2011
Congratulations, Patrick! #9637807Ken Jarvis August 28, 2011
Congratulations, Patrick! This is a well deserved win! #9638271Ujjwal Mukherjee August 28, 2011
Wow!! AWESOME image and Winner,my friend!! HUGE Congratulations!! WTG!!!! #9638491Terry Cervi August 28, 2011
WTG, Paddy!! Congrats on your well deserved win! #9638603Gord MacEachern August 28, 2011
Congatulations on the well deserved Gold Paddy, very well done! #9638630Karen Slagle August 28, 2011
Congrats on your fabulous winning image, Patrick. #9638645Shelly A. Van Camp August 28, 2011
WTG!! Congrats my friend!! #9638705Phyllis A. Houghton August 28, 2011
Congratulations on your gold Patrick!! #9639378Thomas E. Hinds August 28, 2011
Just beautiful! Congratulations on this Winner, Patrick! #9639427Lindley Johnson August 28, 2011
Fabulous color, detail, background, and DOF in this wonderful winner! Congratulations, Patrick. #9639504Angie M. Davis August 28, 2011
Amazing color and detail. Congratulations on your gorgeous winner! #9639507Nadia Paul August 28, 2011
So happy for you my friend - congrats on your wonderful winner! #9639604ALLEN O. HOWARD August 28, 2011
In your face excellent my friend!!! Congratulations to you and to your finalist/WINNER!!! #9639796Virginia Leone August 29, 2011
I knew one or both of these would earn gold!! Congrats on the great win!!! #9640112Tarun Bose August 29, 2011
Congrats for your winner, Patrick. #9640772Patti Coblentz August 29, 2011
WTG, Pads!!! Congratulations on this fantastic gold win :)) #9641061Robert R. Goodman August 29, 2011
Hi Patrick,Congratulations on this beautiful win my friend.I'll try and make it back on weekends to comment on your beautiful works!!!! #9641128frank w. degenhardt August 29, 2011
Gorgeous work my friend. CONGRATULATIONS on the Second Place Win for ths stunning picture. Way to go. #9641708Eivor Kuchta August 30, 2011
Congratulations on your gold, Patrick! Well deserved! #9642322Robyn A. Terrell August 30, 2011
Huge congrats on your Gold! The color and detail are amazing, as always. #9642598isabel C. Zepeda August 30, 2011
PatrickAMAZING PHOTO AND A BIG CONGRATULATIONS,GRAET PHOTO
YSA... #9642776
Leslie McLain August 30, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful winner, Patrick. #9643620Merna L. Nobile August 31, 2011
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Congratulations for your achievement, August, 25, 2011. Merna
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Usman M. Bajwa August 31, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!UB. #9645700
Ellen Hodges September 03, 2011
Huge congrats on a stellar winner, Patrick!! Sooo apologize for delay in commenting!! #9651346Heather Loewenhardt September 03, 2011
Wow congrats on this image going gold. It is fantastic! #9651712Renee Doyle September 04, 2011
Belated but BIG congratulations on this wonderful winner Patrick!! #9652283Lisa J. Boulden September 05, 2011
An outstanding winner, Patrick!Kathy L. Clark September 18, 2011
This is gorgeous Patrick, huge congrats to you. #9677433Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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