A softer side
Uploaded: January 17, 2016 | Entered: January 17, 2016 16:01:29
These beautiful flowers grow on the roadside right throughout England. Once the flower dies, it leaves a bush of ugly cones.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 1250, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: SLT-A99V
Christine Greenspan January 17, 2016
Lovely light and colors! #1647447Kevin Nugent January 17, 2016
Beautiful shot! Very sharp! #11424207Teresa L. Brooks January 17, 2016
Lovely #11424219Debbie Bray January 17, 2016
Thank you Christine, Kevin and Teresa!Laura L. Gonzales January 17, 2016
GORGEOUS!!! Beautiful color and fantastic clarity!! :) #11424243Terry Cervi January 17, 2016
What a stunning macro capture, Debby!! #11424258Evy Johansen January 17, 2016
Beautiful capture, Debbie!! #11424265Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas January 17, 2016
Fantastic details and colors Debbie!,Leslie McLain January 18, 2016
Beautiful capture and colors, Debbie. #11424380Ujjwal Mukherjee January 18, 2016
Excellent details, colours, dof and light - outstanding capture of this beauty, Debbie!! #11424413Kirsten Kiki Kjaer January 18, 2016
Debbie, I think this is one of the most beautiful floral images I've seen yet. It's simply magnificent! #11424438John Connolly January 18, 2016
What a unique, beautiful flower Debbie! This is a superb close up portrait! #11424517Emile Abbott January 18, 2016
Great details #11424612frank w. degenhardt January 18, 2016
I am sure each stage they go through has beautiful results. The colors here are so gorgeous, love the pov that lets us see so much. But those incredible details really bring out all the beauty. So pretty. #11424628Jeffrey R. Bange January 18, 2016
Beautiful capture, POV and DOF Debbie of this dainty little flower. #11424653Susan M. Campbell January 18, 2016
Fabulous details. 😃 #11424745Patrick Rouzes January 19, 2016
Beautiful colors, detail, clarity, lighting & focus, Debbie! #11424796Shirley D. Freeman January 19, 2016
Not sure how I missed this one, but it is beautiful. Great DOF. #11424839Jill Odice January 19, 2016
It looks like it is wearing a little mask :-) Pretty! #11424849Peggy Pfister January 22, 2016
What an interesting and beautiful flower, and expertly captured, Debbie. Great color and details ... well done! #11425959frank w. degenhardt February 28, 2016
Amazing details and colors. Congratulations on this being a Staff Favorite. #11439891Susan M. Campbell February 28, 2016
So pretty. Congrats. #11440047Susan M. Campbell February 29, 2016
Finalist #2. Way to go!!! #11440241Emile Abbott February 29, 2016
Fantastic macro Debbie. Congrats on finalist. #11440274Patrick Rouzes February 29, 2016
Congrats on the well-deserved finalist, Debbie! #11440401frank w. degenhardt February 29, 2016
A detailed Finalist. Congratulations Debbie. #11440748Martha R. Mazon February 29, 2016
Congratulations on your gorgeous winner, Debbie! #11440936Natasha Pliss February 29, 2016
Huge congrats on your amazing Winner, Debbie! Fabulous work! Favorite. #11440971Deborah Lewinson February 29, 2016
So unique and gorgeous, Debbie! Huge congrats on your win! #11440973Leslie McLain February 29, 2016
Congrats on a beautiful winner, Debbie. #11440999Ellen Hodges February 29, 2016
Huge congrats on an exquisite winner, Deb!!! #11441029Ujjwal Mukherjee February 29, 2016
Excellent Winner,Debbie! Congratulations!! #11441079Val Feldman February 29, 2016
Outstanding! Congratulations, Deb, on a stunner of a Gold Winner! #11441147frank w. degenhardt February 29, 2016
A gorgeous Second Place Win Debbie. Congratulations. #11441207Susan M. Campbell February 29, 2016
Gold!!! WTG. 😃 #11441217Mary K. Robison March 01, 2016
Wonderful colors and clarity, Debbie!Candace M. Cleveland March 01, 2016
Congratulations Debbie!! #11441260Kathy Salerni March 01, 2016
Huge congrats on your gold Winning image, Debbie! #11441324Peggy Pfister March 02, 2016
Not surprised to see this terrific image with gold on it! Congrats, Debbie! #11441900Terry Cervi March 02, 2016
Congrats on your fantastic win, Debbie!! #11442053Patrick Rouzes March 02, 2016
Congrats on your gorgeous Winner, Debbie! #11442066Ann Lyssenko March 03, 2016
A beautiful floral Debbie with color, details, and that up close view that gives me a sense of really being with a flower. Congratulations on being a winner! Ann #11442440Ray March 04, 2016
Congratulations on your superb Winner, Debbie! #11442852JO ANN CLEVELAND March 07, 2016
Congrats on this awesome beauty and your 2nd Place Gold Debbie! #11443676Irene Colling March 11, 2016
These "ugly cones" made for a very pretty picture. Congratulations on your winning image Debbie. #11446034Irene Colling March 11, 2016
These "ugly cones" made for a very pretty picture. Congratulations on your winning image Debbie. #11446036Mary K. Robison March 13, 2016
CONGRATULATIONS on another photo getting an ALL-TIME Gold EP, Debbie!Janet Daniel April 30, 2016
Gorgeous, Debbie! Congratulations on your win! #11467693Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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