The Mustards in Bloom

© Dianna Murphy

The Mustards in Bloom

Uploaded: March 01, 2007

Description

f2.8, 1/500, ISO 200, manuel. My Great Dane Lucy in a mustard field in Healdsburg, CA. Thanks to my BP instructor Sean Arbabi's class on Exposure I've learned to properly meter my camera to get this perfect exposure.

Comments

Janine Russell level-classic March 01, 2007

Diana, cute capture; great color, detail, exposure and lighting. #613970

Michelle D. Milliman March 01, 2007

Very nice! #4013099

Marta J. Baldwin March 01, 2007

Very nice capture Dianna! Great color and I like the angle. #4013138

cheryl m. phillips March 01, 2007

beautiful!
~cp #4013239

Robert Baer March 02, 2007

dianna
i love the setting in the mustards for your little dog. really nice image. #4014227

Nikki McDonald level-classic March 02, 2007

Gorgeous colors and clarity. What fun she must have had--hope neither of you are allergic :). #4014354

Dianna Murphy March 02, 2007

Thank you all for the compliments, I very much appreciate them. #4014561

Kenneth Mucke March 02, 2007

Simply a georgous image Dianna..Love the comp and wonderful yellow #4015050

Dianna Murphy March 02, 2007

Thank you Kenneth. You have some stunning work in your gallery. I particularly love the Old Log Home and the Mossy Old Barn. #4015623

Theresa Marie Jones level-deluxe March 02, 2007

Wow, super colors! A winner! #4015911

Stephanie D. Moon April 19, 2007

LOVE this Dianna. your beautiful dog looks wonderful around all that yellow. and your technique is perfect! #4186963

Dianna Murphy April 19, 2007

Thanks a bunch! #4186991

Erica Murphy level-classic April 24, 2007

GORGEOUS!!! Congratulations!

Erica #4206034

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic April 24, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist, Dianna. Good luck in the next round. #4206924

Dianna Murphy April 25, 2007

Thank you Erica and Kay!!! #4210922

Janine Russell level-classic April 25, 2007

Dianna, congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4214630

Colette M. Metcalf April 26, 2007

Congratulations!!! #4215179

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe April 26, 2007

Congratulations Dianna on your Winner! It is beautiful! #4216008

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic April 26, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful second place winner. #4218889

Robert Baer April 29, 2007

dianna
congratulations for this darling, colorful win!! #4227138

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett April 29, 2007

Congratulations on This wonderful 2nd place winner, Dianna .... Steve #4227439

Dianna Murphy April 29, 2007

Thanks for all the support and compliments. I enjoyed your galleries and previous winners/finalists as well and am honored to be among you. #4227922

Stephanie D. Moon April 30, 2007

Dianna, I'm so glad to see this with a gold medal! Congratulations! #4232012

Crystal L. Craig April 30, 2007

Congrats Dianna! Beautiful capture! #4232520

Patrick R. McMullen May 05, 2007

Congratulations! Great subject and the light is beautiful!
Pat #4251155

William C. Raco level-classic February 15, 2008

This is excellent, Dianna!
Perfect pose in a perfect setting
Congratulations on the win! #5500267

Dianna Murphy February 16, 2008

Thank you Stephanie, Crystal, Patrick and William. I'll give Lucy a scratch from you all. #5502653

April 10, 2008

Very beautiful dog. Nice photo. Nice scene. :))) #5770213

Jean E. Hildebrant April 29, 2008

I love the mustard fields and a gorgeous dog too! I used to live in OR and we had fields like this. Just gorgeous and you are right you are getting the perfect exposure! Congrat's on this wonderful winning shot! #5858626

Stanley C. Sims September 29, 2009

This is an beautifully done photograph Dianna. The colors and the contrast serve it well. Congratulations on this winner. #7995732

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic September 30, 2009

Awwww, Love this!!! Super work! #7999020

Stacy Zacher November 03, 2009

Gorgeous color and what a capture of your dog's expression! Congrats! #8101599

Gary Lange November 13, 2009

Many belated congrats here!! Terifi use of color and BG! #8128822

Lisa M. Throgmorton September 15, 2010

Such an exceptionally lit capture of this beautiful dog surrounded by lovely tone. :) #8904966

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