Morning Light...
Uploaded: July 01, 2007
...backlighting dew drops on pine needles...105 macro lens, wide open aperture with sellective focus, camera hand-held...
William C. Raco July 01, 2007
WoW, this is outstanding, MichaelBill #683141
Manuel Barrera July 01, 2007
Good morning, Michael, love the bokah that the lens creates, truyly a gorgeous morning view. #4461342Jeff Robinson July 01, 2007
Very-Very nice work Michael! Jeff #4461347Lynne Morris July 01, 2007
Beautiful Michael, what a stunning capture! #4461364Dominick M. Dimacale July 01, 2007
This is beautiful Michael, love that lights...Dominick #4461384Aimee S. McMaster July 01, 2007
...wow what an amazing image Michael...so neat...Aimee #4461411David L. Luchowski July 01, 2007
Great execution with optimal results. Looks awesome, Michael. #4461637Jane Holestine July 01, 2007
This is stunning. Great work. #4461734Bill Morgenstern July 01, 2007
Definitely a picture with emotion and great eye appeal. Super technique and outstanding result. Love this one!! #4462015Melissa G. Meiselman July 01, 2007
Michael, the bokeh on this is outstanding with great lighting!! This is truly an outstanding photo!! #4462126Monica Mermoz July 01, 2007
Wonderful, Michael! A very beautiful backlight effect. #4463474Colleen Farrell July 01, 2007
Outstanding! A certain winner, in my book. As usual, your photography inspires and excites me, Michael! #4464101Cheryl E. Molennor July 02, 2007
I Love this Michaael. Hopefully the judges will too! It's great #4467353Wendy Stevenson July 05, 2007
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! #4474412Alexis Yobbagy July 06, 2007
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #4478830Ruth Robbins July 08, 2007
beautiful work. #4486254Maria Zammit July 09, 2007
Saw this on EFP - outstanding work Michael! #4488642Ellen L. Zaslaw July 10, 2007
Another stunner MK ! #4493974Michael Khoury July 11, 2007
Thanks Bill, Manuel, Jeff, Lynne, Dominick Aimee, David, Jane, Bill, Monica, Colleen, Cheryl, Wendy, Alexis, Ruth and Maria...Indrajit Hajra July 12, 2007
Lovely shot...the lens bokeh is magnificient.Really a stunner.Kudos to you...keep it going.. #4499691Michael Khoury July 12, 2007
thank you very much EZ and Indrajit...Steven E. Ray July 13, 2007
You have a unique eye for capturing subject matter. I like this one especially well! #4505486Sherry Karr Adkins July 15, 2007
Fantastic image, Michael! #4509621Marta J. Baldwin July 18, 2007
This is absolutely beautiful! I love the composition. Great job Michael! #4523584Pamela Shane July 18, 2007
Oh wow!!!! This is spectacular Michael;Melissa G. Meiselman August 27, 2007
Michael, I loved this from the first moment I saw it. Congratulations on this most deserving finalist!! #4706159Marsha S. Smith August 27, 2007
So beautiful!Marta J. Baldwin August 27, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Michael!!! #4706770Laurie Daily August 27, 2007
Another wonderful finalist...congratulations again, Michael! #4707582Jennifer Rennison August 27, 2007
WOW, Michael! Breathtakingly beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist! Best of luck in the next round! #4707961Nadya Johnson August 27, 2007
Michael, this is beyond fantastic! Congratulations on your AWESOME finalist! #4708912Colleen Farrell August 27, 2007
Congratulations, Michael! I fully expect to see this one with a gold in a day or two! #4709778Melissa G. Meiselman August 29, 2007
Congratulations Michael on this awesome winner!!! #4717961Laurence Saliba August 29, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Michael!! #4718240Colleen Farrell August 29, 2007
Well, I was right. ;) Congratulations on your gold, Michael--although if I were the judges, this would have gotten 1st place. #4718584Jenny Bosmans August 29, 2007
Congratulations on this well deserved Winner, Michael! :) #4718670Sherry Karr Adkins August 29, 2007
CONGRATS, Michael! I just knew this was a winner. #4718999Hendrik Storme August 29, 2007
Fantastic winner! Big congrats Michael! #4719010Sharon Day August 29, 2007
I totally love this, Michael!!! I am a big fan of your work! Big congratulations on your win! #4719097Kay E. Mahoney August 29, 2007
Congratulations on your second place winner. #4719843Marsha S. Smith August 29, 2007
Congratulations! I repeat myself, but this is just so gorgeous. #4720068Donna W. Neal August 29, 2007
Can't believe you could do this hand held...Wow!Laurie Daily August 29, 2007
Congratulations, Michael...a beautiful winner! #4720278Cheryl E. Molennor August 29, 2007
Well deserved winner Michael Congratulations #4720674Mata Patan August 30, 2007
Hey, hey, hey! What I see here!Bonnie C. Lackey August 30, 2007
Huge Congratulations, Michael. This is a stunner! #4722822Michael Khoury August 30, 2007
Thanks very much Steven Sherry Marta Pamela Melissa Marsha Lauri Jennifer Nadya Colleen Jenny Sherry Hendrick Sharon Kay Donna Laurie Cheryl and last but not least, Mata :)Erin Appelbaum August 30, 2007
Much deserved win, Michael. You do great work. Congrats. Peter #4723240Michael Khoury August 30, 2007
Thank you Peter; the talent is obvious in your gallery; I enjoy it very much...Su Sana E. P August 30, 2007
Simply Spectacular!! Michael, huge Congratulations on this gorgeous Winner!! #4723430Marta J. Baldwin August 30, 2007
Very nice Michael!!! I just knew this one was a winner. A big congratulations to you!!! #4723697Michael Khoury August 30, 2007
thank you very much Susana and Marta for your nice commentsBill Morgenstern August 31, 2007
Great image and a WELL deserved win. Congrats!!! #4727561Janine Russell August 31, 2007
Michael, big congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4730237Lynne Morris August 31, 2007
A well deserved winner Michael, Congratulations! #4730350Lynne Morris August 31, 2007
A well deserved winner Michael, Congratulations! #4730351Stanley C. Sims September 05, 2007
Another of your outstanding images Michael. Congrats on this winner. #4752814Casey A. Hanson September 09, 2007
Congrats on your beautiful win, Michael...sorry I am so late in commenting, never enough time in the day. :0) #4767635Raymond Pauly September 14, 2007
Beautiful winner, Michael! #4791102Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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