Inspiring Photo: Goldfinch In a Pear Tree #8290927

Goldfinch In a Pear Tree

Uploaded: May 06, 2009

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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.67, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D

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Carla Metzler May 06, 2009

Beautiful capture, Judy! Great composition and such beautiful colors and details! LOVE it! #1124080

Dominick M. Dimacale May 06, 2009

Lovely animal image here, Judy.

Dominick #7491152

Shawn Jennings May 06, 2009

Good morning neighbor! This is beautiful! Great color and capture! #7491153

Kathy L. Clark May 06, 2009

Judy this is glorious. Wonderful color and detail. #7491205

Jeff Robinson May 06, 2009

An Outstanding Spring capture Judy! Jeff #7491239

Linda Blair May 06, 2009

Soooooooooo beautiful!!!!!!! #7491348

Joy Rector May 06, 2009

gorgeous #7491415

Renata Gusciora May 06, 2009

Gorgeous,Judy!! #7491537

Shelly A. Van Camp May 06, 2009

Wow, lucky you!! Beautiful bird with the pretty flowers!! Well done! #7491560

Cathy Barrows May 06, 2009

wow fabulous...love the yellow and pink together #7491561

Bojan Bencic May 06, 2009

Beautiful light and colors, Judy. Amazing image. #7491712

Debbie Price May 06, 2009

Wow! These colors are just pure beautiful. Great photo! dp #7491886

Michelle Earle May 06, 2009

beautiful #7492133

Darren K. Fisher May 06, 2009

Absolutely stunning. I see a win in your future with this one. #7492204

Judy V. Kennamer May 06, 2009

Thanks so much everyone!!! #7492209

Lee Ann Sahagun - Poling May 06, 2009

How beautiful! Wish I had taken this! #7492652

Renee Doyle May 06, 2009

He really is quite striking in amongst the beautiful pinks!!! Lovely Judy! #7492727

Debra R. Harder May 06, 2009

Man-oh-man, Judy! This is something else! TRULY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! AN INSTANT FAVORITE!!! Deb #7492939

Dr Silly May 06, 2009

beautiful. :O) #7493423

Usman M. Bajwa May 06, 2009

Awesome...this should strike GOLD! FAVED.

Usman. #7493940

Tammy Scott May 07, 2009

LOL - a new version of the 12 Days of Christmas! Great color and awesome clarity! #7494636

Gene Spears May 07, 2009

perfectly awesome - great work! #7494887

Cliff & Patti Smith May 07, 2009

Picture Perfect Judy! #7495309

Lisa J. Boulden May 07, 2009

Major, MAJOR WOW!!!
Great colors, tones, and lovely dof!

I just LOVE your unique style in capturing birds, Judy!!! Your images are simply beauty-filled!
Blessings, Lisa♥ #7496066

Shirley A. Kinney May 07, 2009

Awesome, Judy. This is just the most beautiful capture I have seen in a while. The colors are splendid. #7497818

Ken Smith May 08, 2009

I think you have another winner on your hands...love the color combination, Judy! #7499178

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 08, 2009

Great capture, this is surely a winner!

Love the composition, colors and clarity

jo ann c. #7500533

Gail Vitikacs May 08, 2009

Bet we see this again! WOW! #7501252

A P May 09, 2009

DING DING DING we have a winner here!! No kidding Judy this couldn't be any more perfect. Colors, comp, clarity everything spot on. This one goes into my favorites to enjoy everyday. #7503703

Mary K. Robison May 10, 2009

Congratulions on this gorgeous Spring image getting POTD, Judy! #7504416

Datha Y. Thompson May 10, 2009

Gorgeous!!!
Congratulations Judy
#7504425

Mukesh Srivastava May 10, 2009

Brilliant colors and DOF... Huge congrats for the POTD Win, Judy!!!! #7504450

May 10, 2009

Congratulations on your POTD! #7504454

Tiia Vissak May 10, 2009

Congratulations! #7504477

Susan Jane Allen May 10, 2009

Wow! Totally amazing! Congrats! #7504504

Pat Gamwell May 10, 2009

Beautiful! Big congrats on POTD, Judy! #7504533

Usman M. Bajwa May 10, 2009

Congratulations, Judy on a very well deserved POTD award! Looks all set to win some more GOLD! Good Luck.

Usman #7504575

Lynne Morris May 10, 2009

Hug Congratulations on your POTD award, well deserved on this beauty Judy! #7504581

Richard D. Love May 10, 2009

Congratulations on this beautiful image.

Rick #7504582

Gord MacEachern May 10, 2009

W T G Judy, they just don't get any better!!!!!!
Congratulations on this winning image! #7504674

Kathy Radford May 10, 2009

No wonder this got Photo of the Day. It is incredable. What a true winner. Good Luck. The colors, detail and comp are just perfect. Kathy in NH #7504715

Nikki McDonald May 10, 2009

Gord and I are on the same wave length -- as I looked at this, I was thinking: I just don't see how this could be any better! The detail and colors are perfect, Judy, and this makes a beautiful Mother's Day POTD. Congratulations. #7504717

Lisa J. Boulden May 10, 2009

~•~♥~•~
Happy Mother's Day, Judy!
Such a beautiful POTD!
Happy Congratulations!
~♥~Lisa #7504774

Dr Silly May 10, 2009

Happy Mothers Day Judy. And Congratulations on your POTD. :O) #7504798

Ed Heaton May 10, 2009

Great image Judy and Congrats!!! #7504846

Judy V. Kennamer May 10, 2009

Thanks so much everyone!!! And Happy Mothers Day to you all! #7504910

Darren K. Fisher May 10, 2009

First off Happy Mothers Day. Second this is no surprise to see this today, and I would not be surprised to see this baby as a grand prize winner. Stunning image and congrats on your well deserved POTD. #7504915

Stephanie Frey May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day Judy and congrats on your beautiful POTD! I'll second Darren's comment. #7504945

Joy Rector May 10, 2009

congrats on the POTD #7504951

Deborah Lewinson May 10, 2009

Congratulations on your POTD, Judy, for this beautiful image!

Happy Mothers Day!
Debby #7504962

David Phalen May 10, 2009

BIG Congrats on an outstanding POTD!! #7504968

Nancyj E. Hovey May 10, 2009

Perfect in every way....

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving EFP...8o) #7504976

Linda Blair May 10, 2009

Congrats on POTD..great image!!!!!! #7505001

Steven W. Lepak May 10, 2009

Bravo Judy! Congrats on this splendid POTD! Love the blossoms and color. Keep up the great work. Best Regards, Steven #7505008

Tammy Scott May 10, 2009

What a great POTD for Mother's Day! Congratulations! #7505010

Kathy L. Clark May 10, 2009

Oh dearest Judy I can see what you got the POTD on this beauty. Huge, enormous congrats to you and happy Mother's day too. #7505108

Mary Beth Aiello May 10, 2009

Outstanding, Judy. Huge congrats on this beautiful POTD. And Happy Mother's Day to all. #7505154

Nancy L. Green May 10, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Judy, this is STUNNING!!! <>< #7505187

Ken Smith May 10, 2009

It didn't take them long to find this one...and give it the gold medal POTD honor..congrats, Judy! #7505193

Elsa Gary May 10, 2009

This is absolutely stunning, Judy...just woke up to this gorgeous portrayal of spring. The colors, the great composition with its strong diagonals, and the exquisite delicacy of the background make this a rare beauty! congratulations on your POTD #7505298

Debra Booth May 10, 2009

Beautiful capture, Judy!! Congrats on your POTD! #7505317

Jessica Jenney May 10, 2009

Congratulations, Judy on your gorgeous POTD! #7505362

Guy D. Biechele May 10, 2009

Congratulations, Judy. Absolutely wonderful image!! #7505399

Carolyn McIntosh May 10, 2009

Outstanding, breathtaking and stunning . ...what an amazing photo. #7505466

Katarina Mansson May 10, 2009

The Queen of Bird Photography strikes again! This time with a spring beauty. Love the colors, DOF, composition and light. Congratulations Judy! #7505473

Margie R. Kirby May 10, 2009

Congratulations! What a stunning image! The colors and detail are wonderful. I always look forward to your bird photos. #7505526

Colleen Farrell May 10, 2009

Great capture, Judy! Congrats on your POTD! #7505574

Melissa Olsen May 10, 2009

What a perfect POTD for Mother's Day....simply stunning! #7505584

Susan M. Campbell May 10, 2009

Absolutely stunning....nice work! #7505611

Laurie A. Rubin May 10, 2009

Judy - This is one of your best bird shots ever! (and you have a lot of great ones). Congrats on our POTD. You have a great eye for capturing these little guys and it just doesn't get much better than this. :-) #7505614

Stefania Barbier May 10, 2009

congratulations on your gorgeous POTD Judy! #7505627

Patricia A. Casey May 10, 2009

Wow....what a beautiful capture....ditto all of the above....truly deserving of potd and much more.....regards, Patricia #7505636

Mitch Spence May 10, 2009

Judy, congrats on your POTD for this delightful image mailed to our in boxes on Mother's Day. #7505665

Cathy Barrows May 10, 2009

Congrats on this fantastic POTD...happy mother's day #7505672

Linda A. Braddock May 10, 2009

Judy, Gorgeous Capture, you do beautiful work! Linda #7505709

Maria Coulson May 10, 2009

Judy, what a perfect shot: the color, light and composition. Congratulations. #7505714

Kathleen Nealon May 10, 2009

Absolutely awesome. This is the BEST bird picture I have ever seen. WOW #7505747

A P May 10, 2009

See I told you so!!! Just yesterday I saw this awesome capture said it was a winner and put it in my favorite folder. How perfect it's the POTD for Mother's Day. CONGRATULATIONS Judy. #7505867

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 10, 2009

Absolutely beautiful Judy. I love the colors and clarity on the yellow bird. An OUTSTANDING Mother's Day POTD. Congratulations! #7505890

Judy V. Kennamer May 10, 2009

Thanks so much everyone! Your comments really make me smile :o) #7505910

Amy JACKSON May 10, 2009

Gorgeous, Judy!! Congratulations on your POTD!! :) #7506044

Shelly A. Van Camp May 10, 2009

Did you stand here all day to get this image??? Amazing! Lucky you! This is one of my favs too!!! Congrats on the POTD And Happy Mothers Day!! #7506233

Renee Doyle May 10, 2009

Congratulations on this very beautiful POTD Judy!!! Happy Mothers Day to you! #7506272

Jeff Robinson May 10, 2009

Congrats Judy on this Well Deserved POTD!! Jeff #7506304

Patricia Ronan May 10, 2009

Beautiful POTD image! Congrats:)) #7506464

Garth D. Beatty May 10, 2009

Very Nice!! #7506565

Les Rhoades May 10, 2009

Congrats on your POTD selection!
Love your bird photos
Les #7506568

Melinda F. Schneider May 10, 2009

Congrats, Judy, on this OUTSTANDING POTD!!! #7506703

Laura Clay-Ballard May 10, 2009

Awesome, Judy! Congrats! #7506875

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 10, 2009

Congratulations Judy on the POTD, I expect to congratulate you in advance on a finalist and a BIG winner later!

Fantastic!

jo ann c. #7506989

Tommy E. Burgess May 10, 2009

Huge Congratulations on your outstanding POTD Judy!! #7507229

Kathleen R. Struckle May 10, 2009

Beautiful image. Congrats on POTD!! #7507270

Courtenay Vanderbilt May 10, 2009

What a beauty Judy! Congratulations! #7507286

Courtenay Vanderbilt May 10, 2009

What a beauty Judy! Congratulations! #7507287

Tressie Davis May 11, 2009

A day late is better than never! Congrats Judy, on this beautiful POTD! #7507792

May 11, 2009

Congrats on the POTD! Well deserved ! I love the color of these little guys. #7508195

Leslie Carson Wolfe May 11, 2009

Beautiful lighting, color, and detail on this gorgeous Goldfinch, with excellent composition! Perfect for Mother's Day! Blessings and congratulations! #7508296

Carla Metzler May 11, 2009

Congratulations on your POTD! Excellent capture! #7508629

PiperAnne L. Worcester May 11, 2009

Now, that is a picture. Just lovely! #7510768

Dianna Murphy May 12, 2009

Gorgeous Judy! Congrats. The colors are just incredible. #7512620

Susie Peek-Swint May 15, 2009

Many congrats on your lovely POTD Judy! #7523909

James Reininger May 17, 2009

Stunning image.... #7530130

Dominick M. Dimacale May 18, 2009

Congratulations Judy on your POTD Win!!!

Dominick #7535239

A P July 21, 2009

congratulations Pictures, Images and Photos

Way to go Judy Best of luck in the next round. Awesome finalist. This is my 1st place choice. Just perfection! #7763867

Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 21, 2009

Outstanding Judy! Congratulations on your finalist! #7763976

Jeff Robinson July 21, 2009

Congrats Judy on your Wonderful Finalist! Jeff #7764312

Tammy Scott July 21, 2009

I just love the colors on this! Congratulations! #7765029

Debra R. Harder July 21, 2009

This is as good as it gets!! OUTSTANDING!!! Congratulations again, Judy, on another OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #7765964

Susan Fox July 21, 2009

Congratulations Judy! #7766388

Renee Doyle July 22, 2009

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Judy! #7766865

Usman M. Bajwa July 22, 2009

Many Congratulations on another awesome Finalist, Judy.

UB. #7768526

Dianna Murphy July 22, 2009

As good as it gets right here! #7768895

Anna Diederich July 22, 2009

Congratulations Judy! Color and detail here are stunning! #7768930

Glenn E. Traver July 22, 2009

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist Judy, well composed with great color ~ GT #7768999

Kathy L. Clark July 22, 2009

Judy this is just fabulous. Huge congrats to you. #7769067

Cliff & Patti Smith July 22, 2009

Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist Judy! I predict this one will go all the way to the top! #7769202

Karen Celella July 22, 2009

Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist Judy. Hope we see it again in the winners circle. #7769412

Linda Blair July 22, 2009

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!!!!!! #7769444

Cathy Barrows July 22, 2009

Congrats on your finalist...fantastic #7769580

Cheryl E. Molennor July 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS on your excellent winner!:)! #7769682

A P July 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS JUDY ON YOUR AWESOME WINNER #7769829

Cathy Barrows July 22, 2009

Congrats on your 2nd place...one of my all time fav birds of yours...you had an awesome month...did one of your finalists miss being a winner #7770042

Jessica Jenney July 22, 2009

Congratulations, Judy on your stunning win! #7770045

Smita Pawar July 22, 2009

Congrats Judy on the win. This is a superb picture. #7770118

Daniella Puente July 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Judy!!! #7770142

Patrick Rouzes July 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS on your incredible WINNER here, Judy!!! #7770215

Tarun Bose July 22, 2009

Congrats Judy, for your gold. #7770279

Renee Doyle July 22, 2009

More gold for this little guy :-)
Congratulations Judy!!! #7770300

Bojan Bencic July 22, 2009

Congratulations Judy! #7770473

Chris Henning July 22, 2009

Congrats on your win, Judy!! Gorgeous image! #7770583

Mitch Spence July 22, 2009

Congratulations, Judy! #7770711

Nadya Johnson July 22, 2009

Congratulations on your outstanding winner, Judy! #7770892

Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 22, 2009

Congratulations Judy, outstanding work! #7771085

Susan Fox July 22, 2009

Congratulations on your wonderful winning photo! #7771393

Colleen Farrell July 22, 2009

Woohoo! WTG, Judy! Big congrats on a most well-deserved win! #7771420

Ken Smith July 22, 2009

I'm surprised it didn't get finalist the first time around..no surprise here, Judy. Congrats to you! #7771642

Sam Britt July 22, 2009

Congratulations, beautiful winner, Judy!! #7771899

Debra R. Harder July 22, 2009

No surprise here, Judy! One of my favs!! CONGRATULATIONS on your beautiful GOLD WINNER!! Deb #7772031

Datha Y. Thompson July 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Judy!! So Beautiful!! :0) #7772444

Tommy E. Burgess July 22, 2009

Huge congratulations on this gorgeous winner Judy!! #7772721

Usman M. Bajwa July 23, 2009

WTG, Judy. CONGRATULATIONS on another GOLD Winner!

UB. #7772890

Katarina Mansson July 23, 2009

Congratulations on this beautiful winner Judy. The colors, composition, light and details are amazing! #7772994

Alex T. Mizuno July 23, 2009

Wow, colors, comp, clarity, everything is so perfect here! Big Congratulations on your double gold winning Judy!!! #7773092

Cassie L. Woodlee July 23, 2009

WOW CONGRATULATIONS Judy!!!! #7773544

Linda D. Lester July 23, 2009

Awesome.....Congratulations!!!!!!!! #7773867

frank w. degenhardt July 23, 2009

A stunning and colorful picture of this Goldfinch. Congratulations on the Photo of the Day, the Finalist, and the Win on this incredible work from Annie and myself. Way to go. #7774010

JO ANN CLEVELAND July 23, 2009

This was one of my favorites, it just had to be a winner!

Congratulations on six finalist and 5 wins! You are on a roll girl and very well deserved too!

jo ann c. #7774415

Theresa Marie Jones July 23, 2009

BRAVO! CONGRATULATIONS on all of your EXCELLENT work! #7775118

Jeff Robinson July 23, 2009

Congrats Judy on your 2nd Place!! Jeff #7775694

Susana Ms Heide July 23, 2009

Unquestionably well deserved Judy!!! Your bird photography is simply amazing! CONGRATS! #7776367

Shawn Jennings July 24, 2009

Congratulations on this beautiful win, Judy! #7777975

Fahad A. Al-Shunaiber July 25, 2009

congrats on this win
wonderful shot #7781036

Donna R. Wageman July 27, 2009

Perfecto Judy - Congratulations! #7787681

Nick Lagos July 29, 2009

First class image and win Judy...congrats to you #7793461

Patricia A. Casey August 01, 2009

Congratulations on the Finalist, Judy .....it is a beauty! #7803598

Dominick M. Dimacale November 15, 2009

Congratulations Judy on your Win!!!

Dominick #8132187

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