Near and Far [Contest Finalists August 2007]
Uploaded: August 16, 2007 06:43:31
Finalist August 2007 - Flowers Category
Photographed at an abandoned horticulture garden. I went there to see what was left.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: +0, Exposure Time: 1/160, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 200, White Balance: manual white balance, Focal Length: 60mm, Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Melissa G. Meiselman August 16, 2007
Sam this is simply terrific with that beautiful flower in the foreground and its echo in the background...making for a compositon that is really unified!! #715669
Mike D. Perez
August 16, 2007
Kathy L. Clark August 16, 2007
stunning detail and gorgeous color Sam. #4656266Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thank you Melissa, Mike & Kathy! #4656282
Jeff Robinson
August 16, 2007
Jessica Jenney August 16, 2007
Beautiful vivid color, wonderful lighting and DOF, Sam! #4656415Karen Engelbreth August 16, 2007
Great shot - love te color and details, Sam! #4656467Ray Clarke August 16, 2007
Gorgeous Sam, well worth the visit (a( #4656552
Su Sana E. P
August 16, 2007
Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thank you Jeff, Jessica, Karen, Ray & Audrey & Susana! #4656612Carla Metzler August 16, 2007
Great shot, Sam! #4656675Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks Carla! #4656728Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks Carla! #4656729Linda Blair August 16, 2007
Wonderful capture and title, Sam!!!! #4656851Margaret R. Barry August 16, 2007
Gorgeous image, Sam. The color, comp. and detail are beautiful! #4656869
Shelly A. Van Camp
August 16, 2007
Sandra R. Alvey August 16, 2007
Beautiful vibrant colors and DOF! Great work Sam!!Sandi #4657067
Candice C. Calhoun
August 16, 2007
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Judy A. Lawhon August 16, 2007
At least there were flowers left...beautiful capture, Sam!! #4657250Sandy Stigliano August 16, 2007
Fabulous DOF and color!! #4657276Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks so much Linda, Margaret, Shelly, Sandi, Candice, Judy & Sandy! #4657390Carol Sawyer August 16, 2007
Wonderful details, colors and DOF, Sam!Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thank you Carol! #4657683Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 16, 2007
This is just gorgeous, Sam!!!!! Love the colors, wonderful DOF and the framing & details are awesome!!!!! LOVE it!!!!I must have called Sandi, Sam? Old habits die hard!!!! We called her Sam when she was going to school!!! I still call her that once in a while!!! LOL
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Amy JACKSON August 16, 2007
Beautiful image, Sam!! Great colors and dof! #4657711Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thank you Kitty & Amy! #4657844
Claudia Kuhn
August 16, 2007
Tatiana Simao August 16, 2007
Nice shot and lovely colours!!! #4657880Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks Claudia & Tatiana! #4657894Michelle L. Frick August 16, 2007
How could anyone abandon these little beauties! Gorgeous colors and DOF Sam!! #4658011Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks Michelle. They moved the Horticulture Department at the Community College across town so the students aren't really keeping this one up anymore. It was really beautiful last year. #4658130David Phalen August 16, 2007
Excellent work Sam! Love the colors and effects. #4658267anonymous August 16, 2007
Beautiful image Sam with excellent dof, composition and color! WTG! #4658381Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks David & Barbara. David, I didn't use any effects other than increasing the overall saturation a bit. #4658439eileen bedford August 16, 2007
Beautiful, great lighting and the DOF... #4658809Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thanks Eileen! #4658856Heather August 16, 2007
Sam,One Word *~B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L~*,You Definetly Take Great Floral Images! WTG Girl!!! :) ♥ #4658865Sam Britt August 16, 2007
Thank you, Heather! #4658932Glenn E. Urquhart August 17, 2007
Vibran color, Outstanding lighting, contrast, dof... Beautiful Floral Composition, Sam!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4659759
Janet McNeil
August 17, 2007
Tatiana Simao August 17, 2007
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Thanks Glenn & Heather! #4660854Sam Britt August 17, 2007
Oops, I meant Janet...sorry! #4660861
Nancy L. Green
August 17, 2007
Sam Britt August 17, 2007
Thanks Nancy! #4662175Karen Bacon August 20, 2007
Beautiful use of dof Sam!Very well done! #4673211Paula Dwyer August 20, 2007
Beautiful colors and DOF!!Sam Britt August 20, 2007
Thank you, Karen & Paula! #4674532Sheri L. Lefty August 20, 2007
Sam, great control over your DOF! Well done!! #4675602Sam Britt August 20, 2007
Thanks Sheri! #4675694Colleen Farrell September 21, 2007
Fabulous composition, POV and selective focus, Sam! (I'm surprised I didn't comment on this before ... I thought I did! lol) Big congrats on your finalist!! #4821177Margaret R. Barry September 21, 2007
Congrats on your finalist, Sam! #4821316
Maria Zammit
September 21, 2007
Karen Engelbreth September 21, 2007
Congratulations Sam! #4821450Jennifer L. Alder September 21, 2007
BIG congrats on this beautiful finalist image, Sam!Carla Metzler September 21, 2007
Congratulations, Sam! #4822025Laura Clay-Ballard September 21, 2007
congrats! beautiful! #4822033Shawn Jennings September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Sam! #4822306Esther Smith September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome Finalist Sam!! #4822355Sam Britt September 21, 2007
Thank you all! #4822386eileen bedford September 21, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Sam, well done..... #4822494
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
September 21, 2007
Bill Wyatt September 21, 2007
Awesome work Congratulations Sam! #4822865Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 21, 2007
WHOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO
Deborah Lewinson
September 21, 2007
Jessica Jenney September 21, 2007
Congratulations, Sam on this gorgeous finalist! #4823363Debbie E. Payne September 21, 2007
Beautiful, Sam. Congratulations on your finalist! #4823426
Laurie Daily
September 21, 2007
Anna Diederich September 21, 2007
Congrats on this beautiful finalist, Sam! #4823606
Janet McNeil
September 21, 2007
Amy JACKSON September 21, 2007
Congratulations, Sam!! :) #4823764Judyann Plante September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Sam!Judyann <>< #4823780
Cheryl E. Molennor September 21, 2007
Gorgeous Sam Congratulations! #4823997Holly Shao September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Sam! Good luck!Holly #4824025
Lorri Shane September 21, 2007
congratulations, Sam! Yippeeeee!Sam Britt September 21, 2007
Thanks everybody! #4824514Joan Powell September 21, 2007
Congrats to also !! #4824541Karen Bacon September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this beauty Sam! #4824708
Su Sana E. P
September 21, 2007
Crossroad Photography September 21, 2007
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Sam and good luck on the next round! #4825140
Susan T. Evans
September 21, 2007
Husain Akhtar September 21, 2007
Very well deserved finalist! Congratulations! #4825334Steven E. Ray September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Samantha! #4825345Dianna Hauf September 21, 2007
Gorgeous colors, fantastic DOF Sam! So happy this is a finalist! Congratualtions!!!! #4825401Mary K. Robison September 22, 2007
Lovely capture, Sam!
Nancy L. Green
September 22, 2007
Hendrik Storme September 22, 2007
Congratulations!!! Terrific capture Sam!!! #4826094Carol Sawyer September 22, 2007
Congratulations Kathy! #4826158Carol Sawyer September 22, 2007
Sorry about that same not having a good day! #4826163Alison Krylowski September 22, 2007
Congrats on your finalist Sam! #4827154Sam Britt September 22, 2007
Thanks all! #4827761Tarun Bose September 22, 2007
Big congrats Sam, for your excellent finalist. #4827789Sherri Gorman September 22, 2007
Congratulations on your STUNNING finalist!!!! #4827840Linda Blair September 22, 2007
Congratulations..... Sam!!!!! ☺ #4828144Robert R. Goodman September 22, 2007
Congratulations Sam. #4828485Lynne Morris September 22, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Sam! #4828531Patricia Ronan September 22, 2007
Congrats on your finalist Sam:) #4828703
Ronda Chatelle
September 22, 2007
Regina L. Rickert September 22, 2007
Beautiful comp. and color on this one. Nice detail, too. Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist. #4829028
Terry L. Ellis
September 22, 2007
Cyn Valentine September 22, 2007
Congratulations Sam!! #4829541
Emile Abbott
September 22, 2007
Sam Britt September 22, 2007
Thank you all! #4829562
Kay E. Mahoney
September 22, 2007
Kathy L. Clark September 22, 2007
Congrats Sam on this absolutely fabulous finalist. Way to go.... #4829958Nadya Johnson September 22, 2007
Gorgeous! Congratulations, Sam! #4830594
Cindy Bendush
September 23, 2007
Sheri L. Lefty September 23, 2007
Congrats on your finalist, what a beauty!! #4830946Derek D. Dafoe September 23, 2007
Congrats Sam!!! #4831637Tom Andersen September 23, 2007
Absolutely gorgeous, Sam! The colors are outstanding. Congratulations on your finalist! #4831656Mary Timman September 23, 2007
Beautifully made Sam. Congratulations and good luck on the next round! #4831843Cary Rogers September 23, 2007
BIG, big CONGRATS, Sam!! Wonderful colors, lighting, and DOF in your composition! #4832844Lynn Haack September 23, 2007
A HUGE CONGRATS on the beautiful finalist! Lynn #4833448
Lisa J. Boulden
September 23, 2007
Sherry Sturgis September 23, 2007
WTG, Sam!!!! This is simply beautiful! #4833880Sam Britt September 23, 2007
Thanks everyone! #4834074Nobu Nagase September 23, 2007
Datha Y. Thompson September 23, 2007
Gorgeous Sam!! Congratulations :0) WTG #4834451anonymous September 23, 2007
Congratulations Sam on your Beautiful finalist! B- #4834552
Sheryl A. Hudson
September 23, 2007
Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Sam! :) #4837447Kathleen Roughan September 24, 2007
Congratulations Sam!!! #4839396
Arnie Horwitz
September 24, 2007
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