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Spring in Bloom
KarenNfld


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Challenge: Flowers in Garden & Field (Basic Editing)
Collection: 6s
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Date: May 12, 2011
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2011

 That Grape Hyacinth is tiny......I was practically lying on the street in the park to get this shot. The background bokeh is caused by regular hyacinths.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 220
Avg (all users): 6.4121
Avg (commenters): 7.7727
Avg (participants): 6.1013
Avg (non-participants): 6.6977
Views since voting: 1276
Views during voting: 313
Votes: 165
Comments: 31
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 05/25/2011 06:16:57 PM
Nice one, Karen! I like the color, comp and bokeh.
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 05/25/2011 08:33:26 AM
beautiful bokeh... and heavenly color
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 05/25/2011 08:31:21 AM
I was also one of your nines,really expected this to be higher.Still a superb image anyway.
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 05/25/2011 05:54:25 AM
Thought this would ribbon-it's gorgeous Karen, 9 from moi !
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 05/25/2011 05:03:20 AM
Simply wonderful. Should have been on the front page.
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 05/24/2011 09:36:51 PM
THought this would ribbon, that is the most elegant bokeh I've ever seen loved it........like a painting
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 05/24/2011 08:03:23 PM
Gave it a 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/24/2011 05:06:37 PM
Pretty subject and lovely bokeh but a litle lonely by itself in the corner, nice though.
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 05/24/2011 04:55:58 PM
Candy sweet and nice, of course. This rule of thirds annoys me sometimes. The flower could go higher to show more of its slender stem and more centered; I incline unintentionally the head to the left.
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 05/24/2011 01:12:06 PM
Love the sharp focus on the subject with a great bg. Wonderful colors palette.
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 05/23/2011 01:17:31 PM
I would have liked to see more flowers in this...beautiful background and excellent clarity
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 05/23/2011 07:20:34 AM
Love this ,works a treat for me.
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 05/22/2011 07:28:23 AM
Very colorful. Excellent sharpness and bokeh.
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 05/20/2011 09:00:23 AM
So beautiful. The pastels in this image are gorgeous. :)
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 05/19/2011 06:37:11 PM
:)
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 05/19/2011 02:39:25 PM
Love this flower, and the pastel colored bokeh. So simple yet beautiful. 8 from me!
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 05/19/2011 02:33:07 PM
Incredible clarity and beautiful colors!
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 05/19/2011 10:34:52 AM
beautiful pastels
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 05/19/2011 08:14:56 AM
LOVE the bokeh. Very impressionistic.
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 05/19/2011 06:25:25 AM
One of my favorites - great spring colors and love how the one bloom stands out from the multicolored background. Perfect clarity on the flower and nice creamy blur.
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 05/19/2011 05:57:47 AM
great bokeh
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 05/18/2011 06:45:56 PM
Your colors are fantastic! Simple, yet beautiful. I gave you a 9.
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 05/18/2011 06:37:21 PM
Love this, well done.
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 05/18/2011 03:57:00 PM
nice colors
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 05/18/2011 05:39:53 AM
Love the colors and the focus! The palette is so beautiful. I gave this a 9.
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 05/18/2011 04:16:38 AM
Nice composition and detail.
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 05/17/2011 11:15:30 PM
Beautiful tone.
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 05/17/2011 10:47:58 PM
Beautiful, I love the colors in this :)
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 05/17/2011 08:56:05 PM
in this photographic field of color, this work stands out. simply beautiful.
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 05/17/2011 08:47:28 PM
Those colors are just amazing, this is soooo great. Possible ribbon.
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 05/17/2011 08:18:13 PM
nice color and dof
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