Uploaded: July 14, 2010 07:37:02
This is the huge bud of an even bigger Hibiscus flower...when they bloom the flowers are bigger than a face..amazing and beautiful.
Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: 1.00, ExposureTime: 10/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Nikki McDonald July 14, 2010
This has the looks of a finalist to me, Patti. It's absolutely gorgeous. The focus is perfect and the tones are very pleasing. #1288245Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you so much, Nikki! #8761431Susie Peek-Swint July 14, 2010
Beautiful captures and focus Patti ~ I love them at this stage :) #8761438Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Me, too, Susie...thank you :) #8761445Les Rhoades July 14, 2010
I like the repeating patterns #8761449Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you, Les! #8761459Robert R. Goodman July 14, 2010
Hi Patricia,Beautiful DOF and a gorgeous capture.Looks like a winner!!! #8761463Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Good morning...and thank you, Bobby! #8761469David Phalen July 14, 2010
Beautiful work Patti!! Love the shapes and DOF!! #8761480Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you, David! #8761483Melissa G. Meiselman July 14, 2010
Fantastic selective focus and terrific shallow DOF, Patricia!! #8761518Danny B. Head July 14, 2010
Very nice.. love the colors! #8761531Jack Ryan July 14, 2010
Beautifully done...excellent work, Patricia. #8761670Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you very much Melissa, Danny, and Jack! #8761678Steve M. Harrington July 14, 2010
A beautiful image, Patti. How nice for you that your rain clouds are over.Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Such a sweet thing to say, Steve...I appreciate it very much :) #8761735Melinda F. Schneider July 14, 2010
Lovely! #8761747Monnie Ryan July 14, 2010
Just perfect, Patti! Now I can't wait to see those monster-size blooms! #8761823Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you Melinda, and Monnie!Monnie...I am the worst at flower photography...need to take lessons from you...just can't ever get it right! #8761833
Bojan Bencic July 14, 2010
Love the soft color and amazing details, Patricia. Beautiful photo. #8761935Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you, Bojan :) #8761948Joy Rector July 14, 2010
awesome #8761957Val Feldman July 14, 2010
Such soft and delicate beauty captured here with wonderful detail and truly - the most marvelous, pleasing colors. Exceptional work, my friend...a definite winner...Bravo! #8762147Ann H. Belus July 14, 2010
Absolutely beautiful, Patti; I love the softness of color and focus!#8762165
Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you very much Joy, Val, and Ann! #8762178Tiia Vissak July 14, 2010
a wonderful close-up! #8762293John Connolly July 14, 2010
Beautiful floral close up work here Patricia! Your detail, lighting and depth are superb! #8762952Carol L. Fowler July 14, 2010
Beautiful pastels- wonderful image! #8763074Tammy Espino July 14, 2010
Give this a gold badge today, forget about the contest :) #8763107Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you Tiia, John, Carol, and Tammy!!LOL..thanks, Tammy...I wish! #8763255
Renata Gusciora July 14, 2010
So wonderful,Patti!Excellent focus and fantastic feel ! #8763319Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you, Renata :) #8763423Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 14, 2010
Wonderful image with fantastic lighting and details, Patti! :-) k #8763517Laura E. Swan July 14, 2010
This is such an unusual looking bunch of buds! WOW! I hope you have access to these so you can show us them again when they open! Imagine as big as a face! COOL! I bet an eccentric lady might wear one as a hat??? :)))Great job, Patti!
-Laura #8763580
Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you Kitty, and Laura!I'll send you your very own, Laura...the Laura paper doll collection :) LOL #8763599
Laura E. Swan July 14, 2010
Hehe...Will be checking the mail DAILY.P.S. I'll ALSO be looking for red shoes to match! HA! #8763613
Gord MacEachern July 14, 2010
Stunning image Patti, the detail is just super, very well done! #8763693Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you, Gord! #8763744Val Feldman July 14, 2010
I now have the family gathered around the computer looking at this one, Patti...I insisted they have a look-see at what I believe to be a phenomena capture! Happy to report You have an additional 5 thumbs up on it! (and I'm happy it is a new day for you.) #8764002Val Feldman July 14, 2010
Ooops, brain lagging behind typing fingers....PHENOMENAL, that should be! :) :) #8764010Kathy Salerni July 14, 2010
This is such a beautiful capture, Patti! Love the selective focus, comp and DOF! #8764027Lorna Shutter July 14, 2010
Wow! I'm with Tammy! This is definitely a big winner! The buds are so unique and beautiful! Can't wait to see the faces that bloom out of them! Maybe the flowers will look like us, eh Patti? Ha! Ha! Fabulous capture! :) #8764054Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Thank you Val (and your family!!), Kathy, and Lorna! You guys are too much!!Funny, Lorna...I'll have to give each bloom a name!! #8764099
Lorna Shutter July 14, 2010
Make sure you name one of them after me! LOL! :D #8764119Patti Coblentz July 14, 2010
Yep...Bloomin' Lorna! #8764157Stefania Barbier July 15, 2010
soft, delicate, and gorgeous! #8764735Jean-Pierre Ducondi July 15, 2010
GORGEOUS!!!Lorna Shutter July 15, 2010
... and Bloomin' Patti! :) #8764911John Rivera July 15, 2010
I love how you captured this! #8765022Patti Coblentz July 15, 2010
Thank you Stef, JP, and John!Hey Laura...nice new mini pic! #8765102
Marilyn Cornwell July 15, 2010
A gorgeous image! Wonderful!! #8765271Patti Coblentz July 15, 2010
Thank you, Marilyn! #8765306Laura E. Swan July 15, 2010
Lorna Bloom.Close. #8765836
Lorna Shutter July 15, 2010
Hey Patti!Were you referring to MY new mini pic? If so, thanks! ... but my name's Lorna, not Laura! LOL! Lorna Bloom or Lorna Doone! Ha! Ha! :) #8765936
Reynaldo D. Reyes July 15, 2010
It's not easy to achieve that razor thin dof ~ so beautifully done here. #8766297Patti Coblentz July 15, 2010
Thank you, Reynaldo...I appreciate you!Lorna..hmmm...sorry...I keep doing that! #8766400
Kathleen Brennan July 15, 2010
Love the selective DOF and soft color! #8766505Patti Coblentz July 15, 2010
Thank you, Kathleen! #8766581Lorna Shutter July 16, 2010
That's okay, Bloomin' Patti! Laura & I are one in the same anyway! LOL! :D #8767520Patti Coblentz July 16, 2010
Good morning, Lorna...hope you have a great weekend...I'm off to a lake for the weekend...swimming time!! #8767535Lorna Shutter July 16, 2010
Lucky you! Say "Hi!" to the Canadian Geese! :) #8767637Patti Coblentz July 16, 2010
Lorna...you know they're shunning me after my pate comment..I'll say hello from you :) #8767643Lorna Shutter July 16, 2010
:) #8767669Thomas E. Hinds July 16, 2010
This is stunning, Patti! Perfect capture! Beautifully composed! Wow! #8767700Patti Coblentz July 16, 2010
Thank you, Tom!! Have a great weekend! #8767719Patrick Rouzes July 16, 2010
Exceptional focus, dof, & clarity, superb tones, colors, & comp here, Patti! Good luck with this, my friend! #8768748Rona L. Schwarz July 18, 2010
WOW! A winner here, Patti! Perfect focus, love the selective DOF, the repeating patterns, and the lovely soft colors! An exceptional capture...sure to see this again! #8771558Patti Coblentz July 18, 2010
Thanks very much Patrick, and Rona! #8772037Daniella Puente July 18, 2010
What a wonderful photo Patti, the clarity is so great :) #8772340Patti Coblentz July 18, 2010
Thank you, Daniella :) #8772359Ken Smith July 20, 2010
Now that has a unique look to it...outstanding, Patti! #8776641Patti Coblentz July 20, 2010
Thank you very much, Ken! #8776643Phyllis H. Burchett July 22, 2010
Gorgeous Patricia, I have some of these in my yard. I think they are perennial hibiscus? #8780122Patti Coblentz July 22, 2010
Hi Phyllis...thanks! Yes, they are perrenials and just about to bloom...so pretty, aren't they? #8781290Dianna Murphy July 23, 2010
Hope to see them blooming too. Great shot #8782512Patti Coblentz July 23, 2010
Thank you, Dianna! If the beatles don't get it then you shall :) #8782833Kate Jackson August 02, 2010
How very unusual and beautiful Patricia! #8800545Patti Coblentz August 02, 2010
Thank you, Kate :) #8800880Beverley Scott August 04, 2010
A beautiful image, Patti! The colours, shapes and lines wonderful! #8805373Patti Coblentz August 04, 2010
Hi Bev...thank you! #8805476Karen Kessler August 12, 2010
Fantastic macro with dof, Patricia! These are lovely flowers! #8823659Patti Coblentz August 12, 2010
Thanks, Karen :) #8823666Lorna Shutter August 13, 2010
See ... I told you this was a winner, Bloomin' Patti! LOL! :DVal Feldman August 13, 2010
Told ya so too, Patti, my dear! Excellent work, deserves the Finalist badge and then some! Huge congrats and all the best in the upcoming round! ~Val #8825937Jack Ryan August 13, 2010
Way to go! Congrats! #8826520Robert R. Goodman August 13, 2010
A Big Congratultions,Patricia.Beautiful image my friend!! #8827226Renata Gusciora August 13, 2010
HUge congratulations on your lovely finalist,Patti!!!:-) #8827806Tammy Espino August 13, 2010
A huge congrats on this awesome finalist!! :) #8827991Danny B. Head August 13, 2010
Beautiful Patti, Congrats! #8828013Sam Britt August 13, 2010
Big Congrats, Patti! Terrific finalist. #8828430Monnie Ryan August 13, 2010
Wonderful, Patti -- congratulations! #8828490Phyllis H. Burchett August 13, 2010
Fabulous, congrats on your finalist Patricia! #8828591Thomas E. Hinds August 13, 2010
Just a beautiful image and so well deserving of a Finalist, Patti! So glad for you!Tom #8828989
Cesar J. La Rosa August 13, 2010
Congratulations on this BEAUTIFUL and very well-deserved Finalist, Patti. Absolutely gorgeous!!!Steve M. Harrington August 13, 2010
A wonderfully rich and deserving finalist, Patti! Good good! :)Laura E. Swan August 13, 2010
, Patti!!!Congrats on this VERY unique finalist!
Good Luck In The Next Round!!!
-Laura
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Kathy Salerni August 13, 2010
Huge Congratulations on both of your wonderful Finalists, Patti! Good luck in the next round! #8829526Phillip R. Connolly August 13, 2010
Another beauty, Patti!! Congratulations yet again!!Phil #8829609
Kerry Hill August 14, 2010
Huge congratulations on your beautiful finalists Patti!!! #8829854Usman M. Bajwa August 14, 2010
CONGRATZ on your beautiful Finalist!!UB. #8829884
Gord MacEachern August 14, 2010
Huge congratulations on your well deserved finalists Patti, good luck! #8829979Bojan Bencic August 14, 2010
And congratulations again, Patricia. Like this one a lot. #8830339Stefania Barbier August 14, 2010
fantastic finalist, congratulations! #8830403Patti Coblentz August 14, 2010
Thank you so much...your nice comments mean a lot to me :) #8830489Carol L. Fowler August 14, 2010
Congrats! Beautiful! #8830540Leslie McLain August 14, 2010
Congrats on your terrific finalist. #8830543Datha Y. Thompson August 14, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS!! :) #8831034Patti Coblentz August 14, 2010
Thank you very much Carol, Leslie, and Datha! #8831063Jean-Pierre Ducondi August 14, 2010
Love this image Pat. Big congrats on your finalist and best of luck.Carol Eade August 14, 2010
Beautiful image, Patricia, congratulations! #8831437Patrick Rouzes August 14, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this, yet another, incredible finalist, Patti me girl! Good luck , indeed! #8831531Nancy L. Green August 14, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS Patti on this WONDERFUL finalist, WTG!! <>< #8831793Debra R. Harder August 14, 2010
This is incredibly BEAUTIFUL, Patti! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #8832133Marilyn Cornwell August 14, 2010
Of all the Congratulations I've sent, this is the first time I've said this is a MAGICAL FINALIST!!! You've done something amazing here, Patti!!! #8832737Julie Burnett August 14, 2010
Oh my, Patti, this is FABULOUS! Congratulations on this well deserved finalist, and the best of luck!! #8832968Nancyj E. Hovey August 14, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SNikki McDonald August 14, 2010
I know this was one of the contenders on my favorites from your July entries, Patti too lazy to scroll through allll those comments to see whether I told you so or not :) I do know I spotted it as a winner from the get-go. Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round. #8833286John Connolly August 14, 2010
I was very impressed from the first moment I saw this wonderful image Patti!Patti Coblentz August 14, 2010
Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments...and, yes, Nikki..you did tell me so :) #8833618Randy D. Dinkins August 14, 2010
Beautiful, congratulations! #8833958Patti Coblentz August 14, 2010
Thanks much, Randy! #8833972Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 14, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist Patti, awesome!!! #8834405Kathleen Brennan August 14, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist! #8834508Tommy E. Burgess August 14, 2010
Congratulatons on another really beautiful finalist Patti!!! #8834557Patti Coblentz August 14, 2010
Thank you, Tommy! #8834563Ujjwal Mukherjee August 15, 2010
This is gorgeous,Patti! Congrats!!!! #8835658Deborah Lewinson August 15, 2010
Gorgeous and unique image, Patti!Congrats on another excellent finalist!
Debby #8836164
Patti Coblentz August 15, 2010
Thank you Ujjwal, and Debby! #8836277Rona L. Schwarz August 15, 2010
No surprise here, Patti! I knew this had Finalist written all over it and I bet it goes Gold, too! CONGRATULATIONS on another outstanding Finalist, and good luck in the next round! #8836772Cindy Bendush August 15, 2010
Gorgeous finalist Patti -- congratulations! #8837298Robert K. Bemus August 16, 2010
Wonderful color and selective DOF, Patti-- congratulations and best of luck!! #8838169Patti Coblentz August 16, 2010
Thanks so much Rona, Cindy, and Robert! #8838654Daniella Puente August 16, 2010
Glad to see this again Patti :)))) CONGRATS!! #8838682Patti Coblentz August 16, 2010
Thank you, Daniella! #8838690Karen Celella August 16, 2010
Congratulations on another of your wonderful finalist, Patricia! #8838884Patti Coblentz August 16, 2010
Thanks very much, Karen :) #8838972Ann H. Belus August 16, 2010
Huge congratulations on this awesome finalist, Patti! #8839010Patti Coblentz August 16, 2010
Thank you, Ann! #8839014MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 16, 2010
Nikki is so smart!!! ;0)I have one of those dinner plate hibiscus
They sure are beautiful
This is outstanding Patti!
Can easily see why it got a finalists badge
Scratchung my head why it didn't go further...or is it farther? LMAO #8840734
Patti Coblentz August 16, 2010
Thanks, Mel...LOL...I think it's farther :)#8840803
Claudine Grove August 17, 2010
congrats #8843529Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
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