Morning Delight
Uploaded: October 20, 2010 05:02:16
~Zilker Botanical Gardens - Austin, TX~ A groundskeeper at Zilker identitifed it only as a member of the angiosperm plant family.
Finding this little tropical beauty highlighted by the early morning sun was one of those serendipitous moments of just happening to be at the right place at the right time...AND having my camera, to boot! :) (I love when that happens!! ) :) :)
Happy Wednesday all!
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 25/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Alan L. Borror October 20, 2010
This is AWESOME, Valerie! A favorite! #1319414Julie Burnett October 20, 2010
Gorgeous, gorgeous light and color on this beautiful flower, Val. It shines with an inner glow!! (Right time, right place!) :) #8985219Robert R. Goodman October 20, 2010
Hi Valarie,that is gorgeous my friend.Beautiful color and detail.I'm going to have some fun today,it's raining in the desert!!!! #8985270Gina Cormier October 20, 2010
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<----JUST DROPPED DEAD!!!!!! #8985302
Monnie Ryan October 20, 2010
It sure is gorgeous, Valarie! Very unusual, too! #8985336Tammy M. Anderson October 20, 2010
LOL @ Gina's comment. This is perfect!!! Think we will see this again. #8985337Elaine Eastman October 20, 2010
Beautiful color and light! What a fascinating flower! #8985439Kathleen Rinker October 20, 2010
Stunning image my friend, gorgeous flower and light!! #8985480Sharon C. Hinze October 20, 2010
Light, clarity, composition are absolutely wonderful...one of the best floral images I've seen on BP.Jack Ryan October 20, 2010
What a great find...and what an absolutely stunning image of it. Excellent color and comp...and wonderful clarity as well. Very impressively done!!!! #8985593Douglas Pignet October 20, 2010
Lovely capture with great colors and comp...Well done #8985642R. J. Laudenbacher October 20, 2010
The POV you took on this Valarie makes it look like it is popping out of the screen. Your colors and details are expectional was well. #8985672Terry Cervi October 20, 2010
I'm glad you had your camera too, Val! This is such a beautiful capture with wonderful colors and detail! #8986123Carol L. Fowler October 20, 2010
Wow!!! Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Perfect colors and lighting! #8986181Gord MacEachern October 20, 2010
Well I am sure glad you come across this beauty!!Maria A. Gonzalez October 20, 2010
Hi,Val..This is so beautiful..Stunning capture,awesome lighting,excellent detail and composition..Love it..Favd..Pamela Shane October 20, 2010
Simply breathtaking Valarie! Wonderful light, detail, rich colors, & I love the iridescence of the petals. #8986402Ellen Hodges October 20, 2010
Soooooo very beautiful, Val!!! Gorgeous color and light!! #8986431Patrick Rouzes October 20, 2010
Exquisite colors, tones, lighitng, clarity,glow, sheen, focus, dof & presentation! Absolute Winner in my book,Valarie! #8986505Val Feldman October 20, 2010
Thanks everyone for stopping by - much appreciated! ~Val #8986638Rona L. Schwarz October 20, 2010
WOW, and WOW! Straight into my favorites, Val! Magnificent in every way - exquisite lighting, incredible detail and clarity, great POV and DOF, and beautiful color. This just glows. It is such a complex floral composition I can't stop looking at it! Bet we see this again! #8986717Nadia Paul October 21, 2010
This is just stunning my friend - the light is glorious and the comp, colour and detail so beautiful - we are sure to see this one again! #8986938Val Feldman October 21, 2010
Thanks so much Rona and Nadia...always good to have you both stop by! ~Val #8987183Marty Straub October 21, 2010
A delightful treat ANY time of day ~at least for us viewers. You set up from the perfect pov to capture this peeking flower in all of its glory, Valarie. Love the dance of light and shadow on the outstanding details you've brought out. #8987713Val Feldman October 21, 2010
Thank you, Marty, very much...as always, it's a pleasure seeing you here! #8987805Sam Britt October 21, 2010
Gorgeous & unique flower, terrific image, Val. #8988670Freddy Bland October 22, 2010
Well, everything certainly did come together beautifully in this gorgeous flower!! Outstanding capture, Val!! #8989181Val Feldman October 22, 2010
Thank you, Sam and Freddy, for your comments - always appreciated! ~Val #8990299Carol Eade October 22, 2010
You captured this beautifully, Valarie! #8990454Patti Coblentz October 22, 2010
Absolutely!! What beautiful color and light, Val... exquisite! #8990599Val Feldman October 23, 2010
Thanks Carol and Patti! #8991237Dianna Murphy November 04, 2010
Hi ValMelissa G. Meiselman November 15, 2010
Congratulations on this exquisite finalist, Valarie!! #9036082Marilyn Cornwell November 15, 2010
Glorious finalist, Valarie! Congratulations! #9036182Robert R. Goodman November 15, 2010
A big Congratulations,Valarie!!! #9036190Rona L. Schwarz November 15, 2010
Not a surprise here, Val!! Superb in every way! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this outstanding Finalist and Good luck in the next round! #9036215Terry Cervi November 15, 2010
Congrats on this stunning Finalist, Val! #9036316Tammy Espino November 15, 2010
Huge congratulations on your awesome finalist! Best of luck next round :) #9036385Bojan Bencic November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your finalists, Valarie. #9036650Tammy M. Anderson November 15, 2010
I knew we would see this again. I bet we see it one more time. Congrats, Valarie. #9037181Patti Coblentz November 15, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Val...I hope we see this again!! #9037204Diane E. Deming November 15, 2010
Beautiful. Congrats again on a wonderful finalist, Valarie. #9037567Nancyj E. Hovey November 15, 2010
on your finalist! 8o) #9037770Carol L. Fowler November 15, 2010
Awesome! Congrats! #9037801Freddy Bland November 15, 2010
A beautiful image and finalist, Val!! Many congrats to you!!! So well-deserved!!! #9037880Jack Ryan November 15, 2010
Way to go, Val..a very deserving selection...congratulations. #9038097Maria A. Gonzalez November 15, 2010
Congratulations my friend in this beautiful finalist,well done and the best of luck to you in the next round. #9038547Kathy Salerni November 15, 2010
Humongus congrats on your beautiful Finalist, Val! #9038596Ellen Hodges November 15, 2010
Congrats and very best luck on this awesome and gorgeous finalist, Val!!! #9038727Kathy Cline November 15, 2010
Now this is a WINNERSam Britt November 15, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Val!! #9039125Phyllis H. Burchett November 15, 2010
Congrats on this stunning finalist Valarie! #9039476Julie Burnett November 16, 2010
Congratulations AGAIN, Val!! You know I wish you the best of luck!! #9040524Patricia Seidler November 16, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous and a well deserved finalist Valarie. Looks like a winner to me! #9040704Kathleen Rinker November 16, 2010
Congrats on your finalists my friend they are very beautiful!! #9040830Carol Eade November 16, 2010
Gorgeous finalist, Valarie, congratulations! #9041198Val Feldman November 16, 2010
Thank you, everyone, for your ongoing support and encouragement...very much appreciated, as always! #9041248Debra R. Harder November 16, 2010
Your images are always so amazing, Val!! I love the colors, lighting and fabulous details. Huge congratulations on another SUPERB finalist!!! Deb #9041420Patrick Rouzes November 16, 2010
Not surprised! CONGRATULATIONS once again, Valarie! Good luck, WTG! #9042701Randy D. Dinkins November 16, 2010
Beautiful shot, congratulations! #9042846Lana Arcemont November 16, 2010
Amazing Detail!Nadia Paul November 17, 2010
Knew we'd see this beauty again Val - congrats on your gorgeous finalist and best of luck next round! #9044008JO ANN CLEVELAND November 17, 2010
Perfection!Congratulations on this awesome finalist Val, good luck in the next round!
jo ann c. #9044877
Dianna Murphy November 17, 2010
Congratulations friend. A big high five from me. #9044946Ann H. Belus November 17, 2010
Must have missed this one the first time around, Val...it's absolutely gorgeous; the contrasting colors blend so well and you have captured them with explicit detail and clarity! CONGRATULATIONS! #9045020Julianne Bradford November 17, 2010
This is so lovely! Congrats Valarie..well deserved! #9046808Karen Slagle November 18, 2010
Fantastic closeup of this gorgeous flower, Valarie. The colors and details are wonderful. Congrats on your outstanding finalist... #9048072Gina Cormier November 18, 2010
CONGRATS AGAIN MY QUEEN !!!!!!!!!!
GROVEL......GROVEL........GROVEL....... #9048247
Val Feldman November 18, 2010
Thank you, everyone, for your support and encouragement - so appreciated!! ~Val #9048770Merna L. Nobile November 18, 2010
I would personally like to congratulate you on your winning photograph for October, 2010 and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Merna Nobile #9049785Laura E. Swan December 10, 2010
On Your Beautiful Finalist. So Lovely, Val!
-Laura :) #9091468
Jo F. Everett November 03, 2012
I'm sure this plant is Hidden Ginger, or Hidden Lily. It grown very well here, in the Jackson, MS area in light shade - any direct sunlight will burn the leaves. I'm envious of your photo. I must try to do better! #10402415Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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