Spring in Skagit Valley
Uploaded: May 28, 2008 18:05:34
Tulip Festival
Skagit Valley, WA
Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 80.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70s
Joao Martinho May 28, 2008
Great landscape #930901Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 28, 2008
WOW!!!!! So many beautiful tulips, Colleen!!!!!! Wonderful image!!!!! ♫ k #5990471Christian Rosito May 28, 2008
Amazing, right from Wonderland! Excellent capture Colleen, everything is great about it! #5990525Tamara K. Walker May 28, 2008
Beautiful layers of colors. #5990719Vladan D. Djordjevic May 28, 2008
Wow, terrific scenery and photo. Fantastic color, lighting, pov, composition. #5990907Denny E. Barnes May 28, 2008
Very beautiful capture, Colleen!! Well done!! #5990910Laura L. Gonzales May 28, 2008
Outstanding Colleen!! what a great capture! The colors are so bold and vivid! Super presentation!! WTG! Laura #5990967Tommy E. Burgess May 28, 2008
Superb capture Colleen!! Very vibrant color and all the elements are aligned expertly. Excellent!! #5991005Cindy Bendush May 28, 2008
Wow Colleen - Stunning image with amazing energy! Love the tremendous and vibrant red! #5991024Jennifer L. Alder May 29, 2008
WOW! An eye catching piece of art, Colleen! :) #5992194Eivor Kuchta May 29, 2008
What a wonderful composition, Colleen! Look at those colors, all the red, up to the straight horizontal line. Those trees on top makes it even more interesting for the eye. Beautiful!! #5992268Sam Britt May 29, 2008
Beautiful color & presentation of this field of tulips, Colleen. #5992313Mary E. Lake May 29, 2008
What a great shot!! Love the POV!!! :-) #5992428Nikki McDonald May 29, 2008
I love the composition here, Colleen. Did you put it in EOD? I would have! It's just a great shot with the layers of color. Love that you started with the leaves and stems to create the irregular band of green at the bottom; it balances the sky very nicely. And I agree that the row of poplars (or whatever they are--surely related to poplars) adds just the right touch of vertical interest to the sky. Great job--hope it goes on. #5992522Colleen Farrell May 29, 2008
Thank you so much for the great comments, Joao, Kitty, Christian, Tammy, Vladan, Denny, Laura, Tommy, Cindy, Jennifer, Eivor, Sam, Mary and Nikki!I so appreciate the encouragement on this photo. It was high noon, hazy and breezy that day, and I wasn't happy with any of the photos I took. But I kept coming back to this one, so I decided to enter it. :)
Nikki, I entered it in T&P, but the design is what I like most about it, so maybe that would have been the better category. #5992800
Erika Haight May 29, 2008
Excellent vibrant color and comp!!! That must have been a sight to see!!! xo #5992974Stefania Barbier May 29, 2008
WOW gorgeous!!! and the effects are fantastic!!! #5993085anonymous May 29, 2008
WOW! That's a lot of Tulips!!! Wonderful capture Colleen! B- #5993313Rajeev 270293 Kashyap May 29, 2008
Superb image capture Colleen! Beautiful.......Well done #5993528Terry L. Ellis May 29, 2008
Awesome color and a wonderful graphic quality to the composition, Colleen! Terrific effects. #5994208Deb Koskovich May 29, 2008
wow, now that's got a lot of punch -- how beautiful, Colleen! #5994870Dan Holm May 29, 2008
Add me to the "WOW!", column, Colleen!! Absolutely gorgeous! #5994904Kathy L. Clark May 29, 2008
Oh Wow how fabulous Colleen. Glorious color that goes on and on. #5995311Colleen Farrell May 30, 2008
Thanks so much, Erika, Stefania, Barb, Rajeev, Terry, Deb, Dan and Kathy--I really appreciate your encouragement! :) #5995665Marilyn Flanagan May 30, 2008
This is soooo beautiful, Colleen! #5996155Colleen Farrell May 30, 2008
Thank you, Marilyn! #5997280Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 30, 2008
Beautiful composition and colors Colleen!,Susan Weisensel May 30, 2008
HOLY CRAP Colleen, that is alot of tulips. Must have been a sight to see. Super capture. #5997547Corinne M. Thompson May 30, 2008
Now that's ALOT of tulips, ALOT of beautiful tulips! #5998944Robert Baer May 30, 2008
WOW that is all I can say except wonderful elements in your composition! #5999186Robert Baer May 30, 2008
WOW that is all I can say except wonderful elements in your composition! #5999190Colleen Farrell May 30, 2008
Thank you, Amalia, Susan, Corinne and Justin! #5999597Cary Rogers May 30, 2008
Lots to attract the eye, and keep it entertained, Colleen! brilliant colors, shapes, and designs! #5999752Mike D. Perez May 30, 2008
Striking colors, Colleen! That is a LOT of tulips! #5999783Colleen Farrell May 30, 2008
Thanks so much, Cary and Mike! #5999854Phil Stith May 31, 2008
What a bright, colorful landscape shot, Colleen. Are those tulips? ;>) #6001679Joerg Schlagheck May 31, 2008
This brings a big smile to my face, Colleen! What a beautiful capture with all those tulips! #6002945Raymond Pauly May 31, 2008
Wow! What a beautiful composition and combination of colors, Colleen! #6003135Christie R. Bielss June 01, 2008
This is just gorgeous! What a beautiful shot! Fantastic color and comp, Colleen! #6004492Debra R. Harder June 01, 2008
WOW, Colleen! This is GORGEOUS!! The layers of colors are absolutely STUNNING!! Beautiful work as always! Deb #6004647Colleen Farrell June 01, 2008
Thanks so much for the great comments, Phil, Joerg, Raymond, Christie and Deb! :D #6005006Tiia Vissak June 01, 2008
a great view! #6005027Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 01, 2008
I would love to see flowers like this, AWSOME find and capture Collen! #6006771Colleen Farrell June 02, 2008
Thanks so much, Tiia and Peaches! It was quite a spectacular sight. :) #6008801Mitch Spence June 02, 2008
An amazing composition. Surreal and arresting with the brilliant color and detail of the tulips set against the grays of the trees. #6009724Colleen Farrell June 03, 2008
Thank you, Mitch! I'm so pleased that people like this. :) #6013335Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 03, 2008
This is incredible Colleen, a beautiful scene, amazing details! #6013800Jessica Jenney June 03, 2008
Absolutely stunning, Colleen! Outstanding color, detail and composition! #6015173Colleen Farrell June 03, 2008
Thank you, Donna and Jessica! #6015513Susan M. Campbell June 04, 2008
Very stunning...love the layers. #6018661Nikki McDonald June 04, 2008
Good to see an EP on this one, Colleen. Congrats. #6020538Amber Kennedy June 21, 2008
OMG!!!!This is sooo fantastic! Super in every way. #6090463Colleen Farrell June 21, 2008
Thank you, Susan, Nikki and Amber! #6090559Vladan D. Djordjevic June 27, 2008
This is a winner for me! #6114499Colleen Farrell June 28, 2008
Thank you, Vladan! #6118262Mary E. Zilles July 15, 2008
Wow! Stunning image, Colleen. It reminds me of when I was younger and we lived in Bellingham. And every year we would go to the tulip festival. This is just like I remember it!!! Wonderful work on this photo! #6182150Colleen Farrell July 15, 2008
Thank you so much, Mary! #6184136Jessica Jenney August 21, 2008
Big congrats on this gorgeous finalist, Colleen! #6344070Jennifer L. Alder August 21, 2008
LOVE seeing this as a finalist, Colleen! Good luck in the next round :) #6344123Margaret R. Barry August 21, 2008
Congratulations on another fantastic finalist, Colleen! #6344597Leslie McLain August 21, 2008
Congrats on your amazing finalist. The red tulips are just outstanding. #6344639Alex T. Mizuno August 21, 2008
You're making a record Colleen!! I've lost a track after counting three Finalists of yours. LOL! BIG Congratulations on your ANOTHER Finalist!! #6345013Barbara Waldoch August 21, 2008
Congratulations on all your finalists, Colleen! #6345433Stephanie Frey August 21, 2008
Congratulations on all your wonderful Finalist, Colleen! #6345440Agnes Fegan August 21, 2008
A beautiful finalist ! #6345717Debra R. Harder August 21, 2008
BIG CONGRATS, Colleen, on another BRILLIANT finalist!! I knew we'd see this BEAUTY again!! Deb #6347702Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 21, 2008
WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOColleen Farrell August 21, 2008
Thank you so much, everybody--I really appreciate it!This is my first finalist in N&L, so I'm especially thrilled! #6347923
Renee Doyle August 22, 2008
Incredible!!!! Big congrats on this wonderful finalist Colleen! #6348445Anne M. Young August 22, 2008
Fantastic! congratulations #6349004Susan M. Campbell August 22, 2008
Congrats. This is so cool. #6350447Daniella Puente August 22, 2008
Congrats :o))))) #6350532Sylvia Rossler August 22, 2008
Big Congraz on your wonderful finalist Colleen :O) #6350671Susan Fox August 22, 2008
Congratulations Colleen!!!!!! #6350717Melissa G. Meiselman August 22, 2008
Congratulations, Colleen on this stunning finalist!!!!!!!!!! #6351018Elida Gutierrez August 22, 2008
Congratulations on your Finalist. #6351051Vladan D. Djordjevic August 22, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic Finalist, Colleen. I really love this image.#6351059
Mitch Spence August 22, 2008
My, Colleen, I do so love what you did here. Congratulations. #6351865Eivor Kuchta August 22, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Colleen! #6352259Sam Britt August 22, 2008
I missed this one! Terrific finalist, Colleen. #6353362Wendy Moghadam August 22, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist #6353433Colleen Farrell August 22, 2008
Thanks so much, everybody! :D #6353632frank w. degenhardt August 22, 2008
I am so happy to see you get a finalist for this fabulous picture. Congratulations and hope to see you in the winners circle. #6354102Erin Appelbaum August 23, 2008
Congrats on this beautiful finalist Colleen. Peter #6354737Laurie Daily August 23, 2008
Love all these tulips, Colleen....Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #6355517Colleen Farrell August 23, 2008
Thank you, Frank, Peter and Laurie! #6357086MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 23, 2008
This is sensational ColleenJeff Robinson August 24, 2008
You really nailed this one Colleen - Congrats on this Beautiful Finalist! Jeff #6358642Colleen Farrell August 24, 2008
Thanks so much, Melodie and Jeff! #6360082ALLEN O. HOWARD August 25, 2008
BIG congratulations Colleen! #6365614Colleen Farrell August 25, 2008
Thank you, Allen! #6368304Lisa J. Boulden January 26, 2009
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