Happy New Year [Contest Finalists January 2009]
Uploaded: January 01, 2009 19:55:58
1/60, f 5.6, 60 mm, ISO 400, adjusted in CS3
A tardy offering for the first day of 2009 and a promise of spring. This is a trillium that blooms in my yard around April. Happy thoughts of spring to you all and wishes for a prosperous new year! Thank you ALL for your support and for helping me grow along my photographic journey.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/600 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Elaine Eastman January 01, 2009
So happy to get the first comment! Courtenay, this is really beautiful, just amazing, wow, here's to many more this year! #1060165Dominick M. Dimacale January 01, 2009
Thjis is so lovely Courtenay, love the clarity!!!!!
Dominick #6969027
Usman M. Bajwa January 01, 2009
What a gorgeous floral with lovely details. Happy New Year to you to !!!UB. #6969109
Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 01, 2009
BEAUUUUUUUUUUTIFUL floral, Don't believe I have ever seen one of these before, I love the color, and fantastic detail and comp!!!Courtenay Vanderbilt January 01, 2009
Thank you so much Elaine, Dominick, Millie, Usman and Peaches! I laid on the ground for this one as it is only 6 or so inches high! It is a native wildflower here in GA and I am trying to nurture a colony in my yard. Looking forward to a fantastic new year!Shelly A. Van Camp January 01, 2009
Beautiful image and colors....and great camera!! I also use a Nikon D80! :) #6969179Courtenay Vanderbilt January 01, 2009
Thank you Shelly! Do ya love it!?? #6969217Colleen Farrell January 01, 2009
WOW!!! Courtenay, this is fabulous! Gorgeous color and detail--I'm sure we'll see it again! #6969254Sherran Andersen January 01, 2009
Wonderful capture Courtenay. Well done. Sherran #6969349Keith Butler January 02, 2009
great capture here Garden Girl! #6970093Michelle Alton January 02, 2009
Beautifully done..this simple bloom is captured in crisp, clean, but soft and wonderful tones. #6970224Mike Clime January 02, 2009
Beautiful capture, light and detail, Courtenay! #6970231Tammy M. Anderson January 02, 2009
Wonderful details and composition, Courtenay. Just lovely. #6970476Barbara Waldoch January 02, 2009
Beautiful shot, Courtenay! #6970503Deb Koskovich January 02, 2009
Outstanding light and color in this beauty, Courtenay! #6970573Gina Cormier January 02, 2009
Another beauty! Color is fabulous!! #6970783Courtenay Vanderbilt January 02, 2009
Thank you all so very much! Hope everyone is recovering from all their celebrating! LOL! #6970832Carol Sawyer January 02, 2009
Beautiful capture, colors and details, Courtenay!! Happy New Year!! #6971025Ron McEwan January 02, 2009
Superb in every way Courtenay. Love it. #6971130Nancyj E. Hovey January 02, 2009
WOW Courtney, you are producing wonderful shots of winners lately...fantastic... This is beautiful! what a garden gallery! Happy New Year 2009. 8o) #6971169Melissa Olsen January 02, 2009
Wonderful light and dark rich colors. #6971437Courtenay Vanderbilt January 02, 2009
Thank you so much Carol, Sabrina, Ron, Nancy and Melissa! #6971935Melissa G. Meiselman January 02, 2009
Stunning capture of this beautiful flower with vivid color, sharp detail and great lighting, Courtenay!!! #6971992Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 02, 2009
Courtenay...this is glowing so beautifully!!!!!! Amazing colors, details, lighting and POV!!!!! :-) k #6972105Nadya Johnson January 02, 2009
What a gorgeous capture of this pretty purple trillium! I can't WAIT until they bloom!! Haven't seen them in my yard, only in the forest. Here, they usually come in May. Ooooh - LONG wait! LOL. Very beautiful! #6972283Kerry Hill January 02, 2009
Excellent colour, details and clarity Courtenay!!! Beautiful capture of this gorgeous flower!! #6972323Jessica Jenney January 02, 2009
Gorgeous color, lighting and fantastic detail, Courtenay! and I love your focus! #6972941Joan Powell January 02, 2009
lovely macro , can't wait for Spring ! #6973049Daniella Puente January 02, 2009
Colors and sharpness on this are FANTASTIC, congrats on this wonderful capture! #6973385Max Aureli January 02, 2009
Fantastic macro on this flower Court!!! Beautiful colors with great details and lighting on the petals!! Great work my friend!!Happy New Year!!! :-))
What's new Courtenay? #6973479
Sam Britt January 02, 2009
Beautifully captured trillium, Courtenay. Great color, detail & light. #6973705Amy M. Wilson January 02, 2009
Wonderful comp, colors and light, Courtenay! Happy New Year! #6974021Courtenay Vanderbilt January 02, 2009
Thank you all so very much for your kind comments!~Max, are you trying to turn this into a chat room? LOL! Ciao! #6974156
Max Aureli January 02, 2009
Not!! I am thinking to open a chat room on my gallery, Court!! :-))) #6974180Courtenay Vanderbilt January 02, 2009
See??? There you go! #6974244Mary E. Lake January 02, 2009
Holy Hanna, this is awesome!!! The clarity, the color!!! The color "purple" is one of my fav's. This rocks girl!!! WONDERFUL! :) #6974394Stefania Barbier January 03, 2009
lol@you and Max! LOLMargaret R. Barry January 03, 2009
Fantastic colors, composition, light and detail, Courtenay! #6975493Max Aureli January 03, 2009
Good morning... !!! :-))) #6975684Courtenay Vanderbilt January 03, 2009
Good morning my friend! How are you today? #6975703Candice C. Calhoun January 03, 2009
What an exquisite way to start the new year....this is just awesome! Gorgeous detail and color, cannot wait for Spring!ccc #6976084
Courtenay Vanderbilt January 03, 2009
Mary you crack me up! Thank you so much for ALL your wonderful comments!ROLAN NARMAN January 03, 2009
I'm thrilled to see this beautiful trillium Courtenay! Excellent capture with fantastic details, clarity and colors! and very well composed! Thanks again for an education in latin and for giving me an early opportunity to choose what to plant in my garden this coming spring! #6976458Nancy L. Green January 03, 2009
Excellent image Courtenay, wonderful colors and clarity with great textures and lighting, WTG!! <>< #6976574John Connolly January 03, 2009
Superb lighting, color and textures Courtney! I hope you had a supeb New Year celebration, and 2009 is kind to you! #6977246Lorna Shutter January 03, 2009
Wow, Courtenay! You got so many comments on this one ... and half of them are from Max! LOL!This is an exquisite shot! The colours are gorgeous and the lighting is absolutely perfect! Looks like the flower is popping out at us! Definitely a winner! Can't wait till Spring!!! :) #6977274
A P January 03, 2009
This is just stunning and all I'm going to say is it's going into my favorites because I already told you how much I love it earlier on the phone. Na, na, na, na, na, na NA! #6978766MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 04, 2009
Oh MyCourtenay Vanderbilt January 04, 2009
Many thanks Rolan, Nancy, Lorna, Ann and Melodie! Your comments mean a lot to me!!! #6982376Patrick Rouzes January 04, 2009
Courtenay, exceptional colors, detail, lighting, clarity, pov,dof, & focus here!!! Spectacular & beautiful work here,my friend!!! #6982687Mary E. Lake January 04, 2009
Hey Courtenay, you are getting a wonderful response to this, I'm so happy for you!!! :) #6982834ROLAN NARMAN January 04, 2009
Happy New Year Courtenay! When will you show me what to plant next to the trilliums? I waiting patiently!!!! #6983185Courtenay Vanderbilt January 05, 2009
Thank you Patrick! Thank you again Mary!Douglas Pignet January 05, 2009
Beautiful floral and DD work here Courtenay...Beautiful colors,Doug #6984316Courtenay Vanderbilt January 05, 2009
Thanks Doug! Yep, thank goodness for the DD! #6984406ROLAN NARMAN January 05, 2009
Hi Courtenay! I'm just kidding! Glad you enjoyed your day and good luck with the presentations! I'm getting into a very busy season too so I'll be scarce soon! #6985047Mitch Spence January 05, 2009
Beautiful composition and use of selective dof, Courtenay. #6985560Courtenay Vanderbilt January 05, 2009
OK Rolan, I posted a companion for your trilliums!Lorna Shutter January 07, 2009
This EFP must have just popped up while I was congratulating you on your other EFP! You're doing great Courtenay! Congratulations!!!!! :) #6994124Max Aureli January 07, 2009
Good morning Lorna.... Good morning Court!!!Nancyj E. Hovey January 07, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SI apologize for being behind the caboose lately. Lost everything on my laptop. Just got it back and I am updating and loading programs to catch up.... so happy for you and all your new EFP's and the dancing!!! Go Girl 8o) #6994851
Courtenay Vanderbilt January 07, 2009
Thank you so much Lorna! You are really on a roll today!Lorna Shutter January 07, 2009
Courtenay ~ Did I hear you say PIZZA??? LOL! :D #6996916Nancyj E. Hovey January 07, 2009
OH NO, a live dancing Pizza???? #6997139Dave Ombrello January 09, 2009
You have really outdone yourself Courtenay, I love the colors of the flower and the green bg sets it off perfectly. Stunning detail. #7008906Courtenay Vanderbilt January 10, 2009
You are so kind Dave, thank you!! #7010577Sharon Sawyer January 10, 2009
Beautiful, Courtenay!!! Congratulations on your well deserved EFP. #7013061Courtenay Vanderbilt January 10, 2009
Thank you Sharon, Hope you are out from under all your snow! #7013079A P January 11, 2009
Congratz on this outstanding EfP Courtenay. It just makes me what to do the happy dance!!Nancyj E. Hovey January 11, 2009
OH OH now Lorna has Ann doing the dances... look out...!!! 8o) #7015427Mary E. Lake January 11, 2009
Hi Courtenay, congrats on your well deserved EFP!!! WTG!! :) #7015432Max Aureli February 23, 2009
ha ha hah a ahha !! Congratulations my friend!! :-)))))) #7198856A P February 23, 2009
You MUST KNOW how much I love this one. It's in my favorite folder. I see it everyday. Now I want to see it with GOLD under it!! CONGRATULATIONS SWEETIE!!! #7198999ROLAN NARMAN February 23, 2009
Huge Congrats Courtenay! I'm so happy to see this one again! Now I'll definitely plant this one in my garden and invite you to see it flourish!!! Well deserved dear! #7199043Kelly S. Cavanaugh February 23, 2009
Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Courtenay! #7199575Mary E. Lake February 23, 2009
YIPPIE!!! Big, HUGE, CONGRATULATIONS!! :)) #7199594Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 23, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist Courtenay!!! Excellent work! #7200060Melissa G. Meiselman February 23, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Courtenay!!! #7200295Nancyj E. Hovey February 23, 2009
ON YOUR FINALIST 8o) #7200663
Sam Britt February 23, 2009
Congratulations, another beautiful finalist, Courtenay! #7200853Lorna Shutter February 23, 2009
You really raked them in this month, Court!!! CONGRATULATIONS on another fabulous Finalist!!!!! WTG!!!!! #7201208Margaret R. Barry February 23, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Courtenay! #7201663Joan Powell February 23, 2009
Congrats on this beauty ! #7202117Jessica Jenney February 23, 2009
Congrats, Courtenay on your beautiful finalist! #7202571Colleen Farrell February 23, 2009
Stellar! WTG, Courtenay! #7203076Usman M. Bajwa February 23, 2009
Lovely floral capture, Courtenay. Congrats. on the Finalist and good luck in the next round.Usman. #7204753
Teresa Burnett February 23, 2009
And another huge congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Courtenay!!! #7204755Sharon Sawyer February 23, 2009
Courtenay, congratulations on your wonderful finalist. Well deserved, girlfriend!!!! #7204790MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 24, 2009
Congratulations Courtenay!!!Laurence Saliba February 24, 2009
Congrats again Courtenay!!! #7206771Stefania Barbier February 24, 2009
huge congrats again Courtenay! #7206808Courtenay Vanderbilt February 25, 2009
Thank you all so very much! Your kindness keeps me going!!! :-) #7215199Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 05, 2009
Elaine Eastman March 06, 2009
Congrats again, Courtenay, this one's really special! #7253177Wanda Knoss May 18, 2009
Wonderful Image, Courteney. #7532953Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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