Lunch Date
Uploaded: May 06, 2011 05:08:18
Not much in common for these two - except for one thing: Their shared taste of the sweet nectar of a coneflower. For the MT.
TGIF everyone - Have a great weekend!
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 3125/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Douglas Pignet May 06, 2011
Wonderful find and great clarity #1374971Courtenay Vanderbilt May 06, 2011
Good Morning neighbor, great to see you! What a perfect image for the MT, Val! Great find and of course beautifully captured! #9391644Tammy M. Anderson May 06, 2011
Outstanding details, find and MT capture, Val. Perfect!! #9391660Jeff Robinson May 06, 2011
Outstanding color and close-up capture Val!! #9391675Freddy Bland May 06, 2011
Beautiful!! Wonderful MT entry, Val! Super details and comp!! Hope you are gaining every day!! Have a wonderful holiday weekend with Mom and be sure to put in a Sousa CD for her!! #9391681Ron McEwan May 06, 2011
And the same to you neighbor, we have sun today (smile) and to see this summer beauty even makes it better. Super detail and a grand MT entry Val WTG #9391706Robert R. Goodman May 06, 2011
Hi Valarie,So nice to a see post my friend.LOL!!Great title,and a beautiful capture.I wish we could say having a great spring here.Just normal,100 degrees in May!!!! #9391735Julie Burnett May 06, 2011
Exceptional clarity in this fabulous MT capture, Val, they look so "civilized," lunching together!! #9391741Melissa Olsen May 06, 2011
As always a great capture coming from you sharing with us. :-)Gina Cormier May 06, 2011
Another beautiful floral macro image Val!!!!! Wish I could do them as well!!!!!!! YOU ROCK GIRLY!!!! #9391959Mary Dimitriw May 06, 2011
Perfect MT entry Val!! Great capture, clarity and comp. #9392043Patricia Seidler May 06, 2011
Another beauty Val. Great for the MT!Tammy Espino May 06, 2011
Great MT :) Beautiful flower! :)JudyAnn Rector May 06, 2011
Absolutely wonderful image, Val... great job! #9392171Deborah Lewinson May 06, 2011
Marvelous image, Val, and outstanding MT entry!Debby #9392346
Thomas E. Hinds May 06, 2011
Beautiful color, detail, and light, Val! Love it! Yes, you have a way with flowers and insects my friend! LOL! Very well done! #9392348Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 06, 2011
WOW! What a wonderful capture, Val! This is AWWWWWWWWWWESOME! :-) k #9392518Michelle Alton May 07, 2011
Absolutely SPECTACULAR! #9392824Carol Eade May 07, 2011
Perfect MT image and so beautifully captured, Val! #9392944Amy M. Wilson May 07, 2011
Awesome details, clarity, light and selective focus on this perfectly titled MT entry, Val... beautifully done! #9393013Nadia Paul May 07, 2011
Wow, not one but two - both perfectly captured with beautiful comp, colour and detail! Sure to see this again my friend! #9393015Val Feldman May 07, 2011
Thank you all for stopping by and leaving off your comments - always appreciated! ~Val #9393425Shirley A. Kinney May 07, 2011
Beautiful, Val. #9393732Heather Loewenhardt May 07, 2011
So are you using a "hubble" lens to get these fantastic macro shots? The clarity and detail are so amazing. #9393897Ellen Hodges May 08, 2011
Sooooo beautiful, Val! Happy Mother's day to you and Mom!!! Fantastic timing, too!! #9394603Patrick Rouzes May 08, 2011
Do not think I have seen the top of a cone this closely, Val!Thinking like Heather here! The detail, clarity, textures,colors, & dof are suprme here, my friend! Hope to see this again! #9395266Julianne Bradford May 09, 2011
Wow! Great title for this wonderful capture Val! #9396645Rona L. Schwarz May 09, 2011
Marvelous macro as only you can do them, Val! Great detail and clarity on these 'friends' and the coneflower as well. What a perfect entry for the MT! #9397028Emile Abbott May 10, 2011
Excellent detail and color on this macro Val and loved the title. #9398085Marty Straub May 10, 2011
Wow, didn't know coneflowers are sweet. But it's obvious how sweet this photo is, Val. Gorgeous capture of this unusual meeting and so much detail they can't deny they were there. Wonderful caught-in-the-act photo! #9398277Heather Loewenhardt June 22, 2011
Congrats on making it to the finals with this amazing image. Good luck. #9473573Patricia Seidler June 22, 2011
I knew we would see this again. Congratulations on another outstanding finalist Val! #9473603Carol Eade June 22, 2011
This is a beautiful finalist, congratulations Val! #9474149Diane E. Deming June 22, 2011
Val-the composition is perfect and the detail on both of the insects is outstanding. Congratulations on another beautiful finalist. #9474219Mary Dimitriw June 22, 2011
Congrats Val...see I knew this was perfect for the MT! #9474455Deborah Lewinson June 22, 2011
Congrats Val on your beautiful and excellent finalist!Debby #9474751
Amy M. Wilson June 22, 2011
So glad to see this fantastic, well-deserved Finalist, Val!!! WTG! Best wishes in the next round! #9475004Courtenay Vanderbilt June 22, 2011
Well deserved, Val! Congratulations!! #9475038Thomas E. Hinds June 22, 2011
Val, this is such a wonderful image! Loved it the first time I saw it! Big Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist! #9475144Emile Abbott June 22, 2011
Oh Girl huge congrats to a fella Texan on this awesome finalist. #9475344Lorna Shutter June 22, 2011
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award for this beautiful capture, Val!!!!! WTG!!! :)Rony Sagy June 22, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist. #9475601Robert R. Goodman June 22, 2011
A big congratulations,My Friend.WTG!Valarie!!! #9475671Terry Cervi June 22, 2011
WTG, Ms V!! The detail is awesome!! #9475753JO ANN CLEVELAND June 22, 2011
Congrats on your super finalist Val!Best of luck in the next round!
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Phyllis H. Burchett June 22, 2011
Congrats Val! #9476296Rona L. Schwarz June 22, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS on this superb FINALIST, Val, and Good luck in the next round! #9476314Monnie Ryan June 22, 2011
Congratulations, Val! #9476372Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 22, 2011
Freddy Bland June 22, 2011
Wonderful Finalist, my Texas friend!! Many congratulations to you!!! #9476559Tammy Espino June 22, 2011
Congrats on a fantastic finalist! :) #9476675Kathy Salerni June 22, 2011
Holy cow, I missed this the first time and almost the second time also, Val! I promise I won't miss the third!! Huge congrats on this spectacular image! #9477135Joannie Bertucci June 23, 2011
Congratulations on this stunning finalist Val! The details are so crisp they could be snapped off! #9477320Gord MacEachern June 23, 2011
A big congratulations for this well deserved finalist Val, good luck next round! #9477432R. J. Laudenbacher June 23, 2011
Wow Val! Such amazing macro work here. Congrats to you on your fantastic finalist and best of luck to you in the next round! #9478038Agnes Fegan June 23, 2011
A beautiful finalist Val ... congrats!!! #9478140Val Feldman June 23, 2011
Thanks all - very much!! #9478432Karen Bacon June 23, 2011
congrats on a great finalist photo val! #9478599Carla Capra Anderson June 23, 2011
Congratulations, Valerie.Ellen Hodges June 23, 2011
Huge congrats on a fabulous and gorgeous finalist, Val!! Very best luck on this beauty!! #9479114Ann Coates June 23, 2011
Congratulations on your stunning Finalist award Valarie. #9479149Julie Burnett June 23, 2011
HUGE congrats, Cuz, and best of luck in the next round!! #9479231Patrick Rouzes June 23, 2011
Congratulations, Val! Good luck, my friend! #9479287Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 23, 2011
WTG on this fabulous finalist, Val! :-) k #9480137Julianne Bradford June 24, 2011
I'm so happy to see this beautiful image get the finalist award it deserves Val! This is so deserving! WTG! #9483684Carol L. Fowler June 24, 2011
Congrats on this beautiful and deserving Finalist! #9483874Bojan Bencic June 26, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Val! #9486495Merna L. Nobile July 11, 2011
Congratulations to all of the Award Winners for May 2011. Merna
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