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Blue Cone Flowers ....

Blue Cone Flowers ....

One of MY fave flowers... Sacramento, Ca
© 2013 All Rights Reserved Melissa Zahorodny Photography

One of MY fave flowers... Sacramento, Ca
© 2013 All Rights Reserved Melissa Zahorodny Photography
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camera

NIKON D3100

settings

settings

Aperture f/4.2 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/1250

upload_date

upload_date

Jun, 2013

Views

7493

Likes

+2.2k

Awards

Zenith Award

People's Choice in Inspirational Blues Photo Challenge

Editor's Choice

Peer Award

+249

Superb Composition

+226

Top Choice

+156

Outstanding Creativity

+151

Absolute Masterpiece

+139

All Star

+29

Magnificent Capture

+18

Superior Skill

+15

Love it

+2

Genius

Jaw Dropping

Virtuoso

Exceptional Contrast

Top Class Lighting

Master Editing

One Of A Kind

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

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Top 10 rank week 1

Top 30 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

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Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

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Top 30 rank week 1

Awesome shot !

the background again is very complimentary to this composition - very sharp and fine clarity = good work

Gorgeoussss, Melissa!! Big Congrats on your Editor's Choice!! whoohooo!

Congrats!

Way to go! Another incredible photo!

PRO+

Nicely Done! Congrats!

Very cool.

PRO

Wow Melissa what an awesome image....congratulations....well deserved:)))))

Really beautiful! Congrats on award!

PRO+

wow......excellent,Congrats!

Excellent :)

Ultimate

Congratulations. that is truly beautiful and creative.

Platinum

Love what you did with this! Awesome! Congrats!

Nice, M. Congratulations on Editor's Choice You deserve it. :-)

congrats

Fantastic colour and composition....
Congrats....

This is such a super quality photo I love it Sweetpea72 Congratulations! Great Work!

Good job

Congrats girl! These are beauties!!

Well done and congrats....Brian

Love the tones! Nice shot

Lovely!

Very nicely done, congrats!!!

Nothing but a truly outstanding photo. Wonderful creativity as always. Beautiful choice of colors. Another Melissa Masterpiece.

WOW! Spectacular in all ways possible. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! beyond words, it speaks for itself.

Ultimate

Nicely done, you have wisely created a different mood to this photo.

Congrats Milissa!! :))

Nice color. Congrats

PRO

added to my faves! congratulations Melissa, well deserved, Sheila

Beautiful shot!

Beautiful tones

Awesome!

Very nice indeed!

beautifully shot ...have the same camera, love it!

Platinum

Beautiful:-)

CONGRATULATIONS and CELEBRATIONS.....nice challenge win.....well done Melissa

CONGRATULATIONS and CELEBRATIONS.....nice challenge win.....well done Melissa

Platinum

A simple, classic effect. G-o-o-d!!!!!!!

Jaw dropping magical!

Gorgeous!

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Just a super shot!!!

Loved the colors ! Autumn is knocking at the door !

Don't know how I missed this one before....it's just beautiful!

Really inspirational art. Beautiful!

I love the colors in this shot! Beautiful image!

Congrats on award..... Gorgeous image :)

Beautiful....

so pretty

PRO+

I love your processing on this capture!!!

Stunning, melancholy and beautiful at the same time.

Platinum

This is amazing

your work is simply awesome and very inspiring to us all it seems.

Mine too!!! I don't have blue but would love some in my garden

something seen everyday, and yet carefully recorded and worked into something extraordinary! "Masterpiece" fits this nicely.

very nice, great composition and tones

Neat!! great shot..

Very Nice

PRO

I can see why this is award winning. Not at all your typical shot.

A different perspective

like it!

You took this at ISO 3200 and I don't see any noise. Fantastic work there. Just stunning.

Absolutely Amazing !************;))

This is awesome, Mel! Wow!

Nice tones and DOF, great photo!

Very nice!

PRO+

This is so cool...can't believe I've not seen this one! Love the sort of desaturated grunge edit...awesome! :)

Voted most awarded!

Platinum

Nice colors!

Super color!!!

Very good

Platinum

Love the entire feel of this image-the mute colors, the textures---WOW girl great job!!!!

Fantastic work.. love this image.

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