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It's a great picture!
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What a beautiful photo. The expression on the bird's face is wonderful, he seems to be wondering how the flower grew a peanut!
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Beautiful shot! Love it..congrats!
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Congrats great photo love it.
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Nice to see a good idea pays off! Good shot, and you can actually see the peanut!
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Great capture and love your title. I didn't pick up on this being a silk flower...pretty clever. Congratulations!
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Congratulations, Shannon :)
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congrats shannon! This IS a good one!! Are you always in the right place at the right time?
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Wonderful shot! I can't stop looking at it. Well Done!
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A wonderful image great detail in both and so lucky to find this when needed
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I like how you bring your set up the scene type creativity to the random world of flowers and birds.
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Congratulations on this marvelous shot and of course on your ribbon.
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Great shot. Congrats on your ribbon!
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Lol, such a funny story! It was well worth the scrambling to find a way to fit him into a challenge. Congratulations.
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thanks for the details and your insight to this foto. Great work
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Fantastic photo, fantastic idea and shows your perseverance!
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Amazing Shannon. Not a set-up shot this time but you still rocks! I am in awe with how your mind works. The photographic skill is a given.
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This is a great photo on nearly all levels, and it is a perfect example of when manipulation of a scene before and after capture is appropriate. The best thing about this photo, and its accompanying story, is that it is a fantastic example of seeing an image in your mind and then working overtime to capture it in your camera.
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Fooled me with that silk flower - guess I was so 'taken' with the capture (set-up or not) , that despite wanting more detail in the flower (and I now know why there isn't) , I obviously didn't 'inspect' it very well. Creative, as usual. Nice use of a peanut. Congratulations.
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oh dear..a silk flower ribbons! DNMC (just kidding of course!)
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It took a good one to pip this at the post,
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NICE !!!
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OOH! OOH! I see the Peanut!!!!
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Congratulations on your Ribbon Shannon! Amazing in capture AND Creativity!
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Congrats on this Shannon - I thoroughly enjoyed the story that went along with this terrific image.
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I didn't get a chance to vote in this challenge, but this shot is amazing! Congrats on another ribbon!
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Congrats on your ribbon, great shot!
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Shannon's kids: "Dad, can we go already? We've been waiting in the car for 2 hours now and it's hot."
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Congratulations on another ribbon Shannon! And very clever, as usual.
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good thinkin', Shannon ... impressive shot
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Ooh the expression on his face is so pensive. A very good shot!
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Haha, glad to see I wasn´t the only one using fake flowers for the challenge, nice job :) Congrats!
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We were deceived!!
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I love your story about how you got the shot Shannon...how amazing! And, you used a fake flower...did anyone else notice that?! Excellent shot my friend and well earned ribbon, I gave ths a 10
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Wonderful image, Congrats! Love the wonderful color.
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Congrats! awsome photo and very deserving of the ribbon.
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AMAZING! Love the story to!!!
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I loved this the moment I saw it! Great job! I wish this could have been a tie for blue!!
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Well seen and capture! Very nicely done!
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Love the story, love the image. Congratulations on your red ribbon and on your perseverance ;-)
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Congratulations on your ribbon and a fabulous shot! Love the story of how you got the shot :)
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Fantastic photo!!! (did I say that already?) :) Congrats on your 2nd place!!!
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Some guys have all the luck! ...and patience. :) Nice job, Shannon!
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I am so glad this one ribboned. I had a feeling it would! Congratulations!!!! This is a one in a million capture!
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That's a huge colorful bug you have on that flower. :P
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Great job,, Shannon. A lovely image and well deserved ribbon. :)
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Hahaha...now that is a clever use for a peanut!
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Do you ever get tired of winning? :) Another super shot... just excellent!
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Nice to see you up on top again Shannon. Been a while...
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Beady-eyed look of concentration! Great capture. The bird's very much the center of attention here, of course, but the voters like it :-) Congrats on ribbon. Very fine shot!
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Awesome Shannon! Congratulations!
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Congratulations, Shannon! I really like this shot. :)
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Yet another piece of art provided to the masses by the Master. Well done my friend... this garnered a well deserved 10 from me.
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Yay Shannon! Great shot and perfect timing on this one!
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shoulda known the bird shot was scalvert
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Congratulations on the red! Coming in 2nd only to ursula is quite an accomplishment in this challenge.Message edited by author 2006-07-10 00:16:48.
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Congratulations, a fantastic shot.
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Wow - what a shot! Congrats!
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This is absolutely beautiful. What a shot! Nothing less than a 10 from me!
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one of my favorites this challenge -- what a great capture, strong compositional elements all work together
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My choice for a sure ribbon winner. Great shot. Good luck!
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my ABSOLUTE favorite of entire challenge...I do wish I could take shots like that...what a co-operative bird :-) good luck ! 10+
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Ah, finally an inspector that's not a bug! Very pretty bird, you were lucky to find this. 9 from me.
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This pair looks great together and they really pop in front of the lovely soft green.
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very nice capture, i like the composition.
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How darling is that! Love the color of the bird. I have only seen one of them in the wild myself. Great capture on the flower to. Just wonderful. A 10!
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OK... so this is a ribbon IMO. whether its an amazing capture or amazingly creative it is a perfect entry. Congratulations! 10
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This Belongs on the front of a greeting card, beautiful shot!
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What a beautiful setup! I don't see anything wrong with this image :) 10 from me.
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Precious. The bird takes a bit of attention away from the flower. After all, it IS a "flowers" challenge. Regardless, amazing capture. 10.
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What a shot... 10 from me, perfect :o)
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A bit too grainy. Regardless, great photo. Colors are really nice. Great job!
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excellent capture. Perfect dof, great colors. I don't see a thing wrong with this photo!
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I'm not familiar with the bird species, so I wonder where it's from. SA?
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9 - Wow, nice capture. Will be back PC to see if this was staged. Nice and simple - just like to have seen a little more detail in the flower especially, and perhaps the bird & background colors 'lifted' - but likely near impossible with the resulting contrast issues with the white flower. Good title. Also, depending what you had to work with, perhaps a tighter crop at the bottom and more space included above the bird - but who knows, works very well as is.
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This is quite nice. The contrast of colors between the bluebird, the flower, and the background works really well.
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Back to bump. This is an incredible capture. Very nicely done. 8
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Beautiful capture! I've never seen a bluebird before, let alone one on a flower. Excellent composition although there seems to be some noise in the photo.
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Very pretty arrangement with great details.
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This is definitely a WOW image. Lovely detail and clarity. Congrats on this one, a top finisher IMO! 10
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Hard to pick what the bird is standing on, the flowwer would be drooped if the flower, image is well photographed.
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perfect title. great shot!
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Marvelous colors and composition, just beautiful. I hope you'll ribbon.
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Great shot.... please fill in the blanks for us, I really like this.
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This is beautiful. My only gripe, is that it looks a bit over-sharpened.
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Good Job! Nice use of light and color. A nice change of pace from looking at all these flowers!
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now you're just showing off.
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Oh my! If this isn't the blue ribbon winner something is terribly wrong! This takes my breath away! I wish I could give it a 20! It is beyond perfect. 10
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great title and capture...very cooperative model! this should do well for you, good luck...can't fault it 10
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Absolutely Gorgeous. Blue for sure! 10
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ahhh wow! :o) SOOOO GREAT!!! 10
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