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Re-creating Spring


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   A Sign of Spring: Mejiro and Sakura (桜)
A Sign of Spring: Mejiro and Sakura (桜)
Okinawa is the first location in all of Japan for the Cherry Blossoms (桜) to open. This welcome sign of Spring coming in the weeks ahead turned out to be one of my favorite shots of the day. The bird, a Japanese White Eye is kn own as a Mejiro in Japan. JAN 19, 2009 12:11PM f/8 1/640 ISO 100 Spot-metered Handheld Sigma 50-500@500mm.
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Michael Lynch

 
 
 

Ron McEwan
 

EXCELLENT !!


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January 21, 2009

 

Michael Lynch
  Thank you, Ron !


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January 21, 2009

 

Tiia Vissak
  beautiful colors, light, details & pov!


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January 21, 2009

 

Jean B. Hall
  This is really splendid. Wonderful composition! Do you know what kind of bird it is?


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January 21, 2009

 
- JudyAnn Rector

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  Your capture is perfect, Michael, and the colors are gorgeous!


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January 21, 2009

 

Vladan D. Djordjevic
  What a beautiful photo! Lovely bird, great colors and composition!


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January 21, 2009

 

Michael Lynch
  Sabrina, Tiia, Jean, JudyAnn and Vladan, thank you all so much !


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January 21, 2009

 

Melissa Olsen
  Stunning color and presentation of nature.


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January 23, 2009

 

Michael Lynch
  Melissa, thank you, so much !


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January 25, 2009

 
- Teresa Burnett

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  So beautiful, Michael!! Wonderful composition and gorgeous color and detail!! Goes straight to my fav's!!


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February 09, 2009

 

Michael Lynch
  Teresa, thank you, so much !


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February 09, 2009

 
- Lisa J. Boulden

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  Outstanding beauty!
Hope we see it again!
~Lisa


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February 17, 2009

 

Michael Lynch
  Lisa, thank you, so much !


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February 20, 2009

 

Carolyn J. Connolly
  Michael, this is a VERY beautiful spring image!! Lovely work!! :o)


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March 21, 2009

 

Michael Lynch
  Carolyn, thanks, again !!!


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March 22, 2009

 

Tiia Vissak
  Congratulations!


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March 26, 2010

 

Linda A. Braddock
  Michael, Congratulations on this beautiful Finalists!!


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March 27, 2010

 

Audrey K. Kanekoa-Madrid
  Gorgeous! Congrats on being a finalist!!


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March 27, 2010

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Incredible beauty Michael! Congratulations on your win!


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March 28, 2010

 

Tiia Vissak
  Congratulations!


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March 28, 2010

 

Mary K. Robison
  CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned win! Such a pretty bird!


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March 29, 2010

 

Michelle Alton
  What a beautiful winner, Michael! Congratulations!


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March 29, 2010

 

Michael Lynch
  Sabrina, Linda, Audrey, Donna, Tiia, Mary, Michelle and anybody else I may have missed, THANK YOU ! You're all inspirations to me and I really feel badly for the lack of time I've been spending visiting all of you.

It/s taken me a long, long time to get a winner and two in the same day almost gave me a heart attack !

Happy Shootin'

Cheers,
Mike


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March 29, 2010

 

Ujjwal Mukherjee
  So glad to see this on the Winner list,Michael!! HUGE congratulations,my friend!!!


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March 29, 2010

 

Michael Lynch
  Ujjwal, A HUGE THANK YOU my friend. It's been a long time coming for me and folks like you have helped inspire mr to try harder.

Cheers,
Mike


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March 29, 2010

 

Linda A. Braddock
  Michael, Congratulation on this beautiful Winner!!


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March 29, 2010

 

Michael Lynch
  Sabrina and Linda, THANKS, again !


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March 29, 2010

 
newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Congratulations on your win, Michael, for this gorgeous image!

Debby


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March 29, 2010

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  WTG. CONGRATULATIONS IN GETTING INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE, Michael.

UB.


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March 29, 2010

 

Michael Lynch
  Debby and Usman, thank you !


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April 01, 2010

 

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay
  Congratulations Michael! This is beautiful work!


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April 14, 2010

 

Katie W
  Absolutely Beautiful, Michael!Congratulations on the winner, it definitely deserved it!


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July 20, 2010

 

Katherine Kuhn
  Beautiful capture! And congratulations on your win!


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July 13, 2013

 
- Ray

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  Superb capture, Michael! A well-deserved award-winner.


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December 27, 2013

 
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