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Uploaded: December 26, 2005

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Tammy Scott December 26, 2005

Beautiful color and DOF! I love your title! #364348

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe December 26, 2005

Are you dreaming of spring! Nice color and capture Carla! Jeff #2223269

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic December 26, 2005

Nice one, Carla! #2223398

Marcie A. Fowler December 26, 2005

Gorgeous color Carla!!! #2223409

Daniel Diaz December 26, 2005

Stunning Carla!!! #2223416

William C. Raco level-classic December 26, 2005

Very pretty, Carla
Wonderful composition, detail and DoF

Bill #2223422

Linda D. Lester level-classic December 26, 2005

Beautiful color, Carla! #2223452

Laurence Saliba level-classic December 26, 2005

Lovely floral Carla!!!! #2223462

Jenny Bosmans December 26, 2005

Beautiful colors and DoF, Carla!! Very well done!! #2223481

Roger Bernabo December 26, 2005

Lovely floral image... wonderful depth of field too! #2223646

Gail Vitikacs level-classic December 26, 2005

Refreshing Carla....very beautiful! #2223650

Rakesh Syal level-classic December 26, 2005

Pretty image, Carla!!! Love the selective focusing! #2223815

Cathy Barrows December 26, 2005

very pretty #2223816

Stephen Zacker December 26, 2005

Beautiful. Nice use of dof #2223842

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic December 26, 2005

Wonderful macro Carla!!! #2223862

Noel Baebler December 26, 2005

Pretty image, Carla! #2224243

Michelle R. Kovach December 26, 2005

Very pretty Carla! Very nice DoF! #2224422

Susie Peek-Swint December 26, 2005

Very lovely Carla ~ I always enjoy seeing sunny flowers this time of the year!
susie #2224452

Karen Engelbreth December 26, 2005

Wonderful macro, Carla! #2224614

Roxanne M. Bubar December 26, 2005

Carla, what a delightful image. Beautiful color and lighting. #2225069

Carla Metzler December 26, 2005

Thank you, Tammy, Jeff, Carolyn, Marcie, Daniel, Bill, Linda, Laurence, Jenny, Roger, Gail, Rakesh, Cathy, Steve, Adilson, Noel, Kevin, Michelle, Susie, Karen, and Roxanne. #2225183

Terry L. Ellis level-classic December 26, 2005

Beautifully captured, Carla! Wonderful colors and DOF! #2225216

Cora Miller level-classic December 26, 2005

This is lovely, Carla! Excellent choice of DOF. #2225451

Tom Andersen December 27, 2005

This is one of my favorite flowers, Carla, and you've captured it perfectly! #2225788

Vicki Hunt December 27, 2005

What a great title for this image!
I love the sunny yellow color and DOF!! #2225851

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe December 27, 2005

Beautifully composed and presented macro. Excellent dof and outstanding yellow capture!

ccc #2226486

Kaye Burazin December 27, 2005

what a beautiful macro, so very vivid in color and detail Carla. Exceptional! #2226525

Judy S. Fung December 27, 2005

Lovely image, Carla! #2226734

Goshka G. December 27, 2005

Gorgeous floral shot, Carla! #2227576

Claudia Kuhn level-classic December 27, 2005

Terrific macro Carla! #2227871

Mary Timman December 27, 2005

Gorgeous color and DOF. #2228011

Sergio La Spina December 28, 2005

Great shot Carla beautiful framing and details!!! #2228448

Kara L. Hendricks December 28, 2005

Beautiful flower shot.. Makes me think of warm weather... Love this! #2228989

Darryl Wilkinson December 28, 2005

Wonderful colors, Carla! Nice use of selective focusing!!! #2229747

Richard P. Lussier December 28, 2005

Exquisitly soft yet sharply defined. Very nice, Carla! #2230631

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 28, 2005

Lovely, great depth and detail! #2231212

Larry Smith December 29, 2005

Beautiful image and detail Carla! #2232719

Bridgette B December 29, 2005

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!! #2232829

Noel Baebler December 29, 2005

Beautiful macro and dof, Carla! I get a real 3-D feel to this! #2233196

Paul E. Earl December 30, 2005

WOW!! Really stunning colour and depth of field!! Lovely! #2236116

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic December 31, 2005

Very well done....love the DoF and the colors! Happy New Year! #2238501

Pat Gamwell December 31, 2005

WONDERFUL image, Carla! Thank you for your support throughout the year. Bless you as you go on to create & capture more of God's beauty! #2239792

Donna Roberts January 02, 2006

Very nicely framed Carla, you've captured this bloom so well.
Hope you had a lovely New Years - all the best for 2006.
:-) ddu
#2243234

Carla Metzler January 02, 2006

Thank you, Terry, Cora, Tom, Vicki, Candice, Kaye, Judy, Goshka , Claudia, Mary, Sergio, Kara, Darryl, Richard, Donna, Larry, Bridgette, Noel, Paul, Shelly, Pat and Donna. #2246493

Bridgette B January 04, 2006

This is beautiful, Carla!! #2251100

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic January 04, 2006

Very pretty Carla!,
Amalia #2252210

Carla Metzler January 04, 2006

Thank you Bridgette and Amalia, I really appreciate it! #2253704

Dan Holm January 05, 2006

Wow!! The detail an dof in this are AWESOME, Carla!! EXCELLENT macro! #2256464

Carla Metzler January 05, 2006

Thank you so much, Dan. I really appreciate your kind comment. #2256668

Joy E. Cobb January 06, 2006

Flawless floral, Carla! Just beautiful! #2258820

Carla Metzler January 06, 2006

Thank you so much, Joy! I truly appreciate it! #2259681

Mary K. Robison January 21, 2006

Hey, Lady! Let me be the first to say
CONGRATULATIONS! on this superb macro making finalist! Best of luck next level!! #2312695

Darryl Wilkinson January 21, 2006

YEEHAA!!! Way to go, Carla! Fantastic work my friend! Congratulations!!! #2312747

Pat Gamwell January 21, 2006

WAY TO GO, GIRLFRIEND! CONGRATS! #2312755

Evy Johansen level-classic January 21, 2006

Big congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Carla! #2312806

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe January 21, 2006

Congratulations!

ccc #2313137

Karen Engelbreth January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist, Carla! #2313305

Linda D. Lester level-classic January 21, 2006

Congratulations on the wonderful finalist!!!!!!
Good luck in the next round! #2313487

Cindy Paquette January 21, 2006

WHOO HOO GIRLFRIEND! CONGRATS! #2314146

Claudia Kuhn level-classic January 21, 2006

Congrats Carla! #2314309

Stephen Zacker January 21, 2006

Beautiful. Congratulations #2314681

Roger Bernabo January 21, 2006

Congratulations Carla!!! #2314736

Tammy Scott January 21, 2006

YEAH!!! Congratulations! #2314993

Sergio La Spina January 21, 2006

Congratulation !!! #2315146

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Carla!!! #2315211

Marie Fields January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this beauty, Carla!! #2315295

Kara L. Hendricks January 21, 2006

Congratulations carla!! It's a beauty.. Good luck next round!! #2315417

KHAWLA Haddad January 21, 2006

Congratulations on This wonderful finalist,Carla!!
what awesome capture so beautufil best of luck in the next round!!!!!!
#2315670

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe January 21, 2006

Congrats Carla on your excellent Finalist! Jeff #2315825

Colleen Farrell January 21, 2006

Beautiful image! I often think of that phrase when I'm trying to photograph the "mouths" of flowers. ;) Congratulations on a very well deserved Finalist! #2315951

Stan Kwasniowski January 21, 2006

Carla, congratulations #2316406

Roxanne M. Bubar January 21, 2006

Congrats on this stunning image #2316750

Nobu Nagase January 21, 2006

Many congrats, on this beauty, Carla!!! #2317215

Terry L. Ellis level-classic January 21, 2006

I knew it when I saw it! Congratulations, Carla! Good luck in the next round. #2317327

Gail Vitikacs level-classic January 21, 2006

Richly deserved Carla! Congratualtions! #2317938

Jenny Bosmans January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Carla!! :) #2318457

Noel Baebler January 21, 2006

Huzzah, Carla! #2318545

William Moore January 21, 2006

way to go C...... #2318561

Steve Mescha January 21, 2006

Happy to see you in the finals this month, Carla! Congradulations! #2318862

Carla Metzler January 21, 2006

Thank you very much, Mary, Darryl, Pat, Evy, Candice, Karen, Linda, Cindy, Claudia, Steve, Roger, Tammy, Sergio, Adilson, Marie, Kara, Kelly, Jeff, Colleen, Stan, Roxanne, Gail, Jenny, Noel, William and Steve. #2319170

Leonard Pierce January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist, Carla!!! #2319629

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe January 21, 2006

Congratulations, Carla!!!
kk #2319949

Vicki Hunt January 22, 2006

Congratulations, Girlfriend, on this awesome finalist! #2321455

Rakesh Syal level-classic January 22, 2006

My heartiest congratulations, Carla!!! #2322889

Donna J. Taff January 22, 2006

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist win, Carla!!! #2323531

Carla Metzler January 23, 2006

Thank you very much, Len, KK, Vicki, Rakesh, and Donna. #2324786

Judy S. Fung January 23, 2006

Congrats, Carla! #2325272

Donna W. Neal January 23, 2006

Congratulations Carla #2327639

Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 23, 2006

Bravo, Carla, congratulations on this beautful floral finalist! #2328079

Cathy M. Gromball January 23, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Carla!

Cathy :) #2328220

Dan Holm January 23, 2006

Alright, Carla!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! #2328411

Carla Metzler January 23, 2006

Thank you very much, Judy, Donna, Deb, Cathy, and Dan. #2328834

Su Sana E. P level-classic January 24, 2006

Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Carla! #2330445

Carla Metzler January 24, 2006

Thank you very much, Susan. #2334001

Stanley J. Contrades January 27, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, Carla, on this beautifully done Finalist!! Very nice!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2347810

Carla Metzler January 30, 2006

Thank you so much, Stan. #2355353

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