Blue and blooming

© Tiia Vissak

Blue and blooming

Uploaded: May 26, 2009 23:59:57

Description

I took it recently in Tartu, cropped & adjusted the overall image balance a bit.

Congratulations to all Finalists & good luck for the next round!

Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/600 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 64, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 9.77 mm, Model: SP570UZ

Comments

Barbara Waldoch May 27, 2009

Lovely SF, Tiia! #1133228

Lynne Morris May 27, 2009

Beautiful floral Tiia, great colours and details. #7564684

Laura E. Swan level-classic May 27, 2009

Beautiful Tiia! Spring is so exciting!

-Laura :) #7564711

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7564750

Renee Doyle May 27, 2009

Very beautiful TIia!! #7564764

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict May 27, 2009

Lovely florals and DOF, Tiia.

Dominick #7564918

Karen Engelbreth May 27, 2009

Beautiful floral, Tiia... #7564929

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7564963

Paul E. Earl May 27, 2009

Beautiful, Tiia! #7565004

Alan L. Borror May 27, 2009

Beautiful, Tiia! Wonderful color and composition. #7565078

Douglas Pignet May 27, 2009

Love the blues in this floral,Doug #7565133

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7565139

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe May 27, 2009

Very beautiful, Tiia. #7565237

Gord MacEachern May 27, 2009

So beautiful Tiia!! #7565317

Carol Sawyer May 27, 2009

Beautiful floral image, Tiia!! #7565439

frank w. degenhardt May 27, 2009

Tiia- Excellent framing sets the picture up. Beautiful DOF. Love the colors of these flowers. In particular I love how you made the buds the center of your focus and then the opened blooms all around it. Fasinating presentation.
Beautiful work my friend.
Have a wonderful day, take care. #7565802

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7565809

Margaret R. Barry May 27, 2009

Gorgeous colors and detaisl, Tiia! #7565931

Gunther Allen May 27, 2009

Subtle texture and soft lighting add to the opening blossoms. Using the shallow DOF enhances your presentation along with the way you cropped it. Nicely done!! #7566677

May 27, 2009

Love the details on this lovely floral, Tiia!! #7566722

Melissa G. Meiselman May 27, 2009

Terrific selective focus and vivid color, Tila!! #7566727

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7566807

Renata Gusciora May 27, 2009

Wow,super selective focus,fantastic image,Tiia! #7566882

Melissa Olsen May 27, 2009

Tiia...this is so very lovely...wonderful focus and color! #7567171

Bojan Bencic level-classic May 27, 2009

Fantastic photo, Tiia. Beautiful details. #7567179

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7567293

Ellen Hodges May 27, 2009

Absolutely love the dof, Tiia! Awesome!! #7567414

Gina Cormier May 27, 2009

So pretty! Love the color! #7567456

Patricia Ronan May 27, 2009

Gorgeous Tiia, lovely focus:) #7567805

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7567855

Mike Clime May 27, 2009

Very colorful and nice detail! #7567864

Hendrik Storme May 27, 2009

A lovely floral image! #7568135

Ron McEwan May 27, 2009

Oh! how I love blue flowers, your detail here is out of this world, very well done indeed. #7568166

Lynn M. Whitt May 27, 2009

beautiful macro Tiia... #7568370

Anita Hogue May 27, 2009

Beautiful, and congratulations to you again! #7568449

John Connolly May 27, 2009

A very pretty image Tiia! Spring colors are so wonderful! #7568487

Tammy Espino May 27, 2009

This is awesome :) #7569216

Manuel Barrera May 27, 2009

This is beautiful, Tiia #7569473

Martha R. Mazon level-classic May 27, 2009

Lovely color, clarity and DOF, Tiia! #7569720

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 27, 2009

Lovely floral! #7569726

Tiia Vissak May 27, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7569823

Stefania Barbier level-classic May 27, 2009

beautiful floral! #7569906

Robert K. Bemus level-classic May 28, 2009

Beautiful macro and colors, Tiia!! #7570048

Tiia Vissak May 28, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7571331

Sam Britt May 29, 2009

Beautiful color, great detail & selective focus, Tiia. #7576297

Tiia Vissak May 29, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7576322

Dawna M. Denette May 31, 2009

BEAUTIFUL OLOR AND DETAILS TIIA #7582492

Tiia Vissak May 31, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7583537

Marisol Pastor June 01, 2009

Wonderful color, dof and use of focus! #7586376

Tiia Vissak June 01, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7587205

Michelle L. Frick June 19, 2009

Congratulations Tiia - a beautiful finalist!! #7648688

Susie Peek-Swint June 19, 2009

Beautiful capture Tiia ~ many congrats! #7649015

Wanda B. Anderson June 19, 2009

Congratulations on a wonderful capture, Tiia!! #7649343

Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7649354

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic June 19, 2009

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving FINALIST...8o) #7649474

Colleen Farrell June 19, 2009

Gorgeous! Big congrats, Tiia! #7649570

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 19, 2009

huge congrats Tiia! #7649750

Phil Stith June 19, 2009

Congratulations, Tiia! #7649761

Lynn M. Whitt June 19, 2009

Congratulations Tiia.... #7649841

Patricia Ronan June 19, 2009

Congratulations Tiia:)) #7650332

Cheryl E. Molennor June 19, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!!!! #7650377

Daniella Puente June 19, 2009

Congratulations Tiia! #7650543

Gina Cormier June 19, 2009

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAY TO GO!!! #7650646

Tarun Bose June 19, 2009

Congrats Tiia. #7650702

Renee Doyle June 19, 2009

WTG Tiia!! Congratulations!! #7650854

Cathy Barrows June 19, 2009

Congrats on your finalist...very pretty #7651000

Jessica Jenney June 19, 2009

Big congrats, Tiia! #7651124

Patrick Rouzes level-classic June 19, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, Tiia!!! #7651363

Phillip R. Connolly June 19, 2009

Congratulations Tiia!! Well done!!

Phil #7651409

Melissa G. Meiselman June 19, 2009

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!! #7651413

ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009

Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Tiia! #7651436

Sam Britt June 19, 2009

Big congrats, Tiia!! #7651684

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 19, 2009

Congratulations on your May finalist, Tiia!!! :-) k #7651965

Pat Gamwell June 19, 2009

Big congrats on this wonderful finalist! #7652318

Kerry Hill June 19, 2009

Huge congratulations to you Tiia!!! #7652680

Avril Young June 19, 2009

congratulations on this fantastic finalist!! Beautiful work! #7652783

Cindy Bendush level-classic June 19, 2009

Congrats on your finalist Tiia! #7652785

Jennifer L. Alder June 19, 2009

Big congrats, Tiia! #7652977

Ellen Hodges June 19, 2009

Congrats, Tiia!!! #7653095

Eugenio Diaz June 19, 2009

Huge Congratulations on this STUNNING finalist! AMAZING work and well done. #7653140

Mukesh Srivastava June 19, 2009

Huge congrats on your STUNNING finalist,Tiia!!!!! Good luck for the Gold!!!! #7653165

Kim Kleinschmidt June 19, 2009

Congrats on your exquisite finalist Tiia! #7653210

Alex T. Mizuno June 19, 2009

Such a beautiful work Tiia! Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #7653464

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2009

Congratulations on your finalist Tiia, beautiful! #7653498

Heidi Knight June 19, 2009

Congrats Tiia. It's beautiful!!!! ;) #7653517

Ujjwal Mukherjee June 20, 2009

Congratulations,Tiia !! #7653695

Tiia Vissak June 20, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7653769

Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009

A gorgeous floral, Tiia! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #7654081

Janet McNeil level-classic June 20, 2009

Congratulations, Tiia!! #7654481

Anita Hogue June 20, 2009

A big congratulations on your beautiful finalist Tiia!

Anita #7654653

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 20, 2009

Congrats Tiia on your excellent Finalist! Jeff #7654891

Teresa Burnett level-classic June 20, 2009

YAYYYYYYYY!!! Huge congrats on this gorgeous finalist Tiia!! #7655430

Michelle Alton June 20, 2009

A beauty...and so atypical of your always awesome work. Congratulations. #7655672

Tiia Vissak June 20, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7655778

Max Aureli June 20, 2009

Congratulations Tiia!! Great Finalist!!! #7656483

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 20, 2009

Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Tiia. #7656862

Vladan D. Djordjevic June 20, 2009

A big congratulations on your beautiful finalist!

#7657217

Tiia Vissak June 20, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7657309

Bojan Bencic level-classic June 20, 2009

Congratulations, Tiia. #7657337

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 20, 2009

Awesome Tiia, congratulations, bet we see this again!

jo ann c. #7657666

Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009

Congratulations, Tiia, on your gorgeous finalist! This is simply beautiful! Deb #7657858

Sherran Andersen level-classic June 20, 2009

Congrats Tiia. Sherran #7659310

Tiia Vissak June 20, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7659552

Laurence Saliba level-classic June 21, 2009

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Tiia!!! #7659675

Kelly S. Cavanaugh June 21, 2009

Gorgeous, Tiia! Congratulations! #7661504

Tiia Vissak June 21, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7661540

Carol Engstrom level-classic June 21, 2009

Excellent! Congratulations! #7662749

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic June 21, 2009

Fabulous image, Tiia. WTG!

Usman. #7662961

Tiia Vissak June 22, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7663165

Martha R. Mazon level-classic June 22, 2009

Congratulations on this fantastic Finalist, Tiia! #7667148

Tiia Vissak June 23, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7668156

Marisol Pastor June 24, 2009

Congratulations Tiia! #7673954

Tiia Vissak June 24, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #7673989

Carol Teal July 15, 2009

A lovely shade of blue and congrats on your finalist Tiia! #7740606

Tiia Vissak July 15, 2009

Thanks a lot!

Tiia #7742599

Niels Sandal December 27, 2009

Interesting and beautiful flower photo with the focus on the top and the flowers in the background #8249054

Tiia Vissak December 27, 2009

Thanks!

Tiia #8249410


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