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26-AUG-2007 Carol L. Breton

Firewheel Blanketflower

Southeastern Arizona

This colorful flower is growing wild in bunches in the desert right now and is a spectacular sight!

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG
1/320s f/5.6 at 222.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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meekam tam22-Apr-2015 03:00
A superb close-up with great colors! V
Jean-Claude Liehn11-Sep-2010 05:10
You have beautiful flowers overthere. Nothing like that here in Europe.
Linda01-Sep-2010 17:45
the Blanket flower is always a star in Aug. and Spt. ... a nice capture ... especially the colors... ~V~
bill friedlander22-May-2010 20:30
Wow! A gorgeous flower with beautiful colors. Great capture with excellent details and nice background.
Karen Moen21-May-2010 21:01
One of my favorites and the butterflies are really attracted to them. Voted.
January Grey16-May-2010 04:00
Gorgeous flower! Love the colors & the bokeh! A beautiful image, Carol!!
Lamar Nix15-May-2010 16:28
Pretty, orange flower that ,indeed, looks like a fire wheel. It also looks a lot like gallardia. V
Walter Otto Koenig12-May-2008 01:15
Wow, like a little sun. This is a beautiful flower with these colors. Looks great. "V"
Betty Wilchek16-Sep-2007 03:44
SO SOFT AND COLOURFUL. LOVE THE DOF TOO. VOTE
Yiannis Pavlis05-Sep-2007 14:24
your perspective on this is great, simple geometrics.beautiful photo.v.
Guest 04-Sep-2007 05:57
Beautiful image. Nice work!
Robyco01-Sep-2007 11:57
Perfect shot !! (V)
Jean Chiasson01-Sep-2007 02:11
Wow Carol fantastic image and colours big vote
Pixel Shooter30-Aug-2007 16:35
fantastic color, and isolation ,dof, whats not to like :) ~V
Guest 29-Aug-2007 13:36
Great looking flower
Monte Dodge28-Aug-2007 04:58
Nice,,, that Sigma of your's dones a nice job!!!
Jeanne Dammarell28-Aug-2007 02:05
Wonderful exposure on the bloom and great bokeh, Carol. This flower is also a native up north and is one of my favorite wildflowers. Vote!
Sam Rua27-Aug-2007 23:33
Beautiful shot. The flower is wonderful and is complimented very nicely by the BG. Voted.
Andrew Vincent27-Aug-2007 22:32
Lovely shot Carol, the OOF colours in the background are wonderful! VOTE!
Guest 27-Aug-2007 19:03
She looks so dainty shinning in the desert sun, sweet..v
Nestor Derkach27-Aug-2007 17:56
This is a lovely flower it deserves to shine by itself.
I love the nice soft creamy colorful bokeh as the background.
Vote
Chad Ramsey27-Aug-2007 15:56
Beautiful color and capture~V
Tom Briggs27-Aug-2007 15:54
WOW is the only word that comes to mind ... great splash of colors ... voted
Guest 27-Aug-2007 15:49
so very attractive, very spectacular indeed. -v-
Guest 27-Aug-2007 15:15
wonderful colors. V
Tom Munson27-Aug-2007 14:14
Beautiful image Carol of this very colorfull flower. Well done. V
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