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05-SEP-2012 Karen Stuebing

Butterfly Bush

West Virginia

Submitted for the September PAD, "Natural Abstracts & Altered Reality"

Others can be seen here.

Pentax K10D ,Pentax SMC K-A 35-70 f/4 Macro
1/90s f/4.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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cits_4_pets08-Sep-2012 23:25
Lovely shot and the colors are magnificent!
Sheila08-Sep-2012 04:06
The stunning pink just pops, but I really love the specular highlights in the background.
Nestor Derkach07-Sep-2012 17:31
Enjoy the blooms while you can , I can see the Butterflies loving these flowers.
Bokeh is unique in circular design.
Very nice in presentation.
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globalgadabout07-Sep-2012 13:44
vivacious flowers...the lively background is a marvel..
John King07-Sep-2012 09:34
A beautiful flowering bush and a great image of it. V.
Bryan Murahashi07-Sep-2012 04:10
Beautiful colors and dof. Really nicely captured. V
Jeff Lobaugh07-Sep-2012 03:41
Love the color pop here!!!
Chris Spracklen06-Sep-2012 23:02
Spectacular light and pink tones, Karen. *V*
J S Quesada06-Sep-2012 21:57
Fantastic colors and depth. Great capture of subtle details and a beautiful bokeh. V
Janice Dunn06-Sep-2012 21:53
I like the bokeh, and the flowers are such a pretty colour
laine06-Sep-2012 21:51
Very beautiful...focus is perfect and love the DOF!
Colin Storey06-Sep-2012 19:32
Fantastic colours and superb bokeh. v
Martin Lamoon06-Sep-2012 19:03
Wonderful vibrant colour, excellent shot of the flowers. V
Vickie BROWN06-Sep-2012 18:16
Excellent presentation, just love such rich pink! V
Guest 06-Sep-2012 15:41
Beautiful colors so well shown by the magnificent light and DOF. v
Walter Otto Koenig06-Sep-2012 14:36
So nice with these vibrant colors and depth of field. "V"
Ann...06-Sep-2012 13:15
Delicate little flowers and excellent dof.
LynnH06-Sep-2012 11:50
Deep colors and soft blur make a great combination here. V
Tom LeRoy06-Sep-2012 11:41
A vibrant pink, great backdrop bokeh and fine focus really makes this a standout shot. V
Mieke WA Minkjan06-Sep-2012 07:06
very fine composed
borisalex06-Sep-2012 06:21
A royal feel to this with the pink and the golden tones! Excellent blur and composition for limited details! v.
Fong Lam06-Sep-2012 05:55
Very captivating colors and fine details in this excellent close-up...V
Laryl06-Sep-2012 04:39
the pink really pops out.. love the detail on them
Terry Sprague06-Sep-2012 01:44
Superb capture of those beautifully vibrant magenta blooms, the luminance of the multiple orb bokeh is to die for!
Timothy Guenther06-Sep-2012 01:09
Great background to offset the vibrant colors.
Bill Ewart Jr06-Sep-2012 00:42
Now I'm just waiting for the Butterfly!!!!!!!!!!
bill friedlander06-Sep-2012 00:38
Colorful and exuberant, and I love the background. Great camera work. V
woody3406-Sep-2012 00:11
So much colour and atmosphere in these shots...beautiful work..V
sue anne05-Sep-2012 23:53
Pretty purples and pinks, I bet lots of butterflies come here.
carol j. phipps05-Sep-2012 23:38
Wonderful rhythm of line and vibbrant colors.
Jean Chiasson05-Sep-2012 23:36
A very beautiful composition Karen vote
Herb 05-Sep-2012 23:21
Very nice colors
janescottcumming05-Sep-2012 23:14
Great pinpoint focus on the flower. The bokeh is really unique. V
Frank Brault05-Sep-2012 23:00
Gorgeous colors and bokeh. A fine semi-abstract. V
Range View 05-Sep-2012 22:36
Great vibrant colour with excellent detail.
Barbara
Mike H.05-Sep-2012 22:20
Have seen these but didn't know what they were; now I do.
Lovely hot pink color, warm background, and am a fan of OOF lites as a SE!!
Delightful.
Alain Boussac05-Sep-2012 21:41
Fascinating bokeh of lights in the background, great vibrant pink of these flowers, a superb image. V.
christopheru05-Sep-2012 21:16
Very pretty - we are starting to get only our autumnal blooms up here already (boo!) as summer is starting to wind down. This is very lovely.
Guest 05-Sep-2012 20:46
Beautiful work. V.
Helen Betts05-Sep-2012 20:42
Wow, love that vibrant pink and the fascinating light in the background. Beautiful image, Karen. V.