Lovely album, Susan! Thanks for sharing... Hugs, June

said lovejoy 11 months 22 days ago

wonderful album

said erdogan41 2008.10.28 at 03:14:03 PDT

Congratulations on your gorgeous macro floral photos! The colors are brilliant! I agree that it is nice that you have kept your album short.

said chesteranna 2008.01.25 at 00:16:07 PST

Brillant.

said mozingo1 2007.11.15 at 17:12:08 PST

Wonderful album! Hope the hand has healed well! Thank you for sharing!

said cjjavens 2007.07.08 at 19:26:37 PDT

This is a fantastic album. I loved it. Great Macros.

said patsylaird 2007.02.21 at 08:32:18 PST

Aloha Poppy! These albums are filled with exquisite beauty! Your talent in capturing the intense beauty of these perfect blooms so rich in colour is so inspiring! Sharon

said ourjrny 2006.12.22 at 00:55:49 PST

Bravo for this album Poppy, only great shots... all your pictures are fantastics and rich in colors. Really really wonderful and gorgeous... thank you for sharing and give us the luck to see all this beauty. have a nice week end, marielle

said mariellefrigault 2006.11.30 at 20:53:54 PST

Beautiful album.

said Lily_ar 2006.11.16 at 23:10:33 PST

Bonjour Poppy, That's a great album ! I have not the words in english to translate my emotion but you have my admiration and I thank you for sharing with us! Take care!

said huguette296100 2006.11.16 at 11:56:26 PST

Poppy it has been awhile since I dropped in and I looked again at this enjoyable and beautiful album,Kelly

said killy126 2006.11.14 at 17:35:06 PST

Hellò dear friend "Poppy" :0) you have done a magic album! Yes, absolutely magic! Incredible perfect close up, magnificent textures, wonderful photographic cuts ... A big applause for you, and your art! Many thanks for your kind comment in my featured album :0) A hug! Simona

said simonaman 2006.10.31 at 10:55:10 PST

Very interesting and beautiful shots about the flowers. Macro I guess.

said meeli110 2006.10.06 at 14:06:05 PDT

Thanks again :o) The wolves are even too friendly, they're really a couple of adorable furry oversized puppies :o) And the walk has been really enjoyable if not long and tiresome... Ciao! :o) Roberto

said rodemicheli 2006.09.30 at 14:31:41 PDT

Hi Poppy, This has to be one of the best flower albums I have seen. I particularly like the extreme close-ups, the very soft illumination, the perspectives and the non-descript background (where there is one) which focuses the viewers’ attention right on the flower. Greetings from Florida, Paul. P.S. Thank you for your very kind and generous words a couple of days ago on my Large Cats album.

said paul_fernandez 2006.09.30 at 14:23:25 PDT

once again your ability to comprehend in taking photos are existence and overwhelming and everything , you do.MAGNIFICENT , work. Splendor ,letting people to see it.A Gift from , GOD .

said linda858100 2006.09.11 at 21:17:45 PDT

you know you given a lot of hard work into what you do I bet GOD IS SO PROUD OF YOU, LIKE YOU HAVE A TOUCH OF ARTIST IN SEEING , AND FEELING. YOUR PHOTOS ARE PERFECT.LIKE AN ANGEL. LINDA, LOUISIANA, U.S.A.

said linda858100 2006.09.11 at 20:43:28 PDT

Thanks Poppy :o) Yes, we were almost going to surrender to the weather, but, ultimately, I'm happy we didn't and the British weather proved as unreliable as ever :o) In the good and the bad times :o) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2006.09.11 at 08:12:03 PDT

Wonderful. I just love these. Well done you and thank you for sharing them.

said 121shebs 2006.09.08 at 16:38:52 PDT

A true photographer! NOTHING gets in the way of taking photo's. Bravo!

said anonneymouse1 2006.09.08 at 09:09:26 PDT

Thanks for alerting me of that :o) I wouldn't have known otherwise... The second one you mention is my absolute favourite one :o) Actually I'm looking thru and spotted other 2 at page 11 :o) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2006.09.08 at 09:07:24 PDT

Hello Poppy! I hope you feeling better know...and your right hand is ok? Wow, you have wonderful and amazing photos here, a great album and thank you for your comments on my feature. A friendly hug from Switzerland Daniela

said angelika263 2006.08.27 at 07:12:51 PDT

Hi Poppy, I love this great album with this wonderful flowers!!!! Excellent shots and macros!!! Thank you very much about your nice comments about my Westernaustralia album. Some answers about your questions: the picture number 13 with the ship was as taken, it was just before a big thunderstorm is coming. My husband and I, we were 1993 in Westernaustralia.It was our first bigger trip.It's one of my favorite countries !!! At the moment I'm here in Luxembourg. Where do you live in Australia? I wish you an excellent weekend and warm greetings from Luxembourg!!! Nicole

said besch105100 2006.08.26 at 06:54:14 PDT

Poppy! Sorry to hear you've been out of it - I hope your hand is much better now! Well, you might have been bored, but you didn't waste the time - you've created a lovely album! Thanks for visiting my Furness Abbey album and for your kind message. Take care, Mandy

said mistywisp 2006.08.24 at 10:16:37 PDT

Hello Susan and Congratulations for these Outstanding floral close-ups and macros!!! Maybe next time, just do the shoot without the excuse of "hand surgery", hehe! You Certainly made the Absoutely Most out of a bad situation though, hopefully you've healed up fine & fit ;-)!!! You have created here such stunning and masterful imgery, I'm amazed and awed by the rich colors, intricate details, superb resolution and excellent presentation..this Portfolio Really Needs to be a Daily Feature...SOON! BRAVO for this Extreme Success and for sharing your "fortunes' with us all!!! I also really appreciate your very kind and supportive comments in my featured "F16" album Tuesday :-D As Suresh says, Your Thoughts Also mean a lot to Me!! Thanks My Friend! Take Care, Enjoy your upcoming Spring, Be Safe & GB! Ted

said torretab 2006.08.24 at 10:03:26 PDT

Hello Poppy! Thanks so much for all those words of appreciation in the guestbook of my Peru album! Your words are very encouraging and they do mean a lot to me. You have been very supportive even before this album was featured. I am grateful. I would like to spend time with your albums, but, right now, websshots is very slow and acting erratically. I will wait till it settles down. Best wishes, Suresh

said suresh_krishna 2006.08.24 at 06:42:11 PDT

What a spectacular Album!! You certainly made good use of your get well flowers. Where there is a will there is a way and if I were faced with not using my camera, I would be in withdrawals. Your images are stunning, I stopped for a quick peek and got hooked big time. I sure have enjoyed my visit with your exceptional flower captures. Hope you will soon be able to hold your camera and are well on the mend. Leslie

said rainingviolets 2006.08.20 at 07:08:35 PDT

What an album! I love Gerber daisies out of all of them. They are so hard to grow though! Thanks for all your super comments in my albums. Gin the artist

said oceanloves 2006.08.19 at 11:15:52 PDT

What an album! I love Gerber daisies out of all of them. They are so hard to grow though! Thanks for all your super comments in my albums. Gin the artist

said oceanloves 2006.08.19 at 11:15:47 PDT

Hello Poppy in the land down under.This is a fantastic album.You did a great job.It is a pleasure to see all those wonderful macros.I admire it very much!Thanks for sharing and thank you for your kind guestbook entry in my featured album today.Have a lovely Sunday,regards,Henri

said haneveercoremanssh... 2006.08.19 at 09:55:50 PDT

Hi Susan, it's good to hear from you. I hope that your hand is better and that you'll share with us new albums soon. Thanks for visiting my Doors album and for your kind words, as always. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2006.08.18 at 10:53:36 PDT

INCREDIBLE! This album should be recognized by the webshots staff. This macro study of 'floral intricacy' is one of the best that I have seen. Thank you sincerely for your kind words in my guestbook for ‘Wings of Paradise 3’. Regards from Canada. Roger

said mineral108 2006.08.17 at 17:24:00 PDT

Hi there congratulation on a perfect album, so beautiful and so colorful excellent photography , thanks for sharing Jean

said jac707 2006.08.15 at 19:41:08 PDT

Hello Poppy, thank you for your wonderful messages in my new albums! I am happy you liked some of it. Those pink fallen down petals do not get slippery they dry out and you can keep them this way for some days. The red petals of the Royal Poinciana can get really messy and slippery. People living around those trees do not like them, they tell the petals leave their color irremovable on their cars and are not easy to clean up. Nevertheless: they are beautiful! I love your macros in this album! They are very clear and very colorful! A pleasure to look at them! - Take care! - Galit

said 854847 2006.08.15 at 07:13:48 PDT

Hello Friend! This is the BEST OF THE BEST Floral Album in the whole universe! Thank you so much for sharing with us all these treasures and jewels! Take Good Care and all the Best Wishes to You! CS :)

said csfoto 2006.08.15 at 07:04:23 PDT

Hi, one more time:) You can delete this entry? My e-mail krienas@gmail.com I wil be lucky, if you post any msg to my. Saulius

said krienas31 2006.08.14 at 03:01:09 PDT

Poppy, you are unreal.. As always:) Best regards, Saulius, Lithuania.

said krienas31 2006.08.14 at 00:09:43 PDT

Hope your hand is recovering well. I really enjoyed the way you captured the flowers. Your right, interesting perspectives bring a freshness to the subject and the way you captured the light. Truly another amazing album.

said catinhat99 2006.08.13 at 21:06:32 PDT

Hello Poppy, You have a wonderful album here, very Beautiful Photo's. I have jus been in (elysea100) ELIN's album and saw your username. I see you wanted to go to Norway, well w have been and it is such a Beautiful Place. If you have time, Please go to Album 2 on Norway. I think you will like it. Elin is a very good friend of our's. Best wishes on your Travels. Ray and Eileen. (UK)

said viking153 2006.08.11 at 14:09:46 PDT

thank poppy for visiting my album (birds) you have some beautiful album . my congratulations.

said jeanpictures 2006.08.11 at 11:21:35 PDT

Hi poppy what lovely flowers you could allmost smell them lovely album thank you for sharing Christine Leeds England

said TIFFANY402 2006.08.11 at 08:01:17 PDT

Hi Poppy: Glad to hear you are on the mend... You have so many wonderful albums I don't know where to begin! This collection of flower close-ups is absolutely gorgeous. Lots of color and intricacy! Thanks so much for commenting on my featured "Downeast Maine" album today. I truely appreciate the encouragement. All the best, Ken - Maryland

said mrtoastie 2006.08.11 at 05:56:58 PDT

Hi Poppy,what a wonderful album of beautiful floral macro images,you really have these off to a tee,good variation in the crops and viewpoint,detail is superb on all of them,congratulations on a super album of quality floral images and thanks for sharing them with us,Regards,Rod.

said chrisrod100 2006.08.09 at 14:10:41 PDT

Hi Poppy! I knew you would get over your handicap and come out with something! I just never expected it was something sooooo GREAT! Wonderful, breathtaking work, my friend! Excellent shots of these gorgeous flowers! I can hardly wait to see your work when you'll have both hands running fine:) CONGRATULATIONS for this masterpiece and my wishes of a quick recovery. Big hug, Rosa

said quartominguante 2006.08.08 at 08:48:29 PDT

Hi Poppy, this album is just beautiful, I love these pictures you take, you are brilliant at it! I shall be back again soon, thankyou for sharing these excellent images, wish you a speedy recovery, Andy.

said andyedwards 2006.08.07 at 11:56:38 PDT

Words alone aren't enough to exclaim or express how one feels when viewing this album. It's a work of art, and you my friend are a gifted artist.

said kpelkey100 2006.08.07 at 09:31:34 PDT

Hello Poppy..I love your macro photography. It's something I'm just starting to enjoy now also. I'd like you to stop by my albums and take a look at the flowers I photograph, all from my spring and summer gardens. Vickie~Manitoba, Canada

said vickie1945 2006.08.07 at 07:02:00 PDT

Hello Poppy. Nothing wrong with these great close ups. Your ctrative flare has taken over again. Take care of that right hand after its the one that releases the shutter. Bernard

said volvob12 2006.08.05 at 15:28:00 PDT

Hi Poppy! So sorry about your hand and hope it will soon be 100% again. However, you have done an extraordinary job with this album under such difficulty. All your macros are gorgeous and now your get-well flowers will be on display forever. Keep up the beautiful work.. Best wishes.. Gladys, Western Australia.

said gladysclancy2 2006.08.05 at 06:42:03 PDT

Hi Poppy. It looks like you may have compiled a beautiful album from only one arrangement of flowers. Wonderful photos and close-ups. Such amazing color and variety. I really enjoyed browsing through your latest album. I also appreciate all your comments on your visit to my album. I hope your summer is going well and you are doing some traveling and photographing. Thank you for sharing your latest photos. Take care, Ray

said rrayr55 2006.08.02 at 21:01:13 PDT

Dear Poppy, Your macro photography is STUNNING - and I love how you get closer and closer, showing every detail of your subject. This album is a joy to behold! May you heal quickly. I always enjoy hearing from you and your sweet comments in my albums. Thank you dear lady. Linda (Oregon)

said HouseOFriends 2006.08.02 at 12:40:40 PDT

Hmmm ... I've manage to lose the message you left in my guestbook! But to answer your question, I use a Canon 100mm USM macro lens. And yes, quite a challenge getting the right depth of field! I usually end up taking a ton of pics of the same flower. I've found that the ones I like best are those taken with a pretty shallow dof, with just a few petals in focus. When I 1st got the lens, one of the early pics I took was of a cappucino! The dof was sooo shallow (unintentionally!) that only bits of the froth was in focus properly! Cheers, Sharon

said smath101 2006.08.02 at 04:31:47 PDT

Looks like you are recovering quickly (Hope)! This is a gorgeous album--what beauties! Your photography is super. Gin the artist

said oceanloves 2006.08.02 at 04:19:00 PDT

Hi Poppy! This is one of the intuitively creative album of macros I have seen. The angles are fabulous, the clarity impeccable and the colours vibrant. Nature creates marvels and all that we can do is try and do justice to it in our pictures. You have done so much to bring out the delicateness and the beauty of the flowers. Thanks for sharing such a sensitive album. Thank you, too, for the warm words of appreciation on the Ed's choice of my 'climbing rose' picture. Best wishes, Suresh

said suresh_krishna 2006.08.02 at 02:47:17 PDT

Hi Poppy, hope you're recovering nicely! It's a little spooky looking at your gerbera pics in this album! Come visit my Gerbera album and you'll see why!! We think alike ... we must have great minds!!! Cheers, Sharon

said smath101 2006.08.02 at 01:39:28 PDT

Hi Poppy; I hope your hand is mending well. These are so beautiful and you add such wonderous describtions to the pics. I really enjoy the whole album!!! I am into flowers...a little bit... All my best to you and yours;Kelly

said killy126 2006.08.01 at 07:05:42 PDT

These are all very beautiful flowers and very beautiful pictures. I hope that you feel better and soon you'll share with us more of your beautiful album. Best wishes, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2006.08.01 at 04:24:06 PDT

Hi Poppy,you have some very lovely pictures in this album and very well taken,thankyou for sharing,take care hugs Ann(Chester UK)

said annedm1 2006.08.01 at 02:59:47 PDT

Hello Poppy, Sorry to hear about the operation on your hand ...... All those who sent you "best wishes flowers" will be thrilled to see that you have turned them into such a STUNNING album ...... It just goes to show .... YOU CANN'T KEEP A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER DOWN!!! ..... All the best for a speedy recovery ..... Kind regards, Trish, Melbourne.

said leckie45 2006.07.31 at 21:15:51 PDT

Hello Poppy, what a wonderful way to spend recuperating! You did an amazing job on this album. The closer one looks at a flower, the more beautiful it becomes. Thanks for providing us with the beauty of these blooms. Hope you are getting better! Greetings, Brigitte

said brigs110 2006.07.31 at 17:59:17 PDT

Hello Lynn, you have a beautiful collection of flowers in this album - just amazing. I would never say that, you couldn't hold your camera. You have done it in your style, like a professional photographer. & in my language: Pozdrav Lynn, imas predivnu kolekciju cveca u ovom albumu - zadivljujucu. Nikada ne bih rekla da nisi mogla drzati svoju kameru u rukama. Uradila si u svom stilu, kao profesionalni fotograf. Very Best Regards Ana Marija - Srdacan Pozdrav Ana Marija.

said manama117 2006.07.31 at 14:19:12 PDT

Hi Poppy, what an outstanding album. I cannot say enough on the quality and beauty of the images. Thanks for putting this album up and I do hope that you're on the way to recovery... Greetings, Trudy-Oregon

said hamiltrudy1 2006.07.31 at 13:30:18 PDT

Fantastic album, Poppy. Great way to look at flowers, any way possible. My best to you, Brian and Leon. Roza

said rozalia421 2006.07.31 at 08:47:34 PDT

Hola Poppy:Bonitas muy bonitas,todas me gustan, pues son especiales en su color, como en su forma lo que les dá ese atractivo diferente. Saludos de y desde Temuco- Chile. Liliana

said floresta106100100 2006.07.31 at 08:33:58 PDT

Great photos. Looks like a lovely way to spend a holiday. (You've got the right idea of keeping your albums short too - I cringe when I see albums with 70 or 80 photos!) I shall come back again and have another look.

said lachlan133 2006.02.16 at 23:30:59 PST

My friend Caroline wants to do a houseboat up the Murray and the Darling, so shall show her your great photos for inspiration and a peek at the beauty. Em Aussie

said emphotos103 2004.05.12 at 18:07:47 PDT