Panache
by KarenB

Comment by jimmsp:
Congratulations on 2nd place. Simply a very beautiful shot.

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by MrsKro:
Congrats Karen!! I loved this shot...one of my 10's for sure. :)

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by Journey:
Congrats, Karen. I just love this picture and thought it was taken somewhere in Central America! lol
It's funny how subjective one is. I read Patella's comment and he would have liked to see everything in sharp focus. I, on the other hand, particularly likes the grass out of focus. It gives the image a painterly feel and it draws all the attention on the little girl in the white dress.

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by justine:
CONGRATS!!.....well deserved!

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by KarenB:
Thank you everyone for such wonderful comments and support! This was the first time I envisioned how I wanted a photograph to appear, and then set out to produce it. I got the feeling and results I wanted to acheive. Felt good! It has been an uplifting week!

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by cthenk:
Hooray on your 2nd place finish!!

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by jmsetzler:
WTG Karen! Excellent shot... well deserved ribbon :)

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by Alemmsan:
Congratulations.... as I said... CATALOGABLE!!!!!

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by Patella:
Pretty, pretty picture. I love the bright white of her dress, and her skins tones look good, but the rest of the levels seem a little dark (especially the grass). I also think this one would be good for a really large depth of field (small aperture, big F#) so that everything was in a sharp focus. The downside of that is a longer shutter speed -- if it was windy, it wouldn't work because everything would be blurry for other reasons. Anyway, good capture.

Panache
by KarenB

Comment by welcher:
I'm a sucker for beach pictures. And the cropping here is perfect.