Comment from Jairos
Beautiful colors here, great frame good initial impact, Nice detail clarity and Well focused, good exposure , good Job ,-jairos

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Feb-2014

Thanks once again Jairos, your words are appreciated.

Comment from Photography byTrixie
impact 5 color 5 lighting 5 technical 5 nice sharp image and technique 5 - good depth of field, contrasts and composition. Where is Bemdigo?

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Feb-2014

Thanks once again Trixie - Bendigo is in Victoria, Australia. :) Mary

Comment from suenethery
Love tulips. I can't wait to see those here. Lol. I like the whole composition. Bravo my friend. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks once again Sue.

Comment from michiganmike
A beautiful scene with great colors. I like your composition which places emphasis on the foreground. I would
crop down from the top to eliminate the white in the upper right. Alternatively you might just clone it out. Bright areas in the background invariably attract the eye, which is a shame in this beautiful image.

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks for your suggestion Mike have cropped and will reload. :) Mary

Comment from jesuel
What a beautiful photo the color is great the detail is great excellent depth and perspective as well as lighting fine work here

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your feedback.

Comment from MKFlood
very colorful. the clarity is great. the angle of the shot of the flowers is great. the capture of the light is great. overall great job.

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your feedback.

Comment from julika
A beautiful piece of Spring that makes me long for it to arrive here. We had freezing rain last night on top of the accumulated snow...I can only dream of tulips and your lovely image helps me do this. I like the long view of this image..the tulips seem to go on and one so nicely planted at the foot of those wonderful-looking trees. A great shot.

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks Julika - several reviewers suggested cropping to remove brightness in background which they believed distracted - hope you like the reload :) Mary

reply by julika on 22-Feb-2014

The reload is very good..by cutting out the background...the trees and the hint of other flowerbeds filled with tulips ....has created a very different image. I think both are good and I am not trying to sit one the fence here...it all depends what it is you want to convey.

Comment from soulfeeder
A lovely sight, made me long for early Spring. Tulips are always signs of new beginnings for me again. I think, you can also crop the top to increase focus, and decrease the brightness a bit. This is really a refreshing sight.

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks so much, I have cropped following suggestions from yourself and others. :) Mary

reply by soulfeeder on 22-Feb-2014

SUPER LIKE!

Comment from jo-cal
lovely image, I like the angle of this picture with the tulips winding round the trees, the lovely bark add interest and texture, great dof, well framed. thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your feedback.

Comment from slhbowen
This is not during the festival? But there were so many! REally beautiful colors and abundance of flowers. I like your angle of being right there in them.

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 Comment Written 22-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your feedback.