Thursday, July 8, 2010

Photography contest!!

Rachel is having a photography contest!!  Exciting, eh?  Well, a dear friend of mine (Johanna at An Old Fashioned Girl) is entering too, and let me say, goodness sake!  I'm a bit afraid of entering after seeing her entries!  Wow, girl, you take some super amazing pics!  Good job!  Keep pursuing it! ;)

Okay, but...after thinking about it (not to mention Mother encouraging me to it ;), I've decided to enter.  Below are my entries.  Which one is your favorite?

'Around the Bend'...
I LOVE bends in the road (I guess I have a little of Anne Shirley in me ;).  They're always so mysterious and...you never know what lies around the corner.

'Blue Iris Amidst the Red Tulips' 
The vivid contrast of color in this picture is so amazing!

'The Sweet Forget-Me-Not Bee'
I was astounded at how this sweet bee cooperated with me! :)  I was quite close too, but it just kept about its business and actually seemed to enjoy the picture-taking! ;)

'The Innermost Rose'
Someone told me that this looks like it can go on the front of a card! :) *haha*

Blessings!

15 of your thoughts:

Sereina said...

I love, love, love the first shot! There's just something about roads that I like...

Lindsay said...

Beautiful pictures, Raquel!!! I really love that first one, and the one of the blue iris is gorgeous too. Great job, dear! :)

~ Much love,
Lindsay

P.S. - I'm planning on getting a letter sent your way really soon! ;)

Johanna said...

Oh! Your pictures are JUST as beautiful as mine, if not more!!! I Love all of them, but espeacially the road. I love pictures of a road, it always makes me think of what is just around the bend!

Daughter of the King said...

Lovely photos! Makes me want to do a photography blog entry now! lol :)

Four Young Ladies at Home said...

I agree, the road is probably my favorite, but I also LOVE the rose!! I think it could be the front of a card too! Great photos, Dearie! Love you!
~Dani

Jeanne said...

I love the picture of the bee! And the picture of the Iris! Good luck Miss Raquel!

Kelsey Anne Hoppman said...

Hello Miss Raquel!
I really like the 1st, and 2nd. Beautiful job! (I don't know if you remember me, but you used to follow my blog and I think something happend with blogger that caused some of my followers to disappear) ???

Excellent Photos!

God Bless,

Kelsey

Samantha said...

Beautiful photos! Now I not sure if *I* want to enter! =D
I love the first picture- so lovely, peaceful, and mysterious. =)

Love,
Samantha

Hannah said...

My favorites are 'Around the Bend' and 'The Sweet For-get-me-not Bee' :) you are an amazing photographer!! Keep nurturing this wonderful gift!

Rachel Hipps said...

Thank you SO Much for entering, Raquel!!! I have never seen a blue iris before so this is a first for me. Me thinks it will be VERY VERY hard choosing which ones will go on to the final drawing. I think one of your's will though! Thank you and God bless you!

~Rachel~

PS. It happens that my name is Raquel in Spanish. :)

Libby said...

beautiful pictures Raquel! Do you know if I could enter the contest? Most of my family think I am a pretty good photographer, and I'd like to try.
Libby

Kate said...

Wow her pictures are good and yours are too! LOVE the one of the rose. So eye catching. = )
Blessings,
Kate

Luci said...

Awwwe! Simply *amazing* as usual, dear. =) Love all of them--yes, I agree with that: your rose photo could DEFINITELY make it on a card! Enter that one in the fair, really!

Blessings,
Lu

MaidenOfJoy said...

The blue one is really beautiful. I thought it was a butterfly, at first, because of the yellow part.

Sarah

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