Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Congratulations!!!!, 0 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
Evening All -

Kell and all you other winners have some amazing images that were entered. Congrats to everyone, especially all the members who took the time to vote. It was a daunting task to choose so few from so many wonderful pictures. Such beautiful plants and great ideas to inspire next year's efforts.

Thanks for the kudos Kell.....I do covet your big brugs, but seeing the pictures is the next best thing. :-) Yes, that's my pond and my water puppies in those three images, taken on 3 seperate days.

My camera is a Nikon CoolPix 995 and deserves the giant's share of credit for my images, about 3 years old and apparently not made anymore from what I hear. I am definitely a point and shoot photographer. The camera is capable of a lot of manual controls.....but I'm not! Since I'm pretty nearsighted, when I set the focus manually......well let's just say the images have a certain Monet quality about them. And NOT in a good way, just plain out of focus!

The pond waterfall has been reworked since the "Water Puppies" picture was taken in mid-August. My husband sails the Bay and brings me home wonderful driftwood to work into the "decor" of the pond perimeter. Here's an image taken on Halloween when the puppies were looking for treats.