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Jim Gamble
{K:11968} 8/24/2004
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WOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mary Sue, this is awsome!!!!!!!
Its like an explosion of colours, as a matter of fact when I first saw the thumbnail thats what I thought.
Going into my favs.
BTW, what is a zebra reflector??? Never heard of one.
Great job,
Jim Gamble
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Jim Christensen
{K:18843} 8/24/2004
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Wonderful image
love the colors and the edges of the flower being in focus. gives it a strong abstract look.
jimc
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Bill Ciavarra
{K:10183} 8/24/2004
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very beautiful macro...amazing softness and glowing colors.
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Sue O'S
{K:12836} 8/24/2004
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Whoa! Is this what you were striving for? You made in sound in chat like you had no idea how to get it! Well, it looks like you really did!
Magnificent!
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Robert Stokes
{K:4529} 8/24/2004
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The DOF and colors combine to create an intense image, with wonderful focus and composition. Your interpretation of natural elements is very well done. Splendid photo.
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Cary Shaffer
{K:9289} 8/24/2004
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Interesting Mary Sue, looks like flames!
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Jim Gamble
{K:11968} 8/24/2004
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CONGRATS on the SC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is well deserved for a great pic.
Jim Gamble
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Mary Sue Hayward
{K:17525} 8/24/2004
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Thanks to everyone for their kind remarks and especially to the SC elf!
Jim, the zebra reflector is one of those round reflectors that have a zigzag pattern of silver and gold on one side. It provides a slightly warm cast to the reflected light.
I saw this on a different monitor than my own, and it nearly burned my retinas out. I don't know if it is my color calibration (a laptop) or the other monitor (a flat screen), but on my monitor the image color matches the actual flower. I'll look at it on a CRT tomorrow and see if there is a difference there as well.
Thanks again for the comments.
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Rose Martin
{K:4591} 8/24/2004
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Beautiful shot. It makes me think of candy.
Sweet
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 8/24/2004
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woww.... stunning beauty !! very nice macro, beautiful color
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Ray Patrick E. Garcia
{K:1643} 8/24/2004
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What a lovely firey color. Beautifull macro shot. Congrats on the SC award!
Regards -ray
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Lukasz Kuczkowski
{K:14684} 8/24/2004
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lovely colors and softness;
great work;
congtatulation on SC!!!
regards
Lukasz
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Elzbieta P
{K:3033} 8/24/2004
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Great macro Mary Sue. Beautiful colours and softnes. Congrats on SC!
Best regards, Ela
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Jim Christensen
{K:18843} 8/24/2004
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And now !! Congrates on the SC award. the image jumped at me when I first saw it. Kinda had that special look :-) Good for you !
jimc
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Mark Beltran
{K:32612} 8/24/2004
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This is the result of having everything under control and knowing what one wants to achieve. I think you went beyond the usual and into something new and unconventional.
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Dirck DuFlon
{K:35779} 8/24/2004
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Wow! Or should I say 'Yum' :) this is just so rich and sumptuous! Excellent job keeping just the edges of the petals in sharp focus while the rest of the colors wrap themselves around them.
This one definitely goes into my favorites, too! Congratulations on a well-deserved Staff Choice!
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Frank Sala
{K:2640} 8/24/2004
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Mary sue,
Beautiful colours and shapes,just like flames in the foreground with red hot embers behind.Well done.
Frank
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Burak Tanriover
{K:16604} 8/24/2004
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very beautiful picture ,the details colors and lighting are excellent,best regards
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Samuel Downs
{K:7290} 8/25/2004
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Wow. What wonderful color and how smooth. I love it. Well done.
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atalay karacaorenli
{K:419} 8/25/2004
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really nice photo.
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Ingrid Mathews
{K:7274} 8/25/2004
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Mary Sue, this is excellent. The focused fore-ground fading into the blurry background works very well. Love the colors. Would make a wonderful enlargement to grace our walls. First-rate all the way!
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Miluxa Patricio
{K:6057} 8/25/2004
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Wonderful picture.
The colors are great.
It`s lovely to paint it in the wall!
Loved it
Confrats
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Lori Stitt
{K:74437} 8/25/2004
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Absolutely beautiful!!!
Everything about this image is
EXCELLENT!
Congrats on your award!
Lori :)
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rharyanto photo's
{K:18} 8/25/2004
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lovely color, great pic
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Terrence Kent
{K:7023} 8/26/2004
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beautiful marysue, the flute doeth sing~
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jeff lynch
{K:4761} 8/26/2004
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Very well done!
It pays to break macro rules sometimes and this is a great example of that. The colors are snappy and the focus really makes this one work!
Sweet!
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Roger Williams
{K:82679} 8/26/2004
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It took me a moment to work out just what this macro shows--the colour was what hooked me and made me want to know! Just goes to show that macros don't have to be all crystal clear with razor-sharp focus... the focus is just sharp enough where it needs to be, and delightfully soft and smooth elsewhere. The overall effect is just gorgeous. I have to have this among my favourites, Mary Sue!
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audra erin
{K:3768} 8/26/2004
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My first instinct is to take a bite of this...I know...wierd...It just looks so...edible. Wonderfully rich and sweet...such vivid color and detail...really beautiful.
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mustafa sky
{K:200} 8/27/2004
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Very beautiful
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:184670} 9/2/2004
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Hi MS. Wow! Another SC! I keep on stumbling on SC images today...But this one is BIP-ed too!Perfectly abstract, and i love the deep, rich tones. Excellent shot. Simple, but very well balanced.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Larry Tiefenbrunn
{K:153} 9/7/2004
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Dear Mary Sue,
Great technique. I've seen you use it a few times to pick out one element for a flower & let the rest dissolve in the background. I have got to try this myself.
Thanks for sharing,
Larry
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Annika Ekebert
{K:1741} 9/13/2004
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So beautiful.
I love the photo.
My compliments!
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Kim Culbert
{K:36791} 10/6/2004
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I can't beleive I haven't commented on this yet... truly, I have looked at it so many times, but I honestly thought that I had already commented!
Anyways, GORGEOUS as usual! DOF is perfect and the colours have captured so much of the spirit of the flower!
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Arun Madisetti
{K:459} 11/21/2004
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Superb!!!
brava. What more can be said looking at the comments, wonderful job and great image as a result.
A
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59907} 11/29/2004
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Hi! Nice macro shot - in my taste! Cool DOF and lovely colours. Congrats for all awards.
Jeanette
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Jocelyn Fong
{K:1460} 11/29/2004
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Absolutely fantastic! The softness and the colour of the petals are enhanced by the light. It would look wonderful as a wall hanging. Very sensual.
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Jaroslav Dole?al
{K:776} 11/29/2004
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Woow, excelent photo!!!
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Kurt Zoglmann
{K:1373} 11/29/2004
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This is simply short of amazing. Usually the largest possible DOF is preferable when taking macro shots. The tiny DOF is spot on for this composition. The color and saturation could not have been better.
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Marco Maresca
{K:14409} 11/29/2004
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Splendid macro,Mary Sue!Wonderful photo!! Ciao
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 11/29/2004
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A beautiful festival of colours. Lovely flower macro.
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Daniel O'Byrne
{K:1157} 11/30/2004
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Very beautiful floral macro it has an intimacy with the wonderful POV and those gorgeous colours!!
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30021} 11/30/2004
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Gorgeous. Nicely done. Into favorites. Toni
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Mari Mar
{K:11396} 11/30/2004
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Preciosa! congratulationes, brava!!
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ferry INDRAWANG
{K:244} 11/30/2004
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wow..
great DOF Selection Sue..
the picture brings gives a very dinamyc effects
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Mark Stein
{K:6210} 11/30/2004
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This is incredible! Too wonderful for words!
Mark
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Lori Stitt
{K:74437} 11/30/2004
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Congrats on both awards!
Most well deserved,
this is spectacular indeed!
Incredible DOF!
Lori :)
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Melisa Meyers
{K:9532} 11/30/2004
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Absolutely beautiful! bold yet delicate
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Tim Long
{K:9210} 12/1/2004
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Absolutely beautiful. I love floral macros and am so impressed by this one. Wow is right. Great job!
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Dina Marie
{K:9657} 12/2/2004
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phenominal
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Ian McIntosh
{K:38645} 12/2/2004
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Flowers become flames. Amazing
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22842} 12/2/2004
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Amazing composition!!
Congratulations!
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Lukasz Rzeszotarski
{K:45} 12/2/2004
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nice warm colours, very nice, when winter is outside me :)
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Shehabeldin Mostafa
{K:1163} 12/2/2004
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B R A V O
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Krystian Frahn
{K:805} 12/2/2004
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superb shot!!!!! i'm impressed! regards K.
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Nicole Marcisz
{K:10163} 12/2/2004
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lovely image, excellent detail in petals against soft blurred background.
cheers,
nicole
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Mary Sue Hayward
{K:17525} 12/2/2004
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Thank you for all the recent comments on this image. It is a favorite of mine. I can say that being lucky enough to have an image on the front page really can get a lot of traffic on your work!
I appreciate you all taking the time to comment.
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:16317} 12/3/2004
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its very beautiful Mary Sue
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Rawabi Al-Nuaimi
{K:15659} 12/5/2004
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very beautiful... love the dof and colors :)
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Fabio Keiner
{K:41977} 12/5/2004
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really a very fine one
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Anne Knes
{K:46830} 12/6/2004
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Magnificent !!!!!!!
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Harry Eggens
{K:14804} 12/11/2004
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Beautiful as beautiful cn be Mary Sue. Most wonderful soft lighting and curved lines of the patels. Perfect use of DOF. Congratulations....Best regards, Harry
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Istvan VARKONYI
{K:3770} 12/19/2004
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Amaizing play with form and the worm colors.
Masterwork,
Congratulation
Istvan
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:177120} 12/19/2004
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woooooww Mary Sue..
I see an impressive depth, a dof and an exposure, on the red one, colour difficult, excellent and they are right in two deserved awards!
Seen Inside, what it interns almost to be intimate.
roby
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Marcia .
{K:16108} 12/19/2004
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Wonderful!!!
I loved the colors and the abstract composition.
Congrats for the awards.
Márcia
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Shane Finnigan
{K:1990} 1/6/2005
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Sue,
What could possibly be written in praise that hasn't already! Bravo my dear, bravo. You have not only provided a magnificent image, but inspiration as well.
Thank you.
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Salvatore Rossignolo
{K:13547} 1/19/2005
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I like it.Great pic.
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Erik Neldner
{K:10896} 1/19/2005
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Stunning in such a delicate way. The colors bring you in, then the eye moves to the delicate shapes. Nice work!
erik
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Raphael Günther
{K:586} 1/20/2005
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Very very good. Congratulations.
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steven carter
{K:2089} 4/12/2005
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well i see this one won best in project. I can not disagree. the colors, the background and creativty is wonderful.
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Nour El Refai
{K:13778} 5/22/2005
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wow, this is beyond imagination, so wonderful shot, it deserve the best, yes
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Saqib Zulfiqar
{K:2770} 6/20/2005
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Looks brilliant. A flower macro which also an abstract. Well done.
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Silvia Festa
{K:5592} 6/22/2005
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how beautiful portfolio you have! this is a masterpiece! I love colors and dof!
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Ayşe Sanem Çolak
{K:4516} 1/2/2006
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fantastic macro, lovely tones, congrats Mary Sue.
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Partha Pal
{K:11463} 1/22/2006
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WOW, exceptionally well.Good control over dof.
7+
Partha
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 2/16/2006
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Wow!
Stunning! Our work looks very similar! You've captured the color beauty of this, and amazingly well in natural light.
Well done! I lov eyour choice of focus, and composition.
well done!
cheers,
-Joel
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Guilherme Labarrere
{K:4921} 2/16/2006
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Wow very good details and use of DOF. Congrats for the "POD" well deserved. My best regards.
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 2/16/2006
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Congrats on the wheelbarrow full of awards on this shot Mary Sue. Well deserved...this is gorgeous. Keep up the great work!
Susie
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91033} 3/25/2006
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Congrats for FP today,march 24,2006! All awards well deserved for this high impact floral image,Mary Sue....such warmth with the palette and the petal edge detail is very appealing...wonderful vibrant image and hope you blow this one up HUGE to hang on your wall!
regards,gayle
(Thanks for forum and image comments)
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Giuseppe Guadagno
{K:33980} 3/27/2006
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It's splendid Mary!
Bravissima!
Cheers.
Giuseppe
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narabia
{K:9560} 4/23/2006
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well deserved awards! congratulations
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Sai .
{K:2757} 4/26/2006
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holy cra p hadnt seen this one before..
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Susan Hernandez
{K:6376} 5/8/2006
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Absolutely gorgeous, love the color, excellent work and congrats on all the awards
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Hakan AKIRMAK
{K:14547} 6/4/2006
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Excellent abstract macro work! I like it very much!
You have a wonderful portfolio Mary! Congratulations!
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Dino Lupani
{K:15101} 6/21/2006
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Absolutely SUPERB!!!!
Dino
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Alberto Di Gangi
{K:960} 6/21/2006
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Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brava Mary
Alberto Di Gangi
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Sheila Carson
{K:5825} 6/21/2006
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Congratulations on making the front page Mary Sue! A beautiful photo indeed!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99493} 6/22/2006
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Wow Mary . . . I'm so glad this made the front page so we could get a chance to see it. Stunning . . . beautiful . . . and amazingly well done. A triple award winner . . . and deserving too . . .
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Armend Nimani
{K:1005} 6/22/2006
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great macro pic
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Cathy Carroll
{K:27307} 7/25/2006
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A delicious feast of colour, so exciting to the eye. Inspiring work. Cathy
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Luis Steinberg
{K:16992} 9/2/2006
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Hahahaha is a floral macro or is surrealistc image...it's a subjective question...you see...I'm writing a short documment -maybe an essay- about my response of your comments of Quijote Essay's I love these debating...is passionate for me....WARM CHEERS AND REGARDS. Luis
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Sotiris Porevis
{K:72} 9/20/2006
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Impressive composition amazing image!! To my favs!
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:177120} 11/13/2006
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and other award for this... congrats mary!!
cheers
roby
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40299} 11/13/2006
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Superb... Stunning... The colour is magnificent... Reminds me of fresh summer peaches...
The DoF, petal edges grab the eye and then draw you on into the photo...
Excellent Mary Sue... Your three awards well deserved...
Onie...
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Alpay Yalcinkaya
{K:211} 11/25/2006
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very Beautiful colors!
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Riny Koopman
{K:57765} 3/1/2007
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Exellent!
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Mehul Chimthankar
{K:17066} 3/1/2007
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Hi Mary,
Wonderful presentation of the petals, liked the effective use of DOF
Mehul
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Martin Marcinkiewicz
{K:556} 3/1/2007
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Congratulations on the awards, each and every one of them is well earned! Great shot, and unusual way to see it, many would be tempted to shot it differently, more conventionally, I'd say. Well done! Keep up the good work, as rest of your work is impressive too!
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Igor Sivjakov
{K:4653} 6/12/2007
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SUPERB PHOTO
WOW
Congs for awards.
Igor
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Mehul Chimthankar
{K:17066} 6/12/2007
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Hi Mary,
This is fantastic work, nice use of DOF here and the tones are amazing
Mehul
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Riny Koopman
{K:57765} 6/12/2007
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Perfect! Gongrats!
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Lydia Nel
{K:3579} 6/12/2007
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The most interesting perspective on a rose I've seen in a long time, Mary Sue - stunning result -exquisite colours - please fill me in: what do you mean by "one-pixel border added" ? I asume it has something to do with PS, but I have no experience of that program at all, and adding borders sounds like something one should be able to do ;-) Regards
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Kerry Nobbs
{K:2749} 6/13/2007
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Nicely done good work on the PS. Great picture. Kerry
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Oscar E. Flores H.
{K:6311} 6/13/2007
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Bella foto. Magnífica
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Hussam AL_ Khoder
{K:59172} 8/2/2007
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*** charming ***
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Abolfazl Erfani
{K:7578} 7/2/2008
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Really great shot! I like it.
Welcome to my portfolio.
Regards; Abolfazl.
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