Attack of the Killer Cholla [Contest Finalists October 2004]
Uploaded: October 31, 2004 04:02:22
Or... Halloween in the Desert
I don't really know what kind of cactus that is, but I'd like to. (Thanks to Marianne for identifying the cactus!)
Many changes in PSE, including levels, hues, and a borrowed moon.
F4, 1/1000, Superstition Mountain Range, Arizona.
Finalist
Re-entered 2007.10.14:MT (Kindred Spirits)
Rob Friedman October 31, 2004
Very cool and creative!! I love that! #183949Michael Allen October 31, 2004
Great treatment, Debra.I love the 'blacklight' color scheme.
Very cool! ..mike ;-]
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Joy Brown October 31, 2004
Very, very cool! #880400William C. Raco October 31, 2004
Wow, this is very nice!bill #880453
Cathy Gregor October 31, 2004
Very cool. Great work with effects, Debra!Eric Bancroft October 31, 2004
Cool and creative! But, where's the thing that ate Phoenix? #880557S J October 31, 2004
Splendid image and effects, Debra! Way too cool! Happy Halloween! #880562Duane Carter October 31, 2004
This is great, Debra!! Very good effects in creating an errie feeling, with colors, and nicely composed. #880662Debra Booth October 31, 2004
Thanks Rob, Mike, Joy, Bill, Cathy, Eric, Sanjay, and Duane! I appreciate your wonderful comments very much! #880737Terry R. Hatfield October 31, 2004
Woo We Debra!!Nice Ps Work Excellent Colors:-) #880790Charlene Bayerle October 31, 2004
Awesome image and effects Debra!!!! #880851Gloria B. Wood October 31, 2004
WOWl..what a great composition...fantastic color! Well done! #880887Deborah Lewinson October 31, 2004
WOW, superb and awesome image, Debra, wonderful composition, colors, and effects!!!Happy Halloween,
Debby #880987
Shirley L. Carpenter October 31, 2004
Excellent image Debra!! Beautiful!! HH!! #881381Stephen Zacker October 31, 2004
Cool! I love the colors you ended up with! :-)Happy Halloween! #881407
Wally Orlowsky October 31, 2004
Colorful and creepy, Debra. #881532Debra Booth October 31, 2004
Happy Halloween, everybody! Thanks so much for your great comments, Terry, Charlene, Gloria, Debby, Shirley, Stephen, and Wally!! #881579Sharon Day October 31, 2004
WOW Debra!!! I love this!!! Fantastic color and composition! I have over 500 postcards. I know I have one telling what kind of cactus that is. I'll look for it. #881614Robert Goodman October 31, 2004
Beautiful Debra,Iron Mountain is always the first mountain in you see in the Supertition Range.Love that Az moon.looks Like you were on your way to Canyon Lake.Happy Halloween!!!!! #881616Leonard Pierce October 31, 2004
Very beautiful image Debra and an excellent job with the effects!!! #881799Darren K. Fisher October 31, 2004
Holly cow this is stunning and so very creative, I love the colors. This is a winner for sure. #882063Anette Linnea Rasmussen October 31, 2004
Excellent work Debra, love it!Best wishes Linnea #882093
Debra Booth November 01, 2004
Thanks for your many wonderful comments! I appreciate them so much especially since this is kind of a wild image for me to post! Have a great week, Sharon, Robert, Len, Darren, and Linnea! #882366Janet Detota November 02, 2004
Looks like something from the X-files! Fabulous job!! #886078Debra Booth November 02, 2004
Thanks very much, Janet!! I'm glad you like it. It was a lot of fun to play with. #886346Kathleen K. Parker November 02, 2004
Very cool and fun!! Great coloring, Debra!!Wendy M. Amdahl November 02, 2004
Wow Debra...I missed this photo! This is awesome. I just love it! It looks like it could be right off old Route 66. The colors are fab as well! #886928Debra Booth November 04, 2004
Thanks so much, Kathleen and Wendy! I appreciate your comments very much! #889558Terry R. Hatfield November 15, 2004
Congratulations On Your Finalist Debra!! #912018Janet Detota November 15, 2004
Congratulations and good luck next round, Debra! #912253William C. Raco November 15, 2004
Congratulations from me, also!!bill #912377
Wendy M. Amdahl November 15, 2004
Super finalist Debra! Congrats! #912411Ellen Peach November 15, 2004
Congratulatons, Debra...excellent work! #912422Duane Carter November 15, 2004
Congratulations, Debra, the colors are just magnificent!!!! #912482Cindy Paquette November 15, 2004
Fabulous and Congratulations!! #912752Diane Addonizio November 15, 2004
Congratulations! #912753cj patterson November 15, 2004
congrats!!! #912840Darren K. Fisher November 15, 2004
OH YEA!! Congratulations On Your Finalist. #912927Wally Orlowsky November 15, 2004
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Debra! #912943Jim Kinnunen November 15, 2004
Very, very artistic interpretation and use of PSE's effects!!! I love the end image!!! #912975Marie Fields November 15, 2004
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Debra! #913125Julie Abston November 15, 2004
Congrats Debra!!! I LOVE this very artistic, unique and creative image!!! Great work!!! #913268Deborah Lewinson November 15, 2004
Congratulations On Your Finalist, Debra!!-debby #913319
Dale Ann Cubbage November 15, 2004
Congrats on your finalist!da #913485
Debra Booth November 15, 2004
Thanks everybody!! I appreciate it!! #913612Marianne S. Jensen November 16, 2004
Very cool! The cactus is "Cholla" (pronounced "choya"). #915295Kathleen Clemons November 16, 2004
Congratulations to you, Debra! #915500Debra Booth November 16, 2004
Thanks very much Marianne and Kathleen!Marianne, thanks for providing the proper cactus name!! #915567
Donna W. Neal November 16, 2004
Congratulation and good luck with this wonderful image Debra. #915649Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 16, 2004
Excellent work Debra!Best wishes Linnea #915823
Kelly Heaton November 16, 2004
Congratulations On Your Finalist! #915902Karen Bacon November 16, 2004
Great manipulation Debra,congratulations! #916013Cathy Barrows November 16, 2004
Congrats!...very cool #916129Kathleen K. Parker November 16, 2004
Congratulations on your finalist, Debra!!Karen Engelbreth November 16, 2004
Congratulations and best of luck, Debra! #916202Wong Chek Poh November 16, 2004
Great job and superb color, Debra! Congratulations :) #916227Peggy Wolff November 16, 2004
Very cool! Congtrats on your finalist! #916663S J November 16, 2004
Congrats again, Debra! #916769Susan T. Evans November 16, 2004
Congrats Debra, terrific #916985Paul C. Gazzanigo November 16, 2004
Congratulations! #917260Colette M. Metcalf November 16, 2004
Congratulations, Debra!!! #917495Debra Booth November 16, 2004
Thanks very much for your wonderful words of congratulations, everybody!! I really appreciate it!! #918877Kasia Elser November 17, 2004
Great shot! Congrats! #919424Debra Booth November 17, 2004
Thanks so very much, Kasia!! #919834Robert Goodman November 17, 2004
Congratulations to you Debra,on all your finalist.Cholla is also know as the jumping cactus!!!!! #920257Susana Matos November 17, 2004
Congratulations, very nice!!Debra Booth November 17, 2004
Thanks, Robert! I didn't know that these were jumping cacti, but they certainly look like they could jump at any minute! Thanks, Su!! I appreciate it! #922215Jonna Bergström November 17, 2004
Congratulations! #922573Debra Booth November 18, 2004
Thanks very much, Jonna!! #922754Janice Forrest November 18, 2004
Great work. Congratulations. #923381Sharon Day November 18, 2004
Congratulations on your finalist, Debra! I really thought this one was a winner! Absolutely gorgeous! I looked thru over 700 post cards tonight and can't fine the cactus identifier. I'll let you know if I find it! #924527Debra Booth November 19, 2004
Thanks so much, Sharon! I'll have to admit that I was very hopeful about this one myself. Oh, well, another month, another chance!I hope you haven't gone through all those post cards just to help me out. I really appreciate it, but Marianne and Robert have identified it as a Cholla cactus.
Thanks very much for your kind comments, Sharon!! #925429
Laura Clay-Ballard April 13, 2005
Now, how did I miss this one! I think this is my favorite. Absolutely Marvelous! #1252364Debra Booth April 14, 2005
Thank you very much for your great comments, Laura!! #1253598Lisa J. Boulden October 24, 2007
Very cool image, with great color!Debra Booth October 24, 2007
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