Floral Spirals
Uploaded: August 01, 2005 00:04:27
Sunflower, late afternoon. Used minor water color effect and sandstone texture.
Dan Holm August 01, 2005
Wow! Bold, graphic and absolutely GORGEOUS, Mary!! Outstanding perspective and capture! #286954Janet Williams August 01, 2005
Wonderful Mary so light and golden and beautifully done. Agree with Dan on perspective. Well done! #1661137S J August 01, 2005
Beautiful and very delightful image, Mary!! Wonderful use of effects and excellent image to start the month!! #1661141Evy Johansen August 01, 2005
Wow.... very beautiful, Mary! #1661145Mary K. Robison August 01, 2005
Thanks very much for your comments, Dan, Janet, Sanjay, and Evy ~ I appreciate your support so much!Karen Engelbreth August 01, 2005
WOW - wonderful image - great work, Mary - love it! #1661241Jordi Delgado August 01, 2005
Just love it, Mary!!! Excellent shot and effects!!!:-) #1661354
Donna Roberts August 01, 2005
A wonderful image Mary, love the way you have added the enhancements.Kerby Pfrangle August 01, 2005
Mary bright and sunny like a new day.Absolutely stunning.
Love this.
Kerby #1661390
Bobbie Davis August 01, 2005
What a great perspective on this awesome flower! #1661478Tammy Scott August 01, 2005
JUST gorgoues, Mary! #1661495Carla Metzler August 01, 2005
Beautiful, Mary! #1661710Roxanne M. Bubar August 01, 2005
Magnificent colors and I love the angle from which you have taken this photo. #1661853Agnes Fegan August 01, 2005
Gorgeous Mary...love your perspective and the lighting!!! #1661934Elisabeth A. Gay August 01, 2005
Beautifully done Mary - terrific composition!Judy S. Fung August 01, 2005
Wonderful image, Mary!! #1663445Donna J. Taff August 01, 2005
Outstanding image; great effects and my favorite color; love it, Mary!!!! #1664173Goshka G. August 01, 2005
Stunning beauty, Mary, and seen from such a wonderful perspective!!! #1664531Susan T. Evans August 01, 2005
Stunning image Mary!!! #1664740Mary K. Robison August 01, 2005
Karen, Jordi, Donna, Kerby, Bobbie, Tammy, Carla, Roxanne, Agnes, Ann, Judy, Donna, Goshka, and Susan, your kind and supportive comments mean so much to me, and I THANK YOU very, very much!!Cora Miller August 02, 2005
Very pretty light, wonderful pattern, and creative composition! #1665234Lani T. Broadbent August 02, 2005
Fantastic Lighting! Beautiful Creative Macro Capture! #1665397Mary K. Robison August 02, 2005
Thanks very much for your comments, Cora and Lani! I appreciate them! #1665474Mary Timman August 02, 2005
Excellent color, so bright and pretty. Great macro and lighting. #1665609Shelly A. Van Camp August 02, 2005
Beautiful and love that yellow...Super macro :) #1667013Deb Holmes-Hatfield August 02, 2005
Beautiful Mary, I love the way the light is coming thru the petals, and the effects look great! #1667078Jill Flynn August 02, 2005
Love that leading stem Mary. The lighting is wonderful - gives the petals a translucent quality. Your treatment is right on target for this image. SUPER JOB!!! #1667358Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005
Beautiful image and lighting, Mary!!!! #1668119Stanley J. Contrades August 02, 2005
Excellent capture of the backlighting, Mary, as well as those beautiful colors enhanced by the soft touch of effects!! Very beautifully done!!Mary K. Robison August 02, 2005
Mary, Shelly, Deb, Jill, Colette, and Stan, thank you so very much for taking the time to comment on this image!Terry R. Hatfield August 02, 2005
This Turned Out Great Mary K!Love That Bold Yellow And Your Effects!! #1669538Mary K. Robison August 02, 2005
Thanks very much for your comments, Terry!! #1669548Jim Kinnunen August 02, 2005
Gorgeous, Mary!:) #1670017Roger Bernabo August 03, 2005
Love your perspective on this Mary! great shot! #1674052Ermanno Radice August 05, 2005
Excellent perspective, wonderful shot, Mary! #1682301Mary K. Robison August 05, 2005
Thank you very much for commenting, Jim, Roger, and Ermanno!LJ Corliss August 05, 2005
Just lovely :) #1682781Mary K. Robison August 05, 2005
Thank you, LJ! :) #1682955Mary N C. Taitt August 06, 2005
Ooooh, I love the lighting on this, it is splendid! Mary #1686370Mary K. Robison August 06, 2005
Thank you for commenting on this, Mary. I'm glad you like it! #1686412Gail Vitikacs August 09, 2005
This is BEAUTIFUL....love the effects you added...wow! #1695338Bonnie C. Lackey August 09, 2005
Fantastic, Mary!!! #1695417Dominique Declerck August 09, 2005
Le tournesol, un grand classique.. parfaitement mis en image dans une réalisation graphique réussie, Mary!! #1699271Mary K. Robison August 10, 2005
Thank you very much for taking the time to comment on this, Gail, Bonnie, and Dom! It means a lot to me! #1702294Dominique Declerck September 23, 2005
Félicitations, Mary!!!!!!!Revenez-nous vite!!!!!!! #1872869
LJ Corliss September 23, 2005
Congrats, Mary :) #1872885Jill Flynn September 23, 2005
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Mary! I LOVE THIS! #1873081Mary K. Robison September 23, 2005
Merci and thank you, Dom, LJ, and Jill...Mary Timman September 24, 2005
Well deserved. Congratulations! #1874506Jordi Delgado September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Mary!:-)
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Mary N C. Taitt September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Mary! I hope you will soon be feeling better!!!! I won't expect an answer or a comment, I'd rather have you healing! Take care, Mary :-) #1876634Jim Kinnunen September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this excellent finalist!!!! #1876804Elisabeth A. Gay September 24, 2005
Congratulations!! Hope the back is better!Elisabeth A. Gay September 24, 2005
Congratulations!! Hope the back is better!Mary K. Robison September 24, 2005
Thanks so much, Mary T., Jordi, Mary S, Jim, and Ann, for your good wishes on this. I do appreciate them!Karen Engelbreth September 24, 2005
Big congrats, Mary :0)) #1877902Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005
Many congrats to you Mary, and hope your back is better soon! #1878074Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this superb finalist, Mary!! Good luck! #1878336Linda D. Lester September 24, 2005
Awesome shot! Congratulations and good luck in the next round!! #1878724Debra Booth September 24, 2005
So dramatic and original, Mary! Congrats and best of luck to you! #1878930Anette Linnea Rasmussen September 25, 2005
Congrats on this very beatiful finalist, Mary. #1882455Donna J. Taff September 25, 2005
Way to go, Mary!! Congratulations on this beautiful finalist win!!!! #1882470Mary K. Robison September 25, 2005
Thanks so much, Karen, Deb, Jenny, Linda, Debra, Linnea, and Donna, for taking time to write me. I do appreciate your kind thoughts and good wishes!Terry R. Hatfield September 25, 2005
Congratulations To You Mary!An Excellent Finalist:-) #1883468Stanley J. Contrades September 26, 2005
Big CONGRATULATIONS, Mary, and best of luck in the next round!! Am glad I responded to this earlier ... even if you did "scold" me (LOL)!!Judy S. Fung September 26, 2005
Congrats, Mary! #1885086Piotr M. Organa September 26, 2005
So beautiful... #1885691Kathleen R. Struckle September 26, 2005
congrats Mary!! #1886459Dan Holm September 26, 2005
Woo Hoo!! CONGRATULATIONS on this magnificent Finalist, Mary!! #1888051Mary K. Robison September 26, 2005
Terry, Stan, Judy, Piotr, Kathy, and Dan, I thank you SO much for your good wishes.Jill Odice November 04, 2005
Sunflowers are my very favorite flowers! This is beautiful and deserves the attention :-) #2036738Mary K. Robison November 05, 2005
Thanks for your kind words, Jill! I appreciate them! #2038815Patricia Ronan July 29, 2007
The light and composition in this flower image are excellent Mary:)Mary K. Robison July 29, 2007
Thanks very much for commenting, Patricia!! #4575840Laura E. Swan April 24, 2009
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This is beautiful Mary! I really love it! Huge congrats on your finalist!!!
In case you are no longer attached to my image, I uploaded a scanned shot of the fresh flowers from my garden for you (With the pillowcase background)...My other shots are on my computer that died, so this was all I had. Come see! -Laura #7444601
Mary K. Robison April 25, 2009
Glad you like this, Laura ~ thanks for the kind words!Laura E. Swan April 25, 2009
It's a labor of love. They are VERY FUN to make! If you decide to try it, I can give you some neat tips! Let me know! You will dazzle your family and friends!!!Seriously!
-Laura :) #7450036
Mary K. Robison April 26, 2009
Thanks for your invitation to learn something new, Laura.I'd rather not spoil the anniversary afterglow with a ticked-off husband! But thank you so much for the offer, my friend!!
Hugs, Mary #7453570
Laura E. Swan April 26, 2009
Anytime! :) !!! xx #7453722Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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