1001 Sunrises
Uploaded: April 28, 2004 04:07:31
1/250 sec; f22; ISO 100; Sigma 105mm macro lens
Kathleen Clemons April 28, 2004
Wowza, Doug- I love this! :) #122255Kelly Abernathy April 28, 2004
I agree - stunning - I love it! -K #506714Colleen Braun April 28, 2004
looks like it has been dipped in liquid gold... #506732Joy Brown April 28, 2004
Fantastic! A definite winner, Doug!!! #506748Debra Booth April 28, 2004
Wonderful shot, Doug!! #506759Cynthia M. Wiles April 28, 2004
Very cool shot...Great detail! Love it! #506798Dorothy Neumann April 28, 2004
Astonishing...as is your total gallery. I'm in awe.Dorothy Neumann April 28, 2004
Astonishing...as is your total gallery. I'm in awe.Allan L. Whitehead April 28, 2004
MAGNIFICENT, Doug (as always). What a terrific capture and presentation. I for one will be absolutely devastated if this isn't one of this April's "Winners"Exquisitively done, my dear friend - Allan #506886
Colette M. Metcalf April 28, 2004
Wonderful!!! #506926Michael Brown April 28, 2004
Without a doubt, ............. purely one of the best that I have ever seen!!!Mike #507088
Paula Lechten April 28, 2004
Ditto Doug, you have outdone yourself. #507099Rob Friedman April 28, 2004
Excellent Doug! Absolutely beautiful shot. #507109Lori Ditlefsen April 28, 2004
Fantastic Doug! I see a finalist coming! #507215Doug Benner April 28, 2004
A heartfelt thanks to everyone for your kind and gracious comments. This is really a great community we have here and your encouragement means a lot to me. Doug #507502Doug Benner April 28, 2004
A heartfelt thanks to everyone for your kind and gracious comments. This is really a great community we have here and your encouragement means a lot to me. Doug #507504Nancy Grace Chen April 28, 2004
Great tones and focus. Really creative way of using the star filter, too. Wonderful work!Nancy
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Doug Benner April 28, 2004
Thank you, Nancy. I appreciate your comments very much. I actually did not use a star filter here. Doug #507556Alisha May Furbish April 28, 2004
Terrific!!! #507589Kristen McKain April 28, 2004
GORGEOUS! #507721Murry Grigsby April 28, 2004
Outstanding image Doug! Super design, light and textures!! #507772Robin L. Wehrman April 28, 2004
Excellent image, great design, well done Doug!!!!!!!! #507895Beverley Lu Steeves April 28, 2004
This is wonderful, Doug!!! Love it! #508048Elisabeth A. Gay April 28, 2004
Awesome!! If I were the judge, you won!! #508160Roger D. Meador May 07, 2004
Doug, this is one of the best photographs I've ever seen in my life and I've been around for a while. #525274Claudia Kuhn May 13, 2004
Another wonderful macro by Doug. Congratulations!! #534450Murry Grigsby May 13, 2004
Congrats and good luck Doug! #534636Kathleen Clemons May 13, 2004
I love this one, Doug. Congratulations to you! #534655Kristen McKain May 13, 2004
congrats! #535069Lori Ditlefsen May 13, 2004
Congrats Doug! #535392Kenneth M. Kijewski May 13, 2004
Congrats on this excellent image! Well done! #535406Marie Fields May 13, 2004
Congratulations, Doug!!! #536238Colette M. Metcalf May 13, 2004
Congrats!!!! #536257Mary K. Robison May 14, 2004
Brilliant in every way ~ Congratulations, and good luck next level! #536769Debra Booth May 14, 2004
Congratulations, Doug! #537353Allan L. Whitehead May 14, 2004
Doug, congratulations on all your work and this finalist as well. This is richly deserved, my very, very dear friend - Allanps: I told you this would be a winner (I sent a broccoili-gram to the judges and made them an offer they just couldn't refuse, eh…) he, he, he… #537402
Kasia Elser May 14, 2004
Great shot! Congrats! #537573James R. Jackson May 14, 2004
Doug, absolutely incredible! The metallic look of the photo is amazing, too! Congratulations! JayKelly Abernathy May 14, 2004
Congratulations! -K #539005Robin L. Wehrman May 14, 2004
Congratulations on your finalist Doug!! #539440Susie Peek-Swint May 14, 2004
Cool image Doug~ many congrats!! #539795Pu Chen May 14, 2004
Just wonderful, Doug! Congratulations and hope to see this again soon! #539981Nancy Grace Chen May 14, 2004
Oh, I just read your reply to my message... well, I love the pointed lights anyhow! They really add a lot... a spectacular image-- I hope it goes far! Congrats!!Nancy
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Donna W. Neal May 19, 2004
Congratulations on your WIN Doug!! #549677Cathy Barrows May 19, 2004
Congrats on your win...awesome web #549689Claudia Kuhn May 19, 2004
Doug - Big congrats on your first place win!! #549793Marie Fields May 19, 2004
Congratulations, Doug!!! #549869Mette Vendelboe Allison May 19, 2004
Wonderful photo, especially a great title, Doug! Big congrats! #549890clifton Mair May 19, 2004
Wow that's stunning!! Big congrats! #549899Kathleen Clemons May 19, 2004
Congratulations, Doug! #549934Paul C. Gazzanigo May 19, 2004
Congratulations, Doug!Well deserved win! #549942
Murry Grigsby May 19, 2004
Congratulations on your 1st place win Doug! Your closeup work including this beauty is SUPER!! #549963Karen Engelbreth May 19, 2004
Congratulations, Doug!#549998
Kelly Abernathy May 19, 2004
This was one of my favorites Doug! Congrats on a well-deserved win! -KDiane Dupuis May 19, 2004
What an amazing shot!! Well deserved! #550067Nancy Grace Chen May 19, 2004
Just beautiful-- the fine detail is impressive!! It looks almost like jewelry... congratulations!!Nancy
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Joy Brown May 19, 2004
Congratulations Doug on this awesome winner!!! #550123Colette M. Metcalf May 19, 2004
Congratulations!!! #550292bob cornelison May 19, 2004
Looks like mercury...very metalic! Congratulations! ~:0) #550364Debra Booth May 19, 2004
Congratulations, Doug! #550389Paul Michko May 19, 2004
Congratulations, Doug. A simply amazing image. #550523Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 19, 2004
I don't know exactly how you captured this image but it is indeed a job well done. It is truly spectacular. Congratulations!!! #550664Isabel L May 19, 2004
Congrats Doug! amazing image!! :) #550709Evy Johansen May 19, 2004
Many congratulations on your 1st place win, Doug! Well deserved!! #550757Doug Benner May 20, 2004
I would like to thank everyone for your very gracious and kind comments. This really means a lot to me. Thanks again. Doug #551118Colleen Braun May 20, 2004
congratulations Doug... #551126Wally Orlowsky May 20, 2004
Congratulations, Doug! #551347Allan L. Whitehead May 20, 2004
Doug, I don't want to say 'I told you so' but 'I told you so'. Congratulations, my very dear friend. Extremely well done - Allan #551382Lori Ditlefsen May 20, 2004
Never any doubt in my mind that this is a winner! Way to go Doug! #551550Michael Brown May 20, 2004
Congrats Doug!Mike #551721
Robin L. Wehrman May 20, 2004
Congratulations Doug, on your 1st place win, Outstanding image and well deserved!! #552150Judy Rae May 20, 2004
Congrats Doug an a truly amazing photo! #552230Alisha May Furbish May 20, 2004
Congratulations!!!!!!! #552338Susan T. Evans May 20, 2004
Congrats Doug on a well deserved win!!! #552362Mary K. Robison May 20, 2004
This had "WINNER" written all over it, so the judges just followed through on the inevitable ... Congratulations, Doug! #552383Cindy Cone May 20, 2004
Congratulations on a well-deserved win! #552592ricky A. riddle May 21, 2004
Excellent Doug. #554299Pu Chen May 21, 2004
Congratulations! #554362Susana Matos May 22, 2004
Excellent, amazing!! Congratulations!David L. Stevens May 23, 2004
Fabulous shot Doug-congrats on your win. #556744bob garas May 25, 2004
congradulations. wonderful shot #558779Adam T. Cowart May 26, 2004
This is awesome and deserving of first place. Congrats!!!!! #561394Amanda Price August 01, 2005
Doug, you have the most incredible collection of waterdrop macros I've ever seen! I have been inspired tonight! This is my favourite. They look like hot air balloons. #1664931Shelly A. Van Camp January 06, 2006
Beautiful..looks like Gold..love this. I love to do waterdrops as well. #2258527Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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