Flower and thorns
Uploaded: May 06, 2006
Brian Lobdell May 06, 2006
Beautiful composition, Randy! Love the great color saturation and your superb detail! This really "pops"!! Kudos! #440951Janine Russell May 07, 2006
Randy, excellent colors, detail, lighting and textures. #2736080randy dannheim May 07, 2006
Thank you Brian and Janine for your nice comments. #2736102Margaret Sikora June 21, 2006
Congratulations Randy on this beautiful finalist photo,hope to see winner on this in the next round. #2924114randy dannheim June 21, 2006
Thank you so much Margaret. There are so many beautiful images on this site by so many talented artist, I am humbled to even have my images noticed. #2929556Lorri Shane June 21, 2006
Randy--beautiful color, contrast and composition. congratulations on your wonderful work and good luck. LorriBrian Lobdell June 21, 2006
Back to say "Congratulations" on this finalist selection, Randy! Very deserving in my opinion!randy dannheim June 21, 2006
Thank you Lori - love your macro's and the puddy cats.Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 23, 2006
Very beautiful scene, congratulations on your win! #2941111randy dannheim June 23, 2006
Thank you Donna! #2942759Janine Russell June 23, 2006
Randy, congratulations on your Second Place win. #2942935Shawn Jennings June 24, 2006
Beautiful image Randy! Excellent detail, exposure and composition. Congratulations on your win! #2944648Shawn Jennings June 24, 2006
Randy - you should submit this photo to Arizona Highways for publishing! It looks like an image you would see printed there. #2944678Nobu Nagase June 24, 2006
Congratulations on your great win!!! #2945100randy dannheim June 24, 2006
Thank you Shawn for the compliment.Jill Flynn June 28, 2006
Beautiful colors and image Randy. Congratulations on your win! #2963743randy dannheim June 28, 2006
Thank you Jill! #2963761Margaret Sikora July 01, 2006
A big congratulations on this beautiful win . #2976144Larry L. Redmon October 27, 2006
I know I'm late commenting on this, but I'm new to this website. This is very nice, my favorite in your gallery. #3510067DiAnna F. Paulk November 22, 2006
Well, Randy, I'm wwwaaayy late in commenting on this great image! The colors and lighting are beautiful, not to mention the exciting textures you've captured. Congratulations on your well-deserved win! And thanks for your kind comment on Laura's portrait. #3616795Laurie Daily November 27, 2006
I am even later than Larry and DiAnna in congratulating you on this very beautiful image. Textures! I feel as if I better not get too close or I will pricked for sure. Beautiful to look at...challenging to handle! #3639673Stan Kwasniowski November 28, 2006
Randy, awesome, and congratulations, I have a few cacti in our back yard, and they bloom once a year for 2 days in July, I always look forward to seeing them, enjoyed your gallery, #3643336Sherry Karr Adkins December 02, 2006
Randy, this is beautiful. Cacti have some of the most incredible blooms. You captured them perfectly. Congrats on your winner. #3660018Nadya Johnson January 27, 2007
I am also very late to comment on this shot but what a beauty!! Wow. The colors, the textures, the composition -- all 5-star! Outstanding Randy, and congratulations on your gorgeous winner! #3878807Steve M. Sieren February 10, 2007
Definately my favorite out of your gallery. #3933309Cheryl E. Molennor April 23, 2007
Great DoF and detail Randy. You get to see some awesome exotic flowers where you live. Nice work. congratulations #4200748randy dannheim April 23, 2007
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