Inspiring Photo: From Underneath #555129

From Underneath

Uploaded: October 03, 2004

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Patricia A. Kuniega October 03, 2004

Exquisite Claudia! It's beautifully illuminated and a unique perspective. Perfect DOF as well. Great work! #174944

William C. Raco October 03, 2004

I love the perspective, color and trnslucent glow you've achieved, Claudia.
Very well done!

bill #818990

Wally Orlowsky October 03, 2004

Fantastic lighting and wonderful pastel color, Claudia. #818996

Cathy T. Vettes October 03, 2004

Excellent Claudia !! Love the treatment used here.. very nice..
#819009

Claudia Kuhn October 03, 2004

Thanks so much for your comments, Patricia, Bill, Wally and Cathy.

No special treatment here, was an overcast day and the colors on these flowers pop with a bit of contrast. I just cloned out a stray leaf or partial leaves. #819018

Karen Bacon October 03, 2004

Excellent shot Claudia!Looks like a winner! #819026

Adilson F. Ferreira October 03, 2004

Wonderful shot! Great composition! I love the colors and the lighting!!! #819035

Dorothy Neumann October 03, 2004

Exquisite, Claudia. One of the best photos of this flower I have ever seen! #819081

Karma Wilson October 03, 2004

Great job. Wonderful DOF and very crisp!

Karma #819151

Stephen Zacker October 03, 2004

Very subtle! Wonderful lighting and detail! #819224

Deborah Lewinson October 03, 2004

Outstanding image, Claudia, a great flower image!!!

-Debby #819279

Allan L. Whitehead October 03, 2004

Marvelous 'capture' and presentation, Claudia, I love the coloring and the lighting. The effects you've used here are stunning and really terrific. Very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #819293

Claudia Kuhn October 03, 2004

Thnaks so much for your comments, Karen, Adilson, Dorothy, Karma, Stephen, Debbie, & Allan! #819297

Donna J. Taff October 03, 2004

Beautiful, Claudia!!!!! #819448

Shirley L. Carpenter October 03, 2004

Beautiful image Claudia!!!! #819666

Robin L. Wehrman October 03, 2004

WOW!! Outstanding and very beautiful, Claudia!!! #819816

Joy Brown October 03, 2004

Absolutely amazing image, Claudia - a definite winner!!! #820013

Susan T. Evans October 03, 2004

outstanding!!! a winner!! #820220

Susan T. Parady October 03, 2004

Fabulous! Looks like a winner to me too!! #820265

Karen Engelbreth October 04, 2004

Beautiful image, Claudia! #822088

kathy wolfe October 05, 2004

stunningly beautiful! almost looks lit from within! facinating. #824809

Dolores Neilson October 06, 2004

This one is a seller and a winner, Claudia! Make some boxed notes and sell this! #826004

Kathleen Clemons October 06, 2004

This is absolutely stunning, Claudia! #826965

Evy Johansen October 06, 2004

Wow, Claudia! Very beautiful!! A winner in my book! #827273

Carol Engstrom October 09, 2004

Very nice, Claudia! #832568

Janet Detota October 14, 2004

This is just breathtaking! I love morning glories! I predict we'll see this again! #840551

Anette Linnea Rasmussen October 19, 2004

Beautiful Claudia, love the Blue!
Great lighting on this shot and well composed!

Best wishes
Linnea #856563

Wally Orlowsky November 15, 2004

Congratulations on this colorful finalist, Claudia! #912195

Ed Heaton November 15, 2004

Claudia,
Congratulations On Your Finalist ;-) #913466

Dorothy Neumann November 15, 2004

I just KNEW this one would make it! Congratulations, Claudia! #913522

Terry R. Hatfield November 15, 2004

Congratulations On Your Finalist Claudia:-) #913582

Claudia Kuhn November 15, 2004

Thanks so much for your congrats, Wally, Ed, Dorothy, and Terry! #913609

Allan L. Whitehead November 15, 2004

Claudia, congratulations on all your finalist selections. Well done, and good luck in the next step - your good friend, Allan #913625

Robert Mann November 15, 2004

I hope you know I LOVE this one. Many congrats on your finalist selection, Claudia, and good luck! RoB #914056

Diane Addonizio November 15, 2004

And again....Congratulations !! #914198

Claudia Kuhn November 16, 2004

Thanks so much for your comments you guys! #915556

Cathy Gregor November 16, 2004

Congrats, Claudia!
-cathy #915727

Cathy Barrows November 16, 2004

Congrats!...beautiful #916507

Kathleen Clemons November 16, 2004

Congrats again, Claudia. I hope to see this one in the next round. :) #916757

Murry Grigsby November 16, 2004

Congrats Claudia!! Pretty good month :0) #916934

Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 16, 2004

Beautiful Claudia!
Congrats on this finalist!

Best wishes Linnea #917028

Patricia A. Kuniega November 16, 2004

Magnificant Claudia! Congratulations on all of your finalists! #917967

Claudia Kuhn November 16, 2004

Thanks so much for your comments! #917970

Stanley J. Contrades November 16, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS once again on all of your Finalists, Claudia!! Wonderful!!
Aloha,
Stan #918122

Nobu Nagase November 16, 2004

What a beauty!!!
Many congratulations, Claudia!!! #918935

Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 17, 2004

Beautiful Claudia!
Blue is the color!
Congrats on your win!

Best wishes Linnea #919309

Evy Johansen November 17, 2004

Congratulations - again - on your win, Claudia! #919344

Sharon Smith November 17, 2004

Love how you brought out the detail in this lovely flower... congrats! #919615

Kathleen Clemons November 17, 2004

Another win! Whoooo Hoooooo, Claudia! :) #919674

Susan T. Evans November 17, 2004

Congrats again Claudia!!! #919711

Wally Orlowsky November 17, 2004

Congratulations of this marvelous winner, Claudia! #919730

Cathy Gregor November 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Claudia!
-cathy #919749

Patricia A. Kuniega November 17, 2004

Congratulations on this gorgeous win Claudia! #919847

Michael Allen November 17, 2004

Congratulations on an imaginative shot and a well deserved win.

Very well done. ..mike ;-]
#919927

Diane Addonizio November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Claudia! #920026

Donna J. Eaton November 17, 2004

This is simply radiant Claudia! A big congratulations to you! #920040

Judith G. Secco November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Claudia. Beautiful!!
Judy #920062

Charlene Bayerle November 17, 2004

Congratlations Claudia!!!! #920127

Sharon Day November 17, 2004

Beautiful shot, Claudia!!! Congratulations!!! #920272

S J November 17, 2004

Congratulations on this well deserved win, Claudia! #920532

Claudia Kuhn November 17, 2004

Thanks so much for all of your kind comments! #920620

Murry Grigsby November 17, 2004

Congrats on your twopeat Claudia!! :0) #920958

bob cornelison November 17, 2004

Another awsome shot!
Congrats!
~:O) #921109

Allan L. Whitehead November 17, 2004

Claudia, congratulations on this wonderful win, its richly deserved, my dear friend, Allan #921255

Stanley J. Contrades November 17, 2004

I cannot get over the clarity and texture of that blossom, Claudia! It's just magnificent! CONGRATULATIONS once again!!
Aloha,
Stan #921337

Wendy M. Amdahl November 17, 2004

From underneath, it looks like a win for you Claudia! Congratulations! :o) #921466

Dolores Neilson November 17, 2004

luv luv luv luv luv luv...this one! Congrats! #921535

Cindy Cone November 17, 2004

Congrats on this beauty, Claudia! #921580

Joy Brown November 17, 2004

Congratulations on this awesome winner, Claudia! #921624

Janet Detota November 17, 2004

Told you so!! Congratulations on this gorgeous image! #921689

Kelly Abernathy November 17, 2004

Way to go again Claudia! Congrats on your win! -K #921763

Anita Hogue November 17, 2004

Hi Claudia, I do love your photo.
My passion is flowers, and you did a
wonderful job on this. I did win second place in elements of design this month, but I am still so partial to the flower photos. Great job....anita #921956

Stephen Zacker November 17, 2004

Super perspective and wonderful lighting. Congratulations Claudia! #922212

William C. Raco November 17, 2004

Congratulations, Claudia!
Wonderful work!

bill #922240

Colette M. Metcalf November 17, 2004

Congratulations Claudia!!!!! #922424

Wong Chek Poh November 17, 2004

...and another 2nd place. Congrats again! #922460

Patricia Marroquin November 18, 2004

Lovely! Congrats, Claudia! #922666

Donna W. Neal November 18, 2004

Congratulations Claudia, Beautiful #923253

Karen Bacon November 18, 2004

This is such a great image Claudia,congratulations! #923809

Claudia Kuhn November 18, 2004

Thanks so much for all of your comments! #923934

Monika Sapek November 18, 2004

I like the pastel color of this flower against the dark background! Nice job! Congrats on your second Second Place Win, Claudia!
Monika
#924562

Carol Engstrom November 25, 2004

Congratulations Claudia! #938088

Marsha S. Smith February 03, 2005

Claudia, I just found this shot and am awestruck. I have taken many morning glories, but have never even come close to something as wonderful as this image. Congratulations on your win with it and I can certainly see why you won. #1081939

Bill Wyatt December 30, 2008

WOW this is gorgeous the light and colors with the excellent composition no wonder it is a Winner! Congratulations Claudia!! #6957232

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 16, 2010

Beautiful, great composition and colors Claudia!

Congratulations on this...

jo ann c. #8302153

Boyd L. Alexander February 05, 2010

Beautifully composed Claudia, excellent lighting and color saturation. Well done indeed. CONGRATULATIONS!! #8358237

Susana Ms Heide June 14, 2010

What else can I add that hasn't been said?!! So I'll just say "WOW" and ditto to the other comments!!! Love this so much Claudia! #8694157

Roxanne M. Bubar August 27, 2010

Exquisite.
congrats #8864903

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton November 18, 2010

A very beautiful Winner.. Congratulations!! #9050246

Robert Jensen March 10, 2011

magnificently captured #9283914

Ann Coates April 29, 2011

Wow, this is stunning! I can see why it went GOLD. #9380676

Diane M. Schuster May 31, 2011

So stunning, beautiful dof and softness, nice shot angle! Dee #9437228

Chris Schlosser July 15, 2011

Could not be more beautiful, Claudia! Congratulations on your well deserved win! #9531468

R. J. Laudenbacher January 18, 2012

This just popped up on the contest page and boy Claudia...is this ever beautiful. The light on it is fabulous as well as the colors and details. Can easily see why it was a winner but it should have been a first place winner for sure. #9926925

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 24, 2012

This is so incredible Claudia, congratulations! #10052171

Nick Lagos March 25, 2012

Definie fave this one !! #10054202

Nick Lagos March 25, 2012

Definite #10054203

Wendy Stevenson December 03, 2012

A flower of light! Gorgeous as always Claudia! #10448908

Cindy Bendush February 06, 2013

Magical Claudia - and a well-deserved winner. Congratulations! #10557134

Bonnie C. Lackey July 10, 2016

An all time favorite, too! #11494316

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