razzle - dazzle

© Gene Spears

razzle - dazzle

Uploaded: August 26, 2007

Description

1/15 sec, f5.6 and iso400 - indoor, low light, with tripod. Swan Island Dahlia Festival at Canby, Oregon.

Comments

Colleen Farrell August 26, 2007

STELLAR!!! :D #723852

Sandy Stigliano August 26, 2007

WOW!!! Gorgeous!!! #4701633

randy dannheim August 26, 2007

Gene, this is beautiful. #4702055

Ronald Balthazor August 27, 2007

Great detail, texture and color, Gene. #4703217

Gene Spears August 27, 2007

thanks, Colleen, Sandy, Randy and Ronald! #4705892

Ruth Robbins level-classic August 31, 2007

Gorgeous dahlia capture. Isn't the festival great? #4729541

Brenda Sides level-classic September 22, 2007

Beautiful! CONGRATS!! #4826722

Ruth Robbins level-classic September 22, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. #4827541

anonymous September 23, 2007

Congratulations Gene on your beautiful finalist! B- #4834188

Alison Krylowski September 24, 2007

Congratulations on your well deserved winner, Gene! It's such a stunning capture. #4837893

Susan T. Evans level-classic September 24, 2007

Congrats Gene on this wonderful winner. #4838460

Gene Spears September 24, 2007

thanks everybody, for your kind comments! #4839784

Ruth Robbins level-classic September 24, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful winner. #4840661

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic September 24, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful second place winner. #4841141

Sandy Stigliano September 27, 2007

Congratulations!! #4852347

Janine Russell level-classic September 29, 2007

Gene, excellent color, detail, clarity, exposure and lighting; big congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4861762

Murry Grigsby October 10, 2007

Congrats on your beautiful macro floral image and win Gene!! #4907077

Laurie Daily level-deluxe October 18, 2007

WOW, Gene... all of your dahlias are beauties and this is exceptional! Congrats on this beautiful winner! #4942962

Gail Vitikacs level-classic November 08, 2007

WOW WOW WOW! #5045021

Jillian Danielson December 04, 2007

Congrats on your winner! Gorgeous color! #5170793

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic December 22, 2007

WOW!!!!
Such a spectacular, rich floral!
Great title, too!
--Lisa #5244790

Dianna Murphy March 25, 2008

I've seen this dahlia, its beautiful and you've captured it perfectly. #5696472

Anita Bower April 18, 2008

Lovely! Dahlia's are fabulous flowers. #5802961

Judy A. Lawhon May 17, 2008

This is just perfect in every way, Gene. Great light, details, color and effect! You have a fabulous gallery!! #5934105

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