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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Yes Gayle . . . it's really a sunflower . . . and the florist delivered two huge arrangements of them. Some were yellow and some were a reddish color. I don't know how they get the reddish ones . . . dye, spray, colored water or they just grow some that way. Whatever the cause . . . I went to touch one and discovered right away that they were all quite real!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Aha - We crossed paths somewhere!! Always enjoy your comments and we apparently comment on or around the same time!! :) Thanks Hanggan!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Thanks Juan - I really appreciate that!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Hey Mary! Close-up . . . abstract . . . I think it could be considered both. I do, however, very much appreciate your comments (as always).
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Gayle Newton
{K:1482} 8/15/2006
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A sunflower? Really?! Didn't know they had purple centers - just always assumed they were black! Nice details here.
Gayle :)
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 8/15/2006
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Very nice colors and composition, Doyle. Great work! I'm waiting for the upcoming dog's pictures :)
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Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto
{K:14254} 8/15/2006
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buena toma, lindos tonos, excelente
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 8/15/2006
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Doyle, this is gorgeous. Just love those colours. And so close. To see such textures is brilliant. (I don't understand if this would be close up or abstract- all this new to me!).
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Thanks Maurizio . . . very kind of you!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Thanks Michele! Dogs have some advantages to children even! ;)
Still . . . children have their points too. Glad you liked the Sunflower Macro . . . I'll be putting up two more later today and (likely) one tomorrow.
. . . and you can bet we had a good, though tiring time at the dog show! Will be adding a couple of those today too!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Thanks Dino . . . very nice of you to comment!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Maurizio Ubaldini
{K:1350} 8/15/2006
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Hi doyle, great capture and beautiful details, good contrast of the colors,another nice shot...well done!
Ciao
Maurizio
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/15/2006
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Amazing shot ! I thought it was banana's in the 'thumbnail' . . . Sheesh..... then it turns into my favortite flower ..'Sunflower'
don't think I've ever seen it quite this close but I thank you I have now !
Great macro .. to the MAX ...
I love labs... actually I love all animals + dogs are barely animals more like kids... that must have been fun at the dog show.
Thank You for Sharing ,
Michele~
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Dino Lupani
{K:15142} 8/14/2006
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Amazing colors and excellent composition and crop, very good creativity, great detail, congrats!!
Dino
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Thank you Laura!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Thanks John . . . Too many puns get you "pun"ished! :)
Appreciate the comment!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Laura Spell
{K:24080} 8/14/2006
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Very good! The composition appeals to me. Colors are rich and vivid. Details are sharp. Good work Doyle!
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Robin W
{K:16308} 8/14/2006
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You are touched...er...I mean different!
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 8/14/2006
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Fabulous detail - look at those purple hairy bits! Something I can't do with my A2, though I see you went to some lengths (excuse the pun) to get this. The contrasting colours work well also.
John
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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You're welcome Shirley!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174040} 8/14/2006
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Thank you for telling me about your dogs...and congratulations for the wins!:)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Heheheheheee . . . And I've added a carrot for your personal amusement!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Thanks Mary . . . The florist had two wonderful bouquets set up and they felt VERY summer-y . . . I appreciate your comments!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Robin W
{K:16308} 8/14/2006
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From time to time it (creativity) wanders in different directions...
:)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Shirley:
Thanks . . . We have two registered Pembroke Welsh Corgis and a Black Cocker Spaniel rescue. My wife has the male, Darby; I have the female, Kaylee. Both won ribbons for obedience and Kaylee even won a first place trophy for obedience. They're very smart. The cocker went but enjoyed it less . . . he's a couch potato! We were on the show committee . . . everything from driving judges and feeding them to - as you may have guessed - shooting photos!! There were several beautiful sheepdogs there too!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Thanks Ellen . . . Very kind of you.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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I love it Robin! Diamond analogies! And I'M supposed to be different? Apparently your creativity extends beyond the world of photography! Very cool! All I need now is Carat.
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Annemette:
Thanks . . . the lens I used for this, in conjunction with the extension tubes, is what really pulled it up I think. A different process than the spider (Yes, Plato . . . my Last spider was Socrates). As a member of the Show Committee we didn't show the corgis . . . but we still had a blast.
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 8/14/2006
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Great macro. Your details and colours are wonderful. I really like this crop/composition. It has a happy feeling to it.
MAry
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174040} 8/14/2006
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You're on a roll, Doyle...beautiful! Yes, do you have dogs? What were you doing for the show? We used to have Belgian Sheepdogs....wonderful dogs!
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Ellen Havrilla
{K:8618} 8/14/2006
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Here i like the sort dofvery much, Doyle, the colors are fantastic!
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Robin W
{K:16308} 8/14/2006
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Excellent...clarity, cut(crop), color(wow)! Kind of like a beautiful diamond...all the right C's Doyle...a beauty my friend!
Take care...Robin
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 8/14/2006
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This really looks beautiful with the purple inside the yellow sunflower. Fascinating as was it the legs of your beloved hairy spider - Sokrates??:-) Nice macro indeed.
I´ve attended so many dogshows as a child! I hope you´d a good time. Did you show your own dogs?
All the best from you and Marlyce´s Danish doggyfriend:-))
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