Comment from Jairos
Beautiful colors, Great Impact, Very good Detail and frame, the clarity is great, Good camera techniques, good blurred b/g, Nice work, Jairos

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

muchas gracias

Comment from dennismiltonabstract
Nice crisp picture. Very strange indeed. But beautiful. Your color is nice and bright.I like the way the background fades away. Good job !

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks a lot

Comment from dalebraatz
What a great bright color. Red and white with a yellow middle. Very sharp focus, good detail. Thank you for sharing

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks a lot

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a beautiful shot of the flower. You have framed it well. Light and sharpness are very effective in creating a lovely capture. Good effort!

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thank you

Comment from JIRINA
It seems this Dahlia could not make up its mind which way to grow the petals. Unusual colours also, well photographed with good details and clarity.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks a lot Jirina

reply by JIRINA on 11-Sep-2014

You are welcome. Jirina

Comment from nature rules
This is a beautiful flower who definitely has something to say! If I were to name it I would probably call it Candy Cane. All of your photography points are nicely done. Great job!

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks so much again

Comment from Zilyram
Now that is a weird looking Dahlia really looks as though something went wrong when forming - it is still very beautiful the colours vibrant and remind you of the barbers pole or candy stick :) Focus and dof all good.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks a lot Mary

Comment from OLIVER.M
Strange ,yet very beautiful flower in its full bloom.The colours are vibrant and match beautifully.The surrounding background is also very attractive.Good bright clear image

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks a lot Oliver

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous wonderful lovely flower shot.Beautiful flower,red white petals,yellow center,green b/g,light balance,colour balance and all are make a great artistic nature dream.Very Nice talent work.All The details are gorgeous and great. Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

many thanks

Comment from Kbanich
Great title! It resembles a bridal bouquet already bundled and ready to go. The background is trying to compete for attention - but the boldness and striking appearance of the flower holds its own. Very nice. Kathy

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 Comment Written 10-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2014

thanks a lot Kathy