Comment from jgrace
What a beautiful capture. Love the darker edges of the dahlia and the yellow center that seems to glow. The dark green background adds lots of contrast. Nice impact of color, well focused and lighting is excellent.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019

many thanks julie

Comment from Sange
Gorgeous colors, sharp focus, Superb Exposure, crisp details and fine placement within the frame.
I am diggin' the streamer style of the petals.
Nice work Fred!

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

thanks a lot Sandra for your nice comments

Comment from Barbara L.
This is beautiful! The light is wonderful and brings out the lovely colors. The sharpness is excellent. The flower stands out so well against the dark background.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

thanks a lot barbara for your lovely comments and top rating, highly appreciated

Comment from Mary Christman
This is such a beautiful photo of this very pretty flower!
The different color pinks are so perfectly captured!
Great focus!
Great details
Great choice on the background!
Well captured!
Thanks

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2019

thanks a lot mary

Comment from Terry Loftus
Beautiful pinks in this shot of the Dahlia. I like that the background is rather dark but not blurred. It give the Flower more punch. Very pleasant to look at.

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

thanks so much

Comment from MKFlood
very nice rich capture. the clarity is excellent. the angle of the shot of this colorful flower is awesome. the capture of the light is great. the image is well balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. great eye and awesome work overall(clapping)

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

thanks a lot mark for your great comments and top rating, highly appreciated

Comment from Lilibug6
This is a fantastic shot of the beautiful Dahlia=) The colors are great! The focus is tack sharp! The angle of the shot is very nice! The dark green leaves set this off very nicely! Great job and a pleasure to view! Lori

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

thanks a lot lori for your nice comments and top rating, highly appreciated

reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

thanks a lot lori for your nice comments and top rating, highly appreciated

Comment from Envision
This is a nice composition that showcases the flower well. The colors are accentuated so nicely with this lighting. The clarity is nice with good depth. I like the shagginess to the petals of this kind of flower. Makes for an attractive pattern to the image.

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

many thanks again

reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

many thanks again

Comment from suzannethompson2
Excellent close up of this beautiful pink Dahlia in Monet's garden - it certainly does look as if it's glowing. Very good lighting and focus showing excellent clarity - I like the angle you used, showing all the intricate petals. Very nice composition. Suzanne

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

thanks a lot Suzanne for your nice comments

Comment from Brendaartwork18
Very pretty dahlia and interesting story from Monet's garden. It has a tiger look to the petals and is loose and shaggy very representative of Dahlias in my garden back home very good catpure and use of light with intergrated yet varied shading of that ceriece pink. I like how the centre is focus as crisp and sharp. Overall a pleasing photograph

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2019

thanks so much again