1/29/2013 8:16:50 AM

Aptly entitled, Val! What great color and shadow! Very beautiful!

1/29/2013 6:19:54 PM

Wow, this was great as a thumbnail, incredible biggie-sized! Swirls of velvet, captured perfectly, Val.
Also, thanks for your very kind comment on my flower photo today. You made my day. :-)

1/29/2013 6:38:06 PM

kewl find and capture

1/30/2013 2:14:21 AM

Val, you know I like taking photos of roses for my wife. You have really out done yourself in capturing the beauty of this beautiful rose. This is a stunning macro image.

1/30/2013 10:29:55 AM

Your mind stalled on the title because its perfect for this beauty, Ms.V! Gorgeous work, my friend!

1/30/2013 5:33:19 PM

Well Ms. Vampira it is a very beautiful capture!! :)

1/30/2013 6:24:53 PM

Gorgeous rich colour and a wonderful air of mystery my friend - wonderful work!

1/31/2013 7:15:00 PM

There is nothing better than a cheesy third-rate soap opera Val, but this rose goes way beyond any soap opera cheesy or otherwise! Stunning image with a perfect center!

2/7/2013 11:45:50 AM

Now that's some outstanding beauty Ms. Val!! Very mysterious.

2/7/2013 7:36:10 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Valarie.

2/24/2013 10:10:26 PM

Huge congrats on your awesome Finalist and Good Luck in the next round, Val!

2/24/2013 11:01:20 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!!

2/25/2013 3:41:26 AM

Congratulations on this beauty my friend! Hope it has tinges of gold the next time I see it!

2/25/2013 8:29:46 AM

Gorgeous, Val, congratulations!

2/25/2013 8:50:53 AM

Congratulations on your finalist, Val!

2/25/2013 9:28:39 AM

Congrats on this beautiful photo!

2/25/2013 11:54:52 AM

Val, C O N G R A T S on being a Finalist with this stunning beauty. Rich colors and beautiful lighting.

2/25/2013 12:07:30 PM

Beautiful, Val! Love the rich color, lighting and perfect composition. Huge congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!

2/25/2013 2:23:10 PM

Congrats Val on getting the silver :)

2/25/2013 3:35:27 PM

Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist Val!

2/25/2013 5:04:56 PM

Congratulations on this super finalist
Val!

jo ann c.

2/25/2013 5:11:41 PM

CONGRATS on this phenomenal work, Val! Good luck, my friend!

2/25/2013 6:34:17 PM

Congrats on a stunning finalist, Val.

2/25/2013 6:35:25 PM

Gorgeous finalist, Val!

Congrats again!
Debby

2/25/2013 7:13:29 PM

Congratulations to the "other" Ms. Texas on a stunning finalist! :-)

2/25/2013 7:44:31 PM

Congrats on your stunning finalists, Ms. V!

2/25/2013 7:45:15 PM

Huge congrats and very best luck with your gorgeous finalists, Val!!!

2/25/2013 8:22:37 PM

I love the title Val! Congratulations on this stunning finalist!Hope all is well!

2/26/2013 8:31:38 AM

Wonderful hot Finalist, Val. Congratulations.

2/26/2013 1:19:10 PM

I am not surprised to see this again! Beautiful work, Val! Congratulations again!

2/26/2013 5:29:51 PM

Gorgeous finalist and congratulations Val.

2/28/2013 7:26:20 AM

Congrats Ms. Val on this ravishing red beauty!

2/28/2013 9:43:05 AM

Well titled and well done, Val! Congratulations!

2/28/2013 4:05:26 PM

Hi Miss Val.....wow what a lovely rose portrait & terrific title....they are sassy flowers for sure! Congratulations on Finalist!...

3/2/2013 3:51:31 PM

What a beauty! Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Val!!

3/4/2013 5:10:29 AM

What a great way to start a new year! Your award winning photographs go from Editor’s Pick to Finalist and hopefully to Gold.
CONGRATULATIONS for the month of January, 2013!

3/16/2013 11:53:17 AM