Inspiring Photo: Red Rocks! #579182

Red Rocks!

Uploaded: October 20, 2004 00:11:59

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I found some rocks and arranged them in a simple pattern. As the day wore on, they came to life.

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Jordi Delgado October 20, 2004

There's magic in your pictures and this one's here to show us that magic in full color, Dan!!!

:-) #180182

Dan Holm October 20, 2004

You did it again my friend - simple, detailed, colorful and wonderful!

Lucia De Giovanni
#857951

Pu Chen October 20, 2004

Love that red. You can make bunch of rock look really cool. Great work, Dan! #857956

Chris Malcolm October 20, 2004

Most exellent Dan! I like the way everything is placed and the lines that the shadows have created. Very well thought out and very nicely executed. Neat! #857957

S J October 20, 2004

Wow! Great arrangement and capture, Dan! Simple but the clarity, lighting and colors...all outstanding on this fantastic shot!!!! You know how much I love abstract shots and this one is over the top of my list!! Very well done, my friend! #857960

Karen Lewis-Gunn October 20, 2004

Amazing work Dan. Who would have thought rocks could look so great!
So simple yet so punchy! Well done! #857964

Donna Roberts October 20, 2004

What a clever idea. You really know how to push the boundaries of your imagination and allow yourself to dream up exciting new images like these!
Excellent stuff!
:-)
Donna (from "downunder") #857965

Mary K. Robison October 20, 2004

Your ability to take the "simplest" things in Life and turn them into Art amazes me, Dan. This is marvelous! Love those shadows on that brilliant red! #857989

Joy Brown October 20, 2004

Fantastic work, Dan!!! #857990

Donald K. Cherry October 20, 2004

Unique abstract, Dan! #857991

Paul Michko October 20, 2004

Very cool abstract, Dan. I love the simple image and your incredible creativity. #857998

Danilo Piccioni October 20, 2004

At a first look these rocks looked to me like potatoes instead, but then....
very creative and colorful.
love the long shadows.

Danilo #858011

Alan L. Borror October 20, 2004

Simple but a very creative photo, Dan!!! Another excellent shot. #858036

Carolyn M. Fletcher October 20, 2004

Just amazing, Dan!! Wow!! #858041

Rob Friedman October 20, 2004

What a fanstastic abstract!! Very creative Dan! #858110

Bonnie C. Lackey October 20, 2004

Just super, Dan! #858131

Gianna Stadelmyer October 20, 2004

I wish I had your eye for these bold, graphic images! I love the strong red as the background for the strong lighting casting those nice, dark shadows. The rocks provide wonderful repitition and pattern and are interesting individually with their own unique textures and slight color variations. Well done!!!! #858174

Colette M. Metcalf October 20, 2004

Outstanding, Dan!!!! #858182

Donna J. Taff October 20, 2004

Great shot, Dan!!!!!! #858186

Dean Sandifer October 20, 2004

This Rocks! Nice work and beautiful image. #858388

Terry R. Hatfield October 20, 2004

Excellent Set Up And Image Dan!! #858455

Cathy Gregor October 20, 2004

Very clever Dan! Very nice abstract!
-cathy #858516

Mellanie October 20, 2004

Great abstract, Dan! I love the colors and the shadows! #858595

Michael Allen October 20, 2004

Magic is always easy; once someone shows you the trick. ...

Wonderful abstract. Love the color and shadows.

Nicely composed, Dan. ..mike ;-]
#858875

Anette Linnea Rasmussen October 20, 2004

Great job Dan, I really like this image!
Beautifully done!

Best wishes Linnea #858896

Kathryn (Love) Scheet October 20, 2004

very cool iamge Dan!! neat composition, and the rocks texture is adds a lot #858898

Dale Gast October 20, 2004

You have a way with these abstracts!!! Simply wonderful, Dan!!! #858999

Judy S. Fung October 20, 2004

What a neat image, Dan! Very creative! #859032

Brinn MacDougall October 20, 2004

Add me to the list..love it, Dan..has a 3-D look to it..another fab. creation!! #859106

Ellen Peach October 20, 2004

Awesome creativity & image, Dan!!! #859121

Michael Khoury October 20, 2004

thoughtful and creative composition dan #859270

Wally Orlowsky October 20, 2004

Clever concept, well executed, Dan ... love the translucent glow of the top rocks. #859322

Cindy Cone October 20, 2004

Wonderful concept! You have such a gift for making the ordinary look extraordinary. Well done! #859395

Noel Baebler October 20, 2004

Great idea, Dan! #859405

Roger D. Meador October 20, 2004

I'll make a simple understatement---this is really good. #859407

Wendy M. Amdahl October 20, 2004

Very cool shot Dan...but I too thought they looked like pototoes at first. Ha! Then I looked a little closer. Great design elements! #859440

Carol Brill October 20, 2004

I like your offbeat composition here with the symmetrical patterns and slanted diagonal lines offset by those dazzling red tones, Dan! #859460

Amy N. Cappelli October 20, 2004

I think everyone else has said what I wanted to say already. Great work, just fantastic! The red is incredible.
I had a design teacher who had a facination with toilet plungers and made us sit through many lessons about the beauty of the plunger. now if he had presented them the way you have presented these simple rocks- making them so dynamic- I would indeed hold the toilet plunger on a pedestal. #859537

Deborah C. Lewinson October 20, 2004

Stunning, Dan, excellent pattern, textures, and contrasts, an eyecatcher!

-debby #859538

Dan Holm October 20, 2004

Jordi, Lucia, Pu, Chris, Sanjay, Karen, Donna, Mary, Joy, Donald, Paul, Danilo, Alan, Carolyn, Rob, Bonnie, Jan, Colette, Donna, Dean, Terry, Cathy, Mellanie, Michael, Linnea, Kathryn, Dale, Judy, Brinn, Ellen, Michael, Wally, Cindy, Noel, Roger, Wendy, Carol, Amy and Debby: Thank you all SO much for your generous feedback and kind comments! I truly appreciate it! #859614

Stephen Zacker October 20, 2004

Very creative and well done! #859713

Diane Addonizio October 20, 2004

FANTASTIC!! #859790

Marie Fields October 20, 2004

Terrific image, Dan! Very Creative!!! #859800

Dan Holm October 20, 2004

Thank you very much, Stephen, Diane and Marie! I truly appreciate your feedback! #859818

Debbie Fleri October 20, 2004

Red is one of my favorite colors second only to greens...and as you know when someone comments on one of my shots I always visit their gallery and I have visited yours a number of times to always find something AMAZING,,,and here it is this great shot of two of my favorite things,,,rocks and red,,,i love the shadows too,,,thanks for your note on my red Mums...i always appreciate your comments...thanks again,,,Debbie : ) #859824

William C. Raco October 20, 2004

Very very nice, Dan.
As I sit here watching the Sox-Yankee game, the first thing I thought of, from the thumbnail, was that this was a bat rack.
Imagine my surprise ;-)
Beautiful image!

bill #859845

Dan Holm October 20, 2004

Thanks so much, Debbie and Bill! I'm glad you like it and truly appreciate your feedback! #859849

Brenda W. LaFleur October 20, 2004

Dan, this rocks! :) Really a great concept and image. I'm thoroughly impressed. #859922

Dan Holm October 20, 2004

Thank you, Brenda! I appreciate it! #859988

Kip T. Berger October 20, 2004

Great Idea and implementation of the concept. The red is definitely catching, and I like the symetry of the stone arrangement, enhanced by the rounded shadows. Keep up the great work! #860001

Dan Holm October 20, 2004

Thanmks, Kip!! I'm glad you like it! #860013

Michelle R. Kovach October 21, 2004

Very cool Dan! Love the composition, colors & shadows!
Wonderfully done!
Have a great day!
Michelle #860700

April Bryant October 21, 2004

What an excellent and creative idea!
A. #860820

Susan C. Barnes October 21, 2004

How creative of you, Dan. Did you take different shots throughout the day to see how they changed with the passing sun? If you did, I'd like to see more. Great shot!! #861586

Dan Holm October 21, 2004

Thank you very much, Michelle, April and Susan! I truly appreciate your feedback and comments! ... #861589

Janet Detota October 22, 2004

This is extremely cool! Took me a few seconds to realize what it was! #863400

Dan Holm October 22, 2004

Thanks, Janet!! I'm glad you like it! #863454

Evy Johansen October 22, 2004

Wonderful abstract, Dan! Very creative and a great work! #863640

Karen Engelbreth October 23, 2004

WOW - what a wonderful shot, Dan! #863983

Dan Holm October 23, 2004

Thank you very, VERY much, Evy and Karen!! I sincerely appreciate it! #863986

Patricia A. Kuniega November 12, 2004

There's magic in these rocks Dan! And they certainly have taken on a life of their own! Great creative vision and execution. Congratulations on your POTD!! #904714

Gerda Grice November 12, 2004

Wow, this is a real stunner, Dan! Outstanding! The colours are glorious and the design is excellent! Great Work. Many congratulations on your POTD! #904716

Nancy Grace Chen November 12, 2004

Excellent pattern and clarity here, Dan! Congrats on your POTD.

Nancy #904717

Stanley J. Contrades November 12, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS, Dan, on this image being picked as today's POTD! Very well done!!
Aloha,
Stan #904721

Danilo Piccioni November 12, 2004

Congratulations Dan! for your POTD!! #904729

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thanks, Patricia, Gerda, Nancy, Stan and Danilo! I sincerely appreciate it!! ... Unfortunately, I haven't been receiving the POTD from BP...could someone pls forward this edition to me? ... #904735

Leanne M.E. Boyd November 12, 2004

Somehow, I missed this shot. This is real cool. Congratulations Dan, on your POTD! #904738

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thank you so much, Leanne!! I appreciate it! #904741

Susie Peek-Swint November 12, 2004

Very cool graphic shot Dan ~ many congrats on a well-deserved POTD! #904744

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thanks Susan! I appreciate your support! #904755

Carol Brill November 12, 2004

Great to see this shot again, Dan, congratulations on your POTD! #904758

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thank you, Carol!! I appreciate it! #904762

Penny Steiner November 12, 2004

Glad this became POTD, Dan...I missed it the first time and it is such a good pattern shot. Love the angle. Congratulations!!!!

#904764

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thank you so much, Penny!! I appreciate your feedback! #904771

Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 12, 2004

A big congratulations on your photo of the day win!! Great image- as always!!! #904773

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thank you, Donna!! I appreciate it! #904775

Denys November 12, 2004

Beauty in simplicity is very hard but for you it is too easy, Dan ! Great work ! Excellent! Bravo! #904778

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thanks so much, Denys! I appreciate your feedback and support! #904780

Bob Cammarata November 12, 2004

P.O.D.!!! WOW!
Great work, and many congrats Dan!
Bob #904804

Paul Michko November 12, 2004

Congrats on the POTD. I told you it was incredibly creative, Dan. #904809

Kathleen Clemons November 12, 2004

Congrats to you, Dan! #904814

Allan L. Whitehead November 12, 2004

Dan, I don't know how I missed this the first time around, because I certainly woud have commented on its creativity. Congratulations on this "POTD" selection. It is very richly deserved, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #904824

Diane Dupuis November 12, 2004

Congrats Dan on this fantastic shot and your POTD!! Well deserved! #904867

Dorothy Neumann November 12, 2004

What a long list of congratulatory messages, Dan! Well deserved! #904869

Kathryn (Love) Scheet November 12, 2004

congratulations on POTD!! #904887

Charlene Bayerle November 12, 2004

Congratulations Dan....well deserved!!!!!! #904905

Scott Pedersen November 12, 2004

Very cool shot. Like how you arranged them. #905060

Deborah C. Lewinson November 12, 2004

Congratulations on your POTD, Dan!!

-Debby #905081

Joy M. Holster November 12, 2004

Cool shot! Congrats on POTD! #905129

Wally Orlowsky November 12, 2004

Congratulations on POTD, Dan. #905154

Kathleen K. Parker November 12, 2004

WOW!!! Way to go, Dan!!! Congratulations on the Photo of the Day!!
kathleen #905162

William C. Raco November 12, 2004

Congratulations, Dan!!
This is very striking and well taken.
Very much deserving of the POTD recognition.

bill #905163

Patty Razonable November 12, 2004

Congrats on your POTD!! Very creative! Keep up the good work :-) #905184

Wendy M. Amdahl November 12, 2004

Congrats on this POTD Dan! #905223

Phillip A. Flusche November 12, 2004

Cool! Great shot. Very imaginative. But shouldn't it have been "Rocks on Red" or "Rocks and Red" since the rocks are not red, but the background is. I was expecting some red rocks #905248

Dale Ann Cubbage November 12, 2004

Wow, Dan, at the end of this gigantic thread, let me say this is a great graphic image! Very strong! Congrats on your POTD, well deserved!

da #905265

Darren K. Fisher November 12, 2004

No surprise to see your name in the POD it is about time. They sure did pick one awesome image. The red wow, and those shadows get another wow. Very creative and well captured Dan, Congrats to you. #905274

Wendy Stevenson November 12, 2004

Dan your artistry is absolutely astounding. Excellent graphics and superbly executed. A big congrats to you for your POTD win!!! #905279

Karen Engelbreth November 12, 2004

Congrats on this well-deserved POTD, Dan! #905294

Sharon Day November 12, 2004

Congratulations, Dan!!! Fantastic shot! I don't know how I missed that one the 1st time around! Very creative!!! #905338

Lucia De Giovanni November 12, 2004

I knew I was going to see this again (and again, I hope!) - congrats Dan! #905383

Evy Johansen November 12, 2004

Hi Dan - Many congratulations on a well deserved POTD win! #905431

Carol Engstrom November 12, 2004

Cool shot, Dan. Congrats on your POTD!! #905506

Dale Gast November 12, 2004

Congrats on your POTD, Dan!!! Very creative shot!!!! #905514

bob cornelison November 12, 2004

And I thought they were some sort of homemade bread! Congrats on potd! Great shot!
~:O) #905523

Dolores Neilson November 12, 2004

Love the play of shadows and light, Dan!! Big congrats on your potd today!! Woo hooooo! #905663

Kathleen R. Struckle November 12, 2004

Awesome image Dan!! I thought they were mushrooms.I love it!! Congrats on POTD! Way to go!!! #905675

Janet Detota November 12, 2004

Congratulations on this fabulous capture, Dan! #905687

Mary-Ella Bowles November 12, 2004

Your Red Rocks really ROCK!! This is a winner in every way, Dan - congrats on this most deserving POTD! #905739

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thank you ALL so very much!! I appreciate you comments and support very much! #905753

Terry R. Hatfield November 12, 2004

Congratulations On Your POTD Dan,Very Good Job:-) #905779

Monika Sapek November 12, 2004

The play of color and shadows here work very well, Dan! Striking image. Many congratulations on your POTD!
Monika
#906000

Pu Chen November 12, 2004

Glad to see this again. Congratulations, Dan! #906044

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thanks so very much! I sincerely appreciate your kind and supportive comments! #906301

Phil Sauvey November 12, 2004

Well deserved POTD Dan! Keep up the great work!! #906603

Dan Holm November 12, 2004

Thanks so much, Phillip! I appreciate your support! #906609

November 13, 2004

Great work Dan. #907640

Ed Heaton November 13, 2004

Hi Dan,
Awesome job!

Congrats on POTD! #907926

Brenda W. LaFleur November 14, 2004

Hey, Dan! Sorry I'm so late to give you a congrats on your POTD. I've been out of town for the weekend and just now catching up on email notices. Lovet his image and love your style. Congrats again! #909191

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