Inspiring Photo: Attack of the Killer Cholla #594188

Attack of the Killer Cholla

Uploaded: October 31, 2004 04:02:22

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Or... Halloween in the Desert
I don't really know what kind of cactus that is, but I'd like to. (Thanks to Marianne for identifying the cactus!)
Many changes in PSE, including levels, hues, and a borrowed moon.
F4, 1/1000, Superstition Mountain Range, Arizona.
Finalist
Re-entered 2007.10.14:MT (Kindred Spirits)

Comments

Rob Friedman October 31, 2004

Very cool and creative!! I love that! #183949

Michael Allen October 31, 2004

Great treatment, Debra.

I love the 'blacklight' color scheme.

Very cool! ..mike ;-]
#880396

Joy Brown October 31, 2004

Very, very cool! #880400

William C. Raco October 31, 2004

Wow, this is very nice!
Love all the color, the composition and the moon.
Superb work, Debra

bill #880453

Cathy Gregor October 31, 2004

Very cool. Great work with effects, Debra!
-cathy #880541

Eric Bancroft October 31, 2004

Cool and creative! But, where's the thing that ate Phoenix? #880557

S J October 31, 2004

Splendid image and effects, Debra! Way too cool! Happy Halloween! #880562

Duane Carter October 31, 2004

This is great, Debra!! Very good effects in creating an errie feeling, with colors, and nicely composed. #880662

Debra Booth October 31, 2004

Thanks Rob, Mike, Joy, Bill, Cathy, Eric, Sanjay, and Duane! I appreciate your wonderful comments very much! #880737

Terry R. Hatfield October 31, 2004

Woo We Debra!!Nice Ps Work Excellent Colors:-) #880790

Charlene Bayerle October 31, 2004

Awesome image and effects Debra!!!! #880851

Gloria B. Wood October 31, 2004

WOWl..what a great composition...fantastic color! Well done! #880887

Deborah C. Lewinson October 31, 2004

WOW, superb and awesome image, Debra, wonderful composition, colors, and effects!!!

Happy Halloween,
Debby #880987

Shirley L. Carpenter October 31, 2004

Excellent image Debra!! Beautiful!! HH!! #881381

Stephen Zacker October 31, 2004

Cool! I love the colors you ended up with! :-)

Happy Halloween! #881407

Wally Orlowsky October 31, 2004

Colorful and creepy, Debra. #881532

Debra Booth October 31, 2004

Happy Halloween, everybody! Thanks so much for your great comments, Terry, Charlene, Gloria, Debby, Shirley, Stephen, and Wally!! #881579

Sharon Day October 31, 2004

WOW Debra!!! I love this!!! Fantastic color and composition! I have over 500 postcards. I know I have one telling what kind of cactus that is. I'll look for it. #881614

Robert Goodman October 31, 2004

Beautiful Debra,Iron Mountain is always the first mountain in you see in the Supertition Range.Love that Az moon.looks Like you were on your way to Canyon Lake.Happy Halloween!!!!! #881616

Leonard Pierce October 31, 2004

Very beautiful image Debra and an excellent job with the effects!!! #881799

Darren K. Fisher October 31, 2004

Holly cow this is stunning and so very creative, I love the colors. This is a winner for sure. #882063

Anette Linnea Rasmussen October 31, 2004

Excellent work Debra, love it!

Best wishes Linnea #882093

Debra Booth November 01, 2004

Thanks for your many wonderful comments! I appreciate them so much especially since this is kind of a wild image for me to post! Have a great week, Sharon, Robert, Len, Darren, and Linnea! #882366

Janet Detota November 02, 2004

Looks like something from the X-files! Fabulous job!! #886078

Debra Booth November 02, 2004

Thanks very much, Janet!! I'm glad you like it. It was a lot of fun to play with. #886346

Kathleen K. Parker November 02, 2004

Very cool and fun!! Great coloring, Debra!!
kathleen #886653

Wendy M. Amdahl November 02, 2004

Wow Debra...I missed this photo! This is awesome. I just love it! It looks like it could be right off old Route 66. The colors are fab as well! #886928

Debra Booth November 04, 2004

Thanks so much, Kathleen and Wendy! I appreciate your comments very much! #889558

Terry R. Hatfield November 15, 2004

Congratulations On Your Finalist Debra!! #912018

Janet Detota November 15, 2004

Congratulations and good luck next round, Debra! #912253

William C. Raco November 15, 2004

Congratulations from me, also!!
Best of luck

bill #912377

Wendy M. Amdahl November 15, 2004

Super finalist Debra! Congrats! #912411

Ellen Peach November 15, 2004

Congratulatons, Debra...excellent work! #912422

Duane Carter November 15, 2004

Congratulations, Debra, the colors are just magnificent!!!! #912482

Cindy Paquette November 15, 2004

Fabulous and Congratulations!! #912752

Diane Addonizio November 15, 2004

Congratulations! #912753

cj patterson November 15, 2004

congrats!!! #912840

Darren K. Fisher November 15, 2004

OH YEA!! Congratulations On Your Finalist. #912927

Wally Orlowsky November 15, 2004

Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Debra! #912943

Jim Kinnunen November 15, 2004

Very, very artistic interpretation and use of PSE's effects!!! I love the end image!!! #912975

Marie Fields November 15, 2004

Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Debra! #913125

Julie Abston November 15, 2004

Congrats Debra!!! I LOVE this very artistic, unique and creative image!!! Great work!!! #913268

Deborah C. Lewinson November 15, 2004

Congratulations On Your Finalist, Debra!!

-debby #913319

Dale Ann Cubbage November 15, 2004

Congrats on your finalist!

da #913485

Debra Booth November 15, 2004

Thanks everybody!! I appreciate it!! #913612

Marianne S. Jensen November 16, 2004

Very cool! The cactus is "Cholla" (pronounced "choya"). #915295

Kathleen Clemons November 16, 2004

Congratulations to you, Debra! #915500

Debra Booth November 16, 2004

Thanks very much Marianne and Kathleen!

Marianne, thanks for providing the proper cactus name!! #915567

Donna W. Neal November 16, 2004

Congratulation and good luck with this wonderful image Debra. #915649

Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 16, 2004

Excellent work Debra!
Congrats on this finalist!

Best wishes Linnea #915823

Kelly Heaton November 16, 2004

Congratulations On Your Finalist! #915902

Karen Bacon November 16, 2004

Great manipulation Debra,congratulations! #916013

Cathy Barrows November 16, 2004

Congrats!...very cool #916129

Kathleen K. Parker November 16, 2004

Congratulations on your finalist, Debra!!
kathleen #916139

Karen Engelbreth November 16, 2004

Congratulations and best of luck, Debra! #916202

Wong Chek Poh November 16, 2004

Great job and superb color, Debra! Congratulations :) #916227

Peggy Wolff November 16, 2004

Very cool! Congtrats on your finalist! #916663

S J November 16, 2004

Congrats again, Debra! #916769

Susan T. Evans November 16, 2004

Congrats Debra, terrific #916985

Paul C. Gazzanigo November 16, 2004

Congratulations! #917260

Colette M. Metcalf November 16, 2004

Congratulations, Debra!!! #917495

Debra Booth November 16, 2004

Thanks very much for your wonderful words of congratulations, everybody!! I really appreciate it!! #918877

Kasia Elser November 17, 2004

Great shot! Congrats! #919424

Debra Booth November 17, 2004

Thanks so very much, Kasia!! #919834

Robert Goodman November 17, 2004

Congratulations to you Debra,on all your finalist.Cholla is also know as the jumping cactus!!!!! #920257

Susana Matos November 17, 2004

Congratulations, very nice!!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #921118

Debra Booth November 17, 2004

Thanks, Robert! I didn't know that these were jumping cacti, but they certainly look like they could jump at any minute! Thanks, Su!! I appreciate it! #922215

Jonna Bergström November 17, 2004

Congratulations! #922573

Debra Booth November 18, 2004

Thanks very much, Jonna!! #922754

Janice Forrest November 18, 2004

Great work. Congratulations. #923381

Sharon Day November 18, 2004

Congratulations on your finalist, Debra! I really thought this one was a winner! Absolutely gorgeous! I looked thru over 700 post cards tonight and can't fine the cactus identifier. I'll let you know if I find it! #924527

Debra Booth November 19, 2004

Thanks so much, Sharon! I'll have to admit that I was very hopeful about this one myself. Oh, well, another month, another chance!

I hope you haven't gone through all those post cards just to help me out. I really appreciate it, but Marianne and Robert have identified it as a Cholla cactus.

Thanks very much for your kind comments, Sharon!! #925429

Laura Clay-Ballard April 13, 2005

Now, how did I miss this one! I think this is my favorite. Absolutely Marvelous! #1252364

Debra Booth April 14, 2005

Thank you very much for your great comments, Laura!! #1253598

Lisa J. Boulden October 24, 2007

Very cool image, with great color!
--Lisa #4973899

Debra Booth October 24, 2007

Thank you very much, Lisa! #4973915

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