Feathered Protea [56455 Flowers ]
Uploaded: January 14, 2006 21:39:16
aperture f 5.6, shutter 1/60, lens- 50-mm, location-Maui,Hawaii. These protea actually looked like they had feathers as petals.
Crystal E. Berryman
January 14, 2006
Gunther Allen January 14, 2006
Thank you Chris. These plants are quite unique, almost alien looking. -G #2289908
Janine Russell
January 14, 2006
Gunther Allen January 14, 2006
Thank you you for your comment Janine! -G #2289947
Jill Odice
January 14, 2006
Gunther Allen January 14, 2006
Thank you Jill. I've been going throught a dry spell, so I hope you're right! Happy New Year to you! -G #2289964Leanne M.E. Boyd January 15, 2006
Amazing detail, Gunther! #2290077
Linda D. Lester
January 15, 2006
Gunther Allen January 15, 2006
Thank you so much Linda and Leanne. Your comments really make my day! -G #2291244
Linda D. Lester
February 21, 2006
Cathy Barrows February 21, 2006
Congrats on your finalists...weird but cool #2445734Gunther Allen February 21, 2006
Wow - thank you Linda and Cathy! It is a very weird and beautiful flower. I wonder if the plant swallowed a bird or something?? -G #2446404Steven Gunnerson February 21, 2006
Congratulations Gunther!!! #2446442Kathy Shogren February 21, 2006
Great find here Gunther. I've never seen anything like it. Congrats as a finalist! #2447125
Terry L. Ellis
February 21, 2006
Gunther Allen February 21, 2006
Thank you Terry, Kathy and Steven! I appreciate your comments! #2450300
Robert Mann
February 21, 2006
Jill Flynn February 21, 2006
AMAZING! Congratulations on another great finalist Gunther! #2450597Gunther Allen February 21, 2006
Thanks so much Jill and Robert! :-) #2450762
Claudia Kuhn
February 22, 2006
Heather L. Jacks February 22, 2006
Such a unique subject...wonderful color and texture. Congratulations! #2452827Cliff Berinsky February 23, 2006
We are so used to seeing oversaturated flowers being posted. It is nice to see such a good floral shot with subdued lighting and color. #2458833
Guy D. Biechele
February 23, 2006
Tammy Scott February 24, 2006
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist! I just love the coloring on this! #2463470Gunther Allen February 24, 2006
All your comments mean so much and help to encourge! -G #2463569
Claudia Kuhn
February 25, 2006
Phillip D. Minnis February 25, 2006
Gunther, congratulations on your 2nd place win! A beautiful image - so soft - wonderful colours. Cheers, Phil #2466511Sharon Day February 25, 2006
Big congratulations on your 2nd place win, Gunther!!! WTG!!! #2466680Renee Doyle February 25, 2006
Fantastic Gunther!!! Congratulations on this well deserved 2nd place win!Phillip D. Minnis February 25, 2006
Once again, Congratulations! #2466835Tammy Scott February 25, 2006
YEAH! Congratulations on this great win! #2466848Deborah Sandidge February 25, 2006
Beautifully detailed, amazingly featherlike, Gunther - congratulations! #2466924Cathy Barrows February 25, 2006
WTG...this is such a cool flower #2467099
Linda D. Lester
February 25, 2006
Michael Robichaud February 25, 2006
Congrats on your 2nd place winner. So delicate, I'm still looking for the bird. #2467244Linda Proctor February 25, 2006
Congratulations Gunther !!! Amazing flower!! #2467249Kathy Shogren February 25, 2006
Congrats Gunther on this well-deserved winner! #2467272Jill Flynn February 25, 2006
Congratulations on your win Gunther! #2467277Sylvia Rossler February 25, 2006
Never saw such a beautiful flower like this and I like feathers, so for sure this is a well deserved winner Gunther ! Big congrats :O) #2467298Gunther Allen February 25, 2006
WOW! Thank you all so much for your kind well wishes and congrats. They are so very much appreciated! I love photographing flowers because I love gardening. Even though there are so many floral shots submitted at BetterPhoto, I try to see if I can somehow find something unique and different. It happened to be that I found this plant on a bikeride down the volcano Mt. Haleakala in Maui. Hardly a ride and more like coasting down for two hours. I happened by a garden with these incredible proteas. I guess they are unique to a certain climate that Maui Offers. Anyways, Thank You everyone! -Gunther #2467388Steven Gunnerson February 25, 2006
Congratulations Gunther!!! #2467738Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006
Congratulations on this AWESOME winning image! ** big smile ** #2467781Cliff Berinsky February 25, 2006
Gunther: Congratulations on your win. I thought that I would be seeing this one on the winners' page. #2467913
Terry L. Ellis
February 25, 2006
Casey A. Hanson February 25, 2006
Such a unique and interesting looking flower....beautifully captured, Gunther. Congratulations on your win! :0) #2468292
Evy Johansen
February 25, 2006
Corinne M. Thompson February 25, 2006
Well deserved win...Congrats :) #2468629Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 25, 2006
Outstanding winning image, congratulations!!! Very nice Gunther!! #2468645Donna W. Neal February 26, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding winner Gunther! #2470184Katherine Kuhn February 26, 2006
Beautiful shot of a plant of truly bird-like looks, Gunther! Congratulations on your outstanding 2nd place win! What a find (I love the color too!)!! #2470528Leanne M.E. Boyd February 26, 2006
Congratulations Gunther! #2470748Murry Grigsby February 26, 2006
Congrats on your super image and win Gunther!! #2471121Gunther Allen February 26, 2006
I would like to thank each and everyone for your comments. Mahalo!! #2471437Wally Orlowsky February 27, 2006
Congratulations on this stunning winner, Gunther! #2473708lyn winans March 01, 2006
Big congrats Gunther, absolutely gorgeous !! #2482283Laura Clay-Ballard March 25, 2006
this image popped up when I logged onto the bp home page. I just wanted to tell you, again, how beautiful I think this is! #2574634Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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