Inspiring Photo: Only U #634032

Only U

Uploaded: December 01, 2004 00:04:32

Description

When I looked up and saw U in the morning light, I knew I had to capture that smile.

Comments

Donna Roberts December 01, 2004

LOL - this is just brilliant and very clever wording Dan.
You have a real flair for presenting an unusual view of signage!
Love it
:-)
Donna (from "downunder") #192962

Tracy D. Siermachesky December 01, 2004

Very cool closeup, Dan! It actually does appear to be smiling. Great composition by the way. #947655

Ronda Chatelle December 01, 2004

ok..this is awesome! Creatively assembled from every aspect. What an inspiring way to see "U"-- #947659

Jordi Delgado December 01, 2004

Wondeful capture, Dan!! Great detail and textures!!! Love it!!

:-)) #947664

Danilo Piccioni December 01, 2004

I bet in the evening the smile is even brighter! LOL
Great compo, and it even comes with a free poem! #947673

S J December 01, 2004

What a shot to start the month with, Dan! Great EYE to spot and capture such beautiful object!!! Great work! I love it a lot! #947678

Anette Linnea Rasmussen December 01, 2004

Thank you Dan;-) Love the shot and the title too, nicely done!

Best wishes from Linnea #947715

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 01, 2004

Hi Dan, this is a great simple, yet outstanding image. Very nice work!! The shadows work well and I like the comp. #947720

Donald K. Cherry December 01, 2004

Very nice abstract still life, Dan! Good luck in the November judging...you had some really killer shots! #947734

Paul Michko December 01, 2004

"Can make my dreams come true, only "U"." Sorry, you got that song in my head now, so everyone should :) Great capture and composition, Dan. #947749

Alan L. Borror December 01, 2004

Wonderful, Dan! Well seen and composed. Great title and lead-in, too! #947760

Janet L. Skinner December 01, 2004

And to U too!! Great shot, Dan!!! #947775

Allan L. Whitehead December 01, 2004

"Only you, can make all this change in me, for it's true, you are my destiny, eh…"

Marvelous macro, Dan, I love the composition, the coloring and the over-all imagry. Very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan
#947777

Carolyn M. Fletcher December 01, 2004

Exceptional shot and great idea!! Now Allan's got me wanting to add the next line of lyrics. But I'll restrain myself. #947780

Colleen Braun December 01, 2004

great capture...
U are my destiny, couldn't resist #947787

Diane Addonizio December 01, 2004

Great eye, Dan!! Nicely captured! #947881

Wally Orlowsky December 01, 2004

Great eye, imagination, and execution, Dan. Just think, if you had seen "W", it would have been twice the fun ;) #947888

Cathy Gregor December 01, 2004

Super abstract, Dan! (as usual)
-cathy #947922

Cindy Paquette December 01, 2004

Tongue and Cheek title! Wow...what a fantastic abstract Dan! Love the placement of the "U"...the blue bg is fabulous for that letter and I also love that there appears to be leaves shadowed within the letter!!! #947975

Claudia Kuhn December 01, 2004

THis is great Dan, with the shadows and blue background. Good eye! #948028

Michael Allen December 01, 2004

Twenty-five more to go in the series, Dan. LOL

Nice framing, great 'U'. ..mike ;-] #948040

Joy Brown December 01, 2004

Terrific! #948053

Amy N. Cappelli December 01, 2004

Awww, I love "U"
this is great, such an "U"pbeat way to kick off December. #948121

Sharon Day December 01, 2004

Terrific shot, Dan!!! Wonderful color and composition! U did a great job! #948130

Patty Razonable December 01, 2004

Excellent capture, Dan! #948139

Patricia A. Kuniega December 01, 2004

Only U can make this world seem right
Only U can make the darkness bright...

Love the light, lines and shadows! It's a real Up beat image!
#948226

Donna J. Taff December 01, 2004

Fantastic image, Dan!!!!! And I love everyone's singing today!!!! I would jump right in but I even type off key!!! #948430

Margot Petrowski December 01, 2004

Very Clever, Dan!! I love it!! #948488

Murry Grigsby December 01, 2004

Nice image and words as usual Dan! Where most see a "U" the photographer sees a smile :0) #948496

Nobu Nagase December 01, 2004

U r the man!!!
Excellent work!!! #948513

Jill Flynn December 01, 2004

Great shot and use of shadows Dan. You have a good eye. #948528

Mellanie December 01, 2004

Wonderful composition and color, Dan! Terrific! #948555

cj patterson December 01, 2004

cool shot...and love that title! excellent eye Dan!! #948567

Jessica McCollam December 01, 2004

FANTASTIC DAN!!! #948593

Stacey M December 01, 2004

"U" Rock Dan!!! (couldn't resist) #948685

Stan Kwasniowski December 01, 2004

Dan, with your photography, we dont have a chance. lol j/k, very nice and thoughtfully done

Stan Kwasniowski #948713

Marcie A. Fowler December 01, 2004

"U" are amazing!! What a fabulous and fun image you've created here. Great capture of light, shadows, lines and curves. And once again great job on a creative by-line to go with the image. OUTSTANDING!!! #948752

Debbie Fleri December 01, 2004

GREAT IMAGE,,,I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON LEARNING SOMETHING FROM "U"...

DEBBIE : ) #948774

saeed shahin kia December 01, 2004

Terrific image, Dan! #948807

Brinn MacDougall December 01, 2004

Can U handle one more comment?..lol..what a way to start of the month..another wonderful shot! #948823

Paul C. Gazzanigo December 01, 2004

This is a home run, Dan! #948833

Karma Wilson December 01, 2004

This is way cool. Love the title!

Karma #948862

Kathleen K. Parker December 01, 2004

VERY thoughtful...image and text....very.
kathleen #949044

Kip T. Berger December 01, 2004

Like the use of shadows and horizontal lines Dan! Sorry I missed commenting on this sooner. #949051

Dan Holm December 01, 2004

Donna, Tracy, Ronda, Jordi, Danilo, Sanjay, Linnea, Donna P., Donald, Paul, Alan, Janet, Allan, Carolyn, Colleen, Diane, Wally, Cathy, Cindy, Claudia, Michael, Joy, Amy, Sharon, Patty, Patricia, Donna T., Margot, Murry, Nobi, Jill, Mellanie, C.J., Jessica M., Stacey, Stan, Marcie, Debbie, Saeed, Brinn, Paul, Karma, Kathleen and Kip: Thank you all VERY much! I genuinely appreciate your kind feedback and comments!! #949148

Terry R. Hatfield December 01, 2004

Excellent Title And Capture Dan:-) #949162

Mary K. Robison December 01, 2004

Oh, Dan ~ "...the magic that you do..."

GREAT title and story, for a well-seen and VERY well-shot image! #949173

Darren K. Fisher December 01, 2004

U always seem to find just the right composition and then U put some wonderful words with it, to take it over the top. #949192

Dan Holm December 01, 2004

Thanks so much, Terry and Mary!! I truly appreciate it! #949193

Wendy Stevenson December 01, 2004

U have captured the essence of pun!! Very clever Dan - a really fun shot!! #949259

Deborah Lewinson December 01, 2004

Only U can may artwork out of something that most of us just pass by, excellent, Dan!!!!

-Debby #949329

Jennifer Rennison December 01, 2004

What an excellent find, capture and wording...Fabulous image, Dan! #949346

Dan Holm December 01, 2004

Thank you, Wendy, Debby and Jennifer!! I appreciate it very much! #949369

Brenda W. LaFleur December 01, 2004

Dan, I have to tell you that I've come to look forward to your daily post. Again, you do not disappoint! This is so clever. Very nice job! #949390

Leonard Pierce December 01, 2004

Another fantastic image Dan, U R the GR8est! #949411

Phil Sauvey December 01, 2004

Dan,

Wonderful detail! I like how the lighting effects are captured here. Again, wonderful detail as usual! U did a great job! #949423

Dan Holm December 01, 2004

Thanks so VERY much for your generous feedback and encouraging comments, Brenda, Len and Phillip!! I do appreciate it! #949469

Patricia Marroquin December 01, 2004

How come no one has asked what this was a part of? :-) Is this from Universal City Walk, Dan? I loooove Nobi's comment. U da man, Dan! :-) This is great! #949503

Dan Holm December 02, 2004

Thanks so very much, Patricia! I appreciate it! ... Yup! It's the sign above the movie theaters at Universal Citywalk! Somehow, I KNEW you'd know that! ;) #949508

Patricia Marroquin December 02, 2004

;-) #949514

Patrick Campbell December 03, 2004

Great job, as U-sual, Dan. #952460

Janet Detota December 03, 2004

So clever! #952621

Stephen Zacker December 03, 2004

Very creative. Great title! #952642

Evy Johansen December 03, 2004

U are very clever, Dan..... Wonderful image! #953217

Dan Holm December 04, 2004

Patricia, Patrick, Janet, Stephen and Evy: Thanks so much! I appreciate it! #953294

Kevin Nugent December 04, 2004

Great image! Very sharp and nice composition! #954885

Dan Holm December 08, 2004

Thank you, Kevin! I appreciate your feedback! #959999

Candice C. Calhoun December 08, 2004

I love the depth of this and the humor made me laugh out loud...you are one very funny guy!

Candice #961127

Susan T. Evans December 09, 2004

awesome Dan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so simple, love it!!! #963324

Dan Holm December 09, 2004

Thanks so VERY much, Candice and Susan!! I appreciate it! #963360

S J January 17, 2005

Congratulations again on this beautiful and well deserving FINALIST, Dan!! Good luck in the next round of judging!! #1040440

Jessica McCollam January 17, 2005

CONGRATS!!!! Best of luck, Dan!:) #1040473

Donna Roberts January 17, 2005

I may have been the first to say how great this was.... but I won't be the last to say "CONGRATULATIONS DAN"
:-)
Donna (from "downunder") #1040672

Stanley J. Contrades January 18, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS, Dan, on your win
and Good Luck in the next round!!
Much Aloha,
Stan
#1040766

Jonna Bergström January 18, 2005

Congratulations!!! #1040849

Jordi Delgado January 18, 2005

"U" are an inspiration, Dan!! Congratulations for this finalist!!!

:-)) #1040899

Patty Razonable January 18, 2005

Thats a "ditto" with Jordi!!! Congratulations, Dan!!! #1041119

Kip T. Berger January 18, 2005

Congratulations again Dan!!! :) (Y) #1041139

Amy N. Cappelli January 18, 2005

Congratulations! this one always makes me smile, so happy to see it again :-) #1041820

Tom Andersen January 18, 2005

Congratulations on another finalist, Dan! #1041955

Patrick Campbell January 18, 2005

Congrats Dan! #1041956

Candice C. Calhoun January 18, 2005

Excellent finalist! Congratulations...

ccc #1042354

Patricia A. Kuniega January 18, 2005

U be the man! Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Dan! Good luck! #1042364

Paul C. Gazzanigo January 18, 2005

Fabulous! Very happy to see this here... Congratulations! #1042757

Brenda W. LaFleur January 18, 2005

Congrats to U! #1042762

Paul Michko January 18, 2005

Congrats, Dan. #1042974

Nobu Nagase January 18, 2005

U Whoo!!!
Congratulations, Dan!!! #1043537

Wendy Stevenson January 18, 2005

I just NU this would make it!! Congrats on U'R finalist and best of luck on the next round!!! #1043561

Mata Patan January 18, 2005

This is the most original photo and title of your gallery! This has to win!!! #1043879

Denys January 18, 2005

Yes yoU have Great Eyes! Very, Very Well deserving finalist, Dan! #1044223

Donna J. Taff January 18, 2005

Congrat's again, Dan!!! #1044370

Roger D. Meador January 18, 2005

Very much deserved, Dan. Congratulations. #1044446

Murry Grigsby January 18, 2005

Congrats again Dan! #1044550

Cindy Paquette January 18, 2005

Ever amazing and ever creative...Congratulations again Dan for this wonderful image!!! #1044600

Noel Baebler January 18, 2005

Yet another striking image! Congratulations, Dan! #1044882

Marie Fields January 18, 2005

Congratulations on all of your terrific finalist images, Dan! Best of luck in the next round! #1045162

Deborah Lewinson January 18, 2005

Congrats again Dan, on another awesome work!

Best of Luck,
Debby #1045251

Diane Addonizio January 18, 2005

Congratulations !!! #1045910

Jennifer Rennison January 18, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist, Dan! #1046757

Debra Booth January 19, 2005

Thanks, Dan, for sharing that smile! Congratulations again! #1047243

Colette M. Metcalf January 19, 2005

Congrats again, Dan!!! #1047491

Robin L. Wehrman January 19, 2005

Congratulations again on this outstanding finalist, Dan!!! #1048023

Stan Kwasniowski January 19, 2005

Dan, Congratulations

Stan Kwasniowski #1048344

Terry R. Hatfield January 19, 2005

Congratulations On Your Finalist Dan!!! #1049112

Eric Highfield January 22, 2005

Your ability to see the art in things like this is beyond me. Congratualtions on ANOTHER great finalist! #1057264

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

You & 1

Love It!

Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Dan Holm.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.

My Profile

My Photo Shows

My Photos

My BetterPholio

My Messages

My Courses

Description

Comments

Get Constructive Critiques

Did You Know?