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Dahlia 'Preference' captured at Lanhydrock House.

Back to floral shots today as it is my birthday tomorrow and Nick and I shall be out all day, trying out a new limited edition Pentax lens I have treated myself to. Just hope the light is reasonable.

Thank you all for recent comments and votes.

Best wishes
Carole

Brand:Pentax
Camera:Pentax K-r
Lens:TAMRON SP AF 90mm F2.8 Check out Totally Tamron!
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:6 Oct 2012 - 2:22 PM
Focal Length:90mm
Aperture:f/11.0
Shutter Speed:1/100sec
Exposure Comp:-0.7
ISO:400
Exposure Mode:Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
Flash:Off, Did not fire
White Balance:Auto
Title:My 'Preference'
Username:Rolepics Rolepics
Uploaded:9 Jan 2013 - 1:16 PM
Tags:Close-up / macro, Dahlia, Digitally manipulated, Flowers & plants
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Votes:93

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WhiteRose1
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:39 PM
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Beautifully presented, Carole. Happy birthday for tomorrow, hope it all goes well.

Dave

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ChiliMan
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:42 PM
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My WORD. Hands down, one of THE most stellar floral portraits I have EVER seen, Carole.

Happy Birthday in advance!

Andrew Smile

Meheecho
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:42 PM
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A delicate and lovely image
Have a great day tomorrow
Steve

EAS
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:43 PM
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Delicious!Grin

Many Happy Returns come tomorrow.

Ann

christinecilia
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:44 PM
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wow lovely photo like from me. christineGrinGrinGrinGrin

PattiW
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:50 PM
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Absolutely gorgeous! I love it! Patti SmileSmileSmile

nonur
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9 Jan 2013 - 1:57 PM
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Happy birthday with the new lens, hope you'll enjoy both tomorrow! A gorgeous dahlia shot, so well done as usual!

sweetpea62
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9 Jan 2013 - 2:24 PM
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Stunning,and beautiful..Lin

CarolG
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9 Jan 2013 - 2:27 PM
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Absolutely stunning, Carole, and well worthy of the awards, and more. Happy birthday for tomorrow, and have a wonderful day Smile Carol

Last Modified By CarolG at 9 Jan 2013 - 2:27 PM
SUE118
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9 Jan 2013 - 2:35 PM
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Superb image and happy birthday for tomorrow, good luck with the lens, have fun.

NaturesHaven
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9 Jan 2013 - 2:39 PM
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So beautiful and well presented.......GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

Gerryrys
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9 Jan 2013 - 3:34 PM
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Beautiful Carole. Like a fine oil painting.

Happy birthday tomorrow. Mine on Friday. Smile

Gerry

Last Modified By Gerryrys at 9 Jan 2013 - 3:35 PM
boov
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9 Jan 2013 - 3:38 PM
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Superlative

Niknut
Niknut (e2 Member)
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9 Jan 2013 - 4:09 PM
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Gorgeous shot !!...faultless quality.......

Enjoy your day tomorrow Carole.........

TrevBatWCC
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9 Jan 2013 - 4:25 PM
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First of all, Happy Birthday for tomorrow, Carole, hope it's a good one! Grin
This a cracking capture, and combined with the beautiful presentation, makes it a winner with me, and I'm just going to have to part with my UA....Wink
Trev Smile

Last Modified By TrevBatWCC at 9 Jan 2013 - 4:25 PM
alsoppdigitalart
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:12 PM
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Wow top class capture, the detail is amazing so well presented. many happy returns for tomorrow.

John

banehawi
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:24 PM
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Beautiful image, well done.


W

AnnChown
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:27 PM
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You've processed this perfectly Carol! Congrats in all the awards and best wishes for a happy birthday tomorrow - I hope you have a great day.
Ann

andylea
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:34 PM
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fantastic work carole brilliant detail love the bg too a stunner nice one Wink
andy

Fefe
Fefe (e2 Member)
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:44 PM
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Have another trophyGrin Its a gem!!!
Diane

RonnieAG
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:46 PM
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SUPERB, Carole.
R.

lifesnapper
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9 Jan 2013 - 5:57 PM
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Fab' piece of work Carole, this is you doing what you're best at Smile

John Smile

Maiwand
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9 Jan 2013 - 6:06 PM
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Superb focus and exposure Carol. You have given a powerful image which is rightfully gathering and attracting a lot of awards.GrinGrin
Ron

franken
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9 Jan 2013 - 6:08 PM
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Wonderful work Carole.

ken

Philip_H
9 Jan 2013 - 6:23 PM
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JUST BEAUTIFUL!

P.

achieverswales
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9 Jan 2013 - 6:57 PM
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One word STUNNING Carole, happy birthday.

Regards

Trev.

pamelajean
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9 Jan 2013 - 7:37 PM
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The awards say it all, Carole, love what you've done with this dahlia.

Lillian
Lillian (e2 Member)
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9 Jan 2013 - 7:48 PM
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Outstanding shot and processing here Carole...have a great day tomorrow
and fun with your new toy
Lillian

tomcat
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9 Jan 2013 - 8:00 PM
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Many happy returns for tomorrow, Carole

Hope you have a good 'unWink

What a superb upload and some well deserved awards tooTongue

Adrian

DalesLass
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9 Jan 2013 - 8:10 PM
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So very beautiful.

Jude

pdcche
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9 Jan 2013 - 8:40 PM
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Well presented Carole, have a great birthday and hope the lens gives good photos for you, Peter..

Alf85
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9 Jan 2013 - 9:04 PM
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Super image, love the background.
Regards, Alf.

hasslebladuk
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9 Jan 2013 - 10:24 PM
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First class shot well done
mike

taggart
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9 Jan 2013 - 10:42 PM
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Congratulations for ALL those awards, too many to count!

Irishkate
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9 Jan 2013 - 10:45 PM
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Well Carole looks like being a great birthday for you with all these User Awards -
a stunning image.Beautifully sharp and love the little buds.
B/g perfect.
Have a great birthday.
KateGrinGrinGrin

Hermanus
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10 Jan 2013 - 4:50 AM
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This is a stunning and most excellent photo Carole !! very very well done indeed !! may you enjoy a happy birthday today with lots of spoiling from family and friends Smile

fentiger
10 Jan 2013 - 7:37 AM
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The number of User Awards says it all

Albert

LynneJoyce
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10 Jan 2013 - 8:32 AM
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Happy birthday nd congratulations for getting so many well deserved awards.

ugly
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10 Jan 2013 - 9:28 AM
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Happy Birthday for Tomorrow...

Very nice work again...

Dave

Badgerfred
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10 Jan 2013 - 11:17 AM
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Happy Birthday Carole, one super image,
Fred.

danbrann
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10 Jan 2013 - 12:02 PM
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I hope your new lens can produce work like this. Excellent.

EMJAYCEE
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10 Jan 2013 - 12:20 PM
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Very lovely Carole and have a very happy birthday.
Joan.

bricurtis
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10 Jan 2013 - 1:36 PM
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Superb - beautiful detailed flower on a well textured bg. Congrats Carole.
Brian.

Terrific shot Smile

PinkK
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10 Jan 2013 - 6:50 PM
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Glorious image Carole! Congrats on all the well deserved awards, hope you've had a wonderful birthday x

Brian65
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10 Jan 2013 - 7:08 PM
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Fantastic image Carole. Have a great day tomorrowSmileSmileSmileSmile
Brian

tonyng
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10 Jan 2013 - 9:46 PM
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Exquisite work Carole. Smile

morpheus1955
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11 Jan 2013 - 11:03 AM
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Fantastic shot, superb detail and colours and I love the presentation

Hugh

Tibetan
11 Jan 2013 - 1:37 PM
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Excellent photo of this excellent flower love it, many happy returns for tomorrow, regards Leon.GrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

mondmagu
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11 Jan 2013 - 2:20 PM
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Thats a beauty Carole,lovely rich colour and the bg texture is fab.

Des

annettep38
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11 Jan 2013 - 2:27 PM
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Very beautiful .. excellent background, too.
Sorry, this is a very late happy birthday, I was very tired yesterday after work, just cooked the meal and went to sleep.

NeilWigan
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11 Jan 2013 - 4:45 PM
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Back on safe ground with a beauty Carole ,hope you had a good birthday and best wishes from us all. Neil ,Joan and Charlotte.

Rock
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11 Jan 2013 - 8:50 PM
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I have a feeling that this is a very popular work of photographic art.

Happy Birthday !

It's mine on Monday.

T'old Rock

ChristineD
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12 Jan 2013 - 6:39 PM
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Absolutely gorgeous!

Happy Birthday

SteveMoulding
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12 Jan 2013 - 10:13 PM
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Simply beautiful. Worthy of all the awards.
Steve.

Daisymaye
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13 Jan 2013 - 12:33 PM
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This really is very beautiful and so deserving of all the awards Carole........Sandy

looloobey
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13 Jan 2013 - 5:17 PM
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No wonder you got all those awards Carole, here's another one!!! Hope you had a good birthday. Lou

HarrietH
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16 Jan 2013 - 3:20 PM
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One of Dad's favourites. I used to know its name but time has passed and so has the name.... Beautiful.

Harriet

jackyp
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19 Jan 2013 - 12:04 PM
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Absolutely stunning, superb detail and texture work Grin

Glostopcat
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21 Jan 2013 - 7:21 PM
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So beautiful and artistic and presented to perfection, I had a number of this variety growing in my back garden until early November when the first frosts of the year killed them

Big_Beavis
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24 Jan 2013 - 1:36 PM
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Beautiful !

David

and a belated Many Happy Returns

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