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The very dark stems and buds of this pink dahlia look strange at dusk. They must be an extremely dark green. The flower itself, however, is very bright. It seems to glow in the twilight. ☺

Canon EOS REBEL T1i, Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm.
Season: Sept. 6th, late summer.
(538 views on Sept. 16, 2011)
This image has been selectively colored onto a black and white background with added texture using Corel Paint Shop Pro.

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Location: southeastern Connecticut (USA)

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1600 plus views, photomanipulation, dahlia, honored, single, flower, photo manipulation, pink, selective coloring, summerjade, textured, 1000 plus views

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Comments

  • Detlef Becher
    Detlef Becherover 2 years ago

    Looks like an oil painting with the texture, beautifully done Jade!

  • Thanks, Detlef! ♥

    – SummerJade

  • Qnita
    Qnitaover 2 years ago

  • You are so good to me!! ☺ Thanks! ♥♥

    – SummerJade

  • kkphoto1
    kkphoto1over 2 years ago

    Beautiful!

  • Thank you! ☺

    – SummerJade

  • Randall Scholten
    Randall Scholtenover 2 years ago

    Well done!!!

  • Thanks, Randy! ☺♥

    – SummerJade

  • trish725
    trish725over 2 years ago

  • Thank you so much for this feature!! ☺♥♥

    – SummerJade

  • vaggypar
    vaggyparover 2 years ago

    Great work ..!!

  • Thank you, Vaggy! ☺♥

    – SummerJade

  • Esther's Art and Photography
    Esther's Art a...over 2 years ago

    Congratulations! Your beautiful image has been featured and you might like to consider entering it into the Selective colouring challenge Wish you a fantastic weekend, kind regards from Esther

  • Thank you so much, and I am entered in the challenge! I just voted. ☺♥

    – SummerJade

  • CeePhotoArt
    CeePhotoArtover 2 years ago

    Congratulations!! You are a TOP TEN Winner of the Selective Coloring – Flowering Bulbs in the Flowering Bulbs group.

  • Thank you! I made this one just for you. ♥☺

    – SummerJade

  • rocamiadesign
    rocamiadesignover 2 years ago

  • ☺☺☺

    – SummerJade

  • wolfsong03
    wolfsong03over 2 years ago

    LOVE this one….!

  • This is photography edited into “art”, thanks!! ♥♥

    – SummerJade