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Nov 8, 2020 6:01 PM CST
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Name: Elizabeth
Ann Arbor, Michigan (Zone 6a)
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Hot-doggin' it

A slice of the dahlia 'Ketchup & Mustard', named for obvious reasons.

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Nov 8, 2020 6:10 PM CST
Name: Frenchy
Falls Church, VA (Zone 7b)
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Love the colors Elizabeth. Pretty banner!
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Nov 8, 2020 6:15 PM CST
Name: Karen
New Mexico (Zone 8a)
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Great banner, Elizabeth!
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Nov 8, 2020 6:32 PM CST
Name: SoCal
Orange County (Zone 10a)
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Very nice, I like this banner!
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Nov 8, 2020 6:46 PM CST
Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)
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Excellent banner Elizabeth!
As Yogi Berra said, β€œIt's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Nov 8, 2020 7:42 PM CST
Name: Sean B
Riverhead, NY (Zone 7a)
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Stunning bright banner, Elizabeth, and so full of life. Just beautiful. I tip my hat to you.
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Nov 8, 2020 8:09 PM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
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Quite beautiful but what an odd name for such an exquisite bloom. Whistling

It does make for a show stopping banner.
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Nov 8, 2020 8:48 PM CST
Name: Laurie
southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)
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Elizabeth, Cool banner! It looks like a painting. Did you apply some kind of artistic adjustment to the image?
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Nov 8, 2020 9:24 PM CST
Zone 5
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 1
Exquisite!! πŸ’™ πŸ’™ πŸ’™ πŸ’™ πŸ’™ Love it.
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Nov 9, 2020 4:56 AM CST
Name: Carla
Buckeye, AZ (Zone 9a)
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Wonderfully vivid colors, what a beautiful banner!!! Love the name of that one too!!! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
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Nov 9, 2020 5:18 AM CST
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Name: Elizabeth
Ann Arbor, Michigan (Zone 6a)
Bee Lover Peonies Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: Michigan Foliage Fan Dragonflies
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lauriemorningglory said:Elizabeth, Cool banner! It looks like a painting. Did you apply some kind of artistic adjustment to the image?


Thanks for the compliment, Laurie, and in answer to your question, no, I used my standard post-processing treatment for noise, exposure and contrast adjustments. It was shot at fairly high zoom with a wide aperture (small f-stop), which tends to blur the background

Below is a copy of the whole image, where you'll see that I did apply a border treatment, but that doesn't show up in the banner.

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Nov 9, 2020 7:03 AM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
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That is really elegant! Thanks for posting the full photo.
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Nov 9, 2020 9:31 AM CST
Name: Valerie
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4a)
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Very unusual and eye catching banner, Elizabeth Hurray!
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