Leaving Oklahoma [Contest Finalists June 2006]
Uploaded: June 04, 2006 09:14:47
Desaturated and adjusted in PSCS
Gail Vitikacs June 04, 2006
Wowser...this is incredible Steve...the tones are fabulous... #458272Steve Mescha June 04, 2006
Hey, Thanks, Gail! This was shot early on a foggy morning and I may have let the sky get to light, but just can't keep my fingers off those contrast sliders :-) I also added a little grain to give it an old time feel. #2852517Carla Metzler June 05, 2006
I love it, Steve! #2854663Ermanno Radice June 05, 2006
Wonderful scene, love the tones, excellent composition and work, Steve!! #2855620Noel Baebler June 05, 2006
WOW! THIS IS THE REAL DEAL! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! #2855977Steve Mescha June 05, 2006
Thanks, Carla, Ermanno, and Noel! Long live small town America :-) #2856549Goshka G. June 05, 2006
That really feels like a very old photo, Steve!! Beautifully done!! #2857183Kathleen K. Parker June 06, 2006
Now this is totally wonderful work and composition. I feel I am there!! Really a good job photography wise and also that you knew this would be a super good subjet. This is one of my favs, Steve.Steve Mescha June 06, 2006
Thanks very much, Jen! #2859440Amy JACKSON June 06, 2006
Great image, Steve!! Wonderful composition and tones! #2859519Nadya Johnson June 06, 2006
Missed this (along with way too many others..) Steve, this is "Beyond Words!" ABSOLUTELY marvelous! I would say, it's "transcendental," crossing all boundaries of time and place to represent a slice of time or State of Being most of us can recognize at once whether we've been "lost and on the road" or only wished we were (or feared we might be, later!) Your effects really do the trick: the lighting and the grain are perfect! 5-star work!! #2859987Michelle Lea Guinn June 06, 2006
Love it Steve!!! Fantastic b&w image!!! mlg~ #2860004Steve Mescha June 06, 2006
Thank you ALL for such positive feedback on this! I've had this shot stashed away for quite a while because something always bothered me about it. I finally figured out it was the COLOR! #2860955Marsha S. Smith June 06, 2006
This is so super. Looks like a clip from an old movie. Adding the grain was genius! #2861539Wendy Stevenson June 06, 2006
Steve I just plain LOVE THIS!!! Magnificent capture and story in this vintage style image! The grain is fantastic and really adds to the mood - very fine work!!! I sure hope we see this again - it's a winner no matter!! #2861663Dennis Flanagan June 06, 2006
The Grapes of Wrath, Part II. Great job on this Steve. #2861706Steve Mescha June 06, 2006
Thanks, Marsha,Wendy, and Dennis! #2861994Darryl Wilkinson June 07, 2006
Over the top, Steve! Good job! #2862581Roger Bernabo June 07, 2006
Very cool effects and your images speaks loudly of time and place #2866378Steve Mescha June 07, 2006
Thanks, Darryl and Roger! #2866684Kara L. Hendricks June 08, 2006
You have aged this to perfection... Loos like a truly OLD image... You have a PS gift my friend... #2867783Steve Mescha June 08, 2006
Thanks very much, Kara! #2868099Shelly A. Van Camp June 08, 2006
Beautiful image! #2869456Jill Odice June 08, 2006
This looks like a scene out of a movie :-) Beautiful work Steve! #2871558Alice Lero June 16, 2006
I love this Steve.....Jill is right it looks like a scene out of a movie, an old time movie at that! Wonderful!!! :) #2905976Steve Mescha June 16, 2006
Thank you, Alice! #2906081Noel Baebler July 25, 2006
One of the best images I've seen anywhere, anytime! Big HUZZAH, amigo!!! #3075885Terry L. Ellis July 25, 2006
Another congratulations, Steve! Awesome PS work and deserving finalist! #3077788Jenny Bosmans July 25, 2006
Congratulations on yet another beautiful finalist, Steve! :) #3077943Piotr M. Organa July 25, 2006
Excellent! Congrats! #3078103Steve Mescha July 25, 2006
Thanks, Noel, Terry, Jenny, and Piotr! #3079763Jim Kinnunen July 25, 2006
Wonderful image and finalist, Steve!:) #3081416Steve Mescha July 26, 2006
Thanks, Jim, Jen, and Rosemary! #3083066TS July 26, 2006
Its all been said, amazing photo. I love images that tell a story, or make you ponder the moment captured. Awesome. #3084300Ugur Erkmen July 26, 2006
Congratulations Steve. #3085107Steve Mescha July 26, 2006
Thanks, Tami and Ugur! #3086319Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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