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Middle of Nowhere [Nature & Landscape Photography]
Uploaded: March 20, 2005 03:36:42
When I first drove past this place, it looked as if it was out in the "Middle of Nowhere".
Various PS filters applied.
Carla Metzler March 20, 2005
The middle of nowhere sure is beautiful, Tom! Gorgeous colors and effects! Great job! #226983Colleen Braun March 20, 2005
this is awesome Tom...WOW !!!! #1192123
Carolyn M. Fletcher
March 20, 2005
Paul Michko March 20, 2005
Magnificent vibrancy, Tom. Very rich image. #1192171Stephanie Lyons March 20, 2005
Very beautiful Tom ... I love the dreamlike quality ... #1192190Tammy Scott March 20, 2005
I have been in the "middle of nowhere" and it didn't look this gorgeous!! :) Fantastic shot, Tom!!!! #1192226Janet L. Skinner March 20, 2005
WOW.....Tom, this is awesome!!!! #1192335Marsha S. Smith March 20, 2005
This is just wonderful, Tom. The colors are so gorgeous - wow to that sky. I love effect you used. Great title. #1192381S J March 20, 2005
Super image and fantastic effects, Tom!! A WINNER in my view!! I love it!! #1192454Debra Booth March 20, 2005
Wow, Tom! Love the shot and the effects! Great colors and motion! #1192541Stan Kwasniowski March 20, 2005
Tom, Wow, awesomeStan Kwasniowski #1192676
Mata Patan March 20, 2005
Awasome Tom!!! Wonderful colors and work!!! Very good!! #1193000Patricia Marroquin March 20, 2005
This is absolutely incredible, Tom! Your title and description work perfectly with it. We'll see this one again for sure. Congratulations! :-) #1193106Tom Andersen March 20, 2005
Thank you for your very kind comments, Carla, Colleen, Carolyn, Paul, Stephanie, Tammy, Janet, Marsha, Sanjay, Debra, Stan, Mata, and Patricia! I really appreciate them all very much! #1193241Alisha May Furbish March 20, 2005
This is the coolest photo- so colorful! Excellent work:) #1193371
Deborah Lewinson
March 20, 2005
Kathleen K. Parker
March 20, 2005
Carol Brill March 20, 2005
Awesome colors and effects, Tom, I love the "drive by" feeling of motion in this shot as well as all the blended tones and lines! #1193606
Laurence Saliba
March 21, 2005
Tom Andersen March 21, 2005
Thanks for adding your very kind comments, Alisha May, Debby, Kathleen, Carol and Laurence! #1194429Jill Flynn March 21, 2005
WOW Tom! This looks so good. Your effects are awesome and the colors so vibrant! #1196688Tom Andersen March 22, 2005
Thanks for adding your kind comments, Jill! I appreciate it very much! #1197307Stanley J. Contrades March 22, 2005
What a magnificent composition, Tom!! This is one of those OMG shots that is just breathtakingly amazing!! The colors, movement and that dead still house is outstanding! Wouldn't surprise me if this shows up a number of times next month! Love it!Tom Andersen March 23, 2005
Thanks for your very kind comments, Stan! I am humbled by all of the wonderful commentary from everyone! #1199925Anette Linnea Rasmussen March 25, 2005
Absolutely gorgeous Tom! Love the colors and light - job well done!Best wishes, Linnea #1205448
Tom Andersen March 25, 2005
Thanks for adding your kind comments, Linnea! I truly appreciate it! #1205588
Linda D. Lester
March 30, 2005
Tom Andersen March 30, 2005
Thanks for your very kind comments, Linda! I'm very happy you like it! #1217680Stanley J. Contrades April 06, 2005
They couldn't have picked a better POTD, Tom! This is just fabulous and an extra B I G CONGRATULATIONS, Tom!!S J April 06, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS on this OUTSTANDING POTD, Tom!! Super Fine image!! #1232236Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 06, 2005
This is absolutely beautiful, a grand choice for potd!! Congrats!! #1232239Judy S. Fung April 06, 2005
This is beautiful!! Congrats on your POTD, Tom! #1232303Paul Michko April 06, 2005
Awesome POTD, Tom. Congratulations. #1232304Vicki Hunt April 06, 2005
WOW is right! Congrats on your POTD! #1232312Colleen Braun April 06, 2005
congratulations Tom... #1232319Kathleen Clemons April 06, 2005
Awesome image, Tom, congrats! #1232375
Deborah Lewinson
April 06, 2005
Tammy Scott April 06, 2005
Congratulaions on your POTD, Tom!!! #1232403Scott Pedersen April 06, 2005
Well, I like it. #1232426Ed Heaton April 06, 2005
Nice image Tom,
Bonnie C. Lackey
April 06, 2005
William C. Raco
April 06, 2005
bill #1232533
Trish McGregor April 06, 2005
Great shot made even more remarkable by the enhancement. #1232534Wally Orlowsky April 06, 2005
Fantastic composition, color and effects on this POTD, Tom ... CONGRATULATIONS! #1232554Marsha S. Smith April 06, 2005
Congratulations, Tom. This is a super POTD. #1232572Darren K. Fisher April 06, 2005
WOW awesome image and beautiful colors. Congrats on your POD. #1232597Tom Andersen April 06, 2005
Thank you all for your fantastic comments about this image! I am thrilled to be selected as Photo of the Day!For Tyler and Pinal...The photo "Middle of Nowhere" was created by isolating the house on one layer in PS and then applying the motion filter to a duplicate layer of the scene. There are a few more tricks involved in getting the colors to turn out as they did, but I would have to write a book in order to explain them to you. If you experiment a little with PhotoShop you will be able to create all kinds of neat stuff!
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Costas Partassides April 06, 2005
excellent photo, congrats on your potd #1232746Bill Houghton April 06, 2005
Beautiful scene and effect. Congratulations.Christy L. Densmore April 06, 2005
Wonderful, it really has that wow power. #1232812Karen Engelbreth April 06, 2005
Fantastic image, Tom - big congrats on your POTD! #1232848Dan Walters April 06, 2005
Great image. I really love the sense of motion and the color. #1232877Souha Dooly April 06, 2005
Waw,very unique image tom!! Fantastic #1232878Casey A. Hanson April 06, 2005
Awesome image Tom! Congrats on being chosen for POTD! :0) #1232892Claudette Foote April 06, 2005
Awesome image... love the idea... fantastic color... wow Congrats............ #1232916Kay Beausoleil April 06, 2005
Congratulations, Tom, for your POTD! Love the dreamy science fiction effect. #1232930Carla Metzler April 06, 2005
Congratulations on your POTD! I love this image! #1233023
Evy Johansen
April 06, 2005
Lori Carlson April 06, 2005
Tom, you have created a masterpiece!!ANN VARELIS April 06, 2005
ok, I need not say that it is beautiful, it would be redundant. But I would like to learn from you guys so could you please tell me how in the world you were able to capture such beautiful colours, clarity, detail????? is it the camera? software? luck? skill?? give me some hint, please!#1233290
Tom Andersen April 06, 2005
Thanks for your comment, Ann!You are on the right track. The resulting image is a product of the lens, to capture detail and color, the graphics software program which helps develop the image, and a good smattering of luck with a little bit of skill! Perhaps, trial and error is a good part of it too!
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ANN VARELIS April 06, 2005
hmmm... ok, let me be more spacific...I want to know how you got everything blurred(I assume you were driving by as you took picture)BUT the house is perfectly focused! how? thank you. #1233668Tom Andersen April 06, 2005
Ann, if you look above, you will see my response to Tyler and Pinal. They asked virtually the same question. Unfortunately, I don't have the space here to explain every little detail of the process, but at least you will get the basic method I used. Then, it's up to you to use your imagination to create the image you see in your mind. #1233718
Linda D. Lester
April 06, 2005
ANN VARELIS April 06, 2005
Thanks Tom. Sorry I hadn't read those responses. Got the basic idea now and I shall go practice(weather or not I can come up with same results is another matter ofcourse!) #1233784Wendy Stevenson April 06, 2005
WOW, an absolutely amazing image!! Awesome work on this Tom!!! A most deserved POTD!!!! #1233827Susan C. Barnes April 06, 2005
Beautiful photo Tom. And thanks for the info on how you created it. I'm still in the playing stage of PS programs and every little bit of insight from another photographer is greatly appreciated. Congrats on POTD! #1233936Dan Holm April 06, 2005
AWESOME image, Tom!! Congrats on your POTD! #1233942Lorri Shane April 06, 2005
Tom---WOW. I have never seen such a photo but I am quite the novice at PS.Carol Brill April 06, 2005
Tom, congratulations on your POTD for this wonderfully imaginative work! #1234270Bobbie Davis April 06, 2005
Tom congrats on POTD!!!! This image is truly amazing! Your effects are just fantastic.... :) #1234446Laura Clay-Ballard April 07, 2005
I just got back from out of town, opened my email, and WOW! What an image to fill my dreary road-warrior eyes! Made my day! congrats on POTD #1237123
Kathleen K. Parker
April 07, 2005
Mary L. Lemley April 10, 2005
Tom, I won't state the obvious yet again, except that the colors are simply WOW! You don't by any chance have a before and after do you? I'm stumped (at this time about layers, even though I actually paint, LOL)!!!!Mary Lemley #1244109
Tom Andersen April 11, 2005
Mary, thanks for your comments! If you look in my gallery, you will see a panorama of this shot which I entered in the contest back in December. #1244609Danilo Piccioni April 21, 2005
Terrific image and colors!!! Congrats!!! #1272970Janet L. Skinner April 21, 2005
LOVE this one, Tom!!!! Congrats!! #1273276Mata Patan April 21, 2005
The POTD announced this great finalist! #1273341Judy S. Fung April 21, 2005
Congrats, Tom! #1273497S J April 21, 2005
Many Congratulations on this creative and super fantastic Finalist, Tom!! #1273880Laura Clay-Ballard April 21, 2005
congratulations! I knew i'd see this one, again. #1274704Piotr M. Organa April 21, 2005
Cool! Congratulations, Tom! Good luck! #1275302Tammy Scott April 21, 2005
Congratulations Tom! #1276220Anette Linnea Rasmussen April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Tom! #1276461Jill Flynn April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Tom! #1276505
Kathleen K. Parker
April 21, 2005
Goshka G. April 21, 2005
Gorgeous finalist, Tom! Congrats! #1276772
Laurence Saliba
April 21, 2005
Linda D. Lester
April 21, 2005
Karen Engelbreth April 21, 2005
Congratulations Tom :0)! #1277199Debra Booth April 21, 2005
Congratulations, Tom!!! #1277713
Deborah Lewinson
April 21, 2005
Evy Johansen
April 21, 2005
Evy Johansen
April 21, 2005
Anette Linnea Rasmussen April 21, 2005
Great job Tom!Danilo Piccioni April 21, 2005
Can you believe it? CONGRATULATIONS again and again on your Grand Prize win!!!!!!Dado #1279011
Dan Holm April 21, 2005
Alright, Tom!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this awesome GRAND PRIZE shot!!!!!! So VERY well deserved! #1279073S J April 21, 2005
You really deserve it, Tom!! My heartfelt CONGRATS on this MOST DESERVING GRAND PRIZE Shot!!!!! #1279114Michael S. Swaffar April 21, 2005
Congrats Tom! What a shot, so well deserved. #1279153Eskil Olsen April 21, 2005
Very beautiful, Congratulations Tom!Eskil. #1279162
Gary H. Minish
April 21, 2005
Stanley J. Contrades April 22, 2005
Am not a bit surprised at this being the Grand Prize, and a huge CONGRATULATIONS on this most deserving award, Tom!! Bravo!!Jordi Delgado April 22, 2005
Absolutely wonderful work, Tom!!! My congratulations for this well deserved Grand Prize!!!:-)) #1279238
Deborah Lewinson
April 22, 2005
Colleen Braun April 22, 2005
Congratulations Tom, this is awesome... #1279447Judy S. Fung April 22, 2005
Congrats on this well deserved Grand Prize win, Tom!!! #1279448Rob Friedman April 22, 2005
Awesome Tom!! Congrats on your grand prize win! #1279457
William C. Raco
April 22, 2005
bill
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Sharon Day April 22, 2005
Absolutely fantastic image, Tom!!! Big congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner! WTG!!! #1279475Cathy Gregor April 22, 2005
Wow, Tom!!! Congratulations on your BIG win!!!!!!Darren K. Fisher April 22, 2005
YAHOOOOO WAY TO GO TOM. So very well deserved!!! Proud of you there buddy. #1279508Tom Andersen April 22, 2005
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! I am truly humbled. Your support and kindness has been overwhelming! I really can't believe that I won this high honor and I know that if you hadn't encouraged me with your comments on all of my work, this image never would have "developed". I owe you all a debt of gratitude! THANK YOU, ALL!!! #1279566Bobbie Davis April 22, 2005
AWESOME TOM!!!!!! Congrats on your big win!!!!!!! #1279643
Kathleen K. Parker
April 22, 2005
Debra Booth April 22, 2005
Big congratulations on your big win, Tom!! #1279903Carla Metzler April 22, 2005
Congratulations, Tom!! Marvelous image! #1279946Wally Orlowsky April 22, 2005
Congratulations on your GRAND win, Tom! #1279948
Kathryn (Love) Scheet
April 22, 2005
Judith G. Secco April 22, 2005
Fantastic work Tom. A big congratulations to you on your big win!! Well deserved!!!
Linda D. Lester
April 22, 2005
Karen Beri April 22, 2005
This is brilliant Tom, hearty congratulations :) #1280091Marcie A. Fowler April 22, 2005
A great big congrats to you on this awesome GRAND PRIZE winner!!! HOORAY!!! #1280093Murry Grigsby April 22, 2005
Congratulations on your grand Grand Prize win Tom! I love the design, saturated colors and feeling of motion passing by somewhere "In the middle of nowhere"!! #1280098Diane Dupuis April 22, 2005
Congrats Tom on this fantastic piece of art and your very well deserved win!!!!!!!!!! #1280121KHAWLA Haddad April 22, 2005
Congratulations on your grand Grand Prize win Tom! #1280166Piotr M. Organa April 22, 2005
Congratulations, Tom!Tammy McAllister April 22, 2005
Many congrats to such a well deserving Grand Prize win Tom! Such beautiful colours and talent to create this!
Bonnie C. Lackey
April 22, 2005
Laurence Saliba
April 22, 2005
Kara L. Hendricks April 22, 2005
Wow Tom, this is GRAND PRIZE WORTHY!! Fantastic work!!! #1280699Jill Flynn April 22, 2005
A big congratulations Tom on this well deserved GRAND PRIZE WINNER!! WAY TO GO!! #1280814Kathleen Clemons April 22, 2005
A big YEA!!! to you, Tom, congrats!! #1280826Kay Beausoleil April 22, 2005
Congratulations, Tom -- a well-deserved Grand Prize indeed!! #1280982Claudette Foote April 22, 2005
Congratulations on your GRAND win, Tom! Fantastic work!!!#1281019
Stan Kwasniowski April 22, 2005
Tom, Congratulations "CHAMP"Stan Kwasniowski #1281053
Deborah Sandidge April 22, 2005
Congratulations on this GRAND winning image, Tom, beautiful work! #1281337Marsha S. Smith April 22, 2005
WOWEEEEE! Tom! CONGRATULATIONS!!! on this wonderful Grand Prize winner. I loved it before it became famous!Ermanno Radice April 22, 2005
Big congratulations on your Grand Prize win Tom!Cathy Barrows April 22, 2005
Congrats on your win!...very cool #1281815Wendy Stevenson April 22, 2005
A well deserved GRAND PRIZE WIN!! Congratulations Tom - this is a spectacular image!!! #1281857William Moore April 22, 2005
i'd say something intelligent but it's all been said....funny how the middle of nowhere gets a person somewhere...congrats #1281883Karen Engelbreth April 22, 2005
A well deserved GRAND PRIZE WIN - congratulations Tom! #1281904Monika Sapek April 22, 2005
Many congratulations on your Grand Prize Win, Tom!Diane L. Thomas April 22, 2005
Dito, dito to everything said. I just love the flow of colors and your creativity. Congratulations. Diane Thomas
Jeff Lovinger
April 22, 2005
Gustavo Márquez April 22, 2005
Awesome work! Congrats! #1282428
Theresa Marie Jones
April 22, 2005
Lucia De Giovanni April 22, 2005
Whoohoo!!!! Many congratulations on this great win Tom, outstanding work! #1282584Jonna Bergström April 23, 2005
Many congratulations on this beautiful image, Tom!! #1282721Colette M. Metcalf April 23, 2005
Alright Tom!!! Congratulations to you on your win!! This is fantastic! #1282904Susan C. Barnes April 23, 2005
Congratulations on your win. It is well deserved. #1283411Rob Mesite April 23, 2005
I echo everything already said. It's especially interesting after going to see the original. Terrific idea! #1283567Kristen McKain April 23, 2005
Awesome Image. Congrats. #1283620Julie Christiansen April 23, 2005
What a image!! Great image and great reviews. #1283874Lewis P. Church April 23, 2005
As a lover of filters and PS I think this is super! Nicely done. #1284374
Mette Vendelboe Allison
April 23, 2005
Mary Clarke April 23, 2005
Many congratulations. #1284653Joy Rector April 23, 2005
I missed this the first time around. Congratulations #1284655Ola Laguna April 23, 2005
Congratulations on your win. It is well deserved. #1284718Carol Brill April 23, 2005
Super job, Tom, congratulations on your first-place finish! #1285282Patrick Campbell April 24, 2005
Tom, a hearty congrats on your gorgeous grand prize winner! Thanks for explaining the basic idea of your technique--what a creative use of PS! #1285558Leonard Pierce April 24, 2005
Absolutely FANTASTIC image Tom!!!! Congratulations for it making POTD, Finalist, and GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! They couldn't have chosen a better one! #1286475Janet L. Skinner April 24, 2005
I am sooooo EXCITED!!! This is such a spectacular piece of work and deserving of this very high honor!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Tom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #1286522Michael McCook April 25, 2005
Comgratulations Tom, This is a great shot! And Very nice use of PS! #1289267Dolores Neilson April 26, 2005
Tom... this is creative and wonderful!! Congrats on the GRAND !!! Enjoy your win and your web site!! #1291932Dolores Neilson April 26, 2005
Tom... this is creative and wonderful!! Congrats on the GRAND !!! Enjoy your win and your web site!! #1291938Carolyn J. Connolly April 27, 2005
Excellent image AND effects, Tom - many, MANY congratulations on your most deserved Grand Prize win with it! You also have SUCH a lot of GREAT photographs in your gallery...including the original (pano) of the winner here! We'll certainly be looking forward to seeing your new 'Deluxe Photographer Web Site' in due course, Tom! :-) #1296909Kathleen R. Struckle April 28, 2005
Stunning!! Congrats on your win!! #1301839bob cornelison May 12, 2005
OK I know I'm way late but better late than never...This is a great shot that deserves the grand prize! Congrats!Kerby Pfrangle May 24, 2005
Tom I looked at this so many times and it so beautiful.Awesome work. Kerby #1390620
Karen Engelbreth May 26, 2005
A big, big congrats on your win, Tom! #1399747Sandra Freyler October 25, 2005
Congratulations! Very beautiful image! #1998397Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 03, 2006
Ditto to what Opal said!!! :-) I love this image!!!! The colors are fantastic!!!! I can see who it was a winner!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3540707paola A. Jofre November 27, 2006
Beautiful image!! the colors are amazing. Great job and congrads!! #3638234Colleen Farrell May 05, 2007
This is wonderful, Tom!! You have a terrific gallery full of outstanding, inspiring images! #4250407Tom Andersen May 05, 2007
Thanks, Colleen! You've made my day! #4250560
paul parent
June 01, 2007
Shirley A. Kinney November 19, 2007
Tom, this one of those images that makes you say "WOW" when you see it. What amazing colors and composition. Congrats on your wins. #5098072Candice L. Carter September 02, 2009
Exquisite. Congrats on your wins. #7910818Susie Peek-Swint January 20, 2010
Wonderful image and effects Tom ~ belated congrats! #8315159Andre Larose May 04, 2012
Congratulations on this wonderful piece of art.André
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