~~Sunshine of Life~~ [Photography Contest Elements of Design Abstract Photos]
Uploaded: September 22, 2006 10:50:40
Evening light...50mm 1.8 lens, manual mode, 1/2000sec, F4.0.
Dr Silly September 22, 2006
What is the world coming to. More color then B&W. LOL Love this photo. The dark sky, golden grass and a cute little girl. And I like how you croped the photo. :O)Terry L. Ellis September 22, 2006
Gorgeous, Alisha! Love the angle and the light is outstanding! #3346021Alisha L. Ekstrom September 22, 2006
LOL..Dr. S..I KNOW!!!! haha..EVERYTIME I do color now I COMPLETELY have you running through my head..haha!!!!!! THANK YOU for all your support!;);)Terry...THANK YOU!!! I LOVED the angle of this as well cause of the way she was standing. LOVED the light too!!!;) #3346039
Sherry Stricklin Boles September 22, 2006
A scenic and portrait all in one...I like it! I especially like the way the scenery makes her look so small! #3346053Dr Silly September 22, 2006
I hope a lighter me runs through you head. LOL :O)Vendla Stockdale September 22, 2006
Gorgeous lighting, super composition #3346102Shelly A. Van Camp September 22, 2006
Beautiful capture and colors! Love this, Alisha! Thanks for the nice comment on the sunrise picture....did you like the wedding ones I did? Not as good as you...but I am trying! :) #3346132Chastity Abbott September 22, 2006
Girfriend....wheew, where do I begin???Donna Dunbar September 22, 2006
I just want to reflect what everone else is saying this is absolutely one of the most beautiful images I have ever seen, I love it , love it , love it!!! #3346207Cyn Valentine September 22, 2006
Just beautiful Alisha!! Great light..Petersboro? Awesome image!!! #3346211Joy Rector September 22, 2006
amazing #3346240jennifer B. short September 22, 2006
Alisha, this is SUPERB. I love the entire image and the setting is perfect. Great use of light, and color. WOW WOW WOW #3346375Lynn Crawford September 22, 2006
Wow what a location, so beautiful, great angle, colors, and beautiful little girl, how lucky she is to have this image of herself, outstanding Alisha :) #3346600Jessica McCollam September 22, 2006
WOW!!! I am speechless!! In complete AWE again!:) #3346784Elizabeth Beaudoin September 22, 2006
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!Gail Vitikacs September 22, 2006
It is fantastic....you are sooooooooo good at these!!! Love it! #3347187Tiffani S. LaNeave September 22, 2006
Gooooooooooooooorgeous! Love the scenery, comp and COLOR! Fabulous image! #3347558Lavone Vannoy September 22, 2006
ANOTHER unbelievable image!!! COMPLETELY GORGEOUS!!!!!!! There couldn't have been a more beautiful location...and Mother Nature was on your side as well!!! :) #3347810Wende Trew September 23, 2006
GORGEOUS capture Alisha!!! LOVE, the whole setting!! I also believe this is a WINNER!!!! #3348890Husain Akhtar September 23, 2006
Super picture of this firing scene, Alisha! Love the composition and colours in this fantastic take! #3350585Datha Y. Thompson September 23, 2006
GORGEOUS!!! Love the colors and angle!!! I too see a WINNER!!! OUTSTANDING Shot :0) #3350805cj patterson September 23, 2006
WOW...I don't have anything to say that hasn't already been said...GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Should be a WINNNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #3350877
Alisha L. Ekstrom September 24, 2006
AWWW....THANK YOU all sooooo very much! What fantastic comments;);) I really & truly appreciate them! #3356260Mary E. Heinz September 25, 2006
Love it, love it, love it...what aJohn Matthews September 25, 2006
beautiful... #3356605Nadia W. Smith September 25, 2006
Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous!! Love the golden light here and her stance and the wind blowing. Awesome comp! You should be very proud. #3358501Erica Murphy September 25, 2006
GORGEOUS!! You can't beat that light! The colors are so golden.Erica #3360997
Nicole Kessel September 25, 2006
Stunning and very classic! Incredible! #3361235Tonya Shackelford September 26, 2006
Another beautiful and awesome image of yours, Alisha!!! Wow, wow, wow...LOVE it! Love the comp, colors and especially the setting! Excellent work girl! :) #3362974ALLEN O. HOWARD September 26, 2006
Absolutely fantastic, Alisha!!!!!!!! #3364581Megan p September 26, 2006
Good Gosh is the GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! You are going to stump the judges for sure with all these incredible entries! #3366170Dawn Leslie September 26, 2006
WOW...love the golden tones! Fabulous image! #3368629Alisha L. Ekstrom September 27, 2006
LOL..THANKS Megan:)THANK YOU ALL!!!! I'm sooo happy to have such wonderful people as my friends/fans! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! #3374625
Laura E. OConnor September 28, 2006
What a GORGEOUS setting!!!! I'm SO JEALOUS!!! I have to scout East Texas for some beautiful scenery! I'm SURE I'm bound to find something if I take a side road now and again!! LOL! JUST SIMPLY AWESOME, ALISHA!! #3382116Autum Rhoades October 12, 2006
AWESOME setting and capture! Just gorgeous! I love the tilt and the colors are fantastic! #3439688Lori Carlson November 21, 2006
Wow! What a marvelous landscape for this portrait Alisha! Just love it! :0) #3613350Laurence Saliba December 29, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS Alisha!!! #3751829Stephanie Laird December 29, 2006
Stunning Alisha! #3752974Jeremi Broadhurst December 29, 2006
Congrats yet again Alisha! ;) Beautiful image for sure! Good luck in the next round! #3754502Dr Silly December 29, 2006
See what happens when I run though your head. Congratulations Alisha. :O)Cyn Valentine December 29, 2006
Congratulations Alisha! #3756432Kay E. Mahoney December 30, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3758971Terry L. Ellis December 30, 2006
Alisha, congratulations on all your gorgeous finalists! #3759252Carolyn Foster Spano December 30, 2006
Congrats Alisha. This is gorgeous. #3760017Julie Monacella December 30, 2006
I love the color and composition! Congrats! #3760124Sherry Stricklin Boles December 30, 2006
Congrats on this well deserved finalist, Alisha! #3760976Elizabeth Beaudoin December 30, 2006
Congratulations Alisha on this amazing finalist that I know we will see again in the next round! :O) #3761003Megan p December 31, 2006
I am so glad to see this again, it is such a stunner!!!!I am shocked that it did not go further!! Congratulations! #3762845Lori Carlson January 01, 2007
Congratulations to you Alisha!! :0) #3768258Vladan D. Djordjevic January 12, 2007
This is a beautiful photo! Great composition, color, tones, lighting, textures! #3813238Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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