Umbrellas and Chairs [Contest Finalists December 2006]
Uploaded: December 09, 2006 12:08:40
Photo was taken on December 5, 2006 at 5:40pm at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui, Hawaii
Canon 100mm F/2.8 macro lens @ F/5.6, 1/400 second, ISO 400
+Saturation, -brightness, +contrast, cropped, shadow/highlight, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
Jennifer L. Taranto December 09, 2006
Great reflections. Love the colors - the saturation is awesome, very rich. #569707Joy Rector December 09, 2006
wow, this is gorgeous #3684779Tamara K. Walker December 09, 2006
Terrific light and color. #3684788Robyn Gwilt December 09, 2006
This is lovely - the umbrella's look like elevated Nuns waiting for action :) Beautiful colours :) #3684826Anita Hogue December 09, 2006
WOW, WOW, Janine, I sure believe you have yourself another winner! This is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! #3684839Ray Clarke December 09, 2006
This is lovely Janine, wonderful ps work and great shot (ac) #3684870Hurk (Steve) Hurkett December 09, 2006
I really like repeating patterns, Janine ... this one is very nice .. especially with those nice colorful reflections ...Steve #3684930
Susan Fox December 09, 2006
Love the lines, refection and the late sun lighting. #3685061Susie Peek-Swint December 09, 2006
Beautiful saturated colours and reflections Janine ~ I'd love to be there right now! #3685120Cesar J. La Rosa December 09, 2006
Wonderful work, Janine!!! Beautiful colors, composition and reflection. Looks like an Impressionist work of Art. #3685236Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 09, 2006
This is so nicely composed Janine!! #3685279Tamera S. Phillips December 09, 2006
Beautiful colors and lines Janine! #3685448Chua Wee Boo December 09, 2006
The golden light simply fantastic, Janine! Love it! #3685488Barbara Waldoch December 09, 2006
Excellent shot, Janine! #3685521Dee Ann Young December 09, 2006
Beautifully done! #3685536Holly Shao December 09, 2006
Very beautiful lighting, colors, and reflections in this great image, Janine!!Holly #3685570
Su Sana E. P December 09, 2006
I love everything about this image, Janine. Great reflections, colors and lighting in this fantastic image. #3685830David Whitcher December 09, 2006
I love the colors on this! Very, very, nice as usual Janine. #3685875Raymond Pauly December 09, 2006
Crisp and clear image, Janine! Great colors and composition! #3685933Janine Russell December 09, 2006
Jennifer, Joy, Tamara, Robyn, Anita, Audrey, Corey, Steve, Susan, Susie, Cesar, Donna, Tamera, Chua, Barbara, Dee, Holly, Susana, David and Raymond, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3685955Johnny Santoso December 09, 2006
Great find Janine! excellent composition, details and clarity... love the natural color...rgds, #3685975
Arnie Horwitz December 09, 2006
Great capture with beautiful colors, Janine! #3686008Renee Doyle December 09, 2006
What a beautiful capture of this gorgeous scene Janine! Fantastic reflection and excellent colour and lighting!Manuel Barrera December 10, 2006
Light is excellent, well seen and captured. #3686185Carol Sawyer December 10, 2006
Great reflections and colors, Janine!! #3686207Jenny Bosmans December 10, 2006
Wonderful reflection image, Janine! Gorgeous colors and lighting! :) #3686444Sherri Gorman December 10, 2006
This is soooooooo beautiful!!! Awesome lighting, colors and reflections!!! Wonderful capture!!!! #3686502Janine Russell December 10, 2006
Johnny, Arnie, Renee, Manuel, Carol, Jenny and Sherri, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3686970Nadine A. Lewis December 10, 2006
WOW!!! Janine, this is OUTSTANDING to say the least!!! This image has it all!!!! <>< #3687098Melissa G. Meiselman December 10, 2006
Janine, the reflections here are amazing with striking colors beautifully distorted by the slight movement of the water. The entire scene is fantastic, as well!! #3687107Ken Slade December 10, 2006
Outstanding colors, exposure, and composition. #3687313Paula Dwyer December 10, 2006
Janine, WOW!! This is an absolutely fantastic capture!! Perfect in every way!! :) #3687379Patricia Ronan December 10, 2006
Beautiful warm evening colours and perfect reflections. #3688076Janine Russell December 10, 2006
Nadine, Melissa, Ken, Paula and Patricia, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3688082Nancy L. Green December 10, 2006
I love the warm tones and the slightly subdued lighting here Janine!! Wonderful composition and details!! <>< #3688389Janine Russell December 10, 2006
Nancy, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3688430Janine Russell December 10, 2006
Joyce, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3688630Chastity Abbott December 10, 2006
Beautiful beautiful work!!!!! I love the colors and the low light...you are an amazing photographer* #3688824eileen bedford December 10, 2006
What a BEAUTIFUL Capture Janine, love the reflections, well seen... #3688983Janine Russell December 10, 2006
Chastity and Eileen, thanks so much for your wonderful, encouraging comments. #3689041Sharon Day December 11, 2006
Beautiful image, Janine!!! It sure looks like a pleasant break from winter! #3692337Janine Russell December 11, 2006
Sharon, thanks very much for your encouraging comments; it was a great break from cold and rain. #3692400Mary C. Legg December 11, 2006
very beautiful image that should be hung on a wall for the world to admire #3693292Amy JACKSON December 11, 2006
Gorgeous image, Jsnine!! #3693297Janine Russell December 11, 2006
Mary and Amy, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3693325Deborah Sandidge December 13, 2006
Beautifully captured light and detail, Janine! #3699463Janine Russell December 13, 2006
Deb, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3699554Vladan D. Djordjevic December 15, 2006
Beautiful photo. I like diversity of colors, reflection and composition. #3704042Janine Russell December 15, 2006
Vladan, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3705107Sandy Driscoll December 16, 2006
Just beautiful, Janine! That late afternoon light, the reflections, saturation and your nice PS work make this just a terrific photo! Sandy #3710383Janine Russell December 17, 2006
Sandy, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3711280Phillip R. Connolly December 17, 2006
Excellent capture here Janine. Well seen and taken.Phil #3711824
Janine Russell December 17, 2006
Phil, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3712296Ellen Hodges December 18, 2006
love the shot! #3715225Janine Russell December 18, 2006
Ellen, thanks very much for your encouragement. #3715693Luigi Di Serio December 21, 2006
Such richness... nice reflection. Great work #3726382Janine Russell December 21, 2006
Luigi, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3727664Karen Slagle January 01, 2007
This is such a warm looking place with wonderful late day colors. You caught this at the right time of day. Wish it was as warm as this where I am... #3769297Janine Russell January 01, 2007
Karen, thanks very much for your encouraging comments; I wish I was there as well. #3769414Nemil B. Chabebe January 02, 2007
A magnificent photograph, the colors, reflections, and composition are awesome. Great PS work. #3773855Janine Russell January 02, 2007
Nemil, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #3773954Bill Wyatt January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist! #3861195Paul E. Earl January 24, 2007
A big CONGRATULATIONS on this superb finalist! Good luck in the next round! #3861300Michael S. Baker January 24, 2007
Congrats, Jannine. Good luck in the next round!Emile Abbott January 24, 2007
Wow what a month Janine. I counted 5 in 3 different classes. Another suprub finalist. You need to give classes. #3861589Patricia Ronan January 24, 2007
Congratulations Janine :) #3861591Karen Slagle January 24, 2007
Congrats, Janine. #3861722Colette M. Metcalf January 24, 2007
Congrats, Janine!! #3861729Datha Y. Thompson January 24, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Janine!!! WTG!! :0) #3862230Janine Russell January 24, 2007
Bill, Paul, Michael, Emile, Patricia, Karen, Colette and Datha, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3862780Barbara Waldoch January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Janine! #3862783Anne D. Eigen January 24, 2007
Congratulations on another outstanding finalist, Janine!!! #3862904Holly Shao January 24, 2007
Congratulations, Janine, on this WONDERFUL finalist!!Holly #3863075
David Pratt January 24, 2007
Congratulations Janine! #3863314Chris Budny January 24, 2007
Gorgeous afternoon light, for this terrific reflection composition! Congratulations! #3863817Terry L. Ellis January 24, 2007
Congratulations again Janine on this terrific finalist! #3864142Sherri Gorman January 24, 2007
Congratulations!!! #3864147Kenneth Mucke January 24, 2007
Superb finalist Janine....wonderful image #3864537Arnie Horwitz January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Janine! #3864933Pamela Shane January 24, 2007
Great shot Janine! Congratulations!Janine Russell January 24, 2007
Barbara, Anne, Holly, David, Chris, Terry, Sherri, Kenneth, Arnie and Pamela, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3865020Graeme yew Chow January 24, 2007
Congratulations Janine.! beautiful #3865184Su Sana E. P January 24, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Janine!! #3865279Janine Russell January 24, 2007
Graeme and Susana, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3865287Les Rhoades January 25, 2007
Those chairs look like a great place for the PG101 to party and celebrate all the winners. Thanks for providing the location.
Congratulations on your FINALIST
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Debbie Hartley January 25, 2007
Congratulations on another beautiful finalist Janine! #3865565Laurie Daily January 25, 2007
A beautiful finalist, Janine. Congratulation!!! #3865779Kay E. Mahoney January 25, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3867211Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 25, 2007
Congratulation again Janine!!!! Beautiful image!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3867416Janine Russell January 25, 2007
Les (sounds like fun), Debbie, Laurie, Kay and Kitty, thanks very much for your encouraging comments and congratulations. #3868982Kristi A. Howson January 25, 2007
Congratulations Janine on this wonderful finalist and best of luck in the next round! Beautiful light! #3870307Ken Smith January 25, 2007
You certainly had diversity this month. Congrats again, Janine! #3870633John V. Roscich January 25, 2007
CONGRATS--ANOTHER AWARD WINNER--GREAT WORKColleen Farrell January 25, 2007
Stunning lines, colors, composition--congratulations, Janine! #3871369Vladan D. Djordjevic January 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Janine!#3871389
Janine Russell January 25, 2007
Kristi, Ken, John, Colleen and Vladan, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3871643Cathy M. Gromball January 25, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Janine!Cathy :) #3873108
Janine Russell January 26, 2007
Cathy, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3875162Mary K. Robison January 26, 2007
No matter the subject, your work is always so beautiful, Janine. The lighting, the reflections, and the colors in this finalist are amazing.Janine Russell January 26, 2007
Mary, thanks very much for your encouragement, congratulations and kind comments. #3876717Marilyn K. Lincecum January 26, 2007
I have to agree with Mary R., another fantastic fianlist. Gorgeous colors, lighting and reflections. #3876740Janine Russell January 26, 2007
Marilyn, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3876963Evy Johansen January 26, 2007
Big congratulations on your finalist - again, Janine!! #3877016Nemil B. Chabebe January 26, 2007
Congatulations!!!!!!!!!! #3877351Janine Russell January 27, 2007
Evy and Nemil, thanks very much for your encouraging comments and congratulations. #3877369Luigi Di Serio January 28, 2007
Alright! Much deserved finalist! Congrats Janine #3883654Janine Russell January 28, 2007
Luigi, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #3883665Robert Baer January 30, 2007
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Justin, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3891538Rob Martin June 04, 2007
Oh I love this one. The colors, the reflection. It's amazing. Perfect Janine. #4364417Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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