Uploaded: May 15, 2007 02:31:03
Amish walk, ride and gather from near and far to celebrate a couple's new baby.
Marcie A. Fowler May 15, 2007
I really admire the way you capture the Amish lifestyle while still respecting their privacy and way of life. Excellent comp here and just the right use of DoF. Excellent work. #655587Kathy Radford May 15, 2007
Wonderful capture William. It is especially hard to capture the Amish because of their religion of not being photographed. Kathy in NH #4283993Donald K. Cherry May 15, 2007
Excellent comp, PoV, color and DoF, William! I concure with Marcies comment as well! #4283995Su Sana E. P May 15, 2007
Great capture of a beautiful moment, Bill!! In fact a wonderful glimpse into their very different lifestyle. #4284006Jim Huffield May 15, 2007
Wonderful work, Bill. In this part of the country we have Hutterites, they are not as private. Jim #4284030Glenn E. Urquhart May 15, 2007
Fantastic candid capture, Outstanding color, lighting, contrast, Well Composed and quite beautiful, Bill!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4284035Aimee S. McMaster May 15, 2007
....simply wonderful Bill...Aimee #4284072Margaret Sikora May 15, 2007
A beautiful capture William. #4284169Dominick M. Dimacale May 15, 2007
Great capture here William...Dominick #4284170Carolyn M. Fletcher May 15, 2007
Great capture, Bill! You got a great story telling shot! #4284229Jeff Robinson May 15, 2007
A wonderful capture of their lifestyle Bill! Very well done!! Jeff #4284308Candice C. Calhoun May 15, 2007
Wonderful photo, I love the story this photo tells!ccc #4284403
Wally Orlowsky May 15, 2007
A classic Amish family shot, Bill. But, the ubiquitous Walmart bag makes an interesting comment. #4284409Shirley Sicurello May 15, 2007
Excellent composition, interesting subject, love the sharpness of the image. #4284429Megan p May 15, 2007
Serene, simple and wonderful. Nicely done Bill ( as usual, ;0) ) ~Megan #4284491Sharon King May 15, 2007
What a wonderful story telling imaage Bill. #4284558Autum Rhoades May 15, 2007
Bill, wonderful capture and wonderful story that this image tells. Simplicity is what this image is all about. #4284650Nadya Johnson May 15, 2007
Great capture, Bill! Yesterday, we were at the store and I saw people dressed like this - except I doubt if they were Amish, as they all climbed into a big new SUV! Do you know of any sect that dresses like the Amish but they drive?? Just curious... ! #4284729Carla Metzler May 15, 2007
Great capture, Bill! #4285118Mike D. Perez May 15, 2007
Great composition, William! #4285368Shelly A. Van Camp May 15, 2007
This is a super capture!! Love this, Bill! #4285514Cyn Valentine May 15, 2007
Wonderful image..great comp! Just outstanding! #4285547Karen E. Michaels May 15, 2007
With you in the galleries Bill, I never feel home sick. I can see daily work from my home area. Your pov and comp are right on mark. I am heading to China in a few days. I'll see you in the galleries upon my return. Peace, karen #4285601Rakesh Syal May 15, 2007
Great capture and composition, Bill!! #4285702Shirley L. Carpenter May 15, 2007
Wonderful composition and capture Bill!! #4285925Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 15, 2007
Wonderful image Bill!,Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 15, 2007
Wonderful capture, Bill!!!!! :3 #4286237Terry L. Ellis May 15, 2007
Crisp detail and marvelous story-telling image, Bill! #4286251Dan Holm May 15, 2007
Superb perspective and frasming on this EXCELLENT slice-of-life capture, Bill! #4286276Lynne Morris May 15, 2007
Wow Bill this is an excellent image of Amish life, wonderfully captured! #4286289Laurie Daily May 15, 2007
It is so wonderful to be able to see a slice of Amish life that most of us will never be this close to. Beautifully seen through your eyes, Bill! #4286457William C. Raco May 15, 2007
Thank you all very much!Bill #4286672
Barbara Waldoch May 15, 2007
Beautifully composed, Bill! #4286870Barbara Waldoch May 15, 2007
Beautifully composed, Bill! #4286878Renee Doyle May 15, 2007
Beautiful storytelling image Bill! Simply wonderful!Melissa A. Mannon May 15, 2007
great colors, comp and softness. Very interesting to see the middle woman carrying a Walmart bag! #4287065paul parent May 15, 2007
Superb work. #4287257David Phalen May 16, 2007
Excellent work Bill. Crisp details for the people and perfect DOF for the background. #4289529Pamela Shane May 16, 2007
This is a fantastic photo-journalisticWilliam C. Raco May 16, 2007
Thank you ;)Bill #4290329
Lorraine A. Cook May 16, 2007
So lovely a capture, Bill! Beautiful POV and colors, my friend!<:)) #4290366William C. Raco May 16, 2007
Thanks, Lorraine!Bill #4290382
Claudia Kuhn May 16, 2007
Love this capture Bill, reminder of days gone by for our society. #4290511William C. Raco May 16, 2007
Thank you, Claudia!Bill #4290515
Karma Wilson May 16, 2007
Great capture! I have some Amish here too--in Montana! They are originally from Pennsylvania and settled here. I may have to head over and get some back shots too. :)K... #4290694
William C. Raco May 16, 2007
Thank you, KarmaBill #4290754
Ken Smith May 16, 2007
You should be their official photographer! You definitely capture the human spirit of the Amish! #4290908William C. Raco May 16, 2007
Thanks, Ken!Bill #4290949
Evy Johansen May 16, 2007
Wonderful image, Bill! Beautiful composition and great DOF! #4291217William C. Raco May 17, 2007
Thank you, Evy!Bill #4291669
Hurk (Steve) Hurkett May 17, 2007
Terrific capture, Bill ... I feel a need to echo what everyone above has already said .... Nice Work!!! steve #4294536eileen bedford May 18, 2007
Beautifully captured Bill.... #4298036William C. Raco May 18, 2007
Thank you Steve and Eileen!Bill #4298625
Heather Thorsen May 26, 2007
A wonderful picture with a story behind it Bill. #4333864William C. Raco May 26, 2007
Thank you very much, Heather!Bill #4333874
Aimee S. McMaster June 26, 2007
...congratulations on your wonderful finalist Bill...Aimee #4440251Stefania Barbier June 26, 2007
congrats on your finalist!!!!! #4440565Kay E. Mahoney June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4441643Ken Smith June 26, 2007
I hope we see this in the winner's circle! #4442677Marie Fields June 26, 2007
Wonderful finalist, Bill! Congratulations! :) #4442719Laurie Daily June 26, 2007
Congratulations, Bill...a great finalist!!! #4443127Dan Holm June 26, 2007
Big CONGRATULATIONS, Bill!! A MOST deserving Finalist! #4443467Tamera S. Phillips June 26, 2007
Very nicely done Bill. Congratulations to you. #4443642Joyce ONeil June 26, 2007
Congrats Bill! I've not been able to browse everyones gallery lately... slow internet.... and lots going on... some not so good things... but anyway... I'm very impressed with how much you've grown in your photography... as always - you have a great eye.... #4444295Evy Johansen June 26, 2007
Congratulations again, Bill! Wonderful finalist!! #4444362Su Sana E. P June 26, 2007
Congratulations on this great Finalist, Bill!! #4444622Barbara Waldoch June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Bill! #4444694Colette M. Metcalf June 27, 2007
Congratulations to you Bill!!! #4445582Kathy Reeves June 27, 2007
Congratulations Bill on this beautiful finalist! #4445644Connie J. Bagot June 27, 2007
Congratulations Bill! Wonderful photo and well deserved finalist. #4446306Terry L. Ellis June 27, 2007
Congratulations, Bill! A beautiful finalist! #4446642Carla Metzler June 27, 2007
Congratulations Bill! #4446811Sylvia Rossler June 27, 2007
Big congrats on another wonderful finalist Bill ;o) #4447254Glenn E. Urquhart June 27, 2007
Congratulations on your award, Bill!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4447914Lorraine A. Cook June 27, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Bill!<:)) #4448392Nadya Johnson June 27, 2007
Congratulations, Bill! Outstanding shot and so glad to see it got some silver! #4448430Hurk (Steve) Hurkett June 27, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Bill ... Steve #4448854William C. Raco June 28, 2007
Thanks so much!Bill #4452134
Renee Doyle July 23, 2007
Belated but big congrats on this outstanding finalist Bill!!! Well deserved!William C. Raco July 23, 2007
Thank you, Renee ;)Bill #4545184
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