Mother Nature [Contest Finalists July 2007]
Uploaded: July 18, 2007 04:31:10
my SP with a twist :)
Emily E. Bem July 18, 2007
This is UNIQUE! Very dramatic and edgy! I love drama...it pulls me right in! #693524Jennifer L. Alder July 18, 2007
Amanda, this is sooooo artistic, girl! Awesome SP-- Nice tones, wonderful crop, beautiful eyes and I love the butterfly, too! :) #4521584Autum Rhoades July 18, 2007
Very artistic! Imaginative. Fun. Creative. You are very talented! #4521626Erin Appelbaum July 18, 2007
Way cool Amanda. Great effects and composition and imagination. Peter #4521627Sharon King July 18, 2007
WOW, fantastic SP, so creative, nice work Amanda! #4521772Dominick M. Dimacale July 18, 2007
Hands down to you Amanda, great artistry and composition...Dominick #4521776Chua Wee Boo July 18, 2007
Very2 artistic and so talented,Amanda! Love your great works! #4521809Sherri Gorman July 18, 2007
Wow weeeeeeee, how gorgeous is this and you!!!!! Awesome SP!!!! Love the tones, composition and creativity!!!! Excellent!!!!!!!!!! #4522082Joan Kocak July 18, 2007
AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL Amanda! Artistic and dramatic, you've got it goin' on girl~~~~ #4522188Amanda Chapman July 18, 2007
♥ THANK YOU ♥ #4522306Cheryl E. Molennor July 18, 2007
Your portraits are beautiful #4522400Chastity Abbott July 18, 2007
L*O*V*E this!!!!!!! WOW!!! #4522493Su Sana E. P July 18, 2007
Very unique and beautiful composition!! #4522506Ross Throndson July 18, 2007
Very Creative & Original, Amanda....Excellent Work!! #4522542Michelle L. Frick July 18, 2007
I think it's good luck to have a butterfly land on you (even if you did put it there)! This is beautiful Amanda! Love the drama and those big beautiful eyes! #4522673Datha Y. Thompson July 18, 2007
OMG!!!! GORGEOUS GORGEOUS Work Amanda!!!Amanda Chapman July 18, 2007
Thanks guys & gals :)William Moore July 18, 2007
gorgeously creative and framed beautifully.....congrats on all your editor's choices.... #4522756Rachel McKinnie July 18, 2007
Gorgeous!!! #4522826Amanda Chapman July 18, 2007
I REALLY appreciate that :) #4523543Jessica Jenney July 18, 2007
Stunning image and effects, Amanda! #4523875Kay E. Mahoney July 18, 2007
Nice work, Amanda. Love the effect. #4524763Jennifer L. Taranto July 19, 2007
This is soooo cool!!! Love the coloring in your eyes - they're beautiful!!! VERY creative!!! #4526910Lisa J. Boulden July 19, 2007
Fabulously skilled artistry and creativity, Amanda!Mick Burkey July 20, 2007
Like the twist, Amanda, and the tones. Very nice work on the eyes as well. And a good choice for your avatar (mini-pic), though I liked the previous one too. #4531942Dianna Hauf July 21, 2007
I so totally agree with Datha and everyone else...this is an incredibly creative artistic SP!! SOOOO GORGEOUS!! Love the uniqueness of it, Amanda! :):) I hope to see this again! #4537005Amanda Chapman July 21, 2007
THANK YOU!!!!Holly Hitchcock July 21, 2007
TOTALLY GORGEOUS!!! Perfect in every way, Amanda. #4537473Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 22, 2007
Very COOL, great creativity here! #4541719Marta J. Baldwin July 28, 2007
Very beautiful and creative...I love the tones. Great work Amanda! Congratulations on this wonderful EFP! #4572086Amanda Chapman July 28, 2007
Thank You Holly, Donna & Marta!!!!!! #4572345Angela Azzinnaro July 31, 2007
GORGEOUS SP Amanda!! You have an amazing gallery as well!! #4583637Nemil B. Chabebe August 09, 2007
Love this one, very well done, great effects and framing. #4625972Linda McLellan August 18, 2007
This is the most stunning piece I have ever seen! I am in awe of your work. Do you mind sharing how you achieved this? #4664240Emily E. Bem August 26, 2007
This one too... it has EDGE :)))))))) #4701192Chastity Abbott August 27, 2007
Beautiful congrats!!!!!!! You are one A-mazing photographer!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) #4705171Heather August 27, 2007
BEAUTIFUL SP,Congrats!! :) #4705193Emily E. Bem August 27, 2007
Ha! I knew it! :)))))))))))Dianna Hauf August 27, 2007
I would have shaken my head in disbelief if they hadn't picked this!!!! Super congratulations!!! #4705245Erin Appelbaum August 27, 2007
Congrats on this awesome image, Amanda. This should be the winner. Peter #4705389Marta J. Baldwin August 27, 2007
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Amanda!!! #4705405Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 27, 2007
I'm very happy for you Amanda, congratulations on your finalist!! This is the most amazing self portrait! #4705666Melissa G. Meiselman August 27, 2007
Congratulations, Amanda on this most unique finalist!! #4705758Denise M. Snyder August 27, 2007
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #4705821Paul G Slate August 27, 2007
Congrats on your finalist!! #4706381Cindy Harter August 27, 2007
This is such a creative beautiful shot... congratulations!! #4706485Jennifer L. Alder August 27, 2007
WOOOO HOOOOOOOOMichelle L. Frick August 27, 2007
Congratulations Amanda! The camera loves your face, and the judges love your editing skills too! Way to go!!! #4707156Mary Timman August 27, 2007
Wow...awesome. Congratulations. #4707907Jeana Clark August 27, 2007
SUPERB WORK AND SP AND FINALIST!!!!!~Jeana~ #4709254
Kathy L. Clark August 28, 2007
Congrats Amanda #4710951Linda Blair August 28, 2007
Congrats on this beautiful image!!!!!! #4710968Linda Blair August 28, 2007
Congrats on this beautiful image!!!!!! #4710973Glenn E. Urquhart August 28, 2007
A Big Congratulations on your award, Amanda!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4711225Rahul Sharma August 28, 2007
BIG Congratulation Amanda on this wonderful finalist.... For me this picture has been your reflection ....Amanda Chapman August 28, 2007
You guys continue to make my day!!!!Thank you SO VERY MUCH :) #4711691
Lavone Vannoy August 28, 2007
Breath-takingly stunning! Congratulations!!!! :) #4711724Sherri Gorman August 28, 2007
Congratulations on your AWESOME finalist!!!!!!!!!!!! #4712516Chris Budny August 28, 2007
I've seen this one as your minipic for so long now--great to see it recognized! Congratulations! #4712677Chris Budny August 28, 2007
I've seen this one as your minipic for so long now--great to see it recognized! Congratulations! #4712678ALLEN O. HOWARD August 28, 2007
Until today I had only seen the mini-pic and for that I am sorry. Awesome! Congratulations! #4713440Debra R. Harder August 28, 2007
A BIG congrats on this fabulous finalist, Amanda! Deb #4713699Bill Wyatt August 28, 2007
Gosh this is awesome! Fantastic work here! Congratulations! #4713825Susana Ms Heide August 28, 2007
This is a very artful sp!!! Getting two SP's in the finalists must mean you are doing something right! :o)) Super job! Congrats Amanda! #4715052Skyy McKendry August 28, 2007
Congratulations, Amanda! This has GOT to win. One of the best images I've ever seen! #4715058Laurie Daily August 29, 2007
Incredible, Amanda...congrats on this fabulous winner! #4716519Jennifer L. Alder August 29, 2007
---Or this would be a great place, too--hmmm!! LOL, Good luck girl ;) #4717786Cheryl E. Molennor August 29, 2007
Shoulda won! Congratulations #4720589Holly Shao August 30, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome Finalist, Amanda! Creative work!Holly #4723300
Jennifer L. Taranto August 30, 2007
Way to go!!! #4724158Lisa J. Boulden August 30, 2007
Congrats, Amanda!Datha Y. Thompson August 31, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I knew we would see this again!! GORGEOUS and Creative!! I think it deserves GOLD :0) #4727698Lisa Kryschuk June 04, 2008
WOW! I am in total awe of your creativity and your amazing talent Amanda! LOVE this image as I do many of your images in your gallery.Amanda Chapman June 04, 2008
Thank you Lisa!!! #6020417Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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