Uploaded: August 20, 2003 23:53:23
Same photo as one submitted last month, but with filters added in PS Elements.
Evy Johansen August 21, 2003
This is really a cool shot, Patricia! Love the colors! #53867Murry Grigsby August 21, 2003
Still COOL after all these years :0) Nice work, Patricia! #173601Joy Brown August 21, 2003
Great shot and title, Patricia! #173665Carolyn M. Fletcher August 21, 2003
I must have missed it last month! It's great!! Did it have the "square" steering wheel? They were kind of rectangular so you could see over them.Connie L. Carpenter August 21, 2003
I didn't see the original... but I really like the effects you used. The color just pops! Cars with tail fins are the greatest... wish they would do that again. #173698Patricia Marroquin August 21, 2003
Thanks, Evy, Murry, Joy, Carolyn and Connie!Carolyn, I'm not sure if it had a square steering wheel. :-) I don't think I've ever seen a square steering wheel. LOL! I took this at the Plano Fourth of July parade. They had all sorts of neat cars in the parade, from Model T Fords to PT Cruisers.
Connie, I agree that cars with fins are the greatest. I'd love to have a modern-day car with retro features like that. :-)
Sorry I haven't commented much in the last few days. Lots of work hours, plus the doggies have been sick, but they're getting better now. #173982
Patricia Marroquin August 21, 2003
Here's the original that I posted last month. #173987Suzie Strasburg August 21, 2003
Another WOW....outstanding Patricia!Love all the reflections....color,detail......composition!:~)))) #173990Patricia Marroquin August 21, 2003
Thanks, Suzie! :-) #174050Carol Brill August 21, 2003
Classic car and classic photo...great enhancements Patricia, really adds a lot of depth and interest! #174135Ellen Peach August 21, 2003
You have a great eye for finding fun, unique things to shoot....great job on this, Patricia, love the colors! #174334Patricia Marroquin August 21, 2003
Thank you, Carol and Ellen! You made my day with your comments.And I just love the response to this one. When I first showed my husband the original photo and my altered creation, I asked which he liked best. Should have known! He did not like this one. My husband, a newspaper editor and page designer, is a real purist when it comes to altering photographs. :-) Glad you like it! :-) #174658
Barbara K. Breitsameter August 23, 2003
This is great. I think I like this version the best. #175710Patricia Marroquin August 23, 2003
All right! Another vote for the artsy version. Thanks much, Barbara! ;-) #176300Kathleen Clemons September 09, 2003
Well, I hope you've shown your husband this win!!!! LOL Congrats, Patricia, sorry I missed it earlier!!!!!! #192141Evy Johansen September 09, 2003
Congratulations! Well deserved, Patricia! #192234Colette M. Metcalf September 09, 2003
Congrats to you!!! #192468Jeff Robinson September 09, 2003
Patricia, Congratulations on all of your finalist! Jeff #192593Darren K. Fisher September 09, 2003
Seems to have made a big difference, congrats to you!!! #192680Murry Grigsby September 09, 2003
Congrats on your finalist, Patricia!! #192922Carol Brill September 09, 2003
Congratulations on a job well done, Patricia, and best of luck!!! #193071William C. Raco September 09, 2003
Excellent work, Patricia.bill #193588
Jean Papo September 09, 2003
Patricia, I missed THIS! So great!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this winning photo! And, sometime, what kind of PS filters did you use on it! Looks perfect! #193794Elizabeth A. Zibas September 09, 2003
Congrats Patricia. Great colors and wonderful composition. #193877Ellen Peach September 09, 2003
Congrats again, Patricia.....love this one! #194002Patricia Marroquin September 09, 2003
Thanks, Kath, Evy, Colette, Jeff, Darren, Murry, Carol, Bill, Jean, Betsy and Ellen. :-)Jean, I'm pretty sure I used 2 filters or effects on this, but I can only remember one of them -- the Accented Edges filter. #194070
Damian P. Gadal September 10, 2003
Love it - Congrats Patricia! #195319Patricia Marroquin September 10, 2003
Thank you, Damian! :-) #195445Susana Matos September 11, 2003
Very nice, as always!!!! Congrats on your wonderful finalists!Patricia Marroquin September 11, 2003
Thank you, Su, for your time and very nice comment. :-) #196801Suzie Strasburg September 13, 2003
One of my favorites...Best of Luck!:~))) #198699Patricia Marroquin September 13, 2003
Thanks again, Suzie! I appreciate it! #198851William C. Raco September 16, 2003
Very well done, Kathleen.bill #202576
Joy Brown September 16, 2003
Congratulations, Patricia - this is awesome! #202694Colette M. Metcalf September 16, 2003
Congrats to you Patricia!!! #202695Mary K. Robison September 16, 2003
Congratulations! Great colors and sheen! #202789Jean Papo September 16, 2003
Congratulations, Patricia! So HAPPY to see you win with this fabulous photo!!!!!!!!! #202792Robert Pranagal September 16, 2003
Congratulations Patricia!Kathleen Clemons September 17, 2003
So, what does your husband say about this one, NOW? lol, Congratulations, hope you're feeling better too! #202888Theresa McCloskey September 17, 2003
Congratulations :-) #203021Evy Johansen September 17, 2003
Congratulations! Well derserved! #203039Claudia Kuhn September 17, 2003
Congratulations Patricia! #203044Jean-Francois Schmutz September 17, 2003
You are really the Princess of color !JF #203080
Gabriela Cunha September 17, 2003
congrats!Debbie S. September 17, 2003
What a GREAT shot Patricia!! I love it!! Many congrats to you!! ;>) #203168Barbara K. Breitsameter September 17, 2003
How did I miss this one???Murry Grigsby September 17, 2003
Congrats, Patricia, on your win and terrific image!! No discussion on which end of the car it belongs on either :0) #203263Elizabeth A. Zibas September 17, 2003
Congrats Patricia. Love the colors and composition on this one. Very nice. #203298Donna R. Moratelli September 17, 2003
WWOW,great shot!Congratulations, Patricia. #203353Bernard B. Travers September 17, 2003
Great job, Pat. Great win. Congratulations. #203437Patricia Marroquin September 17, 2003
Wow, thank you all very much. I'm so thrilled about this. It certainly was worth braving the crowds on a very hot, muggy Fourth of July and sitting on the curb with a bunch of kids to capture this car in the Plano parade. :-)Kathleen, hubby says it's "cool" that I've won with this. Ha! And I'm still not 100% well, but this has certainly brightened my day!
JF, thanks for such a high compliment. I'm always excited when I can capture something so colorful. Bill, you called me Kathleen, but that's OK; it's an honor to be compared to her. :-) #203523
Wolfgang Dolak September 17, 2003
Wonderful Patricia!! Congrats from this side of the pond!Jeff Robinson September 17, 2003
Patricia.... Wow, way to go! Chalk one up for the Metroplex! I was very excited to see that you did so well with this one! I have always admired your work and this is a great example of your talent! Jeff #203921Heather K. McFarland September 17, 2003
Many congrats on your 2nd place win Pat! Fabulous image. #203986Darren K. Fisher September 17, 2003
Way to go Pat, I knew this one would be here. #204169Ellen Peach September 18, 2003
Congratulations, Patricia! #204643Patricia Marroquin September 18, 2003
Thanks, birdie, Jeff, Heather, Darren and Ellen! Jeff, that's very kind of you, thank you! #204788Dan S. Coquia September 22, 2003
Yeoow! Cool car! Congratulations! #208671Patricia Marroquin September 22, 2003
Blinding, isn't it? LOL! Thank you, Dan! :-) #209045Dan S. Coquia September 22, 2003
You said it! Wish I had that kind in my website collection. LOL! #209053Conrad L. Conero January 14, 2004
Nice, Pat! Well deserved.Patricia Marroquin January 14, 2004
Thanks, Conrad. As I mentioned in the thread above, I had submitted this photograph previously, but it was unaltered. When I added the "pizzazz" (ha ha!) and resubmitted it is when it won in the BP contest. LOL! #331142Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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