Testing The Water
Uploaded: October 23, 2007 02:45:34
Mary K. Robison October 23, 2007
Such an elegant image, Colette! The rich red is marvelous, and the flood effect is perfect for this! #768643Bonnie C. Lackey October 23, 2007
Wonderful composition, rich colors and a great title, Colette! #4965084Carolyn M. Fletcher October 23, 2007
It's a beauty! Love it! #4965093Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
member since: 6/9/2007 WOW! Colette, this is amazing! The color and comp are spot on, and the reflection makes this one incredible shot. Outstanding work!
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Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
Aimee McMastermember since: 11/20/2005 ...this is just great Collette....perfect use of effect and wonderful title.,...Aimee
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Colleen Braun October 23, 2007
beautiful... #4965106Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
Dominick M. Dimacalemember since: 11/16/2006 Lovely floral image and use of effects here Colette...Dominick
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Jennifer L. Alder October 23, 2007
Terrific image, Colette!!Chua Wee Boo October 23, 2007
FANTASTIC!!! #4965209Margaret R. Barry October 23, 2007
Beautiful floral image, Colette. Wonderful comp., color, detail and use of effects! #4965275Glenn E. Urquhart October 23, 2007
Outsanding work here, resulting in a Very Creative, Colorful, Artistic and Beautiful Composition, Collette!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4965295Paul E. Earl October 23, 2007
Terrific image and effects!! #4965333Alan L. Borror October 23, 2007
WOW, Colette! Very beautiful and effective use of the flood filter. #4965369Ujjwal Mukherjee October 23, 2007
Outstanding image,Colette! #4965371Karen E. Michaels October 23, 2007
Indeed , what a great flood. Excellent judgement with this effect. Peace, karen #4965406Jeff Robinson October 23, 2007
Very well done Colette!! Jeff #4965418Jenny Bosmans October 23, 2007
Fantastic colors, composition and work, Colette! Super! :) #4965493Melissa G. Meiselman October 23, 2007
Dazzling colors and fantastic use of the flood filter, Colette!! #4965504Wally Orlowsky October 23, 2007
Terrific composition and stunning color, Colette. #4965584Robert R. Goodman October 23, 2007
Very beautiful,Colette.Great use of a flood filter!!!!!! #4965610Pat Gamwell October 23, 2007
Glorious shot, Colette! Stunning reds! #4965836Cyn Valentine October 23, 2007
Love it COlette..stunning comp with great effects!! #4965855Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
Thank you all very much!! #4965885Jessica Jenney October 23, 2007
Gorgeous color, lighting and effects, Colette! #4965909Stefania Barbier October 23, 2007
superb.... wow Colette, spectacular! #4965959Tammy Espino October 23, 2007
Beautiful :) #4965965Kathy Reeves October 23, 2007
Gorgeous capture and effects Collette!! #4966008Carla Metzler October 23, 2007
Beautiful, Colette! #4966013Ray Clarke October 23, 2007
Wonderful Colette!!!(R) #4966107Su Sana E. P October 23, 2007
Very impressive composition here, Colette!! I love this. #4966193Larry Lawhead October 23, 2007
WOW!!Murry Grigsby October 23, 2007
Very creative idea and use of the flood filter Colette! Great colors too!! #4966326Bill Houghton October 23, 2007
This is beautiful Colette. Good job. Bill #4966356Angie Sidles October 23, 2007
Beautiful image Colette! Love the vibrant colors and the flood effect works very well! Nice work! #4966630Judy A. Lawhon October 23, 2007
Excellent color and PS work, Colette....love it!! #4966640Bill Wyatt October 23, 2007
WOW this is gorgeous! Beautiful colors and super effects!! #4966652Eugenio Diaz October 23, 2007
This one is a beautiful image with such a nice colors and composition. Good use of filters. Well done.Tom Andersen October 23, 2007
Very pretty, Colette! The colors are gorgeous! #4966973Marta J. Baldwin October 23, 2007
Beautiful bright color and excellent use of flood in this wonderful image Colette! #4967479Tamara K. Walker October 23, 2007
Wonderful title, beautiful color and work. #4967620Hendrik Storme October 23, 2007
Stunning colors,gorgeous image! #4967686Remi Trepanier October 23, 2007
What a wonderful image here, excellent colors Colette.Remi #4967689
Lynne Morris October 23, 2007
Hey we are both on floral flood today Colette lol, this is stunning, the colours and details are just beautiful! #4967716Karen Engelbreth October 23, 2007
Wonderful image and effect, Colette! #4967813Shannon D. Miller October 23, 2007
WOW!! WINNER!!! Love this Colette what a beautiful image! The colors are just magnificent and the effect is amazing! Shannon~ #4967850Tarun Bose October 23, 2007
Wow! Awsome colour and great effect. Well done Colette. #4967858Phillip R. Connolly October 23, 2007
Very nicely presented Colette, with great colour and effects. Well done.Phil #4967915
David L. Luchowski October 23, 2007
Great image and effect,Colette. Beautiful. #4967963Lisa J. Boulden October 23, 2007
WOW!Marijana Fajgl October 23, 2007
Outstanding image, Colette! #4967999Esther Smith October 23, 2007
So beautiful Colette! Wonderful use of the filter! #4968057Claudia Kuhn October 23, 2007
Beautiful colors and contrast Colette, nice use of the flood! #4968396Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 23, 2007
Beautiful, Colette!!!!!! Lovely colors and effects!!!!! ♫ k #4968422Peggy J. Maguire October 23, 2007
Stunning color, Colette.Amazing Image... #4968439Carol Sawyer October 23, 2007
Beautiful image, colors and flood effects, Colette! #4968506Erin Appelbaum October 23, 2007
Gorgeous image, Colette. It's dripping with color. Awesome composition clarity and lighting. Peter #4968511Dan Holm October 23, 2007
The color and detail are superb, Colette but it's the lazy elegance in this image that really makes it stand out for me! #4968557Anna Diederich October 23, 2007
Coloette this is just stunning! #4968561anonymous October 23, 2007
Fabulous image Colette! Love the color and flood filter! Excellent! B- #4968591Ken Jarvis October 23, 2007
Nicely done, Colette! #4968639Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
Thank you all very much!! #4968684Patrick Rouzes October 23, 2007
A captivating image here with incredibly beautiful effects!!! Fantastic work here, Colette!!! #4968761Cassie L. Woodlee October 23, 2007
Gorgeous Colette, beautifully done!!!!! #4968967Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
Thank you all so much!! #4969002David Phalen October 23, 2007
Spectacular use of color and the flood filter! #4969040Charlene Taylor October 23, 2007
Hi Colette,Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
Thank you David and Charlene!! #4969201Michelle L. Frick October 23, 2007
Beautiful image and effects Colette!! #4969209Stan Kwasniowski October 23, 2007
Colette, nothing left for me to say all has been said above #4969225Joan Powell October 23, 2007
Excellent work of art ! #4969245Ronald F. Fischer October 23, 2007
Awesome capture and great PS work! #4969299Steve M. Harrington October 23, 2007
Interesting image, Colette. Nice use of the flood filter.Barbara Waldoch October 23, 2007
Gorgeous macro and effects, Colette! #4969328Mary N C. Taitt October 23, 2007
Great brilliant saturated colors, details, and effects, Colette! #4969344Laurence Saliba October 23, 2007
What a beauty Colette!!!!!!!!! Bet we see this again!!!!!! #4969633Lorraine A. Cook October 23, 2007
WOW! Vivid coloring and superb effects, Colette!<:)) #4969707Dr. Harmeet Singh October 23, 2007
Great image here....Congrats #4969717Roxanne M. Bubar October 23, 2007
WOW this is just stunning. #4969763Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 24, 2007
Beautiful capture and work, Colette. Absolutely terrific. #4970245Colette M. Metcalf October 24, 2007
Thank you all so much!! #4970555Debra K. Johnson October 24, 2007
WOW this is FANTASTIC! #4970948Emile Abbott October 24, 2007
Very beautiful and nice effects Colette. #4971533Nancy L. Green October 24, 2007
OUTSTANDING capture dear friend, this is GORGEOUS!! <>< #4971811Colette M. Metcalf October 24, 2007
Thanks so much Debra, Emile, and Nancy!! #4971819Evy Johansen October 24, 2007
So very beautiful, Colette!! #4971918Imar De Waard October 24, 2007
a wonderful beauty!Debra R. Harder October 24, 2007
A BEAUTIFUL capture, Colette! Your comp, colors and effects are brilliant! Deb #4972411Stephen Zacker October 24, 2007
Stunning. Like the Red and the reflection you created #4972440Sandra R. Alvey October 24, 2007
Perfect use of flood Colette! The vivid reds really reflect off that filter marvelously!!#4972491
Terry L. Ellis October 24, 2007
Fantastic effects and beautiful colors, Colette! #4972822Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas October 24, 2007
Beautiful colors and effects Colette!,John Connolly October 24, 2007
WOW! A fabulous title for this wonderful presentation, Colette! A brilliant use of color and the flood filter! #4973207Colette M. Metcalf October 24, 2007
Thank you all very much!! #4973964Souha Dooly October 24, 2007
beautiful done,Colette!!! #4975354Hector Contreras October 24, 2007
Clever idea, beautiful colors as well the title ColetteColette M. Metcalf October 25, 2007
Thanks so much Souha and Heco!! #4976763Inge Linden October 25, 2007
I really like this! So beautiful! Great job!Colette #4980002Kathy L. Clark October 25, 2007
Beautiful color and effects Colette. #4981094Jenny D October 25, 2007
Beautiful image!!!! #4981835eileen bedford October 25, 2007
BEAUTIFULLY DONE... #4982824Colette M. Metcalf October 25, 2007
Thanks so much Inge, Kathy, Jen and Eileen!!! #4983405Alex T. Mizuno October 25, 2007
Fantastic effect of Flood filter! One of the most effective use of this filter I've seen! Congratulations on your EFP and good luck for the next round! #4983443Terry Cervi October 26, 2007
Bold, vibrant color and pretty DA work, Colette! #4984729Sherry Sturgis October 28, 2007
I love, love, love this, Colette!!! the flood is one of my favorite plugins!Colette M. Metcalf November 10, 2007
Thanks so much Alex, Terry, and Sherry!! #5054780Cheryl Meisel November 12, 2007
Beautiful beautiful art image!JO ANN CLEVELAND November 13, 2007
Absolutely gorgeous! One of the prettiest flood effects I've seen Colette!jo ann c. #5069248
John Connolly November 15, 2007
A remarkable presentation, Colette! Love your flaming pear work! #5078671Renee Doyle November 26, 2007
Congratulations Colette on this wonderful finalist! #5127722Colleen Farrell November 26, 2007
Awesome!! Congrats on this terrific finalist, Colette! #5127833Alex T. Mizuno November 26, 2007
Another fantastic finalist! Congratulations Colette!! #5128575Anita Hogue November 26, 2007
Congrats on an awesome finlalist, Colette! #5128614Tammy Scott November 26, 2007
Congratulations on a excellent finalist! #5128673Cassie L. Woodlee November 26, 2007
Congratulations Colette!!!!!! #5128680Alex T. Mizuno November 26, 2007
Congratulations Colette!! This is a great month for you!!! #5128781anonymous November 26, 2007
Congratulations Colette on your fantastic finalist! B- #5128873Erin Appelbaum November 26, 2007
Congrats Colette. Peter #5128904Robert R. Goodman November 26, 2007
A big congratulations,Colette!!!!! #5129403Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 26, 2007
WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOODavid Phalen November 26, 2007
Congratulations!! #5129554Kay E. Mahoney November 26, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. #5129650Nadya Johnson November 26, 2007
A stunner! Congratulations, Colette! #5129710Tammy Espino November 26, 2007
congrats~ #5130391Angie Sidles November 26, 2007
Way to Go Colette! Beautiful work! #5130654Tamara K. Walker November 26, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS! #5131087Pat Gamwell November 26, 2007
Fabulous finalist, Colette! WTG! #5131205Terry L. Ellis November 26, 2007
Congratulations, Colette, on this terrific finalist! #5131447Kathy L. Clark November 26, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Colette. #5131603Evy Johansen November 26, 2007
Big congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Colette!! #5131651Lisa J. Boulden November 26, 2007
Woweeeee!!!Deborah Lewinson November 26, 2007
Congratulations, Colette, an excellent finalist!Mike D. Perez November 26, 2007
This is Beauty, Colette! Congratulations! #5132362Laurence Saliba November 26, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Colette!!! #5132679Stefania Barbier November 26, 2007
huge CONGRATS Colette!!! #5132682Cesar J. La Rosa November 26, 2007
A WONDERFUL Finalist, Colette!!!Ross Throndson November 27, 2007
Fabulous Finalist, Colette.....Congratulations!! #5132959Barbara Waldoch November 27, 2007
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Colette! #5133065Jessica Jenney November 27, 2007
Congratulations, Colette on your beautiful finalist! #5133146Alan L. Borror November 27, 2007
Congratulations, Colette! #5133265Margaret R. Barry November 27, 2007
Congratulations, Colette! #5133279Laurie Daily November 27, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Colette! #5133868Erin Tyler November 27, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist! #5134589Sam Britt November 27, 2007
Congratulations, Colette! #5134616Linda D. Lester November 27, 2007
Just beautiful....Congratulations! #5135812Karen Engelbreth November 27, 2007
Congratulations Colette!#5136385
Michael Umbreit November 27, 2007
Colette - Congratulations on your finalist! - Mike #5137705Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 27, 2007
This is SUCH beautiful work, Colette. Congratulations! #5138125Ken Smith November 27, 2007
Hopefully the water wasn't too cold. :-) Congrats, Colette!! #5138578Cheryl E. Molennor November 28, 2007
Great job! Congratulations! #5142093Carol Teal November 30, 2007
Really gorgeous Colette! The red is so bold and vibrant and great use of the flood filter. Congrats on a very well-deserved finalist! #5154115Mary K. Robison December 19, 2007
Love the result of your PS work on this outstanding (and seasonally colorful) finalist, Colette!Karen Slagle December 20, 2007
Beautiful image and effects. Big congrats on this wonderful finalist, Colette... #5234270Angela Azzinnaro December 20, 2007
BEAUTIFUL finalist Colette!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!! #5236085Manuel Barrera December 21, 2007
Wonderful title, fantastic image #5238071Debra R. Harder December 21, 2007
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS, Colette, on this GORGEOUS finalist! Deb #5240875RC Fritz December 25, 2007
Nice work, Colette! Congratulations! Merry Christmas to you and yours! My Xmas card:Colette M. Metcalf January 20, 2008
Thank you all so much!! #5369250Nancy L. Barrett January 24, 2008
I know I'm a Johnny-Come-Lately, but I've been enjoying your gallery and had to comment on this...it's so beautiful, Colette! Congrats on your finalist win! #5386489DENNIS E. GRANZOW March 12, 2008
Colette....can you share with me how you got this affect. What editing tool did you use? #5631887Colette M. Metcalf March 12, 2008
Thank you Dennis!! I used the flood filter from Flaming Pear. #5632060DENNIS E. GRANZOW March 12, 2008
Thank you Colette. Where would I get this Flaming Pear? #5632611Colette M. Metcalf March 12, 2008
Thank you Lydia! Here's a link Dennis. It is a free download. http://www.flamingpear.com/download.html #5633756Rosemary Sampson March 16, 2008
Collette, Your gallery is extraordinary. You are an inspiration. #5648629Colette M. Metcalf March 16, 2008
Thanks so much Rosemary!! #5649433Judi Bailey September 27, 2008
What a great title....and I love the unique angle and crop......very special image !! #6519452Joseph R. Ombrello November 03, 2008
Beautiful image. Great color and perspective. Very nice. #6703678Rod Partington June 11, 2014
Beautiful image Colette! Great effect. #11063724Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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