A Storm in the Night [Contest Winner Pool April 2008 Techniques and Photoshop Photos]
Uploaded: April 01, 2008 02:57:09
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Exif: F Number: 22, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1600 seconds, Flash: did not fire., White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: NIKON D50
Kristy A. Keene April 01, 2008
Love it!!! #890617Paul E. Earl April 01, 2008
It looks like someone has been having a bit of fun! A terrific creation, Carol!! #5727097Barbara Waldoch April 01, 2008
Cool work, Carol! #5727121Nina Shields April 01, 2008
Carol, great tribute to your skill and creativity with very dramatic results; truly outstanding! #5727150Bill Wyatt April 01, 2008
Very creative and beautiful love the effects! #5727176Margaret R. Barry April 01, 2008
Wonderful creation, Carol. Great comp. and effects! #5727192Robyn A. Terrell April 01, 2008
Very creative...I love it!!!Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 01, 2008
BEAUTIFUL work, Carol. I love it too!!! #5727289Colette M. Metcalf April 01, 2008
Beautiful ps work, Carol!!!! #5727303Jeff Robinson April 01, 2008
Great job Carol! Jeff #5727389Claudia Kuhn April 01, 2008
Beautiful work Carol! #5727446Carol Sawyer April 01, 2008
Thank you everyone so much for your comments, I really appreciate them! #5727480Hendrik Storme April 01, 2008
Very beautiful! Wonderful work Colette!!! #5727535Ellen Hodges April 01, 2008
Love it, Carol. A real standout image!! #5727570Su Sana E. P April 01, 2008
Very creative and beautiful DDR work, Carol!! #5727653Rhonda Burger April 01, 2008
Way cool Carol. Love your creativity. Rhonda #5727668Agnes Fegan April 01, 2008
I love this Carol...very nice work ! #5727721Kathy Reeves April 01, 2008
Gorgeous creation Carol!! Hope we see this again!!! #5727727Bill Brelsford April 01, 2008
CREATIVITY AND EFFECTS ARE OFF THE CHARTS ON THIS ONE CAROL GREAT JOB #5727770MELODIE C. ROBERTS April 01, 2008
Happy Tamara K Walker Day Carol!!!Wow This is so cool
Incredible work!! #5728233
Jennifer L. Taranto April 01, 2008
This is so COOL!! Fabulous effects!! #5728237Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 01, 2008
Awsome!!! #5728561Nadine A. Lewis April 01, 2008
Oh my goodness!!! This is FANTASTIC, Carol!!!! <>< #5728854Donald K. Cherry April 01, 2008
Now this goes way beyond nice, Carol. Not an image that I particularly like r feel move by, but it is at least unique and original. Interesting and nice DD work.... #5728908Nadya Johnson April 01, 2008
AWESOME!! Carol, this is wonderful! Unlike Don (sorry), I find it very moving and evocative. It has a lot of impact and the mood of it is haunting -- beautiful. VERY nice! Great work! #5729025Tiia Vissak April 01, 2008
a great image! #5729117John Connolly April 01, 2008
I love what you have done here Carol, a fabulous creation! #5729182Tarun Bose April 01, 2008
Outstanding DDR work. A winner for me. Well done Carol. #5729243Pamela Shane April 01, 2008
Such a beautiful image; super workStan Kwasniowski April 01, 2008
Carol, beautiful #5729598Carol Sawyer April 01, 2008
Thank you everyone for your comments, I really appreciate them!I have wanted to do different things with my photos! And now feel more comfortable since I had to block Don from my e-mail. I just felt he was holding me back and was upseting me every day on my photos! With e-mails every day! Don't take me wrong I did appreciate his help he gave me since I started with BP! #5729636
Melissa A. McDonald April 01, 2008
Fantastic image Carol...so creative! Great digital darkroom work. #5729701Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 01, 2008
Dazzling composition, Carol!!!!! I love everything about this composition!!!!! Excellent work!!!!! ♫ k #5729738Jessica Jenney April 01, 2008
WOW! Gorgeous image and effects, Carol! Wonderful clarity! Magical! #5729862Deb Koskovich April 01, 2008
Great dd work, Carol! #5729879Eugenio Diaz April 01, 2008
this is completely amazing #5730348Judy A. Lawhon April 01, 2008
Stunning and dramatic, Carol!! #5730354Mary K. Robison April 01, 2008
Striking, magical composite image, Carol! Hip, hip, hooray for creativity!! #5730455Teresa Burnett April 01, 2008
Wonderfully creative and beautiful Carol!! Awesome work!! #5730781Tamara K. Walker April 01, 2008
Wonderful work and creativity. #5730830Kathy L. Clark April 01, 2008
Very cool creative work Carol. #5731089MELODIE C. ROBERTS April 01, 2008
You Go Girl!!!! ;0) #5731222Stefania Barbier April 01, 2008
WOOOOWWW SPECTACULAR CAROL! #5731394Carol Sawyer April 02, 2008
Thank you so much everyone for your comments, I really appreciate them!! #5732042Melinda F. Schneider April 02, 2008
Outstanding work! #5732812William Johnson April 02, 2008
Beautiful creation Carol. Bill J. #5733785Roxanne M. Bubar April 02, 2008
Stunning. #5734334Carol Sawyer April 02, 2008
Thank you Melinda, Bill and Roxanne for your comments! #5735058Laurie Daily April 02, 2008
Somehow I missed this one, Carol...this is just beautiful. WoW...Lots going on here and I sure love what you did!!!! #5735236Carol Sawyer April 02, 2008
Thank you Laurie for your comment! #5735380Dianna Murphy April 02, 2008
Very pretty Carol. #5736234Cindy Bendush April 02, 2008
Cool image Carol! #5736295Lynn Crawford April 02, 2008
Wow Carol this is beautiful, wonderful work :) #5736504Carol Sawyer April 03, 2008
Thank you Dianna, Cindy and Lynn for your comments! #5737071Heather L. Haderly April 04, 2008
LOVE IT!!!!!!! #5743487Susie Peek-Swint April 04, 2008
Very cool image and effects Carol ~ love it! #5744631Carol Sawyer April 04, 2008
Thank you Heather and Susie for your comments! #5744932Colleen Farrell April 04, 2008
Fabulous image, Carol!! Excellent DD work. This one's a winner in my book! #5745310Carol Sawyer April 05, 2008
Thank you Colleen for your comment! #5746759Bridgette B April 06, 2008
Awesome PS work! This is stunning! #5751105Carol Sawyer April 06, 2008
Thank you Bridgette for your comment!! #5752393Kate Jackson April 08, 2008
Love your vivid imagination and creation Carol! #5761143Carol Sawyer April 08, 2008
Thank you Kate for your comment! #5763071Sharon April 08, 2008
Love this! It's very cool! #5763447Carol Sawyer April 08, 2008
Thank you Sharon for your comment!! #5763747Eivor Kuchta April 11, 2008
Wonderful creation!! #5776174Carol Sawyer April 11, 2008
Thank you Eivor for your comment!! #5776269Lisa J. Boulden April 11, 2008
Dazzling, Carol!Jessica Jenney May 19, 2008
Congratulations, Carol on your beautiful Finalist image! #5942642Donald K. Cherry May 19, 2008
Congrats on this very unique finalist, Carol. Good work. #5942899Melissa G. Meiselman May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Carol!!! #5943238Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008
Congratulations! #5943533Stefania Barbier May 19, 2008
WOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW gorgeous..... big congrats!!!! #5943935Mary Beth Aiello May 19, 2008
Just beautiful, Carol. Many congrats on this fabulous finalist. #5944329Lorraine A. Cook May 19, 2008
I missed this amazing photo...CONGRATULATIONS on this FABULOUS FINALIST, Carol!<:)) #5945361Roxanne M. Bubar May 19, 2008
Carol, a big congratulations on this finalist. #5945697Eugenio Diaz May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Beautiful Finalist!Barbara Waldoch May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this goregous Finalist, Carol! #5946916Robert R. Goodman May 19, 2008
A big congratulations,Carol!!!!! #5947015Claudia Kuhn May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist Carol! #5947074Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Carol!!!!! ♫ k #5947585Nancy L. Green May 19, 2008
AWESOME image Carol, and CONGRATULATIONS and a VERY well deserved finalist!! <>< #5948188Bill Wyatt May 20, 2008
Hey congratulations on your finalist!! #5949696Kathy Reeves May 20, 2008
Outstanding finalist!! Congratulations!!! #5949861Margaret R. Barry May 20, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Carol! #5949884Carol Sawyer May 20, 2008
Thank you everyone for your comments!!! #5949938Mary K. Robison May 20, 2008
Excellent DD work, Carol ~Jennifer L. Alder May 20, 2008
Congrats, Carol, on your finalist image! #5950068Carol Sawyer May 20, 2008
Thank you Mary and Jennifer for your comments!! #5950136Ellen Hodges May 20, 2008
Congrats sooooo much, Carol, on a fantastic image!! #5950168Sharon King May 20, 2008
Congratulations on this Beautiful finalist Carol! #5950443Vladan D. Djordjevic May 20, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist Carol!Fantastic photo, my friend! #5951046
Jennifer L. Taranto May 20, 2008
Woo-hoo - congrats!! #5951342Colleen Farrell May 20, 2008
Awesome!! Congratulations, Carol! #5951897Carol Sawyer May 20, 2008
Thank you Ellen, Sharon, Vladan, Jennifer and Colleen for you comments!! #5952288Kumiko Parkinson May 20, 2008
Conglatulations, carol, on this excellent work! #5952539Carol Sawyer May 20, 2008
Thank you Kumiko for your comemnt!! #5952993John Connolly May 20, 2008
Huge congratulations on your finalist award, Carol! A well deserve win! #5953294Sam Britt May 20, 2008
Congratulations Carol! #5953696Eivor Kuchta May 20, 2008
Congratulations on your well deserved finalist, Carol! #5954407MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 21, 2008
Good Morning Carol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Carol Sawyer May 21, 2008
Thank you everyone for your comments!! #5956480Mary Timman May 21, 2008
Very dramatic and love your work with it. Congratulations! #5956730Carol Sawyer May 21, 2008
Tank you Mary for your comment! #5957307Emiel Van Hemelrijck May 21, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist Carol #5957869Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 21, 2008
WHOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOMichael G. Marshall May 21, 2008
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Carol! Michael #5959170Avril Young May 21, 2008
congrats....this is out of this world stunning....you are an artist! #5960027Carol Sawyer May 22, 2008
Thank you everyone for your comments!! #5960685Holly Shao May 22, 2008
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist, Carol!!Holly #5961892
Carol Sawyer May 22, 2008
Thank you Holly for your comment!! #5963230Terry L. Ellis May 22, 2008
A creative and beautiful finalist, Carol! Congratulations! #5963399Carol Sawyer May 22, 2008
Thank you Terry for your comment! #5963427Stan Kwasniowski May 23, 2008
Carol, I missed this, congratulation, this is beautiful #5968605Carol Sawyer May 28, 2008
Thank you Stan and Joyce for your comments!! #5986806Kate Jackson May 28, 2008
Congratulations Carol - so glad this one was rewarded! #5988020Carol Sawyer May 28, 2008
Thank you Kate for your comment!! #5989469JO ANN CLEVELAND August 02, 2008
Absolutely beautiful! Big Congratulationsjo ann c. #6261675
Carol Sawyer August 02, 2008
Thank you Jo Ann for your comment!! #6262093Phillip R. Connolly September 05, 2008
Carol, I haven't been able to visit BP very much just of late, but this one jumped out at me as soon as I saw it in your gallery. A well deserved finalist and so creatively presented. Excellent.Phil #6416120
Carol Sawyer September 05, 2008
Thank you Phil for your comment!! #6416200Janet Daniel September 28, 2008
Incredibly creative & beautiful, Carol! Congrats on your finalist! #6525818Carole Fairris September 30, 2008
You used photo impact to do this?? I remember these graphic. Very nice work. Congrats on your finalist status. #6535503KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. September 30, 2008
THIS IMAGE IS EXCELLENT HERE.KARU. #6535725
Carol Sawyer October 01, 2008
Thank you everyone for your comments!! #6536831John Connolly October 01, 2008
Huge congratulations on your 3 finalists, Carol! This one is definately my favorite! #6539362Carol Sawyer October 01, 2008
Thank you John for your comment!! #6539409Stan Kwasniowski October 22, 2008
Carol, congratulations #6640694Carol Sawyer October 23, 2008
Thank you Stan for your comment!! #6642752Patrick Rouzes November 02, 2008
WOW, Carol, CONGRATULATIONS on this PHENOMENAL WINNER,my friend!!! #6698805Carol Sawyer November 03, 2008
Thank you Patrick for your comment! #6699996isabel C. Zepeda December 04, 2008
Carol.CONGRATS
This photo is stunning
Ysa... #6849716
Carol Sawyer December 04, 2008
Thank you Isabel for your comment! #6850775Nina Shields January 01, 2009
Carol, I love this shot; you had a super creative idea and executed it with great skill; awesome results! #6967560Carol Sawyer January 01, 2009
Thank you Nina for your comment!! #6967580Chris Ebben January 02, 2009
This is beautiful, very well thought up & presented=^..^= #6974309Carol Sawyer January 03, 2009
Thank you Chris for your comment! #6976363Gail Vitikacs February 01, 2009
Terrific image! Congratulations! #7113129Carol Sawyer February 01, 2009
Thank you Gail for your comment!! #7113280Z. Banu February 01, 2009
Stunning Image!!!CONGRATULATION!!Carol #7116056Laura E. Swan March 01, 2009
Whoa! You did a terrific job here Carol! So beautiful. Such a unique creation. (Spooky for that pretty Swan, too! Ha!) -Laura #7228586Carol Sawyer March 01, 2009
Thank you Laura for your comment!! #7228671Boyd L. Alexander March 02, 2009
WOW! This is a real winner!! Excellent work Carol! #7232103Carol Sawyer March 02, 2009
Thank you Boyd for your comment!! #7232440Carol Sawyer March 29, 2009
Thank you Maria for your comment!! #7347263Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 02, 2009
Congratulations on your excellent finalist Carol. This is so pretty! #7477391Carol Sawyer May 02, 2009
Thank you Donna for your comment!! #7477412Debra K. Johnson August 08, 2009
Carol this is SO Beautiful. Outstanding work! #7829541Carol Sawyer August 08, 2009
Thank you Debra for your comment!! #7830141Julianne Bradford August 19, 2009
Beautiful finalist Carol!! Congrats! #7867425Carol Sawyer August 19, 2009
Thank you everyone for your comments!! #7868664Ann Coates September 05, 2009
You have a fantastic gallery Carol. This one really stood out, probably because I have a fascination for swans. I love your work on this image. It gives it a really magical feel. Beautiful creation. #7918073Carol Sawyer September 05, 2009
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