First Light [Contest Winner Pool June 2008]
Uploaded: June 27, 2008 05:04:58
Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
Linda D. Lester June 27, 2008
Here is my version maybe others can add theirs. #949998Carolyn J. Connolly June 27, 2008
Superb version edited by Amy, Linda!! The lighting and colours are 'magical'!! Of course, it would be great to see your original, before any post-processing was done on it, so as to be able to compare it to the edits!! :o) #6112721Renata Gusciora June 27, 2008
Great image! #6112724Carolyn J. Connolly June 27, 2008
PS - Linda, your edit looks fabulous, too!! Isn't it amazing how many different images you can create from just one original image?!! ;o) #6112728Judy V. Kennamer June 27, 2008
Here's my version - with Cathy walking out of the surf! #6112739Agnes Fegan June 27, 2008
Looks beautiful...that's a fun idea...interesting to see all the results! #6112748Judy V. Kennamer June 27, 2008
Oops - had to go back and downsize it! Here's the picture! #6112749Linda D. Lester June 27, 2008
Here is the original #6112754Cyn Valentine June 27, 2008
Beautiful editing on both..stunning work Linda!!! #6112775Nadine A. Lewis June 27, 2008
GORGEOUS scene, image, & editing, Linda!!! <>< #6112807Joy Rector June 27, 2008
beautiful #6112811Erin Appelbaum June 27, 2008
Gorgeous lighting and scene. Peter #6112838Nikki McDonald June 27, 2008
Great idea--I'm coming back to check out more. Love both Amy's and Judy's edits and yours is pretty wild, too. Great job, all of you. #6112883Dennis Flanagan June 27, 2008
My edited version #6112936Murry Grigsby June 27, 2008
What a fun idea and cool versions of your original shot Linda! I like Amy's the best so far :0) #6112955Kathy L. Clark June 27, 2008
This is really exquisite Linda. Both versions are lovely. #6113046Vitor Dias June 27, 2008
Beautifully composed! Colour and detail is very good, lovely place too. rgs Vitor #6113122Cathy Barrows June 27, 2008
very pretty and my version to follow #6113146Cathy Barrows June 27, 2008
ken's version coming up #6113154Cathy Barrows June 27, 2008
Shawn's version coming up #6113160Lynne Morris June 27, 2008
Wow so many beautiful versions of this gorgeous image Linda, a tough call which one is best they are all so differnent and so well done! #6113164Stephanie Laird June 27, 2008
Cool project and great work! Very cool to see the different interpretation and presentations of the same image. #6113184Shawn Jennings June 27, 2008
Very cool and great job by everyone! Thanks for posting mine for me, Cathy! #6113195Randy A. Myers June 27, 2008
Lots of nice interpretations. #6113211Claudia Kuhn June 27, 2008
Cool to see all the variations on this one image! #6113248JO ANN CLEVELAND June 27, 2008
This was a fun progject Cathy, the problem was Linda's shot was so perfect, it was hard to do! loljo ann c. #6113287
Roxanne M. Bubar June 27, 2008
Stunning colors and image. #6113391David Phalen June 27, 2008
Always fun to see different interpretations of the same subject! #6113479Ken Smith June 27, 2008
Yes, it was fun variation project. Linda's shot was good to begin with, then everyone put their spin on it. Thanks for posting this, Linda, and prompting us to add our versions. #6113484Carla Metzler June 27, 2008
I thought it was beautiful and didn't do much to it. #6113488Mike Clime June 27, 2008
Nice DD work, Linda! #6113629Linda D. Lester June 27, 2008
Thank you everyone! #6113632Melissa G. Meiselman June 27, 2008
This is a fantastic exercise, Linda and it is amazing how different all the interpretations of the same scene are!! It would also be interesting to know exactly what each person did to get their results. Great post, Linda!! #6113684Linda D. Lester June 27, 2008
Here is jo Ann's #6114110JO ANN CLEVELAND June 27, 2008
Thanks Linda~ I thought I had sent it with my comment, but don't know what I did wrong, thanks again, this was a fun treat - it's hard to believe we could do anything special to your beautiful workjo ann c. #6114169
Amy JACKSON June 27, 2008
This was a really fun image to work on, and it was a beautiful image to begin with!! Everyone did a great job on it! :) #6114395Anita Hogue June 27, 2008
WOw, all this is very interesting! Great image however you look at it!!! #6114532Derek D. Dafoe June 27, 2008
Nice shot and editing all!! #6114554Daniella Puente June 27, 2008
All editions you did are VERY GOOD and so diferents one to each other! Love the first Amy´s version and Ken´s one is also fantastic Linda good work ++++ #6114959Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 27, 2008
ALL of the edit work is wonderful, Linda!!!!! I'm glad I don't have to pick the best because it would drive me COMPLETE nutz trying to do so!!!! :-) ♫ k #6115294Eugenio Diaz June 27, 2008
Lovely images...great work!!!!Shirley A. Kinney June 27, 2008
Linda, this was a cool exercise and the images from all of you are great. Yours especially was beautiful and was interesting to see everyone's version of it. Great from all of you. #6115546Deb Koskovich June 28, 2008
Linda, big WOW for you. I love your image, the light and color are captivating. Superb clarity. Very interesting exercise! #6116295Shelly A. Van Camp June 28, 2008
They are all beautiful...not sure how to add them to your thread. #6118370BILLY R. PARKER June 28, 2008
GREAT WORK BY ALL !! BILLY #6118568Kate Jackson June 29, 2008
My vot goes for Cathy's! Great work from the SG!! #6119143Renee Doyle June 29, 2008
What a great bunch of edits! Wonderful image to work with originally and a great idea all around! #6119296Kara L. Hendricks June 29, 2008
So intense, colorful and moody Linda... I love it!! #6120056Kathy Reeves June 29, 2008
Wow!!!! What else is there to say!!! They are all superb!! #6121118Reynaldo D. Reyes June 29, 2008
All the edits are all so beautiful and reflect the creative talent of the individual photographers. Awesome worksof art! #6121188Dr Silly June 30, 2008
Looks like the SG group had so fun and they did a super job. :O)Joseph N. DiGilio July 01, 2008
What a great idea, Linda and the results are several superb images. I think I like the one you posted best. #6130432Carla Metzler July 21, 2008
Congratulations, Linda! #6205939Michelle L. Frick July 21, 2008
Gorgeous finalist Linda! Congratulations!! #6206054Daniella Puente July 21, 2008
Excellent finalist Linda, congrats! #6206130Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 21, 2008
WOW!!!!! I counted 7 finalists...WTG Linda!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! ♫ k #6206592Elida Gutierrez July 21, 2008
Congratulations, on your finalist!!! #6206738Georgeina M. Mckinney July 21, 2008
Wow, I can't believe I missed this one earlier!! Beautiful work! I don't think I could make this look any better. :) #6206790JO ANN CLEVELAND July 21, 2008
Congratulations on all 7 finalist Linda! They all are fantastic, way to go!jo ann c. #6206795
Claudia Kuhn July 21, 2008
Gorgeous Linda, congrats on all of your finalists! #6207116Shannon D. Miller July 21, 2008
This is BEAUTIFUL Linda! Congratulations on all of your finalists! Shannon~ #6207440Cathy Barrows July 21, 2008
Congrats on your finalist...congrats amy...lol #6207571Rakesh Syal July 21, 2008
Stunning finalist Linda! Congratulations!!#6207617
Shelly A. Van Camp July 21, 2008
Congrats on all your wins!! This is a beauty!! #6207672Jeana Clark July 21, 2008
~J~ #6208663
Anita Hogue July 21, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful image! #6208711Renee Doyle July 21, 2008
I really liked this!! Congrats on a fabulous finalist Linda! #6208922Stephanie Frey July 21, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful finalist! Well done! #6209047Kara L. Hendricks July 21, 2008
Wonderful finalist!! Congratulations and best of luck to you!! #6209215Tamera S. Phillips July 21, 2008
Another Congrats to you Linda. This turned out so beautiful. #6209393Mary Beth Aiello July 21, 2008
Another congrats, Linda. Just beautiful. #6209772Linda D. Lester July 21, 2008
Thank you so much!!!!! #6209846Ken Smith July 21, 2008
This was my #1 choice! Congrats, Linda!! #6209855Kay E. Mahoney July 21, 2008
Congratulations, Linda on your beautiful finalist. #6209946Judy V. Kennamer July 21, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist Linda! #6210219Gail Vitikacs July 21, 2008
You had one AWESOME month!!! Congrats! #6210294Kathy L. Clark July 21, 2008
I loved the wonderful light and color the first time I saw it. Congratulations Linda. #6210331Dr Silly July 22, 2008
Congratulations Linda on your finalist. :O) #6211379Kristy A. Keene July 22, 2008
Congrats on your Finalist!! #6211746Jeff Robinson July 22, 2008
Outstanding - Congrats Linda!! Jeff #6213024Stefania Barbier July 22, 2008
huge congrats... it's superb! #6213731Erin Appelbaum July 22, 2008
Congrats on this finalist Linda. Peter #6213786Eugenio Diaz July 22, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!! #6215464Cyn Valentine July 22, 2008
Congratulations Linda!! #6215885eileen bedford July 22, 2008
Congratulations Linda, great job...... #6217173Bill Knaps July 23, 2008
A beautiful shot Linda. Congrats on this and your other well deserved Finalist. Bill #6220389Kathleen K. Parker July 23, 2008
The scene and lighting are superb. Congrats, Linda!Shawn Jennings July 23, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Linda! #6220852Donna J. Eaton July 24, 2008
Beautiful work! I love what you did with this. #6224613Ken Smith November 25, 2008
So glad to see this in the winner's circle. Congrats, Linda! #6804927Judy V. Kennamer November 25, 2008
Congrats Linda!!! They are both marvelous! #6804956A P November 25, 2008
I could never choose. Both are excellent. Congratz Linda!! #6805162Stefania Barbier November 25, 2008
congrats again Linda! #6807059Sam Britt November 26, 2008
Congratulations, Linda! #6808645Usman M. Bajwa November 26, 2008
Great FX, Congrats. on this amazing Finalist.UB. #6809086
frank w. degenhardt November 26, 2008
Linda- Gorgeous editoring work that got a finalist and I wish you the best for the next round. Congratulations. #6809548Elida Gutierrez November 26, 2008
Congratulations for your FINALIST!!! #6810175Shannon D. Miller November 26, 2008
Congratulations on this STUNNING finalist Linda! #6810457Debra R. Harder November 26, 2008
Congratulations again, Linda, on another FANTASTIC finalist! Deb #6810519Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 26, 2008
Another congratulations, Linda!!!!! :-) ♫ k #6811215Anita Hogue November 26, 2008
Fabulous finalist, Linda! Congratulations! #6811827Mike Clime November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Linda! #6812418Erin Appelbaum November 26, 2008
Congrats on this finalist Linda. Peter #6812938JO ANN CLEVELAND November 26, 2008
Congratulations Linda!jo ann c. #6813066
Colleen Farrell November 26, 2008
Fantastic, Linda! Big congrats on your awesome finalist! #6814356JO ANN CLEVELAND November 27, 2008
Congrats on this well deserved finalistjo ann c. #6817426
Vladan D. Djordjevic November 27, 2008
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #6817437Carla Metzler November 28, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Linda! #6819097Renee Doyle November 28, 2008
Congrats on this wonderful piece Linda!!! #6823596Linda Blair December 01, 2008
Congrats on this cool finalist!!!! #6835484Cassie L. Woodlee December 02, 2008
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