Winter Creek [Contest Finalists July 2010]
Uploaded: March 10, 2010 05:55:18
Finalist
This can't really be called a creek, even, except when it rains hard. It runs through a local park and empties into Papillion Creek which shares its name with the town where I live.
Resubmission July 20, 2010
New category: Nature and Landscape
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 3125/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 30.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A350
Jeana Clark March 10, 2010
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Karen Celella March 10, 2010
Creek or not, this is a beautiful winter scene with lovely texture and treatment Nikki. #8445196Tess L. Yee March 10, 2010
Beautiful work on this image, Nikki. I love the comp and texture. #8445230Julie Burnett March 10, 2010
Quite lovely, Nikki. Very serene, wonderful tones and treatment. #8445269Bonnie C. Lackey March 10, 2010
Lovely work, Nikki. The Chamber Of Commerce would like this piece! #8445270Jessica Jenney March 10, 2010
Beautiful winter scene, sepia tones and treatment, Nikki! #8445358Tammy M. Anderson March 10, 2010
This is beautiful, Nikki. Great tones and treatment. #8445390Joy Rector March 10, 2010
awesome, love this shot #8445400Melissa G. Meiselman March 10, 2010
Stunning winter scene with gorgeous textured effects, Nikki!! #8445456Cynthia M. Yarde-Kiernan March 10, 2010
ditto all previous posts....just love this shot #8445462Marilyn Cornwell March 10, 2010
Wonderful, Nikki!!! #8445676Monnie Ryan March 10, 2010
Beautiful, Nikki -- love the effects! #8445965John Rivera March 10, 2010
Wonderful work Nikki! #8446077Ruth Grimm March 10, 2010
Wow!! Great work on this scenic image Nikki. #8446502Thomas E. Hinds March 10, 2010
Amazing winter scene! Love it! #8446513Mariann Kovats March 10, 2010
Beautiful winter scene! I love it, Nikki. #8446645Ujjwal Mukherjee March 11, 2010
Wonderful treatment and presentation,Nikki!! #8446882Katarina Mansson March 11, 2010
Lovely scene and presentation Nikki! #8447844Brad Harding March 11, 2010
Love the sepia tint on this winter scene. However, I am looking forward to more spring like weather. #8448507Karen Bacon March 12, 2010
Lovely winter scene Nicki!A gorgeous presentation! #8450268Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 12, 2010
Beautiful scene and texture Nikki. Great work.Laurie Daily March 14, 2010
Beautiful tones and treatment in this winter scene, Nikki! #8454639Rona L. Schwarz March 14, 2010
This is lovely, Nikki! I really like the tones and textures. Beautiful! #8454995Kim Andelkovic March 14, 2010
What a beautiful scene Nikki.....love the effect....great job :-) #8455579Patti Coblentz March 17, 2010
This is such a beautiful scene, Nikki...the tones, textures, and sepia works so well on this!Patti #8462503
Carol Teal March 23, 2010
This is so beautiful Nikki, something about it just speaks to me. I love the tones and treatment, I think that is what really does it for me. This one goes into my favs! #8474290R. J. Laudenbacher July 21, 2010
WOW Nikki, well worth the resubmission. The tones on this is fantastic and your comp and details are outstanding. I hope to see this one again. #8777572Leslie McLain July 21, 2010
Beautiful old time feel and effects, Nikki. #8777912Mitch Spence July 21, 2010
A winter scene is not one immediately thinks of in sepia and with texture, but that's one big reason that this is quite effective, Nikki. When I grew up in Papillion, we always called the creek the Papio (oh, got some childhood stories about that creek), and I've even seen it that way on maps, so I've never been sure of its actual name. #8778252Sharon Day July 21, 2010
Gorgeous image, Nikki!!! I love the textures! #8778395Phyllis H. Burchett July 22, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous image and your treatment of it is beautiful! #8780129John Connolly July 22, 2010
Marvelous composition and tones here Nikki! Even though it is mid winter here, I am happy our moderate climate is free of snow! #8780791Daniel Ruf July 24, 2010
This is a beautiful treatment of this subject and I still maintain it's nice to have a winter scene to look at during the summer months. #8783506Daniella Puente July 26, 2010
Wonderful scene and great tone! #8787003Chris Budny August 13, 2010
Beautiful work on the effects and texture layer... Congratulations! #8825513Erica Murphy August 13, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Nikki! #8826912Renee Doyle August 13, 2010
Big Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Nikki!! #8827018Craig W. Myers August 13, 2010
Wonderful comp, tones, and textures. Congratulations, Nikki. #8827177Leslie McLain August 13, 2010
Congrats on all your beautiful finalists, Nikki. #8827277Kim Andelkovic August 13, 2010
Congrats Nikki on your wonderful finalist well done :-) #8827494Carol L. Fowler August 13, 2010
Beautiful Finalist! Congrats! #8827511Jean-Pierre Ducondi August 13, 2010
Congrats on all your wonderful finalists Nikki.Karen E. Baumann August 13, 2010
This would look pretty on a red wall! Lovely, Nikki! Congratulations. #8827970Amanda D. Austwick August 13, 2010
Wonderfully textured sepia image Nikki! Congratulations on your Finalist award!!! I see gold in this one:) #8828170Susan Fox August 13, 2010
Congratulations on this, and all your other lovely finalists! #8828471Philippe Vieux-Jeanton August 13, 2010
Great Art, Love the magical texture. Congratultions Nikki!! #8828669Marvil J. LaCroix August 13, 2010
Beautiful comp and clarity. Scenes like this make me love Winter! Congratulations on being a Finalist. Best wishes in the next round. #8828861Thomas E. Hinds August 13, 2010
So glad that this one made Finalist! Superb work, Nikki! #8828946Phyllis H. Burchett August 13, 2010
Makes me look forward to cooler temps, congrats Nikki! #8828992Rolando Rosito August 13, 2010
Beautiful Nikki, congratulations!! #8829357Stefania Barbier August 14, 2010
wonderful finalist, congratulations! #8830792Jeana Clark August 14, 2010
~J~ #8830911
Nancyj E. Hovey August 14, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SMarilyn Cornwell August 14, 2010
This is a beautiful finalist, Nikki! Congratulations!! #8831413Graham Robards August 14, 2010
ow Nikki, congratulations to ALL your finalists, Best of luck for the next rounds. ~Pat #8831706JO ANN CLEVELAND August 14, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome Finalist Nikki, you are on a roll girl!jo ann c. #8831979
Patrick Rouzes August 14, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Nikki! Good luck! #8832607Jeff Robinson August 14, 2010
Congrats Nikki on your Fantastic Finalist! Jeff #8833796Ken Smith August 14, 2010
Hard to believe a drainage ditch could look so nice! Super job, Nikki and congrats again...I lost count! :-) #8834477Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 14, 2010
Wow Nikki, this is FANTASTIC!!! Congratulations on your finalist!!! #8834690Christine Czernin August 14, 2010
I love the quiet beauty of this one.Patti Coblentz August 15, 2010
Congratulations on the spectacular finalist, Nikki! I like that it should be called a creek rather than a drainage ditch...LOLCarol Eade August 15, 2010
Beautiful work, Nikki, congratulations! #8835524Lydia Williams August 15, 2010
Lovely Nikki! I love the tones and texture you have given it...congratulations on this great finalist! #8835757Daniel Ruf August 15, 2010
Congrats on this stunning capture. Great post process work, Nikki. #8836887Rona L. Schwarz August 15, 2010
Congrats again on this excellent winter nature scape, Nikki! Love the effects and textures! Good luck in the next round! #8837154Datha Y. Thompson August 15, 2010
Congratulations Again Nikki!! ;) WTG #8837834Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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