Which Way to Canada? [Contest Finalists August 2010]
Uploaded: August 16, 2010 22:37:43
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 8/10000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D40
Melinda F. Schneider August 17, 2010
Wonderful work!! #1299031Susie Peek-Swint August 17, 2010
Oh I love this Patti ... great capture and treatment ~ love the title too ~ a winner in my book :) #8842129Barbara Mason August 17, 2010
Caught my eye straight away Patricia - wonderful work and title - unfortunately whichever way to Canada is expensive on Air NZ - now if I only I had wings #8842133Brett Dolsen August 17, 2010
Outstanding composition and treatment Patricia!! #8842142William C. Raco August 17, 2010
Very eye catching photo and presentation, PattiBarbara Waldoch August 17, 2010
Beautiful work, Patti! #8842316Julie Burnett August 17, 2010
Absolutely stunning, Patti! Gorgeous!! #8842343Joy Rector August 17, 2010
wow, awesome, terrific job #8842361Robert R. Goodman August 17, 2010
Hi Patricia,outstanding treatment my friend.Very beautiful capture indeed,looks like a winner!!! #8842429Bojan Bencic August 17, 2010
Great shot and DD work, Patricia. Cool dark tone. #8842546Marcie A. Fowler August 17, 2010
This way towards Canada . . . the border is about 10 miles from here (LOL).Nice done image and effects Patricia. #8842733
Monnie Ryan August 17, 2010
He's looking in the wrong direction, Patti -- unless I'm mistaken, Canada is up north! ;-D Beautiful image with lovely effects! #8843023Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thank you everyone for the great comments!That's funny, Monnie...I was going to entitle it which way in north...LOl. #8843069
Julianne Bradford August 17, 2010
Great title and wonderful treatment on this well composed image Patricia, WTG! #8843165Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thank you, Julianne! #8843177Val Feldman August 17, 2010
Jaw-dropping time!! Good grief, Patti, this is a winner of a capture...your treatment is superb, the subtle low key colors, comp and all over impact...well, I must pick up my jaw from the keyboard...Bravo, bravo and a couple of kudos thrown in for good measure! :) #8843238Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Well, a compliment couldn't get any better than that, my friend...thank you :) #8843272Rony Sagy August 17, 2010
Fantastic capture, composition and effects. #8843384Anita Hogue August 17, 2010
Lovely tones and textures, Patti! I wish I express myself like Val does! This is gorgeous! #8843906Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 17, 2010
LOLOL but perfect title for this fantastic capture! Wonderful effects too, Patti! :-) k #8843939Tammy Espino August 17, 2010
Awesome treatment :) #8844091Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thanks much Rony, Anita, Kitty, and Tammy! #8844108Steve M. Harrington August 17, 2010
What a fine image, Patti! It has a rich texture and a simple and pleasing composition. And the goose has a wonderful look to him that gets me thinking goose thoughts. :)Carol L. Fowler August 17, 2010
Love your treatment! #8844189Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thanks Steve, and Carol :)Love these praise battles! #8844195
Laura E. Swan August 17, 2010
North Sweetie! Just head NORTH! Stop when you see Patrick R. Waving! HA!Love your DDR work here Patti! Did you use the grunge filter?
-Laura #8844436
Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
thanks, Laura...the geese will be flying solo...I'll be out of town eating pizza :)It's an overlay called "choas"...appropriate for now...LOL & Grr #8844456
Laura E. Swan August 17, 2010
I have never head of that filter. (?) At least I dont think so. Well it sure looks cool.Pizza? you mean the real deal? (drooling here). Your mo-ped story sounded fun! I'd love to ride one of those someday across a beautiful countryside! WOW! #8844462
Wm Nosal August 17, 2010
Beautiful Image, Patricia! #8844545Lorna Shutter August 17, 2010
Which way to Canada? I'll tell you which way to Canada! ... UP! LOL! :DPatti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thank you Wm, and Lorna...I always knew north was up! #8844562Steve M. Harrington August 17, 2010
Sigh...so much for slaving away creating diagrams of the Big Dipper. #8844574Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
This is a much simpler method, but you professors can't help but complicate things :) #8844595Renata Gusciora August 17, 2010
What a lovely image and unique presentation,Patti!Fantastic tones and effects! #8844601Steve M. Harrington August 17, 2010
Just like my students! Gee, sir, thinking is complicated! :) #8844605Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thanks very much, Renata!#8844609
Kathy Salerni August 17, 2010
Ooooohh! I love this, Patti! A suberb capture and treatment is awesome!! #8844697Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thank you, Kathy :) #8844701Joannie Bertucci August 17, 2010
Patti, I absolutely love the late autumn feel to this positively amazing image! Your post processing work is stunning! #8844852Robert K. Bemus August 17, 2010
Gorgeous comp and editing, Patti!! #8844861Patti Coblentz August 17, 2010
Thank you very much Joannie, and Robert! #8844874Beverley Scott August 18, 2010
A work of art, Patti! Beautiful presentation and a winner for sure! #8845090Ray Thoms August 18, 2010
Great image Patricia....like the effect and color.... #8845154Patti Coblentz August 18, 2010
Thank you Bev, and Ray! #8845284Val Feldman August 18, 2010
I'll see your raise of praise and raise mine 3 more, Steve...in caps...KUDOS, KUDOS, KUDOS! :) WTG, Patti - I see big things for this one! #8845727Steve M. Harrington August 18, 2010
Oh yeah! Well I give it a holy cow and cool! And I call dibs on those words before you try to trump them. Take that, Val! :) #8846017Linda D. Lester August 18, 2010
Cute title and wonderful DD work! I think it might be cooler in Canada! :) #8846385Patti Coblentz August 18, 2010
Thanks, Linda! LOL..I agree...the poor geese are surely not accustomed to this heat wave we've been in!Thanks again Val & Steve...hope you don't lose your bets!!
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Lorna Shutter August 18, 2010
Just so you know ... it's no cooler in Canada. We had the heat wave too. It just started cooling down yesterday. :) #8846448Patti Coblentz August 18, 2010
Well hello little answer grape...how are you today? These poor geese can't win...even the pond water is hot! Hot under the shade..hot everywhere!!! Except in my house, and they aren't coming in...they'll just have to quack at the door...can you imagine if I let them all in...mother goose here...LOL! #8846459Val Feldman August 18, 2010
Oohh, noooo...Holy Cow AND Cool???? I'm done for!!!! You swiped my last ace in the hole, Steve!!! :) OK, Patti, I know when I've met my match...I bow to Cool Hand Steve! (Pizza? Did someone mention pizza???) #8846561Steve M. Harrington August 18, 2010
You are so gracious, Val. We Canucks have an advantage. We can be absurdly nice. :) #8846600Lorna Shutter August 18, 2010
What in the world is a little answer grape?!! You Americans sure have some funny sayings! LOL! I'm fine, by the way. :) #8846704Thomas E. Hinds August 18, 2010
Love, love, love this! Really fabulous work, Ms. P! I love the treatment! 'Cow of Coolness!' (Actually, Goose of Wonderfulness!) Very artistic and lovely! #8846782Rona L. Schwarz August 18, 2010
Sorry I am so behind in my commenting, Patti...this is awesome, the treatment and effects are very special. Perfect title, too! These geese have given Canada a bad name, although I actually think they are quite a handsome bird! #8847288Patti Coblentz August 18, 2010
Thank you Tom, and Rona!Yes, they do get a pretty bad rap, Rona.I like them, too, except for their messiness :) #8847310
Patrick Rouzes August 19, 2010
Phenomenal tones, treatment, detail, & comp here, Patti! INCREDIBLE beauty & talent displayed here! WTG! #8848918Patti Coblentz August 19, 2010
Thank you very much, Patrick! #8849385Phyllis H. Burchett August 23, 2010
Wonderful presentation and title Patricia! #8856849Patti Coblentz August 23, 2010
Thank you, Phyllis :) #8857814Amanda D. Austwick September 13, 2010
Patti, what a gorgeous portrait of this beautiful bird! I love the texture effect, and the title is so funny! #8898874Patti Coblentz September 14, 2010
Thank you, Amanda...I think they have found their way...they've been flying over my house by the hoards! #8900829Steve M. Harrington September 15, 2010
Warm congratulations from Canada on your fine finalist, Patti! :)Tammy Espino September 15, 2010
Such an anwesome finalist! Congrats :) #8902557Val Feldman September 15, 2010
Ah, ha! I just knew we'd be seeing this one again, Patti! It's a beauty of a capture and a well-deserved Finalist! WTG! Congrats and all the best in the upcoming round! ~Val #8903316Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 15, 2010
WTG on this awesome finalist, Patti! :-) k #8903431Robert R. Goodman September 15, 2010
A big congratulations,Patricia!!!! #8903442Amanda D. Austwick September 15, 2010
Congratulations Patti, on this well deserved Finalist!!! #8903625Gord MacEachern September 15, 2010
Big congreats on this well deserved finalist Patti, good luck next round!! #8903811Kathy Salerni September 15, 2010
Huge congrats on your well deserved Finalist and good luck in the next round, Patti! #8904137Rona L. Schwarz September 15, 2010
Glad to see the judges have such good taste, Patti! Many Congratulations On Your Superb Finalist, And Good Luck In The Next Round! #8904331Sherran Andersen September 15, 2010
Congrats. #8904348Laura E. Swan September 15, 2010
Yah PATTI GO CANADA GOOSE! HA!Such a Great Finalist!!! HUGE CONGRATS!
-Laura :D #8904410
Nancyj E. Hovey September 15, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SEllen Hodges September 15, 2010
Huge congrats on this awesome finalist, Patti!!! Very best luck with it!!! #8905067Thomas E. Hinds September 15, 2010
Big congratulations, Patti! Wonderful work! #8905129Nadia Paul September 15, 2010
Wonderful capture and presentation Patti - congrats on your finalist! #8905348Lorna Shutter September 15, 2010
Woo Hoo!!! Hurray for the Canada Geese!!! ... and CONGRATULATIONS to you, Patti, on your Finalist Award for this great image!!!!! :) #8906299Lorna Shutter September 15, 2010
Whoops! Forgot the dancing chicken!!! :D #8906303Julianne Bradford September 15, 2010
Wonderful finalist Patti! Congratulations! #8906467Tiia Vissak September 15, 2010
Congratulations! #8906827Stefania Barbier September 16, 2010
lol@title! huge congrats Patti!!! #8907092Tammy M. Anderson September 16, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Patti. #8907794Bojan Bencic September 16, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Patricia. #8908039Ujjwal Mukherjee September 16, 2010
Terrific image and finalist,Patti! HUGE congratulations!!!! #8908231Patrick Rouzes September 16, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Patti! Good luck, my friend! #8908574Danny B. Head September 16, 2010
Patti, congrats on the August finalist! #8908613Julie Burnett September 16, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Patti! I wish you the best of luck! #8908712Max Aureli September 16, 2010
Great composition Patricia and wonderful texture work!! Congratulations!!! #8908739Naomi Weiser September 16, 2010
i love the editing and texture, congrats! #8909171Marilyn Cornwell September 16, 2010
Linda - this is a stand-out masterpiece! Congrats on this finalist! #8909205Marilyn Cornwell September 16, 2010
OK, let's try again...Patricia - this is a stand-out masterpiece! Congrats on this finalist! #8909207
Mitch Spence September 16, 2010
I thoroughly enjoy everything about this one, Patti. My congratulations on your finalists. #8909362Patti Coblentz September 16, 2010
Thanks so much everyone...I truly appreciate your nice comments! #8909885Renata Gusciora September 16, 2010
Big congratulations on your wonderful finalist,Patti!!!:-) #8910029Ron McEwan September 16, 2010
Congratulations Patricia on this fine piece of art work a well deserved Silver. #8910786John Anderson September 16, 2010
Stunning work Patricia...it has a beautiful oil painting look that is superb. #8910943John Anderson September 16, 2010
A well deserved FINALIST! #8910982Patti Coblentz September 16, 2010
Thank you Renata, Ron, and John (twice) :)Linda D. Lester September 16, 2010
Congratulations....love this!!! Can't wait till next month!!! #8911111Merna L. Nobile September 16, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist Award! Merna #8911130Patti Coblentz September 16, 2010
Thank you Linda, and Merna! #8911159Sam Britt September 16, 2010
Big Congrats!! #8911211Phyllis H. Burchett September 16, 2010
CONGRATS Patricia on this fantastic finalist!Renee Doyle September 17, 2010
Wonderful treatment!! Congratulations on this excellent finalist Patricia! #8911664Kate Jackson September 17, 2010
Big congrats Patricia on this wonderful finalist. Love your chaotic overlay and love the image! #8911679Antonio Amen September 17, 2010
Nice shot, beautiful work.Patti Coblentz September 17, 2010
Thank you very much Sam, Phyllis, Renee, Kate, and Antonio! #8912019Debra R. Harder September 17, 2010
This is an amazing work of art, Patti! Love your treatment. Huge congratulations on your BEAUTIFUL finalist!! Deb #8912329John Connolly September 17, 2010
A superb title for this wonderful shot Patti!Barbara Waldoch September 17, 2010
Congratulations, Patti! #8914069Wm Nosal September 18, 2010
Congratulations! #8916235Patti Coblentz September 18, 2010
Thanks so much Deb, John, Barbara, and Wm! #8916262Courtenay Vanderbilt September 18, 2010
Stunning image, Patti! Congratulations! #8916656Patti Coblentz September 18, 2010
Thank you, Courtenay :) #8916659Robert K. Bemus September 21, 2010
Congratulations on a wonderful Finalist, Patti!! #8920997Patti Coblentz September 21, 2010
Thanks very much, Robert! #8920998Christine Lobsinger November 23, 2010
A beauty Patti, simply beautiful work!!!!Sincerely, Christine #9059962
Patti Coblentz November 23, 2010
Thank you so much, Chris, that is a very nice thing to say :) #9059967Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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