Desert Paint [Contest Finalists October 2010]
Uploaded: October 13, 2010 06:12:13
Digital Darkroom.
Exif: F Number: 22, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: NIKON D60
Ron McEwan October 13, 2010
This has Bobby Goodman written all over it, beautiful work for sure. Bet we see this one again. #1317066Melissa G. Meiselman October 13, 2010
Gorgeous scene with a wonderful dramatic sky and taken from a fantastic POV with sharp detail and vibrant color, Bobby!!Melissa #8963822
Jeff Robinson October 13, 2010
Outstanding - You have done a beautiful job with this Bobby! Jeff #8963855Karen Slagle October 13, 2010
This is fantastic, Bobby, so much like a painting... #8963860Carolyn M. Fletcher October 13, 2010
Totally gorgeous! #8963876Stan Kwasniowski October 13, 2010
Bobby, gorgeous #8964003Agnes Fegan October 13, 2010
Wow ... a beautiful sky!!! #8964026Nancy L. Green October 13, 2010
STUNNING image Bobby, I this is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! <>< #8964032Tammy M. Anderson October 13, 2010
This is superb, Bobby. Colors, light, composition are perfect. A winner. #8964051Patrick Rouzes October 13, 2010
Spectacular & dramatic-looking sky, tones, clarity, lighting, perspective & mood captured here, Bobby! Winner in my book too, & hope to see this again! #8964083Bojan Bencic October 13, 2010
WOW! You've done it again, Bobby. Amazing image, my friend. #8964126Susan Weisensel October 13, 2010
Outstanding Bobby Buddy, I love the colors and the sky #8964128DICK SELF October 13, 2010
AWESOME AWESOME SHOT -- BOBBY !!!Robert R. Goodman October 13, 2010
Ron,Melissa,Jeff,Karen,Carolyn,Stan,Agnes,Nancy,Tammy,Patrick,Bojan,Susan and Dick. #8964216Stephen Zacker October 13, 2010
Like that light and all those colors in the sky #8964227Candice C. Calhoun October 13, 2010
WOW, I would love to be standing right there to gather up all this beauty...fabulous light and color, sensational photo, my friend!ccc #8964266
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 13, 2010
OMG!! Is this beautiful, Bobby. A must in my favs. I can't get over the colors. WOW! What a sight. #8964285John Connolly October 13, 2010
The desert at its prime Bobby! Your are lucky to live in such a beautiful place, and this is special capture, that's for sure! A winner in my book! #8964333Robert R. Goodman October 13, 2010
Thank you Stephen,Candice,Kirsten and John. #8964423Denny E. Barnes October 13, 2010
Outstanding, Bobby!! What a beautiful sky, love it!! A gorgeous image exceptionally well done!! WTG!! #8964452Anita Hogue October 13, 2010
WOW, absolutely glorious, Bobby! #8964561Gord MacEachern October 13, 2010
I can't even think of enough great things to say about this winning image Bobby, love it! #8964601Robert R. Goodman October 13, 2010
Thank you Denny,Anita and Gord #8964657Tammy Espino October 13, 2010
Looks like something to me you would see straight out of the camera. What did you do to it??? :) Beautiful! #8964681Marijana Fajgl October 13, 2010
Amazing capture, Bobby! I just love it! #8964769Michelle Alton October 13, 2010
OH my GOODNESS, Bobby. The clouds are like "Fletch" clouds and the whole scene is magnificent! #8964821Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 13, 2010
A breathtaking image, Bobby Ray! Mind blowing beauty! :-) k #8964842Usman M. Bajwa October 13, 2010
The scene is alive, Bobby Ray. Kudos to you for capturing such beauty, beautifully!UB. #8964845
Robert R. Goodman October 13, 2010
Thank you Tammy,Marijana,Michelle,Kitty and Usman.LOL!Tammy it's just another way to paint.I made Duplicate layer,used a Gaussian Blur then a High Pass filter to sharpen the image.Then a Hue/Saturation adjustmet layer to bring up the color,and then a Levels adjustment layer to bring up the lighting. #8964889Claudia Kuhn October 13, 2010
This is really beautiful Bobby, love the comp with the cactus standing tall, beautiful sky! #8964953Lorna Shutter October 13, 2010
Wow! This has Bobby Goodman AND winner written all over it!!! Absolutely gorgeous, my friend! An instant Fave for me! Excellent capture and DD work, my friend! :) #8965011Carol Eade October 13, 2010
What beautiful work, and just love that sky! #8965015Emile Abbott October 13, 2010
Love this Arizona desert scene and your DD work really enhanced this. Blows me away. Great work Bobby #8965070Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 13, 2010
WOWZA, AWWWWWWWWWWESOME buddy!Sam Britt October 13, 2010
Beautiful desert scene, great color & treatment, Bobby. #8965190Robert R. Goodman October 13, 2010
Thank you Claudia,Lona,Carol,Sabrina,Emile,Nancy and Sam. #8965212Patti Coblentz October 13, 2010
Masterful work, Bobby! Another amazing dd image from you..you're on a forward roll (or role?) with no turning back...gorgeous! #8965280Robert R. Goodman October 14, 2010
Thank you Patricia. #8965692Ann H. Belus October 14, 2010
Bobby, this is absolutely gorgeous! Love those Arizona skies, and you have made this one a "Masterpiece!" The colors are magnificent! Has it stopped raining yet? We had enough in OR to last us a while...now back in CA. #8966230Robert R. Goodman October 14, 2010
Thank you Ann,the rain stopped for now.We had about two inches,and that is a lot for the desert. #8966303Ellen Hodges October 15, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous image, Bobby! Wow!!!! #8972367Robert R. Goodman October 16, 2010
Thank you Ellen. #8973543Toni Riggs October 17, 2010
Really beautiful! #8977309Robert R. Goodman October 17, 2010
Thank you Toni. #8977341Marijana Fajgl November 15, 2010
This is one of your images I like the most (beside few trees in the sunset which you show us long time ago). Well deserved finalist, Bobby! Big congratulations and good luck! #9036155Tammy Espino November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your awesome finalist,buddy. Good luck next round :) #9036223Toni Riggs November 15, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist! #9036282Anita Hogue November 15, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous, Bobby! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #9036743Bojan Bencic November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Bobby. Well done. #9036771Cyndy Doty November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your amazing Finalist! #9036795Patti Coblentz November 15, 2010
Big congratulations on your finalist, Bobby...WTG!! :) #9036836Ann H. Belus November 15, 2010
Congratulations on this well-deserving finalist, Bobby; this is an awesome image! #9036977Nancyj E. Hovey November 15, 2010
on your finalist! 8o) #9037490Carol L. Fowler November 15, 2010
WooHoo! Gotta love that sky! #9037523Karen Slagle November 15, 2010
Congrats Bobby on this most outstanding finalist. #9037524Emile Abbott November 15, 2010
Huge congrats Bobby on wonderful finalist. #9037607Tammy M. Anderson November 15, 2010
Congrats Bobby on your beautiful finalist. #9037616Ellen Hodges November 15, 2010
Huge congrats and VERY best luck on this most stunning of finalists, Bobby!!!! #9038121Lorna Shutter November 15, 2010
WTG, Bobby!!! This one really deserved a Finalist Award!!! Hope it turns GOLD!!! CONGRATULATIONS, my friend!!!!! :) #9038415Sam Britt November 15, 2010
BIG CONGRATS on this terrific finalist, Bobby! #9039373Stan Kwasniowski November 15, 2010
Bobby, gorgeous, and congrat #9039899Susan Weisensel November 15, 2010
Bobby Dude, so glad you got a finalist on this image, it is so beautiful. Congrats and good luck. #9040182Shawn Jennings November 16, 2010
This is beautful, Bobby! Makes me miss home. Congratulations on your finalist! #9041779R. J. Laudenbacher November 16, 2010
Wonderful work here Bobby. Congratulations on your well deserved finalist. #9041875Denny E. Barnes November 16, 2010
Big congratulations, Bobby on your beautiful and excellent finalist!! Gold Next!! #9042365JO ANN CLEVELAND November 16, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome finalist Bobby!jo ann c. #9042395
Rona L. Schwarz November 16, 2010
Wow! This is absolutely GORGEOUS, Bobby! Marvelous sky and a stunning, simple composition that is just perfect. Bet we see this go Gold! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this outstanding Finalist and Good luck in the next round! #9042675Patrick Rouzes November 16, 2010
Heyyyyyy, Bobby, CONGRATULATIONS on this incedible finalist,Good luck, indeed!WTG! #9042903Tamara K. Walker November 16, 2010
Good luck next round. #9043387Carol Eade November 16, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Bobby! #9043526Merna L. Nobile November 16, 2010
I would personally like to congratulate you on your winning photograph for October, 2010 and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Merna Nobile #9043875Jeff Robinson November 17, 2010
Congrats Bobby on this Fantastic Finalist!! Jeff #9044266Hendrik Storme November 17, 2010
Congratulations Bobby! #9044868Nancy L. Green December 12, 2010
STUNNING and VERY well deserved finalist my friend, CONGRATULATIONS!!! <>< #9094870Stephen S. Maguire January 23, 2011
Awesome southwest landscape image!!! #9188498Wm Nosal August 05, 2011
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