Thundering Hooves [Contest Winner Pool June 2012]
Uploaded: June 25, 2012 22:50:40
Finalist - June 2012
*Digital Darkroom*
I used a couple of textures and experimented with PSCS6 oil filter.
Heather Loewenhardt June 25, 2012
Carol L. QuinaOh my goodness...Excellent!
6/25/2012 10:32:29 PM #1471298
Tiia Vissak June 26, 2012
very dramatic! #10200568Carol Teal June 26, 2012
Beautiful effects and image Heather! #10200605Carolyn M. Fletcher June 26, 2012
Great job! Love it! #10200710Jack Gaskin June 26, 2012
SO VERY COOL RESULT GREAT WORKJack #10200767
Ellen Hodges June 26, 2012
Outstanding and gorgeous, Heather!! Thanks for your very kind comments, too!!! #10200824Michelle Alton June 26, 2012
Boy, I'll say, "Thundering Hooves." Outstanding work on this presentation, Heather. #10200923Robert R. Goodman June 26, 2012
Hi Heather,Excellent capture my friend.I'll be back tomorrow,I have jury selection duty today and that's alway fun!!!! #10200962Millie A. Talarico June 26, 2012
Love the dramatic effects,Heather!! Cool capture~ #10200994Mike Clime June 26, 2012
Excellent action shot with the flying dirt, Heather! Nice treatment too! #10201331Linda S. Smith June 26, 2012
Beautiful image Heather! Love the DD work and the lighting! #10201529Anthony G. Comella June 26, 2012
SUPER AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! #10201804Jeffrey R. Bange June 26, 2012
Outstanding presentation Heather and one that I'm sure we will be seeing again. #10201851Nancy L. Green June 27, 2012
WOW Heather, AWESOME image!!! <>< #10202615Douglas Pignet June 27, 2012
wonderful capture #10202882Nikki McDonald June 27, 2012
Wow, Heather. The light, color and textures are wonderful and what great action. Love the flying manes and dirt and the energy in this one. #10202974Emile Abbott June 27, 2012
Outstanding work in CS6 Heather. I am still stuck at CS3 but use a lot of other plug-ins. I really like what you did to make this come alive. #10203013frank w. degenhardt June 27, 2012
You rock girl. Right into my favorites. One of the most spectacular, mind blowing, horse scenes I have ever seen. This is incredible. The composition, the way that dust is kicking up around them, the colors, the amazing details of the horses and their bodies reaction to going all out. Take a bow dear friend. Awesome. #10203033Carol L. Fowler June 27, 2012
Wonderful use of DD. Great subject too! #10203190Tammy Espino June 27, 2012
Grand prize :) #10203282Carol Eade June 27, 2012
Fabulous work, Heather, love the tones and movement. #10203312JO ANN CLEVELAND June 28, 2012
Wowza Heather, this is absolutely awesome, your work paid off on this beauty!jo ann c. #10204162
Liz blahh June 29, 2012
Great action capture! #10205500David M. Montero June 29, 2012
Excellent action shot Heather!!! Most definitely a candidate for the GP. Good luck! #10205991Debbie Bray June 29, 2012
Absolutely outstanding in every way, Heather!! Wonderful action, and love the new filter too!! Mmmmmm Mmmmmm!!! #10206006Mary Dimitriw June 29, 2012
This could be the big one Heather!! Amazing job my friend and what an outstanding series! #10206907Mary K. Robison June 29, 2012
Heather, it's not a question of will you earn the gold for this, but just how high the prize will be. Brilliant work in the DD. Fantastic mood and energy! #10207092Lindley Johnson July 01, 2012
Fabulous effects on this wonderful action shot, Heather. What a dramatic image! #10209222Karen Celella July 02, 2012
Outstanding work, Heather! #10210533JO ANN CLEVELAND July 30, 2012
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Heather, it is really great!
jo ann c. #10250643
Laura E. Swan July 30, 2012
On This VERY VERY cool Finalist Heather!!! Sorry I haven't been around much. I miss your work! Was this the CALGARY STAMPEDE?
Super cool work!
-Laura :D #10250924
Jeffrey R. Bange July 30, 2012
Congratulations Heather on this well deserved finalist photo and best of luck in the next round. #10250940Jill Odice July 30, 2012
Incredible work Heather! Bet we see this one make it to the Winners Circle! #10250980Tammy Espino July 30, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful finalist,Heather!:) #10251054frank w. degenhardt July 30, 2012
The quality here keeps amazing me. Congratulations on the Finalist and hope you get the gold my friend. #10251373Robert R. Goodman July 30, 2012
Hi Heather,WTG my friend.Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10251418John Connolly July 30, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist award Heather, let's hope it moves onto gold! #10252122Joannie Bertucci July 30, 2012
Creatively stupendious Heather! Looks like a modern day "Ben Hur" race! Congrats on your stunning finalist! #10252395Mary Dimitriw July 30, 2012
I smell gold my dear!! Congrats on this stunning Finalist Heather...well deserved! #10252448Patrick Rouzes July 30, 2012
WOW & WOW again! I'm with Mary! Good luck, my friend!Patrick Rouzes July 30, 2012
W T G, Heather! #10252848Lorna Shutter July 30, 2012
Beautiful work, Heather!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award!!!!! WTG!!! :)Val Feldman July 30, 2012
Yep, I'll agree with Mary - there's the definite wonderful smell of gold wafting about your corner of BP! Huge congrats on a spectacular Finalist, Heather! #10253165Reynaldo D. Reyes July 30, 2012
Sooo wonderful Heather, a huge Congrats on this spectacular finalist. I see gold coming up! #10253678Usman M. Bajwa July 30, 2012
Wow, great action capture and wonderful processing, Heather. Expect this to land in the Golden territory, good luck!UB. #10253818
Avril Young July 31, 2012
100% WINNER...OUTSTANDING WORK!! #10253970Phyllis H. Burchett July 31, 2012
Awesome Heather, congrats! #10255652Carol Eade July 31, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist, Heather, fabulous image! #10256569Mary K. Robison August 01, 2012
Congratulations on this outstanding image making Finalist, Heather! #10257049Gord MacEachern August 01, 2012
Wow, what an amazing image Heather, big congrats on the finalist!!Terry Cervi August 01, 2012
I missed this one, Heather. Congrats on your finalist. IMO it should have gone further. #10258885Mary Dimitriw August 04, 2012
It's still a "golden image" IMO!! #10262099David M. Montero August 04, 2012
Congratulations on your Finalist selection of this magnificient shot Heather! Wonderful work. #10262806Karen Celella August 09, 2012
Congratulations on your excellent finalist, Heather! #10269018Nancy L. Green August 11, 2012
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Heather on this AWESOME finalist, VERY well deserved!!!! <>< #10271706Emile Abbott August 11, 2012
A big TEXAS CONGRATULATIONS Heather on this wonderful finalist. #10271784Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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