Happy Birthday, Cathy! [Contest Finalists July 2005]
Uploaded: July 09, 2005 04:37:42
I have been saving this Vermont barn shot for the birthday of the "Barn Queen" - Cathy Barrows! Hope it was and is a good day for you!
Mary Timman July 09, 2005
Boy, this is great. I love barns also. Like the effects you used in this one. #275870Kerby Pfrangle July 09, 2005
MarshaI love barns and this is so pretty.
I love everything about this.
Love the setting, the colors, the lighting.
Looks like a stunning painting.
Kerby #1572705
Jenny Bosmans July 09, 2005
Oh! Great effects, Marsha! Bet Cathy will be very pleased with this beautiful image! Happy Birthday, Cathy! #1572720Cathy Barrows July 09, 2005
thanks so much Marsha...this is perfect...i love it #1572731Beverley A. Daniels July 09, 2005
Great barn shot! Happy b-day to Cathy! #1572752Gail Vitikacs July 09, 2005
Love this! This is beautifully composed, and your colors are wonderful! #1572786Carolyn M. Fletcher July 09, 2005
Wow, what a lovely barn shot!!!! So nice!! #1572859Karen E. Michaels July 09, 2005
This is so sweet of you Marsha. We know how hard it is to hold photos too. Perfect composition. #1572870Marsha S. Smith July 09, 2005
Thanks everyone! #1572917Karen Bacon July 09, 2005
This is beautiful Marsha!Happy b-day Cathy! #1572955William C. Raco July 09, 2005
Beautiful photo and dedication.bill
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Cindy Paquette July 09, 2005
Super barn scene Marsha...love your composition and the lighting..great fall colors too! HBD Cathy!!! #1573078Laura Clay-Ballard July 09, 2005
Happy Birthday, Cathy!!!!!!!!!!Kate Jackson July 09, 2005
Happy Birthday Cathy! Now this IS a hell of a barn scene. I absolutely love it. All the contrasts of colours, the stripes of colour, the crop and the glorious trees. Even the fence and of course the barn! #1573179Kara L. Hendricks July 09, 2005
This is gorgeous Marsha... A wonderful BD present I am sure... Happy Birthday Cathy!!! #1573184Murry Grigsby July 09, 2005
Terrific image Marsha!! #1573240Kay E. Mahoney July 09, 2005
Beautiful shot Marsha. LOve the colors. Happy B. day to you Cathy. Hope you have a wonderful day :) #1573261Marsha S. Smith July 09, 2005
It was so gorgeous up there you couldn't take a bad picture if you tried.Thanks so much, everybody! #1573295
S J July 09, 2005
What a beautiful image and dedication!!! Happy Birth Day, Cathy!! #1573348KHAWLA Haddad July 09, 2005
OH MY Goshhhhhhhhh love this so much Marsha such great barn capture and effect on this great image with wonderful dedication !Stan Kwasniowski July 09, 2005
Marsha, this is so BEAUTIFUL, wow, I love #1573472Sandy Landon July 09, 2005
Beautiful scene!!! #1573547Claudia Kuhn July 09, 2005
Beautiful rural scene Marsha, Happy Birthday Cathy! #1573614Cathy Stancil July 09, 2005
Beautiful red barn image Marsha !! #1573728Goshka G. July 09, 2005
The effects you have used here really add to the beuty of this gorgeous shot, Marsha!! Happy Birthday to Cathy!! #1573732Janet L. Skinner July 09, 2005
Gorgeous!! and such a perfect gift for Cathy!!! HB Cathy! #1573861Donna J. Taff July 09, 2005
Beautiful image, Marsha!!! #1573910Marsha S. Smith July 09, 2005
SJ, Kelly, Stan, Sandy, Claudia, Cathy S, Goshka, Janet and Donna - thank ya'll so much. I really appreciate it. #1574235Donna L. Palmlund July 09, 2005
Very nice, It does look like a dreamy painting! #1574270Donna L. Palmlund July 09, 2005
Very nice, It does look like a dreamy painting! #1574272Jill Flynn July 09, 2005
It does look like a soft, watercolor painting Marsha. A beautiful birthday wish for Cathy.Happy Birthday Cathy! #1574314
Kevin Burns July 09, 2005
This is very good!!cj patterson July 09, 2005
gorgeous scene marsha!!! WOW!!! #1574494Marsha S. Smith July 09, 2005
Thank ya'll so much! Donna, Jill, Kevin and CJ - Hope you are all having a great weekend. #1574497Kathleen K. Parker July 09, 2005
Well, aren't you nice to do that for Cathy, Marsha! I love this scene! Lovely!Leonard Pierce July 09, 2005
Wow! Very beautiful image and the effects are fantastic Marsha!!! #1575046Linda D. Lester July 09, 2005
Beautiful shot...love those red barns! #1575070Bobbie Davis July 09, 2005
I love red barns!! Great shot Marsha! #1575369Melissa L. Zavadil July 09, 2005
The colors in this are very captivating! I love the reds with all the different greens!! Great job! #1575409Jennifer Rennison July 09, 2005
Fabulous colors, lighting and dreamy quality! Gorgeous image, Marsha! #1575468Donna Roberts July 10, 2005
Glorious capture - what a beautiful image to have saved for such an occasion Marsha.Vicki Hunt July 10, 2005
What a beautiful painterly scene! #1575690Marsha S. Smith July 10, 2005
Thanks so much everyone. I love barns too! The redder the better! #1576527Wendy Stevenson July 10, 2005
What an absolutely beautiful scene. The colours make this look surreal. Excellent image Marsha!!!! #1577662Darren K. Fisher July 10, 2005
WOW this was well worth saving for sure. Awesome awesome job. I love the colors and the perspective. Happy belated birthday Cathy. #1577798Marsha S. Smith July 10, 2005
Thanks so much, Wendy and Darren. I think the Radiant filter in VP was all I used on this. #1577866Daniel Diaz July 10, 2005
Love this shot Marsha, very surreal and captivating!! #1577947Marsha S. Smith July 10, 2005
Thanks Daniel, you know it almost looked exactly like that - the radiant filter just pumps up the colors and brightness just a little. #1578183Brenda W. LaFleur July 11, 2005
This is great, Marsha! Love that effect. #1580128Noel Baebler July 11, 2005
Terrific work, Marsha! Your thumbnail really caught my eye! #1580933Marsha S. Smith July 11, 2005
Thanks so much Brenda and Noel (glad you're back, Noel) #1581189Bill Houghton July 12, 2005
Marsha, this is such a beautiful shot. The colors and effect are just great. #1583318Marsha S. Smith July 13, 2005
Thank you so much, Bill, I appreciate your thoughts on it very much. #1586744Stanley J. Contrades July 13, 2005
Love what the radiant filter did to this stunning and gorgeous scenic, Marsha! The colors, especially that coral running through through the frame, are absolutely beautiful!Marsha S. Smith July 13, 2005
Thank you very much, Stan. I hope your mom is doing some better and that you are getting the care routine down. #1588829Tammy Scott July 27, 2005
What a very pretty shot, Marsha! Happy Belated Birthday, Cathy! #1646466Marsha S. Smith July 27, 2005
Thanks Tammy, it is funny how stuff reminds us of different people here at BP. I don't see a barn without thinking of Cathy or a fence without thinking of Bill Raco. #1646539Tammy Scott August 20, 2005
LOL! Congratulations on your very well deserved finalist, Marsha! #1740334Sandy Landon August 20, 2005
Congrats on this wonderful image!!! #1741123Kathleen K. Parker August 20, 2005
Congratulations, Marsha!!Linda D. Lester August 20, 2005
WTG!!!! Congratulations on your finalist! #1741378Marsha S. Smith August 20, 2005
Thank you so much everyone! I so appreciate you guys! #1741415Jenny Bosmans August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist, Marsha! #1741464Noel Baebler August 20, 2005
Way to go, Marsha! I love that red barn!!! #1741987Cathy Barrows August 20, 2005
Congrats on your finalist!...gosh i'm really glad this one won...lol...you know I love it #1742164KHAWLA Haddad August 20, 2005
Congratulations on Wonderful finalists!!! #1742250
Melissa L. Zavadil August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Marsha!! #1742531Vicki Hunt August 20, 2005
Congratulations! #1742954Kate Jackson August 21, 2005
Congratulations Marsha on such a wonderful finalist! #1744676Ermanno Radice August 21, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist, Marsha! #1744877Kerby Pfrangle August 21, 2005
Marsha congratualtions on your beautiful finalist.Best of luck in the final round.
Job well done. Kerby #1745093
Tom Andersen August 21, 2005
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Marsha! #1745190Patty Razonable August 21, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist, Marsha!! #1745796Jim Kinnunen August 21, 2005
Congratulations Marsha!:) #1746298Donna J. Taff August 21, 2005
Congrats on your beautiful finalist wins, Marsha!!!! #1746727Marsha S. Smith August 21, 2005
Thanks a bunch, you guys! I really appreciate it! #1747231Jennifer Rennison August 21, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Marsha! #1747288Marsha S. Smith August 22, 2005
Thank you so much, Jennifer! #1750505Paula M August 22, 2005
Marsha congratulations on your finalist. Beautiful job and well done.Good luck in the next round.
Paula M #1750831
Kara L. Hendricks August 22, 2005
Congratulations Marsha!!! Best of luck to you next round!! #1753500Carol Brill August 22, 2005
Congratulations on this superb finalist, Marsha! #1753927Marsha S. Smith August 23, 2005
Paula, Kara and Carol - thank you so much! #1754456Lori Carlson August 24, 2005
Congrats on your Finalist beauty Marsha!! :0) #1762559Marsha S. Smith August 24, 2005
Thanks! We didn't win - lol! #1762985Sandra Freyler September 29, 2005
Congratulations! Beautiful image! #1901030Marsha S. Smith September 30, 2005
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