Box of gold [Contest Finalists December 2005]
Uploaded: December 08, 2005 06:26:14
Paul Michko December 08, 2005
Wonderful still lifew image, Barbara. #356091Wende Trew December 08, 2005
Great job Barbara!!! This is beautiful!! You can send that to me!LOL! #2164825Gail Vitikacs December 08, 2005
Barbara...this should be in a holiday magazine...seriously, this is gorgeous! #2164860Mary Timman December 08, 2005
Oh this is gorgeous Barbara! I agree, it should be in a magazine or atleast a card. #2164881Sharon C. Hinze December 08, 2005
Wow! Beautiful! S #2164891Joy Rector December 08, 2005
simply gorgeous #2164906Brinn MacDougall December 08, 2005
Well done, Barbara..love the gold tones! #2165020Rakesh Syal December 08, 2005
Barbara, this is simply superb!!!! Just Perfect!! #2165160Sandy Landon December 08, 2005
Beautiful image!! Wonderful color!!! #2165164Goshka G. December 08, 2005
Gorgeous still life that makes me salivate, Barbara! It does look like it's taken from a magazine!! #2165264Barbara Helgason December 08, 2005
Thanks everyone, I actually bought these beautifully wrapped chocolates with the sole purpose of photographing them. Now I have to decide whether to use them as a gift for someone or to enjoy them myself. :) #2165362Adilson F. Ferreira December 08, 2005
Terrific image Barbara!!!Casey A. Hanson December 08, 2005
WOnderful!!! #2165663Judy S. Fung December 08, 2005
Lovely still life image, Barbara! #2166107Jenny Bosmans December 08, 2005
Definitely one of my favorites, Barbara! Splendid work and capture!! :) #2166127Deb Holmes-Hatfield December 08, 2005
Wow, this is so pretty Barbara, the gold just sparkles, great job! #2166305Terry R. Hatfield December 08, 2005
That Sure Is Pretty With The High Key Background,Nice Job Barbara;-) #2166410Linda D. Lester December 08, 2005
This is so pretty....will you come wrap all my presents!Janine Russell December 08, 2005
Barbara, beautiful Christmas image with excellent detail, clarity, DOF, composition and lighting. #2166610Corinne M. Thompson December 08, 2005
Being in the minority category of non-chocolate lovers, I can't agree with the "Joy is.." part of it...but I do believe it is a great capture of a joyously wrapped package! :) #2166714Janet L. Skinner December 08, 2005
Just ......PERFECT!!!!!! #2166748Mary Dimitriw December 08, 2005
Beautiful Barbara, I love it!!! #2166950Susana Ms Heide December 08, 2005
This should definitely be in a magazine!! Love the golden hues and a golden badge would look great on this image! EXTREMELY well done!!! #2167120Deborah Sandidge December 08, 2005
Very festive, Barbara - wonderful holiday image! #2167196Danilo Piccioni December 08, 2005
Or a gift of Gold dipped in chocolate! LOLSergio La Spina December 09, 2005
Fantastic composition of gold wowwww perfect still life bravissima!!! #2168654Dr Silly December 09, 2005
Very pretty still life. :o)Lorri Shane December 09, 2005
This is a knockout still life, Barbara.S P Mukherji December 09, 2005
Beautiful arrangement Barbara!! Perfect still life and a perfect gift packet!! #2170490Joannie Bertucci December 09, 2005
Barbara, you've gone straight to the heart of the matter with this gorgeous image...Gold Chocolate, nothing finer!Cliff & Patti Smith December 10, 2005
Simply beautiful Barbara! I wouldn't want to open it if it was under my tree:) #2171967Kathryn (Love) Scheet December 10, 2005
wow! I hope this is for me!so beautiful! #2171976
Pamela Shane December 10, 2005
This is SPECTACULAR Barbara - so festive! Love the way this glistens, &Sandra Freyler December 10, 2005
This should be in a magazine add for christmas :) Great shot and work, Barbara! #2173042Pat Gamwell December 11, 2005
BEAUTIFUL capture, Barbara! The clarity is fantastic & the colors are magnificant! #2174171Susan T. Evans December 11, 2005
Awesome work Barbara, I love it, your clarity is amazing and the colors are terrific, thanks for the comment on my puppy, the photos are not too good but workin on getting something better. #2175879Mary N C. Taitt December 12, 2005
Beautiful shot! :-) #2177891Margot Petrowski December 13, 2005
Perfection!!!!! #2181667Alisha L. Ekstrom December 14, 2005
BEAUTIFUL still life image Barbara!!! WELL CAPTURED!!! #2185506April Riggs December 15, 2005
Beautiful work! #2188865Terry L. Ellis December 15, 2005
Beautiful, Barbara! Wonderful comp., capture and color. #2188913Christian P. Nicolas December 18, 2005
I can't wait to open one just like this one. MMMM! MMM! MMMMM! Hurry up Xmas day. I like the gold. #2197629Sharon Day December 21, 2005
This is just gorgeous, Barbara!!! I want to come to your house for Christmas! #2210602Stephen Zacker December 22, 2005
Wonderful still life. Like all the gold and high key bg #2214725Jennifer M. Combs December 23, 2005
What a beautiful image! Great work! #2218030Alison Greenwood December 28, 2005
Beautiful Christmas image! :o) #2229738Nadia W. Smith December 28, 2005
Beautiful!! Love the gold! Chocolate always brings me joy!!! ;) #2229774Susie Peek-Swint December 28, 2005
A beautiful image Barbara ~ I think after producing such a lovely shot you should reward yourself and eat them! #2230396Kaye Burazin December 29, 2005
Love the simplicity and elegance of this image Barbara, so wonderfully captured! What an awesome gallery!!! #2232567KHAWLA Haddad January 07, 2006
WOW wonderful capture its winner in my book great work on this Well don!!! #2263496Barbara Helgason January 12, 2006
Wow, thank you everyone for all your comments, I don't think any of my pictures has ever received so many comments! :) #2282260Tamera S. Phillips January 14, 2006
Beautiful shot Barbara! Good luck with this one - I don't see how you can miss. #2289606Life Expressions January 14, 2006
Beautiful image Barbara. I love the lighting and color! #2289914SaMi Martin January 17, 2006
This is stunning! #2300313Barbara Helgason January 20, 2006
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member since: 10/3/2005 Beautifully done, Barbara!
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Corinne M. Thompson January 21, 2006
Congratulations on your Finalist for this Barbara! #2312667Dr Silly January 21, 2006
Congratulations Barbara. :o)Gail Vitikacs January 21, 2006
Wow...I knew we would see this again!!! Way to go!!! #2314712Life Expressions January 21, 2006
Congrats Barbara! #2314905Kara L. Hendricks January 21, 2006
Woohoo.. I know you wanted this to make it!! Congrats and ggod luck!! #2315728Laurence Saliba January 21, 2006
A Golden Finalist!!! Another congrats Barbara!!! #2316232Michelle Lea Guinn January 21, 2006
This is GORGEOUS!!! Congratulations and good luck in the next round!!! mlg~ #2316902KHAWLA Haddad January 21, 2006
Congratulations !!!!!Jeff Robinson January 21, 2006
Congrats Barbara on your Finalist! Jeff #2317198Sergio La Spina January 21, 2006
Congratulation for your finalst!!!!!! #2317578Terry L. Ellis January 21, 2006
Congratulations, Barbara, on this wonderful finalist! #2317607Nicole Kessel January 21, 2006
Congratulations, Barbara! Yay! I know this is the one you were hoping for! Beautifully done!! #2319331Adilson F. Ferreira January 21, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Barbara!!! #2319423Susan T. Evans January 21, 2006
Congrats Barbara well deserved finalists. #2319739Deborah Sandidge January 21, 2006
Beautiful work, Barbara - congratulations on your outstanding finalists this month!!! #2320013Margot Petrowski January 21, 2006
I told you it was perfect!!! CONGRATS!!! #2320239Barbara Helgason January 21, 2006
You sure did Margot, thank you and thank you everyone else as well for your generous comments. #2320252Candice C. Calhoun January 21, 2006
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Jenny Bosmans January 22, 2006
Congratulations on another gorgeous finalist, Barbara!! :) #2321156Megan p January 22, 2006
beautifully golden, congrats Barbara!! #2323850Wendy Stevenson January 23, 2006
Congratulations on this most beautiful finalist Barbara! Best of luck in the next round!! #2325948Sherry Stricklin Boles January 23, 2006
Congrats on this beautiful finalist, Barbara! #2327430Barbara Helgason January 23, 2006
Thank you everyone for all your kind words, I've got such high hopes for this one, it would be my first gold badge!! #2327974Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 23, 2006
This is my very favorite of yours Barbara, I just love this!! Congrats on this awesome finalist! #2328482Judy S. Fung January 23, 2006
Congrats, Barbara! #2328724Sylvia Rossler January 23, 2006
A gold batch for a golden picture that would be great :o) This is my favorite of your finalists Barbara . Good luck for the next round :o) #2329377Donna W. Neal January 24, 2006
BeautifulSusie Peek-Swint January 24, 2006
Many congrats on this beautiful finalist Barbara! #2332736Sharon Day January 25, 2006
Beautiful image, Barbara!!! I loved this the first time I saw it! Congratulations on your finalist!!! #2338568Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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