Uploaded: March 18, 2006 08:47:07
The only real photos in this image are the sky and the boat. The rest I created using several software packages and filters. I had posted one similar to this and forgot the moon's reflection. I have rectified this and added a little something...the boat...for interest.
Christina M. Brekke March 18, 2006
this is cool melissa! #411026Bill Wyatt March 18, 2006
Mellisa you did a great job. This really cool. #2546523Melissa G. Meiselman March 18, 2006
Thank you so much, Christina and Bill, for your comments. #2546597John Connolly March 18, 2006
A well thought out, and executed creation, Melissa! #2546748Stan Kwasniowski March 18, 2006
Melissa, wonderful constructed image #2546765Linda Proctor March 18, 2006
Very cool effects Melissa ! #2547576Melissa G. Meiselman March 18, 2006
John, Stan, Linda and Douglas, I want to thank you all for your generous thoughts about my image. #2547756Lynne Morris March 19, 2006
Great work Melissa #2548164Stephen Zacker March 19, 2006
Nice work and super image #2548553Joy E. Cobb March 19, 2006
Wow, Melissa, this is very well done and super creative for the Digital Art category!Melissa G. Meiselman March 19, 2006
Joy, I didn't I could change anything, such as spelling once posted. I corrected the spelling.Thank you Joy, stephen and Lynne for your comments. #2548943
Shelly A. Van Camp March 19, 2006
Beautiful! #2549376Crystal M. Gove March 19, 2006
Very cool creation, Melissa :o)!!! The colors of the boat are just right, it makes it stand out more! Great job!!! #2549433Lorri Shane March 19, 2006
Wow Melissa. THis is so rich in color and intrigue. Exceptional creativity! #2549548Kathleen K. Parker March 19, 2006
oh my!! This is totally awesome. Great work on this fantasy image, Melissa!! Very cool!!Kaye Burazin March 19, 2006
Melissa what a magical and mystical creation. Very well executed and presented. #2550031Wendy Stevenson March 19, 2006
Beautifully rendered Melissa! A wonderful surreal feel you have created with just the right elements and choices of manipulation!! Well done and beautiful to view! #2550628SaMi Martin March 19, 2006
Great work Melissa; and the boat sure does add interest! #2550706Melissa G. Meiselman March 19, 2006
Wow! I am overwhelmed by all of your fine comments and complements. I am so pleased that this image has received such varied reactions. #2550793She-She Killough March 19, 2006
I LOVE this Melissa!! SO creative! So well done too!!! Awesome! #2550821Debbie Hartley March 20, 2006
This is very very cool Melissa! I love it! #2551227Marvin H. Gohlke Jr. March 20, 2006
Very interestingly creative!!! Love the colors, contrasts, and composition. Wonderful creativity at work, great job, Melissa!! #2552217Kara L. Hendricks March 20, 2006
Great PS work Melissa!!! #2552347Jamil Saliba March 20, 2006
Great creative work on this beautiful image , realy talented and wonderful skills , love this kind of arts Melissa #2553703Melissa G. Meiselman March 20, 2006
Many many thanks to all who have commented on this image. The feedback I get from the comments give me inspiration to do bigger and better images. #2554473Cindy Wong March 20, 2006
Wow! This is very beautiful and creative! I love the effects and the color of the image as well! Excellent job! :D #2554858Jim Kinnunen March 20, 2006
This is wonderfully done, Melissa...I love this image!!! #2555431Bridgette B March 21, 2006
WOW!! Fantastic image!! I love how you put this together! #2556941Norman P. Banks March 21, 2006
Hey now, Melissa!Now this is my kinda work. I really like how you created this DA image. Should be a contender this month.
Norm ,:-) #2557007
Kay Beausoleil March 24, 2006
Well done, Melissa! This composite is surreal in its own way, and you put it together beautifully. I still like Moon Rising; the lack of reflection adds a otherworldly element to it. #2570578Melissa G. Meiselman March 24, 2006
Many thanks to Cindy, Jim, Bridgette, Norman, and Kay for your comments on this work. #2570783Alisha L. Ekstrom March 24, 2006
OH MY...this is cool! GREAT effects. JOB WELL DONE!!!!:) #2571026S P Mukherji March 24, 2006
I think this is outstanding Melissa! Exceptionally powerful creation!! #2571173Melissa G. Meiselman March 24, 2006
Thank you Alisha and S.P for your comments. #2571282Roger Bernabo March 24, 2006
Wonderfully creative Melissa! Your artistic touch is VERY strong in this image #2572665ALLEN O. HOWARD March 25, 2006
I love it Melissa! And the moon is awesome! #2575322Melissa G. Meiselman March 25, 2006
Thank you Melissa and thank you Allen for your comments on this image. It means a great deal to me to hear from you all. #2575528Meggi Raeder March 28, 2006
What can I add to all that has been said. Awesome!!Melissa G. Meiselman March 29, 2006
Thank you Meggi for your comment. #2588166Kirsi Bertolini April 01, 2006
What a nicegallery you have! This caught my eye right away, great work with reflection and that boat! Love it! #2597614Nemil B. Chabebe April 18, 2006
Great composition and very well done. It is awesome the way you took the real images and blended with the technology. #2656198Melissa G. Meiselman April 18, 2006
Thank you Kirsi and Nimil for your comments. #2657590Steve Mescha April 25, 2006
A big congradulations on making the finals, Melissa!!! #2686292Lorri Shane April 25, 2006
Melissa--ANOTHER ONE! Congrats and good luck. I really like this--it is highly creative and the color is rich.Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2006
Big congrats Melissa :O) #2686486Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Thank you Steve, Lorri and Sylvia for your comments. #2686520Jenny Bosmans April 25, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Melissa!! #2687057Mary Clarke April 25, 2006
Many congratulations on this fabulous Finalist Melissa #2687375Terry L. Ellis April 25, 2006
Congratulations again, Melissa! Terrific finalist! #2687554Carla Metzler April 25, 2006
Congratulations, Melissa! #2687642Stan Lubach April 25, 2006
Congrats, Melissa! #2687759Nadya Johnson April 25, 2006
Not sure how I missed this one, Melissa! An outstanding image and second congratulations are in order! Well done! #2688224Kathleen K. Parker April 25, 2006
Congrats, Melissa!!!!Steven Gunnerson April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist!!! #2688716Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
WOW!!! This is the first month I have been a finalist.Thank you Jenny, Mary, Terry, Carla, Stan, Nadya, Kathleen and Steven. #2689182
Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
WOW!!! This is the first month I have been a finalist.Thank you Jenny, Mary, Terry, Carla, Stan, Nadya, Kathleen and Steven. #2689183
Kay Beausoleil April 25, 2006
Congratulations, Melissa, on this finalist -- glad to see this one again! #2689454Stan Kwasniowski April 25, 2006
Melissa, congratulations #2689460Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Thank you Kay and Stan for your good wishes. #2689526Candice C. Calhoun April 25, 2006
Congratulations!ccc #2689810
Jessica Jenney April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your forst finalist image, Melissa! It's a beauty! Good luck in the next round! #2689836Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Many thanks for you well wishes, Candice and Jessica. #2689868Shelly A. Van Camp April 25, 2006
Beautiful...congrats and good luck! #2689930Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Thank you for your good wishes, Shelly. #2689951Inge S. Lasmana April 25, 2006
Very good work, Melissa! and congratulations! #2689956Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Thank you Inge for your generous comment and best wishes. #2689998Ken Smith April 25, 2006
Melissa, congrats on a great picture. #2690051Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Thanks Ken for your good wishes. #2690060Kerby Pfrangle April 25, 2006
Melissa congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Best of luck to you in the next rounds. Kerby #2690201Melissa G. Meiselman April 25, 2006
Thank you Kerby for your good wishes. #2690339Su Sana E. P April 25, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding Finalist, Melissa!! #2690705Kristi A. Howson April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist and Best of Luck in the next round Melissa! Beautiful! #2691277Dr Silly April 26, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. :o)Wendy Stevenson April 26, 2006
Congratulations Melissa on both your wonderful finalists!! Best of luck to you in the next round!! #2692073Debbie Hartley April 26, 2006
Congratulations again Melissa! Very cool image! #2692528Emile Abbott April 26, 2006
Congratulation on a creative finalist. Way to go girl. #2692878Norman P. Banks April 26, 2006
You know I love this! Big Congrats!Norm #2693100
Rakesh Syal April 26, 2006
Great job, great finalist, Melissa!! #2693228Melissa G. Meiselman April 26, 2006
Many thanks to Susan, Kristi, Dr. S., Wendy, Debbie, Emile, Norman and Rakesh for your best wishes. #2693326Linda M. Walker April 26, 2006
Congrats,Melissa on a creative image #2694416Dorann Weber April 26, 2006
Congratulatins Melissa on this fine piece!.. #2695378Hector Contreras April 26, 2006
Wow Melissa. Exceptional creativity indeed. Congrats on your finalistsMelissa G. Meiselman April 26, 2006
Many thanks to Linda, Dorann and Hector for your good wishes and comments. #2695554Cindy Wong April 26, 2006
Congratulation on this Beautiful image, Melissa!! #2695977Renee Doyle April 27, 2006
Many congratulations again Melissa!!! Wonderful and creative image!! #2696183Evy Johansen April 27, 2006
Another beautiful finalist!! Wonderful work, Melissa! Big congratulations again!! Good Luck! #2697337Melissa G. Meiselman April 27, 2006
Many thanks to cindy, Renee and Evy for your good wishes. #2697771Hendrik Storme April 27, 2006
Big congrats! Wonderful work! #2698182Judyann Plante April 27, 2006
Beautiful image, beautifully done. Congratulations, Melissa! #2698412Corinne M. Thompson April 27, 2006
Wonderfully created image...great work! Congrats! #2698613Melissa G. Meiselman April 27, 2006
Thank you Hendrik, Judyann and Corinne for you good wishes. #2699137Bea. Anderson April 27, 2006
Worth the extra time Melissa. A beautiful result. Good luck. #2699440Melissa G. Meiselman April 27, 2006
Thank you Bea. for your good wishes. I appreciate them. #2699842Marilyn K. Lincecum April 28, 2006
Beautiful image, Melissa and congratulations on the well deserved finalist !! #2701978Keith L. Clayton April 28, 2006
Very creative and imaginiative shot!! Congrats!! #2702702Melissa G. Meiselman April 28, 2006
Many thanks Marilyn and Keithy for your best wishes. #2703932Pat Gamwell April 30, 2006
Sorry I missed this the 1st time around...it's STUNNING! CONGRATS on a very well deserved art piece! #2707453Melissa G. Meiselman April 30, 2006
Thank you Pat for you good wishes. #2709112Jill Odice April 30, 2006
Very creative image Melissa! #2710283Elisabeth A. Gay May 01, 2006
Very clever and creative image Melissa!Chris Budny May 02, 2006
What a remarkable creation, Melissa! Very eye-catching! I love the red cast to the sky; it has a very mysterious or perhaps ominous mood; the punch of colors in the boat seems so out of place in this landscape---which just adds to the surreal feel. #2718300Cathy M. Gromball May 03, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Melissa!Cathy :) #2720737
Melissa G. Meiselman May 03, 2006
Thanks Jill, Elisabeth, Christopher and Cathy for your good wishes. #2722360William S. Briggs May 03, 2006
Beautiful work Melissa. Really great effects. Congratulations on being chosen as a finalist.Bill #2722684
Melissa G. Meiselman May 05, 2006
Thanks Bill and Andree for your comments. #2730189Donna J. Taff May 05, 2006
Great work here, Melissa. I haven't got the hang of putting photos together like this yet. I want to say I am sorry for not commenting like I should but my Mom is 76, Sick and needs me. #2730282Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 10, 2006
I can't believe I haven't seen this image before. It's absolutely fabulous. #2748069Melissa G. Meiselman May 10, 2006
Thanks Konna and Kirsten for your comments. #2748384Pam E. McCarl May 10, 2006
Very creative and wonderfully surreal image! #2748467Ronald Brissette May 12, 2006
Great creation, wonderful use of the flood filter---easy to see why this one was selected as a Finialest!!! ;~) #2757880Melissa G. Meiselman May 12, 2006
Thanks Pam and Ronald for your comments. #2757961Pamela Oms May 13, 2006
it is a great image! This really cool ;) #2759386Luigi Di Serio May 15, 2006
Fanstastic PS work! #2767383Mary N C. Taitt May 15, 2006
WOW!!! I LOVE THIS, Melissa! COngratulations on GREAT work and yor finlaist! Mary :-) #2769329Melissa G. Meiselman May 15, 2006
Thanks Pamela, Luigi and Mary for your comments. #2769363Lynn Margason June 12, 2006
This one is eerie but beautiful! I am enchanted by it. Not sure how to comment on it, except to say that I'd have singled this one out for recognition (and I see they did!) #2884961Mike F. Anderson June 20, 2006
I hadn't seen this one before Melissa, but I reaaaaly like it. There's an art to "taking" pitures and an art to "making" pictures and you made this one beautifully! #2922476Melissa G. Meiselman June 21, 2006
Thanks Lynn and Mike for your great comments!!! #2927025Diana L. Ralph June 24, 2006
GREAT image! Very creative! #2945463Sharon King June 27, 2006
You amaze me at what you can do! #2957246Melissa G. Meiselman June 27, 2006
Thanks Diana and Sharon for your terrific comments!! #2957488Alice Lero June 27, 2006
Congrad's Congrad's Congrad's and by the way....your self portrait is great too! :) #2958534Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 28, 2006
WOW!! This is suberb, Melissa. Congratulations. #2961430Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2006
Thanks Alice and Kirsten for your comments!!!! #2962015Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) July 13, 2006
Interesting image, eliciting emotions. #3024645Melissa G. Meiselman July 13, 2006
Thanks Kara for your comment!!! #3024688Meggi Raeder July 13, 2006
Congratulations, Melissa, so well deserved. Happy to see this creation again!!! I love your work.S P Mukherji August 28, 2006
Happy to see it again, Melissa!! Congrats!! #3233864Melissa G. Meiselman August 28, 2006
Thanks Meggi and SP for your terrific comments!!! #3234063Robert Baer September 19, 2006
melissaMelissa G. Meiselman September 19, 2006
Thanks Justin for looking through my gallery and your great comment on this image!!! #3330137Mary N C. Taitt September 26, 2006
I LOVE THIS!I know I said that before, but I have to say it again. #3368127
Melissa G. Meiselman September 26, 2006
Thanks Mary!! #3368225Wendy Stevenson September 27, 2006
Beautifully done Melissa - I love the surreal feel and look to this! Big Congrats on a great finalist!! #3372400Shelley Spillenaar December 12, 2006
awesome work!! #3696652Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2006
Thanks Wendy and Shelly for your comments!! #3696658Pamela Oms February 22, 2007
Nice work !! Very creative! cool effects #3974845Melissa G. Meiselman February 22, 2007
Thanks Pamela for taking a look and leaving the great comemnt!! #3975646Mary Timman April 20, 2007
This is beautiful I love it!Siete Meeter June 18, 2008
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