Inspiring Photo: So many men, so little time #5924591

So many men, so little time

Uploaded: April 03, 2008 19:21:37

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Bill Knaps April 03, 2008

Dawn this is so beautiful. Greatest colors and so clear. Great DOF also. Bill #892851

Dawn M. Schneider April 03, 2008

thanks bill I liked it to!! #5741162

May K. Vokaty April 04, 2008

This is wonderful Dawn! #5743322

Dawn M. Schneider April 04, 2008

thank you May!! #5743842

Debra R. Harder April 06, 2008

OMGOSH, Dawn! This is AWESOME!! Fabulous DOF, details, comp...a winner in my book! Deb #5751252

Dawn M. Schneider April 06, 2008

thank you debra, your praise means alot #5751430

Judith MacArthur April 07, 2008

This is delightful Dawn...great colors and sharpness...Seems like a good contest entry for this month's theme!

#5759181

Dawn M. Schneider April 07, 2008

thank you judith, thats what I was hoping!! I have a couple for the month already #5759192

Candice L. Carter April 09, 2008

Brillant title and excellent capture Dawn! Job well done! #5768692

Dawn M. Schneider April 13, 2008

thank you candice!! I love taking shots of the ducks and any birds on the river, they are fun and dont care that I am there!!! #5783907

Angela C. French April 19, 2008

How great is that?!?!? Love this shot - so crisp and clear! CONGRATS! #5808838

Dawn M. Schneider April 19, 2008

thank you angela for your wonderful comment and for stopping by my gallery!! #5809569

Deb Koskovich May 04, 2008

Great clarity, color and reflection -- love the title too :) #5881519

Dawn M. Schneider May 04, 2008

thank you deb, I had fun this day shooting the ducks on the river. thank you so much for the comments and praises. #5881871

anonymous May 19, 2008

Congratulations Dawn on your awesome finalist! Looks like a WINNER to me! B- #5943153

Lisa J. Boulden May 19, 2008

Omgosh!!!!
I love this, Dawn!
Glad to see it as a finalist!!!
~Lisa #5943228

Dawn M. Schneider May 19, 2008

thank you barbara and lisa soooo much, it is my first finalist I am soo excited!!! thanks again. #5943984

Martha Jo Killebrew May 19, 2008

Congratulations on being a Finalist. Great job. #5945429

May 19, 2008

Great shot! Really cool viewpoint, too. Congratulations!!! #5945468

May K. Vokaty May 19, 2008

Congratulations Dawn! I'm thrilled for you! #5945926

anonymous May 19, 2008

Hugh Congratulations Dawn on your win! You must be sooooo excited! I am very happy for you! B- #5946016

Dawn M. Schneider May 19, 2008

thank you martha jo, thank you lowen I was right on the dock with the ducks all around me, thank you may, I love your image as well congrats again on the finalist!, thank you barbara I am excited, this is my first win. #5946447

Margaret R. Barry May 19, 2008

Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Dawn! #5946731

Dawn M. Schneider May 19, 2008

thank you so much margaret for your wonderful praises. #5946761

Sue Marshall May 19, 2008

Big congrats to you Dawn on your wonderful win!! :-) #5946966

Alison Krylowski May 19, 2008

Wow. Fantastic dof, colors and reflections! Congratulations! #5947044

Dawn M. Schneider May 19, 2008

thank you sue and alison for such nice compliments!! It is always so awesome to get such nice praises from BP members!!! thanks #5947245

Sam Britt May 19, 2008

Congratulations, terrific winner, Dawn! #5947270

Robert S. Grauer May 19, 2008

Congratulations, great capture. #5947932

Tarun Bose May 20, 2008

Big congrats Dawn for your excellent winner. #5949834

Cyn Valentine May 20, 2008

Awesome winner Dawn..big congratulations! #5950426

Charlene Taylor May 20, 2008

Hi Dawn,
Congratulations on this wonderful winning picture! #5950434

Patricia Seidler May 20, 2008

Dawn, Congrats. So colorful. Great capture. Love the title too! #5950492

Dawn M. Schneider May 20, 2008

samantha, robert, tarun, cyn charlene, patricia you all are so wonderful for taking the time to comment and visit my gallery!!! I really appreciate the fact you all took the time to help me celebrate my first win!!! thanks again. #5950643

Candice L. Carter May 20, 2008

WHOOOHOOO! CONGRATS!!!! One for the Ladies Dawn! #5950846

Lisa J. Boulden May 20, 2008

Wonderful Winner!!!
Love this!
Congrats, Dawn!
~♥~Lisa #5950870

Mary Spade May 20, 2008

Congratulations, Dawn. You got one in there. wonderful image. #5951262

Elida Gutierrez May 20, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
The Weed Trophy
A Special Trophy for
"The April Winners" #5951305

Dawn M. Schneider May 20, 2008

Candice, lisa, mary and elida, it means so much that you all support me and can take the time to give praises!!! thank you again so much it means alot to me!! #5951425

May 20, 2008

Congratulations, Dawn! I don't know how I missed this. What a perfect shot!!! #5951460

Dawn M. Schneider May 20, 2008

thank you deborah very much for your congrats, its deeply appreciated. #5951503

Sharon May 20, 2008

WOW!! Congratulations! This is beautiful! Well done! #5952001

Bill Knaps May 20, 2008

Dawn I am so excited for you. Congrats. Bill #5952950

Eni Tutulaku May 20, 2008

Dawn Im so happy about your winner ...congratulation #5953010

Laurie Daily May 20, 2008

What a great shot, Dawn! Congrats on this wonderful winner! #5953068

Dawn M. Schneider May 20, 2008

sharon, bil, eni and laurie, I am so pleased that you like this image and thank you very much for your praises!! #5953218

Randy L. Quast May 20, 2008

Congrats Dawn great job I knew it was only time before you would win. #5953848

Deb Koskovich May 20, 2008

Congrats on this super-fun winner, Dawn! #5953871

Aimee C. Eisaman May 20, 2008

Fantastic Job Dawn....very happy for you! A huge congrats...what an honor huh? LOve the title BTW!!! #5954442

Dawn M. Schneider May 21, 2008

Randy, Deb and Aimme thank you so much for the wonderful praises and support!! aimee, what is BTW? thanks again!! #5955910

Colette M. Metcalf May 21, 2008

Congratulations!!! #5956056

Aimee C. Eisaman May 21, 2008

Sorry...BTW means By The Way! LOL! #5956128

Dawn M. Schneider May 21, 2008

colette thank you so much for your support!! aimee thank you for the info, im too old I dont know all the abreviations. thank you!! #5956296

Tammy L. Newcomb May 21, 2008

Congrats on your win; I knew it would be when I seen this. Excellent Job #5956399

Dawn M. Schneider May 21, 2008

thank you so much tammy for your belief in me, it means alot!! #5956525

Tammy L. Newcomb May 21, 2008

You are very talented and I can't wait to see all the stuff you come up with next. #5956658

Irene Colling May 21, 2008

Dawn this is absolutly wonderful. Love the title, color, composition and humorus subject matter. #5957224

Dawn M. Schneider May 21, 2008

thank you again tammy!!!
Irene thank you for your support and praises!! #5957788

Dominick M. Dimacale May 22, 2008

Congratulations Dawn on your Fabulous Win.

Dominick #5961327

Dawn M. Schneider May 22, 2008

thank you so much doninick for such high praises and continued support. #5961711

Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 22, 2008

WHOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOo
BIG COngrats Dawn, Beautiful capture! #5962566

Dawn M. Schneider May 22, 2008

thank you nancy your so funny!!! you made me smile today, thank you #5962608

Renata Gusciora May 22, 2008

Fantastic capture Dawn!My Congratulations!!! #5963026

Dawn M. Schneider May 22, 2008

Thank you so much Renata for your support and praise #5963549

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton May 22, 2008

Wonderful winner! Congratulations Dawn!!! #5963714

Dawn M. Schneider May 22, 2008

thank you so much philippe for your congrats!!! thank you so much for taking the time to stop by my gallery!! #5963813

Amanda Cass May 23, 2008

hehe love ducks congrats Dawn very much deserved and I love the title :) #5965201

Dawn M. Schneider May 23, 2008

thank you amanda for taking the time to say congrats! im glad you liked it. #5966119

Christie R. Bielss May 27, 2008

Great shot! Too cute! Congratulations on your well deserved win! #5984010

Dawn M. Schneider May 27, 2008

thank you christie very much for your wonderful praise. #5984755

May 28, 2008

Congratulations! This photo certainly deserved to win! Just beautiful! How can I get a print? #5989537

Dawn M. Schneider May 28, 2008

your funny steve are you serious? #5989600

Bob Sticco May 28, 2008

Dawn, Dawn, Dawn.....Awesome shot...Ducks have such a personality...and isn't it true that theres' always more men than women....:( #5989763

May 29, 2008

Yes, I am serious! ;) My stepdaughter loves it and wants one! #5991943

Dawn M. Schneider May 29, 2008

bob it is always so nice to hear from you!! thank you for stopping by and for the nice compliment!!!
steve, ok I will email you later and we can set it up! thanks for the ego boost!! ha ha #5993334

May 29, 2008

Loved the title and composition first, then got a better look at the shot. Very sharp, defined and the DOF is perfect. Much deserved WINNER - Congratulations! Steph #5995097

Dawn M. Schneider May 29, 2008

thank you so much stephanie for your wonderful comments and praises!! #5995301

WENDY L. BENNETT May 30, 2008

love, love, love it!!! #5997048

Bob Sticco May 30, 2008

Dawn. . .Second place.....Wowza that is tremendous and well deserves!!!!! #5997545

Bob Sticco May 30, 2008

Dawn. . .Second place.....Wowza that is tremendous and well deserved!!!!! #5997551

Dawn M. Schneider May 30, 2008

wendy, thank you so much for LOVING IT!!:)
Bob, thank you for 2 comments and praises!!!! I especially like the Wowza!!! #5997667

Liz Kelso June 04, 2008

THAT is an awesome shot. Congrats!!
I think I'm faving this!! #6016844

Dawn M. Schneider June 04, 2008

thank you so much liz for your praises, it means alot!! #6018591

June 04, 2008

This is a stunning capture Dawn! Congrats on the secnod place winner, it really deserved it xD #6018945

Dawn M. Schneider June 04, 2008

your so kind vyctoria, thank you. #6019251

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) June 12, 2008

Beautiful,lovely image. #6053705

Daniella Puente June 16, 2008

Visiting the winners page, this is absolutely FANTASTIC Dawn, what a great capture ++++ #6067356

Dawn M. Schneider June 16, 2008

kara, thank you so much for the nice words and for visiting my gallery.
daniella, thank you so much for such praises! #6068088

June 25, 2008

That's great! :D #6106251

Dawn M. Schneider June 25, 2008

kind of you to stop by my gallery natalia!! thank you so much. #6106325

Manuel Barrera June 26, 2008

great title and image, very deserving of the yellow button #6108254

Dawn M. Schneider June 26, 2008

thank you manuel for taking the time to visit my gallery! #6109494

Karen Kessler July 15, 2008

Beautiful shot - like the depth of field. I ESPECIALLY like the caption! Congrats on winning with it, too! Karen #6184072

Dawn M. Schneider July 15, 2008

thank you karen nice of you to stop by my gallery #6184171

Vitor Dias July 16, 2008

Exceptional shot, Dawn . Congrats.............../rgs Vitor #6185520

Dawn M. Schneider July 16, 2008

thank you very much vitor for visiting my gallery! #6186499

Chuck S. Frizzell July 16, 2008

This is just a great shot Dawn, I love the ripple in the water below the ducks feet. The reflection, color, clarity, wonderful! #6187519

Dawn M. Schneider July 16, 2008

wow thanks alot chuck for visiting my gallery and for such a nice comment #6187970

Patricia Ronan July 16, 2008

Terrific image, love the title! Congrats on your win:) #6188452

Danielle M. Schamer July 20, 2008

This is absolutly my favorite :) #6201564

Keith Bozeman July 24, 2008

Great Shot! #6225996

Dawn M. Schneider July 24, 2008

patricia thank you so much for your support
danielle what a nice thing to say, thank you so much!
keith thank you so very much for stopping by!!! #6226013

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton August 15, 2008

Congrats on your 7th on F&S!!! (Weirdo contest! :)) #6317130

Dawn M. Schneider August 15, 2008

well you knew before me!! thanks, I entered dog, cat, bird and horse and this was the best, wow I suck!! thanks phillippe for your support of my work I appreciate it. did you enter any? #6317250

Janice Mezzacappa August 24, 2008

Congrats Dawn this is stunning! #6358991

Ulysses A. Villamin September 05, 2008

Gratz on this lovely winner, my friend!!! #6415922

Dawn M. Schneider September 05, 2008

thank you so much janice and ulysses for your congrats. my only one I know many of the members have dozens, but I liked this one and was glad. thanks again :) #6416177

Erica Murphy September 06, 2008

Great shot and CONGRATULATIONS Dawn!! What a great image! #6419753

September 08, 2008

Congratulation!!!! This is simply Fantastic!

daniele #6429472

Dawn M. Schneider September 09, 2008

thank you so much erica and daniele!! thank you for taking the time to visit my gallery as well!!! #6432758

Adam CD Caron September 29, 2008

i know all that can be said about this can be but every time I look in you gallery this jumps out at me I love it #6529779

Usman M. Bajwa October 20, 2008

This is lovely and delightful image. Your gallery is fantastic. I had a good time, Dawn.

UB. #6630221

Dawn M. Schneider October 21, 2008

adam you are so kind, thank you for your continued support
usman thank you so much for visiting my gallery I hope to see you again! #6631671

November 24, 2008

Fantastic photo! Nice sharp focus on the main subject. Great colors too! Fantastic shot, Dawn! - David #6799479

Dawn M. Schneider November 24, 2008

thank you my fellow Illinois photographer!!! #6799756

December 05, 2008

You have so many great pictures, but this one really stuck out to me and I'm definitely not the first one to say this, but it's fantastic! I love the 'odd one out' feel and the reflections of the ducks. #6855417

Dawn M. Schneider December 05, 2008

thank you very much jen, I am looking forward to this years winter duck shots. #6855884

Ada Panich December 10, 2008

Great photos in your gallery, but this capture is unique, a masterpiece! Love it! #6874065

January 08, 2009

How on Earth?!!! This is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful win!!! How do you make the colors and your subjecs stand out so wonderfully? #7001822

Lynne S. Fried February 04, 2009

Hi Dawn
Love this shot and title - great job! #7125603

Mary A. Legler February 27, 2009

Dawn,
Just was wandering around your gallery and found this. I know you probably have heard enough good things about it, but I could not help but add to it. Love everything about this! You have a beautiful gallery, by the way. #7223121

Dawn M. Schneider February 28, 2009

sorry all I didnt know I had some discussions on this one.
ada, thankyou so much for the nice comments and for stopping by
karen, when the river starts to thaw, I go to the dam and basically get on the dock so I can get the natural reflection of the melting water on the ice. thank you so much
lynne thank you so much!
mary, thank you for stopping by and for going through my gallery. It makes me very happy that you appreciate my work!
#7227449

Dawn M. Schneider February 28, 2009

Christine Lobsinger July 07, 2009

WOW DAWN - I was positive that I saw this image before and COMMENTED ... but I cant see it... I am so happy I went into your gallery tonight...
OUTSTANDING WORK...A++++++++++++++++++
Love it... into my favs now (I guess, better a bit late then not..lol)
Your gallery is beautiful!
CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU #7716391

Mary A. Legler July 07, 2009

I put this beauty in my favorites back when you first posted it! Congratulations!!! #7716395

Jodi Zimmer February 06, 2010

Very cute...love the title. Your gallery is awesome Dawn. #8361179

Dawn M. Schneider February 06, 2010

well I am not able to see all the last comments on this image, but thank you all very much. since this is my only win, its been a really long time since ive seen such glory here on bp, but thank you all for still likeing my work!! #8361209

Leslie McLain February 07, 2010

Just saw this image, so belated congrats on this terrific winner. A great shot, Dawn. #8364020

Laura E. Swan April 19, 2010

This is SO GOOD Dawn! It's no surprise at all that I am number 21 to chose this as a favorite!!! LOVE IT and your DOF/Clarity is AMAZING! Really perfection in my eyes and the title just tops it right off. It's a new BP FAV for me. Been a long while since I have said that on this club!

-Laura

P.S. Thanks for the visit today! Good to see you again, too!!! :) #8552357

Janie S. Oliver August 24, 2010

What a wonderful shot. Congrats on your win. #8859981

Dawn M. Schneider August 24, 2010

wow its so fun to see this image is still getting comments!! I thought that ended along time ago. thank you ladies for appreciating my work!! #8860081

Laura E. Swan September 17, 2010

I have always loved this one Dawn! -Laura #8913797

Amanda D. Austwick September 17, 2010

WOW Dawn, what a FABULOUS Winner!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #8914343

Irene Colling February 17, 2011

Wonderful color, great composition, excellent photography and presentation Dawn. #9247404

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