Inspiring Photo: Good Morning Sydney #9861312

Good Morning Sydney

Uploaded: March 08, 2010 10:58:14

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I want to thank Renee and Barry for such a wonderful trip. The best host I have ever seen. They made sure we saw everything possible in the time I was there. :)

This is the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Tammy M. Anderson March 08, 2010

Outstanding composition, lighting, depth and colors, Linda. Just perfect. #1246355

Tess L. Yee March 08, 2010

Love the perspective and color, Linda! #8440250

Marcel J. Fernandez March 08, 2010

Double WOW! Linda, this is magnificent. #8440270

Jeana Clark March 08, 2010

Beautiful Linda!!!
Outstanding POV, colors and details!!
Lucky YOU for getting to go!!!
Can't wait to see more!!
~J~ #8440289

Renee Doyle March 08, 2010
WOW!!! You captured our coat-hanger beautifully Linda!!!! Great pov, comp and wonderful morning light!!! Thanks to you too - we had a ball :-)
#8440299

Shelly A. Van Camp March 08, 2010
Mt dream since I was a child is to go there....Maybe for our 10th Anniversary next year. This is beautiful, Linda and I am glad you had a good time. Hope to see more of the trip too. #8440304

Dr Silly March 08, 2010
Beautiful capture. Love the POV and coloring. :O) #8440324

Debra R. Harder March 08, 2010
WOW, Linda!! Welcome Home!!! This is a magnificent image!!!! Love everything about it. Can't wait to see more!!! JSB #8440325

Dianna Murphy March 08, 2010
Awesome composition and leading lines. We'll this is again. #8440335

Ken Smith March 08, 2010
I was wondering what you were going to lead with...stunning shot, Linda. Glad you had a fun time with Renee and Barry...what a life-time opportunity you had! #8440357

Kathy Salerni March 08, 2010
Holy cow! What a gorgeous skyline image! Perfect in every way, Linda! #8440364

Mike Clime March 08, 2010
Excellent capture and comp! So pretty! #8440393

Anita Hogue March 08, 2010
OMG, this is soooooo gorgeous! This should win the GRAND PRIZE! #8440396

Jessica Jenney March 08, 2010
Fantastic capture, gorgeous color and POV, Linda! Lucky you! Looks like a fantastic trip! #8440397

Shawn Jennings March 08, 2010
I was wondering too what you would start out with and this one is a beauty! Glad to hear you had a great time! Can't wait to see more! #8440443

Naomi Weiser March 08, 2010
colors and lighting are amazing #8440486

BILLY R. PARKER March 08, 2010
GREAT COMP., COLOR AND LIGHTING LINDA !! WELCOME BACK FROM DOWN UNDER !! LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PICS !! BILLY #8440493

Karen Engelbreth March 08, 2010
Fantastic capture, Linda... #8440497

Douglas Pignet March 08, 2010
Beautiful capture with wonderful lighting. #8440521

Ann H. Belus March 08, 2010
Awesome composition, Linda; great color and detail! #8440528

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 08, 2010
What a view, gorgeous image Linda! #8440535

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas March 08, 2010
Fantastic perspective, lighting and colors Linda!,
Amalia #8440691

Jeff Robinson March 08, 2010
Outstanding - Beautufully captured Linda! Jeff #8440801

Liz blahh March 08, 2010
Beautifully captured! #8440835

Amy M. Wilson March 08, 2010
WOW!!! Absolutely stunning in every way, Linda!!!!! #8440886

Judy A. Lawhon March 08, 2010
Fantastic composition, light and effects, Linda....lucky you!! #8440920

David Phalen March 08, 2010
The POV, light, colors and clarity are amazing!! If we don't see this again the judges should be fired!! #8440986

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 08, 2010
OMGOSH!!!! This is total perfection, Linda!!! :-) k #8440989

William C. Raco March 08, 2010

What an incredible photo
Wonderful composition, color, light and interest.
Just stunning, Linda #8441027

Gail Vitikacs March 08, 2010
Breathtaking! You knocked this one out of the park Linda! Georgia will never look the same! #8441066

Kathleen Brennan March 08, 2010
Great lighting and color! #8441549

Beverley Scott March 09, 2010
Fabulous image, Linda! So often this location is shot in the evening but you've done brilliantly capturing it in the morning! Glad you had a great time Downunder! #8441753

Brett Dolsen March 09, 2010
Superb light and capture of our most famous Icon Linda!My mother walked across this as a primary school student on opening day! #8441804

Alan L. Borror March 09, 2010
AWESOME, Linda! #8441826

Phyllis H. Burchett March 09, 2010
Beautiful shot, simply stunning! Looks like you had a great trip! #8442915

Hal Bambrick March 09, 2010
Gorgeous Capture AND Work Linda!!!!!. #8443028

Robert Jensen March 09, 2010
Love this image - what a great perspective #8443191

Ellen Hodges March 09, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous capture, Linda!! #8443371

Murry Grigsby March 09, 2010
Outstanding cityscape Linda! Great light, colors, post processing and a very unique comp including the opera house!! #8443406

Tommy E. Burgess March 09, 2010
Gorgeous capture with a fantastic pov, and such wonderful vibrant colors Linda!! #8444328

Usman M. Bajwa March 10, 2010
This is stellar, Linda. Expect to see it again!
UB. #8444456

Cindy Bendush March 10, 2010
Wonderful perspective, color and composition Linda! #8444457

Chris Ebben March 13, 2010
You certainly did a good job taking this one. You didn't run into Dominick Dimacale under the bridge did you? He was there around the same time. Great work=^..^= #8452177

Bonnie C. Lackey March 13, 2010
Masterfully composed, Linda. This is so striking. #8452633

Tammy L. Newcomb March 15, 2010
Oh wow, this photo is one of beauty, quality and simply mesmerizing...
#8458405

Lisa J. Boulden March 16, 2010
Linda, this is really spectacular!
Great light, comp, and color!
Fantastic pov!
GRAND-tabulous!
Smiles, Lisa♥ #8460686

Carolyn J. Connolly April 03, 2010
What a GORGEOUS early morning capture of our iconic 'Coathanger' (and Opera House in the background), Linda!! :o) Really FABULOUS work, my friend...and I'm glad to hear that Renee and Barry looked after you SO well, too - lol!! ;o) #8508764

Renee Doyle April 18, 2010
WooHOO!!! WTG girl!! I am so happy to see this beauty again!!! Big congrats to you! #8544089

Ellen Hodges April 18, 2010
Congrats on your fabulous finalists, Linda! Very best luck!! #8544355

BILLY R. PARKER April 18, 2010
CONGRADULTIONS LINDA !! I JUST KNEW THIS WOULD BE A FINALIST !! GOOD LUCK !! BILLY #8544441

Robert R. Goodman April 18, 2010
A big Congratulations Linda!!!!! #8544661

Ken Smith April 18, 2010
Thankfully this one wasn't overlooked! :-) I bet we'll see gold on this beauty!! Congrats, Linda! #8544977

Phyllis H. Burchett April 18, 2010
Congrats on this beautiful finalist! #8545504

Douglas Pignet April 18, 2010
Congrats on a very nice finalist...Well done #8545510

Kathy Salerni April 18, 2010
I am glad this was not passed over, Linda!! Congrats and good luck in the next round! #8546598

Usman M. Bajwa April 19, 2010
Good to see it again, linda. CONGRATULATIONS...on your wonderful Finalist!
UB. #8547179

Stefania Barbier April 19, 2010
WTG, congratz! #8547694

Boyd L. Alexander April 19, 2010
Had to make this a favorite Linda...it is stunning! Congratulations!! #8548272

Shawn Jennings April 19, 2010
Congratulation again, Linda! WTG! #8548803

Amy M. Wilson April 19, 2010
Big congrats on this truly amazing Finalist, Linda!! #8548861

Shelly A. Van Camp April 19, 2010
This Rocks!! Congrats on all the finalists!! #8548906

Jean-Pierre Ducondi April 19, 2010
Wow - Outstanding work. Big congrats on all your finalists Linda.
JP #8548936

Anita Hogue April 19, 2010
So glad to see this beautiful image again! Congratulation on this and all your other finalist! #8549379

Dr Silly April 19, 2010
Congrats Linda on your Finalist. But I think we will soon be seeing Gold on it. :O) #8549734

Carol Eade April 19, 2010
What a beautiful image, Linda, congratulations! #8549800

Linda Blair April 19, 2010
Beautiful Linda....congrats again!!!!!!!! #8550597

April 19, 2010
Stunning! #8551090

Lisa J. Boulden April 19, 2010
Big congratulations, Linda!
This is really outstanding!
~Lisa #8551147

Jeana Clark April 19, 2010

This is incredible Linda...
What an awesome Finalist!
Many congratulations!!!!
~J~ #8551689

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 19, 2010
Fantastic Finalist, Linda! And congrats on your super win tonight with this beautiful image! #8552321

Nadia Paul April 19, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist Linda! #8552703

Alan L. Borror April 20, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Linda! #8553158

Leslie McLain April 20, 2010
Congrats on your stunning finalist. #8554599

Kathleen Brennan April 20, 2010
Great finalist, Linda! Congrats! #8554999

Renee Doyle April 20, 2010
WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! You know how happy I am for you with this one girl!!!!! WTG and so deserving!!
#8555101

Patti Coblentz April 20, 2010
Congratulations on this glorious 1st place win, Linda!
Patti #8555142

Ken Smith April 20, 2010
Defintely not surprised by this one, although I've been surprised before! :-) Glad you were with Renee to capture this...you guys make a great team! Congrats, Linda!! #8555150

Darren K. Fisher April 20, 2010
Congrats on this wonderful win. #8555200

Phyllis H. Burchett April 20, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome winner Linda!! #8555272

Jessica Jenney April 20, 2010
Congratulations, Linda on your fabulous First Place Win! #8555273

Deborah Lewinson April 20, 2010
Congratulations, Linda, on your stunning First Place Winner!
Debby #8555356

Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 20, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous Linda! Congratulations! #8555377

Claudia Kuhn April 20, 2010
Gorgeous work Linda congratulations on your first place win! #8555432

Randy D. Dinkins April 20, 2010
Beautiful, congratulations on your win!! #8555465

Rolando Rosito April 20, 2010
Wonderful image, Big Congratulations! #8555488

BILLY R. PARKER April 20, 2010
CONGRADULATIONS LINDA ON YOUR FIRST PLACE WIN !! BILLY #8555577

Anita Hogue April 20, 2010
Stunning image and I wish you a big congratulations, Linda! #8555593

Michelle Alton April 20, 2010
Linda...so AWESOME that both yours and Renees trip commemoration shots are featured side-by-side as First Place Winners. Both outstandingly superb shots! Congratulatons! #8555640

Michael G. Marshall April 20, 2010
Incredible image and a very well deserved win, Linda! Congratulations! Michael #8555643

Linda D. Lester April 20, 2010
Thank you all so much....Yes, Michelle that is what makes this even more special!!! Thank you all! #8555728

Gerri R. Jones April 20, 2010
Congratulations Linda, on your beautiful first place win! Perfect timing and beautiful framing! #8555756

Agnes Fegan April 20, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful winning image! #8555792

Amy M. Wilson April 20, 2010
Big congratulations on your GORGEOUS First Place image... truly stunning, Linda!!! #8555800

Robert Jensen April 20, 2010
Glad to see this one again - a big congratulations! #8555823

Ann H. Belus April 20, 2010
Congratulations on your winner, Linda...gorgeous image! #8555882

Nancyj E. Hovey April 20, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your 1st Place Winner! 8o) #8555915

Jack Ryan April 20, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! A very deserving winner!!! #8555990

paul parent April 20, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S #8556019

Val Feldman April 20, 2010
Just repeating the above, but can you ever hear it enough??? :) Congratulations, Linda, on this First Place Gold! Well deserved!!!! #8556084

Chris Budny April 20, 2010
What a beauty! Congratulations! #8556103

ROLAN NARMAN April 20, 2010
Huge Congrats on this fantastic winner Linda! #8556129

Linda D. Lester April 20, 2010
Thank you all very much!!!!!!!!!! #8556156

Graham Robards April 20, 2010
How wonderful this is Linda, Australia features again! Congratulations! Now I have to peek what Dominick has lol~Pat #8556224

Anne McKinnell April 20, 2010
Congratulations on your first prize Linda, the colours are magical in this shot. #8556313

Bunny Snow April 20, 2010
Outstanding POV, composition, DOF and perspective. Wonderful morning lighting. The colors and tonality are outstanding, and you captured everything so perfectly.
This is definitely worth having a late breakfast.
Congratulations on your awesome pure gold winner! #8556321

Patrick Rouzes April 20, 2010
Linda, CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible Gold Medal Winner! WTG! #8556351

Sam Britt April 20, 2010
Big Congrats on your win, Linda!! #8556363

Carolyn J. Connolly April 20, 2010
Linda, I was SO happy for you when I saw that you had received Finalist recognition for this stunning image...and before I could congratulate you for that I noticed that you now have this First Place award as well!! VERY *big* congratulations on your most-deserving win, my friend!! :o) I hope you get to come Downunder again soon...for a bit longer this time!! ;o) #8556442

Louie Zaninovich April 20, 2010
Linda,
Great comp., colors, light, scene and capture! Love your creativity behind the lens, it shows in your gallery! Congrats on your gold! Louie #8556465

Liz blahh April 20, 2010
Congratulations! #8556615

April 20, 2010
A very deserving 1st Place Gold award Linda.
brian #8556629

Tommy E. Burgess April 20, 2010
Huge congratulations on your stunning first place winner Linda!! It's a gorgeous capture and your award is well deserved! #8556655

Stefania Barbier April 20, 2010
FANTASTIC first prize win, Linda,,, it;s gorgeous, congrats! #8556713

Usman M. Bajwa April 20, 2010
I am glad the judges agreed too. Stellar indeed! CONGRATZ!
UB #8556772

Mary K. Robison April 20, 2010
Superb in so many ways, Linda ~
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned win! #8556858

Bojan Bencic April 21, 2010
Congratulations on your win, Linda. Amazing image. #8556930

Katarina Mansson April 21, 2010
Congratulations on your superb winner Linda! #8557190

Karen Celella April 21, 2010
Huge Congratulations on your outstanding first place win Linda! The diagonal lines, light and color are wonderful! #8557261

Graeme yew Chow April 21, 2010
huge congratulatons ! Linda. Wow ,you were in Australia and I like to said Renee and Barry also give me a wonderful host to Great Ocean road that time. Barry is very patient guy. #8557409

Shawn Jennings April 21, 2010
WTG Linda!!! Congratulations on your win!!! #8557557

Karen E. Michaels April 21, 2010
Rock on Linda! #8557650

Nancy L. Green April 21, 2010
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Linda!!! This is FANTASTIC!!! <>< #8557706

Margaret R. Barry April 21, 2010
Congratulations on your awesome first place winner, Linda! #8557791

Alan L. Borror April 21, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful first place winner, Linda! #8557897

Carol L. Fowler April 21, 2010
Congrats on this beautiful Winner #8558007

David Phalen April 21, 2010
BIG Congrats on a spectacular First Place Winner!! #8558223

Gord MacEachern April 21, 2010
Congratulations on this very well deserved First Place Gold Linda!!! #8558441

Linda D. Lester April 21, 2010
Thank you all very much! #8558447

Rona L. Schwarz April 21, 2010
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this superb First Place Winner, Linda!! A truly spectacular capture of an icon is hard to do and this is marvelous! Love the perspective, POV, light and color! #8558460

Dr Silly April 21, 2010
I was right, congratulations Linda on this wonderful First Place win. :O) #8558489

Jean-Pierre Ducondi April 21, 2010
Big Congratulations on your win Linda - Amazing work.
JP #8558588

frank w. degenhardt April 21, 2010
Your work is always award winning Linda. Congratulations on the First Place Win my friend. #8558616

Debra R. Harder April 21, 2010
WHOOOOO-HOOOOOO! WTG, Linda!! Huge congratulations on your magnificent FIRST PLACE WINNER!! This is absolutely STUNNING!! jsb #8558756

Sharon Sawyer April 21, 2010
Linda, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding FIRST Place Win!!! #8558773

Mike Clime April 21, 2010
Congratulations! #8558865

Michael M. Petrizzo April 21, 2010
Fabulous. Congrats Linda. #8558909

Lisa J. Boulden April 21, 2010
Woo hoooooo!!!
Linda, back in March, I commented that this image was "GRAND-tabulous!"
See what I mean???
Absolutely awesome and into my favorites!
Congratulations!
~♥~Lisa #8559039

David M. Montero April 21, 2010
Awesome point of view, awesome photography. Congratulations Linda!!! #8559041

Jeana Clark April 21, 2010

No superise Win here!!!
I knew we would see it here!!
I was just over at your neighbor
Renee's in this winners circle
of fine photography! Australia is full of beautiful places and photo opps...you two certainly displayed that
in your wonderful images!!!
Many Congratulations Linda!!!!
~J~ #8559077

Susan M. Hembree April 21, 2010
The lines and colors are fantastic in this, Linda! Congratulations on your 1st place winner! #8559141

Nadia Paul April 21, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful winner Linda! #8559508

Gail Vitikacs April 21, 2010
Amazing first place winner Linda! You go girl! #8559640

Danny B. Head April 21, 2010
Congrats on this winner! #8559705

Carol Eade April 21, 2010
Congratulations, Linda, it's an awesome winner! #8560060

RC Fritz April 21, 2010
Awesome POV. Congratulations Linda!!! #8560212

Laurence Saliba April 22, 2010
What a BEAUTY!!!!! Congratulations Linda!!!! #8560942

Murry Grigsby April 22, 2010
Congrats on your win Linda! I love the way you used the diagonals in your comp and the lighting is wonderful too!! #8562490

Erica Murphy April 22, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful winning photo Linda!! #8562615

Cindy Bendush April 22, 2010
Magnificant POV, color and lighting Linda! Huge congrats on this most deserving first place winner! #8563292

Alex T. Mizuno April 23, 2010
Colors and comp are just stunning! Congratulations on your First Place Linda!! So great to see you and Renee in the First Place together! You guys are just best!!! #8563376

Ellen Hodges April 23, 2010
Absolutely wonderful to see this as a winner, Linda!! Huge congrats on a stunning image!!! #8563640

Karen Bacon April 23, 2010
Congratulations Linda,on this fantastic winner! #8564103

Mary Beth Aiello April 23, 2010
Just spectacular, Linda. Huge congrats on this outstanding GOLD. #8564296

Elida Gutierrez April 23, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

For your wonderful win Linda!!!
#8564464

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 23, 2010
Just knew this would be a winner, Linda! Congratulations! #8564679

Kathy Cline April 23, 2010

glitter-graphics.com
You deserved it!! #8564947

Anne M. Young April 23, 2010
Congratulations what a superb capture of an iconic Aussie landmark! #8565442

Lois Adomite April 24, 2010
gorgeous congratulations on your win. #8566958

Monika Sapek April 25, 2010
Great perspective and POV! Big congratulations on your First Place Win, Linda!
Monika
#8569512

Kate Jackson April 26, 2010
Congrats on a brilliant first and what fun that Renee also got a first right next to yours! #8570501

Marcel J. Fernandez April 26, 2010
Linda, please forgive me for taking this long to congratulate you on magnificent First Place Winner. Work and elderly mother issues have taken most of my time lately. #8570749

Rosemary Sampson April 28, 2010
Awesome! #8576801

Boyd L. Alexander April 29, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS Linda!! A well deserved winner. This is fabulous.
#8578032

Julianne Bradford April 29, 2010
This is so exquisite Linda! A belated congratulations on this stunning winner. #8578323

Mary Timman July 27, 2010
Hi Linda...how are you?
All is good here!
Congratulations on this one Linda! What a fabulous shot and how lucky for you to see this..I envy you! #8789820

Robert Mann January 13, 2011
Geez this great, Linda! Surperb perspective and composition. Love the leading lines to wonderful sunrise over the cityscape. Magnificent. Big congrats on this first place winner! #9160645

Stacey Williams October 31, 2011
Wow Linda! Gorgeous. Looked at your page saw all these "new pics" and for a moment I thought I stepped into the twilight zone, was saying to myself "how did I miss all this". LOL, then I looked at the dates. Duh! They are all absolutely gorgeous and deserve to be winners! #9773520

Bill Houghton November 27, 2011
Linda, this is such a great shot. It has good sharpness and detail. You did a great job capturing it. Congratulations on your win. Have a great weekend, Bill
If you have time, check out my new website:
Bill Houghton Photography #9832798

Darryl Wilkinson March 24, 2012
Hi Linda,
Stunning photo indeed! And sounds like you all had a great time together... It was nice seeing your face :) I hope you are feeling well! Congratulations on all your achievements! #10051607

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