Inspiring Photo: The Old Barn Door #450087

The Old Barn Door

Uploaded: July 08, 2004 10:15:09

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Rob Friedman July 08, 2004 0

Excellent detail and composition Bill! #145760

Kelly Abernathy July 08, 2004 0

Beautiful Bill - love the b&w, the detail and the comp with the strong lines! -K #636669

Susana Matos July 08, 2004 0

wow, I am the first comment of the day!!!!!
This is simply superbe!!! Simplicity in all its beauty!
CHeers from POrtugal, Su

PS-you haven´t told me which photo you chose from my gallery, will I have to chose myself? (you did get my mail?)PLease, tell me!! Regards! #636671

Kathleen Clemons July 08, 2004 0

Wonderful lines and texture, and a perfect choice for b&w, Bill. #636675

Colette M. Metcalf July 08, 2004 0

Wonderful image, Bill!! #636683

Jeff Robinson July 08, 2004 0

Great texture with this B&W Bill... Jeff #636729

Cathy T. Vettes July 08, 2004 0

Simply Outstanding Bill !!! Simplicity at its finest !! The lines and textures are fantastic and the clarity is awesome !!! Definately a winner in my book ~!!! #636748

Karen Bacon July 08, 2004 0

Beautiful textures Bill!Very nice! #636750

Paul Michko July 08, 2004 0

Great texture and tones, Bill. Excellent b&w. #636751

Kristen McKain July 08, 2004 0

Well done, Bill! #636788

Colleen Braun July 08, 2004 0

very nice, like the B&W... #636834

Carolyn M. Fletcher July 08, 2004 0

This is a winner!! Just wonderful detail. It's GREAT! #636851

Dorothy Neumann July 08, 2004 0

The b&w treatments really works well here, Bill, to emphasize the wood texture. Composition is excellent, also. #636870

Wally Orlowsky July 08, 2004 0

Wow, wonderful weathered wood, William. Sorry, I got stuck in an alliteration warp. #636894

Joy Brown July 08, 2004 0

Great shot, Bill! #636944

Carolina K. Smith July 08, 2004 0

Nice one :) #637030

Shirley L. Carpenter July 08, 2004 0

Excellent composition and detail Bill!!! #637046

Marie Fields July 08, 2004 0

Terrific, Bill! #637103

Michael Wehrman July 08, 2004 0

Great image William #637140

Donna J. Taff July 08, 2004 0

Good work, Bill!!!!!!! #637178

Deborah Sandidge July 08, 2004 0

Beautiful composition in B&W, I like the textures of the aged wood! #637192

Charlene Bayerle July 08, 2004 0

Wonderful image and comp Bill!!!!! #637198

Murry Grigsby July 08, 2004 0

X marks the spot on all that great texture Bill! Nicely done!! #637277

Gianna Stadelmyer July 08, 2004 0

Nice shot, Bill! I love the B&W...really makes the texture the subject of the photo. And the intersecting lines are terrific:-) #637375

Dan Holm July 08, 2004 0

This is a GREAT b&w, Bill! The texture and composition are great! #637476

Gary O`Dell July 08, 2004 0

Excellent image Bill it really shows off the weathered grain in the barn lumber..Gary O #637505

Stephen Zacker July 08, 2004 0

Great texture and lighting! #637659

Robin L. Wehrman July 08, 2004 0

Excellent texture and great lighting, looks good in B&W well done William!!! #637697

Darren K. Fisher July 08, 2004 0

Great abstract Bill. You captured the textures very well. #637742

Kathleen F. Greer July 08, 2004 0

Super job Bill!! Love the B&W!! #637978

Carol Brill July 09, 2004 0

I like how you used this close crop to emphasize all the haphazard patterns and textural detail in the wood, Bill, an excellent candidate for B&W, too! #638372

Karen Engelbreth July 09, 2004 0

Wonderful image bill! #638490

William C. Raco July 10, 2004 0

Thanks very much!
regards,

bill #640777

Susan T. Evans July 11, 2004 0

Terrific Bill, great lines, textures and detail!!! hey another image for our tour! LOL! #641543

William C. Raco July 11, 2004 0

When are you picking me up, Susan? ;-)

#641558

Susan T. Evans July 11, 2004 0

Very soon Bill! LOL! #641594

Evy Johansen July 11, 2004 0

Wonderful find, Bill! Great detail and composition! #641618

Anette Linnea Rasmussen August 07, 2004 0

Wonderful shot, William! Like it!

Best wishes
Linnea #693343

Dolores Neilson August 14, 2004 0

Excellent light, lines and comp, bill! Many congratulations! #707481

Wally Orlowsky August 14, 2004 0

Congratulations on this finalist too, Bill! #707639

Darren K. Fisher August 14, 2004 0

Congrats Bill!!!!! #707847

Kathleen F. Greer August 14, 2004 0

Congrats Bill!!! #708131

Claudia Kuhn August 14, 2004 0

Wonderful textures, congrats Bill! #708143

William C. Raco August 14, 2004 0

Thank you all sooooo much!

bill #708192

Gary O`Dell August 14, 2004 0

Congratulations Bill and much luck in the next step..Gary O #708220

Cindy Cone August 14, 2004 0

Congrats, Bill! #708307

Jennifer Rennison August 14, 2004 0

Wonderful image! Congratulations, Bill!! #708773

Deborah Sandidge August 14, 2004 0

Beautiful, congratulations, Bill!! #708803

Susan T. Evans August 14, 2004 0

Congrats again Bill! #709005

Brenda W. LaFleur August 14, 2004 0

Congrats, Bill. Love the texture in the old door! #709425

Kelly Abernathy August 14, 2004 0

Congratulations! -K #709476

Murry Grigsby August 14, 2004 0

Congrats again Bill! #709654

Donna J. Taff August 14, 2004 0

Congratulation's, Bill!!!!!!! #709971

William C. Raco August 14, 2004 0

Many thanks for the support
You are a great group!!

bill #710124

Colette M. Metcalf August 14, 2004 0

Congrats again, Bill!!! #710453

Ellen Peach August 15, 2004 0

Congrats again, Bill, this is a great shot! #710786

Evy Johansen August 15, 2004 0

Many congratulations again, Bill - and good luck with this one too! #711192

Karen Engelbreth August 15, 2004 0

congratulations, bill! #711225

Nobu Nagase August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations on your July month win, Bill!!! #711296

Dan Holm August 15, 2004 0

Yea, Bill!!! CONGRATUILATIONS!!!! #711367

Kathleen Clemons August 15, 2004 0

BIG Congratulations, Bill! :) #711403

Colette M. Metcalf August 15, 2004 0

CONGRATULATIONS on your win, Bill!!! #711423

Jeff Robinson August 15, 2004 0

Way to go Bill...... Jeff #711520

Darren K. Fisher August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations, Bill!!!! #711573

Cathy Gregor August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations, Bill!
-cathy #711593

Claudia Kuhn August 15, 2004 0

Big congrats on your win, Bill!! #711602

Colleen Braun August 15, 2004 0

way to go.... #711608

Michael Khoury August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations, Bill...well-deserved! #711637

William C. Raco August 15, 2004 0

Thank you all!
I very much appreciate the kind comments.
Best wishes,

bill #711656

Cindy Cone August 15, 2004 0

Congrats again, Bill! #711764

Cathy T. Vettes August 15, 2004 0

Congradulations again Bill !!! #711811

Joy Brown August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations to you Bill!!! #711825

ricky A. riddle August 15, 2004 0

Congrats William Great Image. #711865

Cindy Paquette August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations Bill! #711914

Charlene Bayerle August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations Bill!!!! #711925

Deborah Sandidge August 15, 2004 0

Wonderful image, big congrats to you Bill!! #711964

William C. Raco August 15, 2004 0

Thanks again ;-)
Have a great day!

bill #712073

Karen Bacon August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations on this great image Bill!! #712101

Francis Cailles August 15, 2004 0

whew!! finally got to the bottom :-) what a ton of comments...looks like you have a huge fan club around here...deservedly so!

congratulations for winning, Bill. But that's not a surprise...your consistently stunning work is amazing...I wish I could be as consistent as you...truly an amazing eye you have...great, great job! #712200

Susan T. Evans August 15, 2004 0

Congrats again Bill, well deserved!!! #712202

Ellen Peach August 15, 2004 0

Way to go, Bill....congratulations!!! #712216

Dolores Neilson August 15, 2004 0

Thought you'd like another "atta boy!", bill!! #712224

Paula Showen August 15, 2004 0

Excellent, BIll! Congratulations!!! #712237

Wally Orlowsky August 15, 2004 0

Congrats on this well-deserved win, Bill. #712315

Michael Wehrman August 15, 2004 0

Way to go William #712363

Ron Goldman August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations Bill!!!!! #712389

Jennifer Rennison August 15, 2004 0

Congrats on your win, Bill! #712514

Nancy Grace Chen August 15, 2004 0

Excellent capture of textures and lines. Congratulations, Bill!!!

Nancy #712575

Dale Ann Cubbage August 15, 2004 0

Beautiful image Bill! I don't know how I missed it!! Congrats on this well deserved win!! #712605

Donna J. Taff August 15, 2004 0

Congratulation's on your win, Bill!!!!! #712633

Janet Detota August 15, 2004 0

Way to go, Bill!! #712651

Evy Johansen August 15, 2004 0

Many congratulations again, Bill! Well deserved! #712818

Murry Grigsby August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations on your win Bill!! #712841

Diane Dupuis August 15, 2004 0

Congrats Bill! Well deserved! #713091

Mary K. Robison August 15, 2004 0

Dale Ann and I must've been distracted, Bill ~ I KNOW we would've commented before had we seen it!
CONGRATULATIONS on your win!!!! #713120

Paul Michko August 15, 2004 0

Still love those textures, Bill Congrats on this win also. #713175

Anette Linnea Rasmussen August 15, 2004 0

Congratulations, Bill - well deserved!

Best wishes
Linnea #713232

William C. Raco August 16, 2004 0

Thank you... All!
You are very kind

bill #713290

Rob Friedman August 16, 2004 0

Congrats Bill--much deserved!! #713307

Diane Addonizio August 16, 2004 0

Congratulations! #713572

Patricia Marroquin August 16, 2004 0

Fabulous image and presentation! Congratulations, Mr. Bill! :-) #713628

Donna W. Neal August 16, 2004 0

Congratulations on this well deserved win Bill! #713977

Debra Booth August 16, 2004 0

Congratulations for your win with this excellent shot, Bill! #713986

Robin L. Wehrman August 16, 2004 0

Congratulations to you William on this well deserved win!! #714207

Gary O`Dell August 16, 2004 0

Congratulations on your Win Bill..Gary O #714371

Gail Vitikacs August 16, 2004 0

WOW~~~Congratulations Bill for this beautiful shot!!! Gail #714400

Kelly Abernathy August 16, 2004 0

Woo-Hoo! I'm so happy for you Bill! You know that I love your work and this is no exception. Another beauty! Congratulations on your win! -K #714639

Kathryn (Love) Scheet August 16, 2004 0

congrats Bill !
its great... #714647

Janice Forrest August 16, 2004 0

Well done Bill. Congrats. #714848

Bernard B. Travers August 17, 2004 0

At-a-boy Bill, knock um dead. Congratulations guy. #716273

Carol Brill August 21, 2004 0

A belated congratulations on this fine work, Bill! #724804

William C. Raco August 21, 2004 0

Wow, thank you all so much!

bill #724837

Patrick Campbell August 21, 2004 0

Congrats Bill on your elegant winning shot! #725926

William C. Raco August 21, 2004 0

Thank you, Patrick
Very kind of you!

bill #725938

Stephen Zacker August 22, 2004 0

Congratulations Bill. Great eye, and detail on this one! #727363

William C. Raco August 22, 2004 0

Thank you, Stephen!

bill #727403

Teresa Wilkinson August 26, 2004 0

Congratulations Bill! You are awesome!

lt #735551

William C. Raco September 04, 2004 0

Why, thank you, Teresa! ;-)

bill #755930

Lena Lee September 06, 2004 0

You seem to be King respons on every pic you got, must feel nice. They are good. #758262

Teresa Wilkinson September 08, 2004 0

Always a pleasure, Bill. I just wish I had more time on the computer. I can only imagine the ones that I miss.&)

Sincerely, Teresa #761671

William C. Raco September 08, 2004 0

Thank you, Lena.
I am far from being a King, but yes, it is nice to receive such nice comments from the good folks here.
Thank you, too, Teresa.
It's always a pleasure to hear from you.

bill #762443

Laura Clay-Ballard June 06, 2005 0

Lordy! It took me forever to get to this box where I can tell you how much I love this photograph. I have a barn at my log house in Alabama. This really reminded of it. Beautiful shot. #1438197

William C. Raco June 06, 2005 0

Thank you so much, Laura!

bill
#1438337

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