Inspiring Photo: The Long Road Home #13575122

The Long Road Home

Uploaded: December 01, 2012 10:24:11

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Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 25.10 mm, Model: DMC-FZ50

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Carolyn M. Fletcher December 01, 2012 0

Totally gorgeous. FAVE! #1501243

Jeff Robinson December 01, 2012 0

Wow - This is Outstanding Colette!! Wonderful pov and capture! #10444141

Wm Nosal December 01, 2012 0

Beautiful, Colette! #10444180

Tammy M. Anderson December 01, 2012 0

Lovely capture. #10444195

Randy K. Baldwin December 01, 2012 0

Wonderful Image Colette. #10444227

Bojan Bencic December 01, 2012 0

Great composition and dreamy treatment, Colette. Lovely image. #10444259

Joy Rector December 01, 2012 0

gorgeous #10444301

Robert R. Goodman December 01, 2012 0

Hi Colette,Wonderful capture.Great treatment!!!! #10444413

frank w. degenhardt December 01, 2012 0

Beautifully composed, I love the way you framed and composed the picture. Any picture that has a road or trail to look down is always special. Love the way you followed the fence line and the rid top of the building letting us know we are home. The colors and the water painted look are so beautiful my friend. #10444550

R. J. Laudenbacher December 01, 2012 0

Love the comp and the treatment, Colette! #10444565

Julie Burnett December 01, 2012 0

Fantastic work, Colette!! #10444617

Connie J. Bagot December 01, 2012 0

This is very very beautiful! Love your composition and the colors are amazing! #10444783

Lynn M. Whitt December 01, 2012 0

Gorgeous colors, composition, and pov. #10444789

Katherine Kuhn December 01, 2012 0

Great composition & treatment! Beautiful work! #10444802

Jyri Vissak December 01, 2012 0

Absolutely beautiful! #10444804

Tiia Vissak December 01, 2012 0

a wonderful view & mood! #10444922

David Phalen December 01, 2012 0

Beautiful!! The POV, colors and effects are outstanding!! #10444984

Emile Abbott December 01, 2012 0

Great depth, leading lines and mood. #10445074

John Connolly December 01, 2012 0

A nice treatment of this well composed capture Colette! You did well with this one! #10445104

Stan Kwasniowski December 01, 2012 0

Colette, what a dreamy scene. excellent #10445297

Millie A. Talarico December 01, 2012 0

Beautiful scene,color, lines, Colette! #10445316

Claudia Kuhn December 01, 2012 0

Perfect title for this image, terrific work Colette #10445427

Hendrik Storme December 01, 2012 0

Wonderful work!!! #10445444

Ann Coates December 01, 2012 0

Simply beautiful, lovely treatment. #10445499

Stephen Zacker December 01, 2012 0

Leads you right into this terrific image #10445522

Barbara Waldoch December 01, 2012 0

Love it! #10445544

william r. griffin December 02, 2012 0

Stunning in every respect ,love it!!!!!!!! #10445555

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 02, 2012 0

Beautiful work Colette!,
Amalia #10445732

Carol L. Fowler December 02, 2012 0

Great comp with the roof appearing at the end of the road just beyond the hill #10445746

Marilyn K. Lincecum December 02, 2012 0

This is a real beauty that should be framed and hung in your home. Love the leading line and water color effects. #10445886

Ellen Hodges December 02, 2012 0

Extremely cool image, Colette!!! #10445940

Terry Cervi December 02, 2012 0

How beautiful, Colette!! Gorgeous effects! #10445963

Terry Cervi December 02, 2012 0

How beautiful, Colette!! Gorgeous effects! #10445964

Nadia Paul December 02, 2012 0

Something magical about this Colette - beautiful work! #10446070

Mariann Kovats December 02, 2012 0

Wow! That is just beautiful, Colette! #10446451

Lindley Johnson December 02, 2012 0

Love the dreamy look and the terrific composition, Colette. This is a wonderful image! #10446598

Martha R. Mazon December 02, 2012 0

Love the strong leading line in this moody image! #10446877

Lana Arcemont December 02, 2012 0

Excellent, dreamy image! #10447024

Marijana Fajgl December 02, 2012 0

Outstanding work, Colette! #10447186

Carol Flisak December 02, 2012 0

Wonderful image, Colette! Like a dream... #10447279

Nancy L. Green December 02, 2012 0

WOW Colette, this is GORGEOUS, I love the DOF and the wonderful colors, WTG!!! <>< #10447281

Thomas E. Hinds December 03, 2012 0

Beautiful color and treatment work, Colette! Beautiful! #10447346

Amanda J. Tanner December 03, 2012 0

Should be on a Calendar or Greeting Card. Beautiful work Colette! I love the dreamy painting like work! #10447358

Patrick Rouzes December 03, 2012 0

Exceptional image and work, Colette! Looks like a page from a fairy tale! Good luck, my friend!
#10447390

Robert K. Bemus December 03, 2012 0

Beautiful image, Colette!! #10447631

Avril Young December 03, 2012 0

oh how awesome, too beautiful..wonderful story telling capture.. #10447981

Danny B. Head December 03, 2012 0

Love the fell of the image and the leading lines! #10448284

Neal D. Hatcher December 03, 2012 0

Fantastic capture+Super treatment=Fantastically Beautiful Work
"A WALL HANGER" #10448452

Karen Slagle December 03, 2012 0

What a gorgeous work of art, Colette. #10448513

JO ANN CLEVELAND December 03, 2012 0

Totally gorgeous Collette! Great presentation..

jo ann c. #10448545

Gary Enloe December 03, 2012 0

Very nice Colette. Has a very dreamy feeling to it. Love it! #10448744

Colette M. Metcalf December 03, 2012 0

Thank you!!! #10448796

Cindy Bendush December 04, 2012 0

Beautiful effects and well placed focal point! #10449532

Ujjwal Mukherjee December 04, 2012 0

So surreal!! Outstanding composition and treatment!! #10449658

Carolyn McIntosh December 04, 2012 0

Ditto to whatever everyone else said . . love the colours and the dreaminess . .. wonderful glow to the photo. #10450689

Steven B. Lorraine December 09, 2012 0

Awesome work,well done with the colors #10456664

December 09, 2012 0

Really Like this image from you Colette. Very Artistic and shot very well. Great Job. Love the details and colors too. Hope to see this one again #10457120

Rudi Reiner December 27, 2012 0

Excellent comp, finish and colors! #10480790

Songbird Cline January 04, 2013 0

gorgeous.. lovely soft tones.. #10499494

Mike F. Anderson January 05, 2013 0

Great Mood and POV, Colette! #10499609

Colette M. Metcalf January 05, 2013 0

Thank you!!!! #10499816

Ellen Hodges January 24, 2013 0

Huge congrats on a fabulous finalist, and all your wonderful finalists, Colette!!! Best luck!!! #10530491

Robert R. Goodman January 24, 2013 0

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,my friend!!! #10530697

Stan Kwasniowski January 24, 2013 0

Colette, congratulations #10531041

Stefania Barbier January 24, 2013 0

it's a beauty Colette, huge congrats!!! #10531585

Mary K. Robison January 24, 2013 0

A gorgeous, dreamy scene, Colette.
Not surprised to see it among the Finalists. Congratulations! #10531969

Linda D. Lester January 24, 2013 0

Beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist! #10532139

Neal D. Hatcher January 24, 2013 0

----"CONGRATULATIONS"-----------------
--"GOOD LUCK IN THE NEXT ROUND"---- #10532169

Lynn M. Whitt January 24, 2013 0

congratulations on your beautiful finalist. #10532378

Danny B. Head January 24, 2013 0

Dreamy! Congrats! #10532460

Terry Cervi January 24, 2013 0

Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Colette! #10532476

Connie J. Bagot January 24, 2013 0

Congratulations Colette! Gorgeous finalist! #10532583

Ujjwal Mukherjee January 24, 2013 0

Gorgeous finalist! Congratulations,Colette!! #10532666

Wm Nosal January 24, 2013 0

Congratulations Colette! #10532669

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 24, 2013 0

Congratulations on your finalist! Very pretty Colette! #10532935

Bojan Bencic January 24, 2013 0

Wonderful. Congratulations on your finalists, Colette! #10533087

isabel C. Zepeda January 24, 2013 0

Colette

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful finalist

Ysa... #10533128

Lindley Johnson January 24, 2013 0

Big congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Colette. #10533155

Colette M. Metcalf January 24, 2013 0

Thank you all very much!!! #10533229

Marcel J. Fernandez January 24, 2013 0

Colette, this is a Splendid Finalist. Congratulations. #10533323

Debra R. Harder January 24, 2013 0

Extremely gorgeous, Colette! Huge congrats again! #10533333

Martha R. Mazon January 24, 2013 0

It's a beauty, Colette! Congrats! #10533482

Colette M. Metcalf January 24, 2013 0

Thank you very much!!! #10533672

Mitch Spence January 24, 2013 0

Your fantasy is a winner, Colette. Congratulations. #10533703

Marijana Fajgl January 24, 2013 0

Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Colette! #10533800

Nadia Paul January 24, 2013 0

Congrats on your wonderful finalist Colette! #10533926

Anita Hogue January 24, 2013 0

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist and all your other wonderful finalists, Colette! WTG! #10534003

Marilyn K. Lincecum January 24, 2013 0

Love this and am so happy to see it again. Huge congratulations. #10534006

Tammy Espino January 24, 2013 0

Congrats on your awesome silver win! :) #10534028

Nancyj E. Hovey January 24, 2013 0

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #10534365

Cindy Bendush January 24, 2013 0

Awesome finalist - congrats! #10534437

Liz blahh January 24, 2013 0

Congratulations on your finalist! #10534466

Emile Abbott January 25, 2013 0

Congratulations on another well deserved finalist, Colette. #10534622

Stephen Zacker January 25, 2013 0

Like the mood this has. Congratulations #10534761

Stephen Zacker January 25, 2013 0

Like the mood this has. Congratulations #10534762

Steven B. Lorraine January 25, 2013 0

Awesome work,Congratulations and well deserved! #10534767

Thomas E. Hinds January 25, 2013 0

Wonderful work! Congratulations on yet another great Finalist, Colette! Wow! #10534978

Ken Smith January 25, 2013 0

Rather surreal, Colette. Congrats again on your multiple finalists! #10535056

Colette M. Metcalf January 25, 2013 0

Thank you so much!! #10535830

Susan M. Smith January 27, 2013 0

Gorgeous all the way around! Congrats on your Finalist, Colette! #10540184

Mike F. Anderson January 28, 2013 0

Glad to see this as a finalist. Congratulations Colette! #10540361

Randy K. Baldwin January 28, 2013 0

Congrats Colette On This 2nd Place Beauty! #10540514

Kay Beausoleil January 28, 2013 0

Lovely work, Colette. Congratulations on your win!! #10540541

Deborah Lewinson January 28, 2013 0

Huge congrats on your win, Colette!

Debby #10540554

Thomas E. Hinds January 28, 2013 0

Big congratulations on this beautiful Winner, Colette! #10540568

Carol Quina January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on the win! #10540613

Rudi Reiner January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations Colette! #10540620

Sharon Day January 28, 2013 0

Beautiful image, Colette! Congratulations! #10540645

Martha R. Mazon January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on your fabulous winner, Colette!! #10540676

Renee Doyle January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations Colette on this wonderful winner! #10540733

Millie A. Talarico January 28, 2013 0

Awesome award, lovely image, Colette~! #10540825

Rona L. Schwarz January 28, 2013 0

HUGE CONGRATS on this splendid Gold Winner, Colette!! Wonderful composition and the effects are superb! #10540936

Tammy Espino January 28, 2013 0

Congrats on your win :) #10540952

Wm Nosal January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations Again Colette! #10540980

Ellen Hodges January 28, 2013 0

Huge congrats on your winner, Colette!!! #10540990

Steven B. Lorraine January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on your Gold,well done #10541065

Tamara K. Walker January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations! #10541075

Robert K. Bemus January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on your Gold!! #10541093

Ann Coates January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on your beautiful Gold winner. #10541130

Stefania Barbier January 28, 2013 0

congratulations on your gorgeous win!!! #10541163

Colette M. Metcalf January 28, 2013 0

Thank you all so much!!! #10541384

Tammy M. Anderson January 28, 2013 0

Beautiful winner. Congrats! #10541399

Carolyn M. Fletcher January 28, 2013 0

Just super! Big congrats! A well deserved win~ #10541418

Nadia Paul January 28, 2013 0

Congrats on this wonderful winner Colette! #10541438

Karen E. Michaels January 28, 2013 0

Brava, Colette! #10541449

Mary K. Robison January 28, 2013 0

Colette, this is so beautiful!
Congratulations on a well earned Gold Winner!
#10541450

Reynaldo D. Reyes January 28, 2013 0

Woohoo! A huge Congratulations Colette, this is so wonderful ~ leading all the way home to Gold. #10541503

Ken Smith January 28, 2013 0

Very surreal...congrats to you, Colette! #10541524

MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 28, 2013 0

Yeeeeeaaahhhhh

Congratulations Colette!! #10541538

Gail Sullivan January 28, 2013 0

Colette...amazing work...congrats! #10541573

Bojan Bencic January 28, 2013 0

Well done, Colette. Congratulations on your win! #10541600

R. J. Laudenbacher January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Colette! #10541658

Julie Burnett January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on this gorgeous gold winner, Colette!! #10541699

Connie J. Bagot January 28, 2013 0

Huge congratulations Colette---so glad to see the gold on this beautiful image! #10541754

Terry Cervi January 28, 2013 0

Congrats on your beautiful win, Colette!! #10541837

Lindley Johnson January 28, 2013 0

So happy to see this beauty as a winner, Colette - congratulations! #10541906

Val Feldman January 28, 2013 0

Just..totally...magical. What a gorgeous shot and what a magnificent Gold Win! Congratulations, Colette! #10541928

Emile Abbott January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations Colette on taking home the gold Winner. #10542061

isabel C. Zepeda January 28, 2013 0

Colette

A big congratulations on you Winner

Ysa... #10542075

Jessica Jenney January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations, Colette on your beautiful winner! #10542109

John Rivera January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations on a beautiful winner! #10542211

Debra R. Harder January 28, 2013 0

Ohhhhh...how beautiful this is!! Huge congratulations, Colette, on your SUPERB GOLD WINNER!!! #10542391

Anita Hogue January 28, 2013 0

A magical image! Congratulations onn your beautiful winner, Colette! #10542414

David Phalen January 28, 2013 0

BIG Congrats on your beautiful Winner!! #10542553

Neal D. Hatcher January 28, 2013 0

----------------("CONGRATULATIONS")-----ON YOUR GOLD----- #10542574

frank w. degenhardt January 28, 2013 0

A work of art. Congratulations on the Win Colette. #10542625

Agnes Fegan January 28, 2013 0

Congrats Colette !!! #10542667

Marilyn K. Lincecum January 28, 2013 0

Loved this from the beginning and am so happy to see it win Gold. Congratulations Colette on a well deserved win. #10542808

Mike Clime January 28, 2013 0

Congratulations! #10542818

Colette M. Metcalf January 28, 2013 0

Thank you all SO much!!! #10542857

Mike F. Anderson January 29, 2013 0

Congratulations Colette! #10542978

Patrick Rouzes January 29, 2013 0

Happy to see this in the WINNERS circle, Colette!
#10543205

Cindy Bendush January 29, 2013 0

Big congratulations on your excellent gold win! #10543280

Ujjwal Mukherjee January 29, 2013 0

Huge congratulations on your wonderful Winner,Colette!! #10543355

Graeme yew Chow January 29, 2013 0

Big congratulations on your fantastic winner, Colette! #10543418

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013 0

Thanks so much!!! #10543465

Robert R. Goodman January 29, 2013 0

Big Congratulatios on this beautiful win my friend!!!! #10544025

Marcel J. Fernandez January 29, 2013 0

Congratulations, Colette on your most beautiful Winner. #10544031

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013 0

Thanks so much Bobby and Marcel!!! #10544178

Ermanno Radice January 29, 2013 0

Congratulations on this gorgeous gold winner, Colette!! Well deserved #10544493

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013 0

Thanks so much Ermanno!! #10544657

Irene Colling January 30, 2013 0

Lovely, I especially like the soft dream-like effect that you applied.

Congratulations on your gold award. #10545117

Colette M. Metcalf January 30, 2013 0

Thanks so much Irene!! #10546430

Colette M. Metcalf January 31, 2013 0

Thank you Joanna!! #10547673

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 01, 2013 0

I'm so happy you won GOLD Colette. Your work is always so artsy!!! #10548581

Colette M. Metcalf February 01, 2013 0

Thank you Donna:0) #10548592

Linda S. Smith February 01, 2013 0

Huge Congrats on your Gold win Colette!!! #10549366

Colette M. Metcalf February 01, 2013 0

Thank you Linda!!! #10549468

Danny B. Head February 02, 2013 0

Congrats on your win, Colette! #10550076

Colette M. Metcalf February 02, 2013 0

Thanks so much Danny!!! #10550127

Merna L. Nobile February 02, 2013 0

Are you amazed at the vivid colors, sharpness and composition of your photographs? Well the judges are, CONGRATULATIONS you are a winner for the month of December, 2012!
Merna
#10550616

Colette M. Metcalf February 03, 2013 0

Thanks so much Merna!! #10551357

ALLEN O. HOWARD February 05, 2013 0

E*X*C*E*L*L*E*N*T!!! Congratulations Colette! WINNER!!! #10555115

Colette M. Metcalf February 05, 2013 0

Thanks so much Allen!! #10555214

Mariann Kovats March 02, 2013 0

Congrats on your awesome win, Colette! Beautiful! #10592654

Colette M. Metcalf March 02, 2013 0

Thank you Mariann!! #10592833

Dianna Hauf March 02, 2013 0

Your image makes me long to be there! WONDERFUL capture with great composition, color and ambience!! Congratulations Colette! #10592964

Colette M. Metcalf March 02, 2013 0

Thank you Dianna!!! #10593021

Salwa Afef May 05, 2013 0

Beautiful mood and color,congratulations :) #10682468

Colette M. Metcalf May 05, 2013 0

Thank you Salwa!!! #10682672

Emile Abbott March 10, 2016 0

Congratulations Colette on this as one of the Best of the Best DD's on BP. #11444896

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