Inspiring Photo: Pool Mermaid #1024753

Pool Mermaid

Uploaded: July 12, 2005

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Blair Boudreau July 12, 2005

Neat! #277246

Ronald Balthazor July 12, 2005

Thank you very much, Blair. #1583254

Kathleen K. Parker July 12, 2005

Great colors and editing work, Ronald!
Kathleen #1584010

S J July 12, 2005

Love the tretment on this, Ron!! Very nicely done!! #1584376

Ronald Balthazor July 12, 2005

Thanks for the kind words, Kathleen and Sanjay. #1585192

Tammy Scott August 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist, Ronald! #1740165

S J August 21, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Ronald!! #1745584

Ronald Balthazor August 21, 2005

Thank you very much, Tammy and Sanjay. #1747785

Damian P. Gadal August 22, 2005

Well done - Congrats! #1751403

Ronald Balthazor August 22, 2005

Thank you, Damian. #1751867

Carol Brill August 22, 2005

Congratulations on this vibrant finalist, Ron! #1753868

Lori Carlson September 14, 2005

Neat title! :0) So colorful and a really great use of this effect! :0) Congrats! :0) #1837785

Ronald Balthazor September 14, 2005

Thanks, Lori. #1837929

Stanley J. Contrades September 16, 2005

Congratulations, Ronald, on this being chosen as the POTD!! Great job on this very colorful image!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1843545

Carol Brill September 16, 2005

Congratulations on this very refreshing POTD, Ron! #1843570

Jennifer A. Okamoto September 16, 2005

Hey Ronald. Congratulations of your POTD. Funny, I was just playing around in photoshop this afternnon with a couple on images and managed to create the same effect. However, I was using flower images. Looks great!

How is your son doing? Has he got himself re-settled?? Miss "talking" with you. Hope you and your wife are well. Take care and keep shooting... #1843580

September 16, 2005

I love the Fins! #1843593

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

Thank you, Mark and Jennifer.
Jennifer, my son is re-settled in So. Cal. and seems to be doing well. We'll have to talk again soon. How's the career? #1843596

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

Thank you, Stan and Carol, I almost missed you. #1843603

Cathy Barrows September 16, 2005

Congrats on your POTD...very cool fx #1843653

Susie Peek-Swint September 16, 2005

Cool and colourful image ~ congrats on POTD Ronald! #1843701

Donna R. Moratelli September 16, 2005

Excellent color contrast and composition! Congratulations on POTD. Ron, you did great! #1843725

Ed Heaton September 16, 2005

Excellent job Ronald :-) Congrats on POTD! #1843798

Kathleen Clemons September 16, 2005

Congrats to you, Ron! #1843827

Allan L. Whitehead September 16, 2005

Ronald, congratulations on this marvelous POTD selection. It is very richly deserved, my dear friend - your friend, Allan #1843900

Pamela A. Davis September 16, 2005

Great use of the diagonal wonder yellow flippers. pam #1843976

Michelle R. Kovach September 16, 2005

Congratulations Ronald! Well Done! #1844082

Terri L. Scribner September 16, 2005

Great image! Congrats on your POTD! Love the colors and effects!! #1844160

Candice C. Calhoun September 16, 2005

Congrats for your finalist and POTD!

ccc #1844180

Joy Rector September 16, 2005

congrats on the POTD #1844269

Donna J. Eaton September 16, 2005

Congrats on your POTD Ron! :-) Nicely done! #1844272

Wendy Stevenson September 16, 2005

Congratulations on your POTD Ron! I really like the vibrant colour and effects! #1844316

Claudette Foote September 16, 2005

Cool and colourful image

congrats on POTD Ronald!

#1844331

Donna W. Neal September 16, 2005

Congratulations on POTD Ron #1844377

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

Thank you very much, Cathy, Susan, Donnarae, Ed, Kathleen, Allan, Pamela, Michelle, Terry, Candice, Joy, Donna, Wendy, Claudette and Donna N. You're too kind. #1844385

Sharon Day September 16, 2005

Fantastic and colorful image, Ronald!!! Big congratulations on POTD!!! #1844389

Mary N C. Taitt September 16, 2005

Very colorful, nice composition and treatment. COngratulations on your finalist and POTD, Ronald. Mary #1844413

Terry L. Ellis September 16, 2005

Congratulations, Ron, on this fabulous POTD! Very well deserved!! #1844520

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

Your comments are deeply appreicated, Sharon, Mary and Terry. #1844537

Jill Flynn September 16, 2005

Congratulations on this terrific POTD Ron! #1844710

Brenda W. LaFleur September 16, 2005

Way to go, Ron! Congrats!!! #1844827

Nancy Donnell September 16, 2005

Wow do those complimetary colors POP! Great idea for the treatment- really nice job. I like the title too. #1844831

Kaye Burazin September 16, 2005

a great big congrats on having this wonderful capture being chosen as POTD.Perfect effect!! Very impressive gallery, you'll have to spring for a premium gallery soon so we can see more!!! Love your work so much! #1844854

Penny Haviland September 16, 2005

Very nice! #1844890

Debra Booth September 16, 2005

Great POTD, Ronald! Congratulations! #1844923

Mary Clarke September 16, 2005

Many congratulations on POTD Ronald, great image and fantastic colours. #1844987

Julie L. Curiel September 16, 2005

Congratulations Ron on your POTD!! Wonderful as usual! #1844996

Luhut Napitupulu September 16, 2005

Congratulations on Finalist and POTD, Ronald! I like the colour and the composition!

#1845060

Terrill Province September 16, 2005

Great shot ~ and congratulations on your Finalist and POTD!!!

It's beautiful! #1845072

Ronda Chatelle September 16, 2005

WOW! This is Awesome! I love everything about it.. The subject, colors, treatment, composition, shadow and unseen, but truly felt energy are perfectly combined creating a wonderful masterpiece! Congratulations. Well deserved Ronald... #1845370

Karen Engelbreth September 16, 2005

Big congrats on your POTD, Ronald! #1845520

Kathleen R. Struckle September 16, 2005

Cool image Ronald!! Congrats on POTD!! #1845681

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Jill, Brenda, Nancy, Kaye, Penny, Debra, Mary, Julie, Luhut, Terrill, Ronda, Karen, and Kathleen. #1845804

Deborah Sandidge September 16, 2005

Outstanding image, Ronald - I like the diagonal composition and vivid color! Congrats on your POTD! #1845897

Jenny Bosmans September 16, 2005

Big congratulations on your POTD, Ronald!! #1845921

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 16, 2005

Great effects and colors, congratulations Ronald! #1846484

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

You make my head swim, Deborah, Jenny, and Donna. #1846495

Lori Carlson September 16, 2005

Whoohoo Ron!! Now I offer congrats on the POTD!!!! :0) #1846660

Ronald Balthazor September 16, 2005

Thanks, Lori. I love exclamation points. #1846697

Mary E. Heinz September 16, 2005

Hi, very nice. Could you tell me how
you did this? Thanks. Mary #1846950

Evy Johansen September 16, 2005

Congratulations on your wonderful POTD, Ronald!! #1847064

Ronald Balthazor September 17, 2005

Thank you Mary and Evy.
The original image was intially buzzed and then I used CS2 wave filter with very small amplitutdes. The yellow was saturated to bring out the fins and snorkel.
This is a Japanese college student, studying in America, swimming in a private pool on Crete. #1847264

Laura Clay-Ballard September 17, 2005

Love this image! super colors and congrats on a gorgeous potd!!!! #1847651

September 17, 2005

this image has inspired me to do photography. I am a beginner and I would love to see some more of your work do you have anymore pics that I could look at? #1848357

Connie J. Bagot September 17, 2005

Wonderful image---and super processing. Many congratulations on it making POTD, Ronald---well deserved! #1849745

LJ Corliss September 19, 2005

Congrats on your POTD, Ron :) #1857812

Ronald Balthazor September 25, 2005

Thank you for all the kind comments, Laura, Catherine, Connie and LJ.
Catherine you can see more of my images at balthazorphotography.com #1880418

Robert Baer December 28, 2007

ron
i love the pov of this image, the wonderful vivid colors and the choice of effects!!! #5260811

Ronald Balthazor December 28, 2007

Thank you for commenting, Justin. #5261116

Shelly A. Van Camp January 02, 2008

This is a BEAUTY!! #5281262

Ronald Balthazor January 02, 2008

Thank you so much, Shelly. #5283074

Martie Last June 04, 2008

Perfect treatment for this photo. Great colors and composition, too! #6017078

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