Kodak POTD 4/25/06 - Purple Smoothie
Uploaded: January 11, 2006
** BP January 2006 2nd Place Winner - Flowers **
** Kodak POTD 4/25/06 **
Paul Michko January 11, 2006
Cool effect, Laura. #372815Joy Rector January 11, 2006
gorgeous, well done #2275510Tammy Scott January 11, 2006
BEAUTIFUL shot and color! I love your title! #2275525Bonnie C. Lackey January 11, 2006
Lovely image... #2275529Cindy Paquette January 11, 2006
Beautiful Laura! I love the fx here...and the color!!!! #2275568Claudia Kuhn January 11, 2006
Cool Laura, it looks as if it's underwater! #2275706Michelle R. Kovach January 11, 2006
Great shot Laura! Wonderful effects! #2275709Agnes Fegan January 11, 2006
Really neat...looks like liquid purple! #2275785Gail Vitikacs January 11, 2006
Very interesting looking with the effects Laura...very lovely! #2275859Bobbie Davis January 11, 2006
Too cool Laura! #2275953LISA L. HOWARD January 11, 2006
This looks great, Laura. The title is very fitting. #2275993Donald K. Cherry January 11, 2006
Very beautiful creation, Laura! #2276067Kerby Pfrangle January 11, 2006
Laura very pretty with lots of detail and pretty color. Kerby #2276074Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 11, 2006
Beautiful creation Laura, love the color! #2276409Shelly A. Van Camp January 11, 2006
Beautiful!! Great job on this Laura....Love that color too!! #2276759Adilson F. Ferreira January 11, 2006
Wonderful colors and effects!!! #2277231William C. Raco January 11, 2006
So pretty, Laura!!Bill #2277509
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas January 11, 2006
Very pretty Laura! I like the effects and colors!,Candice C. Calhoun January 11, 2006
Beautiful macro, Laura...love the presentation, too!ccc #2278073
Judy S. Fung January 11, 2006
Very pretty image and nice effects, Laura! #2278260Laura Clay-Ballard January 11, 2006
thank you everyone for your wonderfully kind comments! #2278309Kathleen Clemons January 11, 2006
Love this, Laura, it's gorgeous! #2278313Laura Clay-Ballard January 11, 2006
thanks, kathleen! #2278376Jenny Bosmans January 12, 2006
GORGEOUS, Laura!! I just love this! #2281529Laura Clay-Ballard January 12, 2006
thanks, Jenny! #2282378Debbie Hartley January 13, 2006
Very cool image Laura! #2283303Laura Clay-Ballard January 13, 2006
thanks, debbie! #2283430Stan Lubach January 13, 2006
Really neat effect. The mix of different tones is beautiful. #2285665Laura Clay-Ballard January 13, 2006
thank you! #2286058Mary N C. Taitt January 13, 2006
ooooh, delicious! :-) Mary :-) #2286110Laura Clay-Ballard January 13, 2006
thanks, mary! #2286146Life Expressions January 14, 2006
Beautiful image Laura! #2289028Debbie Hartley February 21, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Laura! #2443925Pat Gamwell February 21, 2006
CONGRATS ON YOUR FINALIST for a well deserved image, Laura! #2444013Renee Doyle February 21, 2006
Wonderful wonderful work Laura!!!! Sorry I missed it before - congratulations on a wonderful finalist!!!!Linda D. Lester February 21, 2006
WOW! Congratultions on this awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #2444450Jessica Hughes February 21, 2006
Oh, this is so beautiful!! Congratulations, Laura! #2444778Joy Rector February 21, 2006
congrats #2444798Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006
thanks, to everyone! #2444934Michelle R. Kovach February 21, 2006
Congratulations Laura! #2444939Dr Silly February 21, 2006
Congratulations Laura. :o)Lynn Crawford February 21, 2006
Congrats Laura on being a finalist with this great image :) #2445019Tonya R. Boles February 21, 2006
Congrats Laura... #2445021Claudia Kuhn February 21, 2006
Beautiful Laura, congrats! #2445133Cliff & Patti Smith February 21, 2006
Simply gorgeous! Congratulations Laura! #2445276Marie Fields February 21, 2006
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Laura!!! #2445397Chris Macer February 21, 2006
Congrats on the finalist, Laura! Good luck! :) #2445417Life Expressions February 21, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Laura!!! :) #2445783Roger Bernabo February 21, 2006
Congratulations Laura! #2445787Kara L. Hendricks February 21, 2006
Congrats Laura!!! Best of luck! #2445923Susana Ms Heide February 21, 2006
Another big CONGRATS Laura!!! This is a wonderful image and deserves to be in this spot! #2446065Carla Metzler February 21, 2006
Congratulations, Laura!! #2446226Stan Lubach February 21, 2006
Congrats, Laura! #2446464Cathy M. Gromball February 21, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Laura!Cathy :) #2446721
Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006
thanks, to all! :>) ** BIG SMILE ** #2446769Bridgette B February 21, 2006
Congratulations Laura :) #2446773Sylvia Rossler February 21, 2006
Beautiful !! Big congrats Laura :o) #2447639Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006
thanks, to all! ** REALLY BIG SMILE ** #2447925Cathy Barrows February 21, 2006
Congrats on your finalist...this is gorgeous #2447926Judy S. Fung February 21, 2006
Congrats, Laura! #2448134Corinne M. Thompson February 21, 2006
Beautiful colors, detail and clarity. I like the "wavy" effects. Congrats! :) #2448529Kathleen K. Parker February 21, 2006
Congratulation, Laura!Noel Baebler February 21, 2006
Huzzah, Laura! #2448813Vicki Hunt February 21, 2006
I LOVE this! Great effects! Congrats! #2449005Terry L. Ellis February 21, 2006
Congratulations, Laura, on this wonderful finalist! WTG! #2449036Goshka G. February 21, 2006
Congrtas on this beautiful finalist, Laura! #2449048Gail Vitikacs February 21, 2006
You go girl! congratulations! #2449446Rob T. Henry February 21, 2006
Gorgeous!!! Congratulations, Laura!!! #2449608Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006
thanks, to all! #2450274Gunther Allen February 21, 2006
Great image! Best of luck to you in the finals!!! -G #2450555Jill Flynn February 21, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist Laura! #2450588Stanley J. Contrades February 21, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS, Laura!! Good luck to you with this gorgeous Finalist!!Susie Peek-Swint February 22, 2006
Stunning colour and effect Laura ~ many congrats! #2451546Laura Clay-Ballard February 22, 2006
thanks,y'all! #2452225SaMi Martin February 22, 2006
Congratulations on a beautiful finalist! Good luck next round! #2454032Laura Clay-Ballard February 22, 2006
thanks, SaMi! #2454047Su Sana E. P February 22, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Laura!! #2455343Laura Clay-Ballard February 23, 2006
thanks, susan! #2457118Claudette Foote February 23, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Laura!!#2457128
Rakesh Syal February 23, 2006
BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! LAURA!! #2458064Laura Clay-Ballard February 23, 2006
thanks, to all! #2458150Alisha L. Ekstrom February 23, 2006
This is way cool! BIG congrats on this mighty neat finalist! GOOD LUCK on the next round!!! #2458803Laura Clay-Ballard February 23, 2006
thanks, alisha #2459645Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 23, 2006
Very original! Beautiful work, congratulations on your finalist win!! #2460044Guy D. Biechele February 23, 2006
Beautifully abstract! Congrats on this finalist, and good luck! #2460485Laura Clay-Ballard February 24, 2006
thanks, to all! #2461027Cindy Paquette February 24, 2006
Way to go Laura!!!! #2463172Tammy Scott February 24, 2006
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist! #2463202Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006
thanks, cindy and tammy! #2464742Katherine Kuhn February 25, 2006
Love what you've done to these clematis petals while leaving the stamens in sharp focus! A real work of art! Congrats on your finalist & good luck going forward! #2466109Goshka G. February 25, 2006
Many congratson this very beautiful win, Laura!! #2466438Gunther Allen February 25, 2006
Congratulation on your second place win. It is nice to be sitting right next to you. We make a nice grouping I think! :-) #2466450Kerby Pfrangle February 25, 2006
Laura congratulations on your second place win. Just beautiful. Kerby #2466453Claudia Kuhn February 25, 2006
Congratulations on your 2nd place win Laura! #2466487Donald K. Cherry February 25, 2006
Congrats on your wonderful 2nd place winner, Laura! #2466495Debbie Hartley February 25, 2006
Way to go Laura!! Congratulations and well done!! #2466584Sharon Day February 25, 2006
This is aweseome, Laura!!! Big congratulations on your 2nd place win!!! #2466648Renee Doyle February 25, 2006
Big congratulations Laura!!!!! Well done and well deserved!Sylvia Rossler February 25, 2006
Big congrats Laura :o) A beautiful winner :o) #2466888Deborah Sandidge February 25, 2006
Congratulations, Laura - I like the watery blues in your floral creation! #2466931Mary K. Robison February 25, 2006
Congratulations on a REALLY well-earned win, Laura!Susana Ms Heide February 25, 2006
I'm really happy for you Laura!!! What a fantastic WIN!! WTG!!!!!!! #2466968Linda Proctor February 25, 2006
Congratulations Laura!!! Beautiful winner!!! #2467033Cathy Barrows February 25, 2006
congrats...very pretty #2467097Susan T. Evans February 25, 2006
Congrats Laura on this creative and fantastic winner. #2467166Stan Lubach February 25, 2006
Congratulations, Laura! #2467169Linda D. Lester February 25, 2006
WTG!!! Congratulations, Laura! #2467195Michael Robichaud February 25, 2006
Congrats on your 2nd place winner. Very creative and great colors. #2467248Jill Flynn February 25, 2006
It's a beauty Laura! Congratulations on your win!! #2467280Stanley J. Contrades February 25, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS, Laura, on your Second Place Winner with this blue beauty!! Very nice!!Andrea W. Hedgepeth February 25, 2006
Congratulations! Beautiful! #2467522Michelle R. Kovach February 25, 2006
Congratluations Laura! Hip Hip Horray! #2467548Noel Baebler February 25, 2006
Way to go, Laura! #2467616Jenny Bosmans February 25, 2006
Congratulations on this fantastic winner, Laura!! #2467696Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006
Oh, my goodness! This is a complete and total surprise!!!!!!!! AWESOME! Thank you EVERYONE for taking time out to comment on this image! You are super!!!!!!!! #2467806Kay Beausoleil February 25, 2006
See what you get for improving on nature -- a win! Congratulations, Laura! #2467850Melissa A. Mannon February 25, 2006
Beautiful image! congratulations! #2467896Su Sana E. P February 25, 2006
Congratulations on your well deserved Win, Laura!! WTG!! #2467905Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006
thanks, y'all! #2467918Terry L. Ellis February 25, 2006
Congratulations, Laura, on this fabulous second place win! WTG! #2467927Tammy Scott February 25, 2006
Fantastic win! Great image! Congratulations! #2467995Dr Silly February 25, 2006
Congratulationson your win Laura. :o)Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006
thanks, y'all! #2468035DiAnna F. Paulk February 25, 2006
All right, Laura! Way to go!! This is beautiful! #2468069Jessica McCollam February 25, 2006
YEAH!!! Congrats, Laura!! Yeah!!!:) #2468075Barbara Helgason February 25, 2006
Congratulations on your smoothie Laura! WTG!!! #2468181William C. Raco February 25, 2006
Very pretty, LauraBill #2468187
Paul Michko February 25, 2006
Big congratulations on your fantastic win, Laura. #2468213Casey A. Hanson February 25, 2006
A BIG Congrats, Laura! Way to go! :0) #2468308Pat Gamwell February 25, 2006
CONGRATS on a well deserved image! #2468342Evy Johansen February 25, 2006
Big congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved win, Barbara!! #2468567Corinne M. Thompson February 25, 2006
Well deserved win...Congrats :) #2468626Chris Macer February 25, 2006
Congrats on the win, Laura! Beautiful work! :) #2468663Susan Jane Allen February 25, 2006
Congratulations Barbara---no surprise here! #2468701Kara L. Hendricks February 25, 2006
You are the Queen!!! I love this!!! Congrats on this well deserved win my friend... You deserve it!! #2468858Jim Kinnunen February 25, 2006
Amazing image and PS work, Laura...congratulations on this winning image!:) #2468896Laurence Saliba February 25, 2006
Congratulations Laura!!!!!!!!!!! #2469047Karen Engelbreth February 26, 2006
Big congrats on your win, Laura! #2469253Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006
thanks, everyone! Here it is Sunday morning, and, I'm still grinning from ear to ear! #2469458Vicki Hunt February 26, 2006
You should be grinning! This is just wonderful! Congrats! #2469490Lynn Crawford February 26, 2006
Congrats Laura, on being a 2nd place winner, great job :) #2469674Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006
thanks, to all! #2470120Life Expressions February 26, 2006
Congratulations on your winning image, Laura!!! #2470133Donna W. Neal February 26, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding winner Laura #2470187Bobbie Davis February 26, 2006
Congrats Laura! #2470262Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006
thanks, everyone! ** still smiling ** #2470805Kimberly Peck February 26, 2006
Congrats Laura! Wonderful image!! :-) #2471299Wendy Stevenson February 26, 2006
Congratulations Laura on this beautiful win!! WTG!! #2471643Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006
thanks y'all! #2471667SaMi Martin February 26, 2006
Congratulations on a beautiful win! Great job! #2471719Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006
Thanks, SaMi! #2471759Carla Metzler February 26, 2006
Congratulations, Laura! :) #2471820Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006
thanks, Carla! #2472002Kristi A. Howson February 26, 2006
Congratulations on your win Laura! Very beautiful!!! #2472135Daniel Diaz February 27, 2006
Way to go Laura, Huge Congrats on this purple beauty!!! #2473090Laura Clay-Ballard February 27, 2006
thanks, y'all! #2473490Wally Orlowsky February 27, 2006
Smoooth indeed! Congrats on this gorgeous winner, Laura! #2473712Laura Clay-Ballard February 27, 2006
thanks, wally! #2474449Kathleen Clemons February 28, 2006
Yea for you, Laura! Congrats! #2480168Laura Clay-Ballard March 01, 2006
thanks, kathleen! #2483300Dr Silly March 01, 2006
Congratulations Laura, on your win. :o)Jim M. White March 17, 2006
Great image Laura. It immediatley grabbed my attention when the BetterPhoto page opened. That's what a great image does!Laura Clay-Ballard March 17, 2006
thank you, Jim! :>) #2544610Denise A. Johnson April 10, 2006
love this, it should look amazing in times square! #2629792Laura Clay-Ballard April 10, 2006
Thanks! I'm pumped! #2629797Laura Clay-Ballard April 10, 2006
Thanks! I'm pumped! #2629801Corinne M. Thompson April 10, 2006
Congrats again, this time for the Kodak Picture of the Day! :) #2630543Laura Clay-Ballard April 11, 2006
thanks, corinne! #2631437Leslie Carson Wolfe May 27, 2006
Beautiful, lotus-like stillness in a pool of swirlng lavender. Meditative, centered, calm and dancing...yin and yang. I love the cool colors.Leslie #2820716
Laura Clay-Ballard May 27, 2006
thanks, Leslie! #2821205Vladan D. Djordjevic December 25, 2006
Beautiful photo! great color and effects! Merry Christmas!! #3738806Laura Clay-Ballard December 25, 2006
thanks, vladan! #3738849Beverly A. Wright February 08, 2007
WOW Laura!! What a wonderful eyecatchingLaura Clay-Ballard February 08, 2007
thanks, beverly! #3925543Maria Warren March 05, 2007
this is beautiful nice job and congrats #4023881Laura Clay-Ballard March 05, 2007
thanks, maria! #4024821Indrajit Hajra July 20, 2007
Its really a creation laura... magnificient.Great going and congrats on your POTD. #4529425Laura Clay-Ballard July 20, 2007
Thank you, indrajit! It's been a long time since someone commented on this one! Thanks, again! #4530291Orsi December 17, 2007
AMAZING!!Woow!Beautiful job,Laura!! #5217680Laura Clay-Ballard December 17, 2007
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