Storm Hiker

© Debra Booth

Storm Hiker

Uploaded: June 07, 2004

Description

Settings unknown. 1998, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah. Scanned from a slide. Edited to correct color and to fix (as much as I could) other oddities introduced by scanning.
Second Place

Comments

Colette M. Metcalf June 07, 2004

Wonderful, Debra!! #135576

Cathy T. Vettes June 07, 2004

This is beautiful!!! Very well done Debra !!! #581244

Karen Bacon June 07, 2004

Wonderful image Debra! #581300

Leanne M.E. Boyd June 07, 2004

Cool shot, Debra! #581325

Shirley L. Carpenter June 07, 2004

Love this Debra!! Beautiful image!! #581331

Steven F. Son June 07, 2004

I like all the elements in this shot! #581522

Lori Ditlefsen June 07, 2004

Nice shot Debra! Love the colors and bonus rainbow! Nicely done! #581563

Casey A. Hanson June 07, 2004

I love this! What a wonderful moment to catch Debra! #581567

Diane Addonizio level-classic June 07, 2004

Wonderful!! Very nicely done, Debra! #581835

clifton Mair June 07, 2004

Fantastic! Love it! #581886

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 07, 2004

Very cool..... Great job! Jeff #581982

Diane Dupuis June 07, 2004

Stunning! #582042

Kathleen F. Greer June 07, 2004

This is so beautiful Debra! Excellent job!! #582084

Joy Brown June 07, 2004

Absolutely outstanding, Debra - a winner to me!!! #582122

Alisha May Furbish June 07, 2004

Wow- very intense photo- very well done! The massiveness of the land and sky shown by the relative size of the hiker, from far away a great abstract, but take a closer look and the details are amazing! #582135

Susan T. Evans level-classic June 07, 2004

Outstanding Debra, a winner to me too! #582185

Debra Booth June 07, 2004

Thank you all VERY much! Your wonderful comments have really made my day! I appreciate every one of you for taking the time to look and comment! Many thanks! #582260

Stacey A. Bates June 07, 2004

Outstanding image Debra!!
Stacey #582469

Debra Booth June 07, 2004

Thanks very much, Stacey! I'm glad you liked it! #582490

Kristen McKain June 08, 2004

very nice! #582723

Debra Booth June 08, 2004

Thank you, Kristen! Appreciate it! #582758

David L. Shannon June 13, 2004

WOW! Sensational and dramatic photograph. I would sure hope that we'll be seeing this again. It appears that film is not yet dead:-)) ~ Dave #592084

Debra Booth June 13, 2004

Hello Dave, Thanks so much for your wonderful encouraging comments! I appreciate it very much!! #592246

Dominique Declerck July 17, 2004

Wonderful, Debra!!! congratulations!!! #651482

Susan T. Evans level-classic July 17, 2004

Congrats Deb, just awesome! #651618

Wally Orlowsky July 17, 2004

Congratulations on this finalist, Debra! #651832

Dorothy Neumann July 17, 2004

Missed this before. What a strong composition and colors. Congrats! #651889

Dale Ann Cubbage July 17, 2004

Congrats Debra! #651987

Terry R. Hatfield July 17, 2004

Congrats Debra!! #652321

Ed Isaacs July 17, 2004

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Debra. Ed #652399

Debra Booth July 17, 2004

Many thanks to everyone for your kind comments, support, and encouragement!! #652442

Marie Fields July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Debra! This is fabulous! #652443

Darren K. Fisher July 17, 2004

OH WOW THIS IS AWESOME, Congrats to you on this beauty. #652552

Karen Bacon July 17, 2004

Cngratulations Debra! #652780

Nobu Nagase July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Debra!!!
Awesome!!! #652917

Lori Ditlefsen July 17, 2004

Congrats Debra! #653014

Jennifer Rennison July 17, 2004

Beautiful Debra, Congratulations! #653161

Alisha May Furbish July 17, 2004

Congratulations!!! #653733

Debra Booth July 17, 2004

Many, many thanks!! I truly appreciate all your wonderful comments! #654097

Karen Engelbreth July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Debra! #654128

Susan T. Parady July 17, 2004

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist!!! #654572

Leonard Pierce July 17, 2004

Congratulations Debra!!! #654681

Ellen L. Zaslaw July 17, 2004

SPECtacular !!! Congratulations !!! #654818

Stanley J. Contrades July 17, 2004

This is just an awesome sight with rainbow included ... don't know what more you can ask for! Splendid composition and image, Debra, and Congratulations are definitely in order!
Aloha,
Stan #654833

Debra Booth July 17, 2004

Thanks again everyone for taking the time to comment! I appreciate your thoughtfulness in leaving such wonderful comments. Good luck to all the other June finalists!! #654996

Deborah Sandidge July 17, 2004

Beautiful, congratulations, Debra! #655011

Colette M. Metcalf July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Debra!!! #655115

Debra Booth July 18, 2004

Thanks so much Deborah and Colette!! #655562

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe July 18, 2004

What color!! What lines!!! A superb job and lots of congratulations!
Kathleen #655705

Stephen Zacker July 18, 2004

Congratulations Debra! #656354

Debra Booth July 18, 2004

Thanks very much, Kathleen and Stephen!! #656690

Stanley J. Contrades July 19, 2004

A sweet win, Debra, and time for this one to go to a wall!!! CONGRATULATIONS once again!!
Aloha,
Stan #656972

Wally Orlowsky July 19, 2004

Congratulations on your well-deserved win,Debra! #657129

Colette M. Metcalf July 19, 2004

Way to go Debra!! Congratulations!!! #657286

Karen Engelbreth July 19, 2004

Congrats on your win, Debra!
#657315

Kristen McKain July 19, 2004

Congrats!! #657620

Stephen Zacker July 19, 2004

Congratulations Debra! A wonderful image! #657663

Marie Fields July 19, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Debra! #657720

Terry Cervi level-deluxe July 19, 2004

A beautiful image, Debra, and a well deserved win! Congrats! #657721

Robin L. Wehrman July 19, 2004

Congratulations Debra on a spectacular photo!! well deserved! #657725

Kelly Abernathy level-classic July 19, 2004

Congrats on your win! -K #657755

Karen Bacon July 19, 2004

Congratulations Debra,way to go girl!!!! #657774

Lori Ditlefsen July 19, 2004

Congrats on the win Debra! #657893

Jennifer Rennison July 19, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Debra!
#657974

Cynthia M. Wiles level-deluxe July 19, 2004

Congrats!!!
I knew this one was a winner! #658118

Nobu Nagase July 19, 2004

Awesome image, Debra!!!
Congratulations on your win!!! #658179

Evy Johansen level-classic July 19, 2004

Many contratulations on your win! #658282

Deborah Sandidge July 19, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Debra!! #658326

Terry R. Hatfield July 19, 2004

Outstanding Image And Win Debra Many Congrats To You!! #658343

Susan T. Evans level-classic July 19, 2004

Congrats Deb, not surprised to see this here, really terrific! #658357

Dale Ann Cubbage July 19, 2004

Congratulations Debra! You deserve it this is fantastic! #658519

Janet Detota July 19, 2004

Outstanding shot!! Congratulations, Debra!! #658675

Peggy Wolff July 19, 2004

Conggrats on your win! #658976

Mary K. Robison July 19, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS, Debra! #659089

Debra Booth July 19, 2004

I just want to thank each and every one from the very bottom of my heart for your kind comments and for the support I've felt since I started posting on this site. You are a wonderful group of truly talented and inspiring photographers. I have learned so much from you, and I feel so honored to be recognized amidst such awesome talent!

Thank you all so very, very much!!!! #659149

David L. Shannon July 19, 2004

Hey Deb! Congratulations on a well deserved win!! ... one of my picks early on and am really glad to see that it made it into the ribbons. _ Dave S. #659185

Nancy Grace Chen July 19, 2004

A beautiful, beautiful scene. Simple, unique, and effective. Big congratulations, Deb, on your winner!!

Nancy #659382

Debra Booth July 19, 2004

Thank you, David! Thank you, Nancy! Much appreciation!

David--Sure glad I decided to dust off some old slides and get them scanned. Now, I have to find a place that can do a good job of scanning! :-) #659393

William C. Raco level-classic July 19, 2004

Congratulations, Debra!
Very well done

bill #659410

Debra Booth July 19, 2004

Thanks, Bill! I really appreciate it! #659433

Kathleen F. Greer July 19, 2004

Big congrats Debra on your win!! #659435

Anette Linnea Rasmussen July 19, 2004

Great shot, Debra!
Congrats on your win!

Many regards
Linnea
#659595

Debra Booth July 20, 2004

Thanks so much Kathleen and Linnea!! I appreciate it! #659747

Mette Vendelboe Allison level-classic July 20, 2004

Awesome and unique landscape photo! Big congrats, Debra! #660526

Andre Marhaug July 21, 2004

Awesome picture, Debra. Congrats on your win!.
#662117

Susana Matos July 21, 2004

awesome!
Congratulations!!!!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #663023

Debra Booth July 21, 2004

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments, Mette, Andre, and Susana!! #663167

Ali Hoolash July 22, 2004

Congrats, Debra! A superbly graphical image. The rainbow is the icing on the cake! Well done! #665163

Debra Booth July 23, 2004

Thanks very much, Ali!! #666695

July 26, 2004

Wow it looks kinda like someones body lying sideways. That is cool #670855

Debra Booth July 26, 2004

Hello, Lisa, and thanks for stopping by. Yes, I agree. I cropped a little off the bottom because it looked a little too much like that with more sand in the photo. I'm glad you liked it! #670886

Stephen H. White July 26, 2004

Fantastic shot Debra! I haven't been here in a long time, but it reminds me of how beautiful Coral Pink Sand Dunes is. Congrats on the win! #671265

Debra Booth July 27, 2004

Thanks, Stephen! I'm glad you liked this and that it brought back nice memories! #671514

Murry Grigsby July 30, 2004

Sorry I'm so slow to comment but this once-in-a-life-time image just popped up on the Betterphoto page for me to view :0) Great design, light and colors Debra! I'm so glad that you've been able to digitize it for future generations. Terrific work!! #677613

Debra Booth July 31, 2004

Thanks very much for your comments, Murry--they are welcome at any time! I'm glad you enjoyed this shot, and I do feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to take it. #678646

Susie Peek-Swint August 03, 2004

I'm even slower than Murry in offering congratulations Debra but Kudos to you on this wonderful image. The hiker brings a sense of scale to this image and highlights nature in all her magnificent glory ~ very humbling.. well done! #684004

Debra Booth August 03, 2004

Thanks, Susie! I appreciate hearing from you any time, and I thank you for your generous comments on this shot! I'm glad you enjoyed it!! #684214

Patrick Campbell August 07, 2004

Nice work, Debra! #693080

Debra Booth August 07, 2004

Thank you, Patrick! #693155

Don Johnson level-classic September 17, 2004

This is a wonderful, wonderful image. I just ran across this photo when I checked your gallery after you responded to some of my photos. You have produced some great images, but this one is spectalar! #787015

Conrad L. Conero January 12, 2005

Beautiful! Well deserved award!
Conrad #1029318

Debra Booth January 12, 2005

Thank you, Don! I don't know how I missed your comment earlier, but I apologize for not responding sooner. Thank you Conrad! I really appreciate your stopping by to leave such nice comments!! #1030006

Vicki Hunt March 03, 2005

Like I said before, this continues to be one of my very favorite images! vicki #1145207

Norman P. Banks March 16, 2005

Hey Debra mucho Congrats! If anyone deserves it you do! Your work rocks!

Norm ,:-) #1182496

Debra Booth March 16, 2005

Thank you, Vicki! I'm sorry, I don't know how I missed your comment earlier, but I truly appreciate hearing from you!

Thank you, Norman! You are very kind, and I appreciate your support very much! #1182514

robert burks March 26, 2005

...a really, really amazing image...I love this photograph...it should be in a national geographic.. #1208289

Debra Booth March 26, 2005

Thanks, Robert! That's a great compliment, and I appreciate it a lot! #1208617

April Riggs March 31, 2005

I agree, this is a wonderful shot! By the looks of your photos it looks like you travel. You are very talented! #1219512

Debra Booth April 09, 2005

Thank you very much, April! I appreciate that very much! #1242139

Luis Louro May 07, 2005

Awesome, Debra!!! #1327316

Debra Booth May 07, 2005

Thanks very much, Luis!! #1327533

Alisha L. Ekstrom May 16, 2005

WOW..what an awesome photo!! Great job & well deserved on winning!!!:) #1358164

Debra Booth May 16, 2005

Thanks for your very kind comments, Alisha! I appreciate that! #1358663

Bill Houghton October 30, 2005

This is awesome Debra. Great shot. #2015352

Laura Clay-Ballard May 11, 2006

gorgeous! #2752879

Debra Booth June 06, 2006

Thank you very much, Bill and Laura!!

Sorry for the delay in responding, but apparently, I haven't been getting all my notifications. #2858147

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe May 27, 2007

Spectacular image! Congratulations on your win, Debra!
KK #4334973

Debra Booth May 27, 2007

Thanks very much, KK!! #4336989

Vladan D. Djordjevic December 16, 2007

This is a very beautiful photo! I love the composition, curve, color, lighting, composition! #5216155

Debra Booth December 18, 2007

Thank you very much, Vladan! #5222064

Jean B. Hall August 20, 2008

Fantastic shot! #6335468

Debra Booth August 20, 2008

Thanks very much, Jean!! #6336539

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 12, 2010

Magnificent Debra, congratulations!

jo ann c. #8292093

Karen Celella June 04, 2011

An amazing moment, captured beautifully, Debra. #9443508

Debra Booth June 04, 2011

Thanks, Joanne (very belatedly) and thanks, Karen!! #9443531

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