Moonrise Fantasy (2)
Uploaded: July 25, 2007
**SECOND PLACE WINNER**
DIGITAL DARKROOM
July 2007
I visited the digital darkroom today. Ya know, it's a lot of FUN in there!!!
This is an image I started a few months ago, but couldn't figure out where to go with it.
I shot the full moon and the swan images last November.
The sky and water scene started with a graduated fill, then a lot of experimenting with different tools and filters in CS2.
An idea came to me today, and I was finally able to take this to completion.
This type of work is really new for me. I'd really appreciate any comments or suggestions.
Thanks for looking.
(Adjustments made and stars added to previous submission.)
cheryl m. phillips July 25, 2007
WAAAAY TRIPPY, Lisa!Lisa J. Boulden July 25, 2007
LOVE your comment, Cheryl!!!Steve M. Harrington July 25, 2007
Nice improvements, Lisa. The whole image is brighter and the stars are a neat touch.Lisa J. Boulden July 25, 2007
Thanks Steve! So glad you stopped and re-visited the update! --lisa #4557378Carole Bruckner July 25, 2007
OH WOW,BEAUTIFUL. #4557915David Pratt July 25, 2007
Wow! Lisa! This is a wonderful creation. The first was great. This one is even better. I too agree with Steve, the stars are awesome. #4558177Lisa J. Boulden July 25, 2007
Carole and David, Thanks for the uplifting words! So very appreciated! --lisa #4559508Evy Johansen July 25, 2007
Lovely image, Lisa!! #4559671Chastity Abbott July 26, 2007
You are so very talented!!! I love the colors and most of all the stars....the look so real!!! WOW!!!! #4564309Lisa J. Boulden July 26, 2007
Evy and Chastity, I so appreciate the kind, supportive comments! --lisa #4565741Stephanie Laird July 27, 2007
Striking and beautiful! Great impact on this image Lisa! #4568209Lisa J. Boulden July 27, 2007
Thanks for visiting and for the nice support, Stephanie! --Lisa #4568329Carol Sawyer July 28, 2007
This is so very beautiful Lisa!! outstanding colors and work! #4571223Glenn E. Urquhart July 28, 2007
Outstanding work here, resulting in a Very Creative, Artistic and Beautiful COmposition, Lisa!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4571532Lisa J. Boulden July 28, 2007
I really appreciate your thoughtful responses! Thanks, Carol and Glenn!Karen Slagle July 28, 2007
This is gorgeous and so creative, Lisa. Your PS work is incredible. I like this one alot... #4571595Lisa J. Boulden July 28, 2007
Thanks, Karen! It's the first time I've done this sort of thing!Lynn Haack July 28, 2007
Lisa, this is so beautiful. I love the color sat and the overall creativeness! What drama....Lynn #4572053Lisa J. Boulden July 28, 2007
Thanks for the wonderful compliments, Lynn. Much appreciated, Lisa #4573338Amanda Chapman July 29, 2007
I have my own couch sitting in the digital darkroom...LOL I love it there too and this image of yours is why!!! Excellent special effects here!! I see the judges think so too :) #4575717Candice C. Calhoun July 29, 2007
Superb digital fantasy Lisa...excellent elements and terrific use of filtering to achieve this masterful photo!ccc #4575953
Kristi A. Howson July 29, 2007
What a fabulous DA image Lisa. Love the colors and how the water leads back to that very large Moon. Beautiful result and Excellent work! #4576397Lisa J. Boulden July 29, 2007
I really appreciate your kind comments! Thank you, Amanda, Candice, and Kristi! So glad you stopped by!Sisterlisa B July 30, 2007
Excellent work in the darkroom Lisa! #4578434Lisa J. Boulden July 30, 2007
Thanks, Lisa. So glad you could visit!Wendy Stevenson August 01, 2007
I see you play in the darkroom too eh:-) Love this dreamy fanciful creation! Wonderfully done Lisa!! #4586677Lisa J. Boulden August 01, 2007
Thanks for checking out the gallery, Wendy. I appreciate the nice comment. --Lisa #4586702Susan Fox August 01, 2007
Wonderful photoshop work! #4588253Lisa J. Boulden August 01, 2007
Thanks, Susan! Glad you stopped by! --Lisa #4589248Robert K. Bemus August 03, 2007
This is awesome, Lisa!! I have two comments: 1) How do my pictures not suck compared to yours? 2) Where do you post your current pics? Take care, Robert... #4598812Lisa J. Boulden August 04, 2007
Robert: Thanks! 1) Your gallery is wonderful, filled with great action shots of surfer dudes. Compliment appreciated. 2) Where do I post my current pics? My gallery. (Maybe I don't quite follow your 2nd question.)William88 August 09, 2007
Wow! Lisa, this is fantastic!! Perfect composition, color and effects. #4624928Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 09, 2007
AWSOME image, very creative and wonderful DDR work and effect's. LOVE THIS! #4625014Lisa J. Boulden August 09, 2007
William and Nancy Kay:Dianna Hauf August 09, 2007
FABULOUS DD image Lisa! Wonderfully imaginative and creative, rich in color and just plain FUN! #4626406Lisa J. Boulden August 10, 2007
So glad you visited, Dianna! Thanks for the kind support. --Lisa #4627988Lisa J. Boulden August 11, 2007
Laney, I really appreciate the support and kind words. Thank you!!!Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 12, 2007
Very beautiful and creative, I love this!!!!!!!Your gallery is amazing! #4639027
Lisa J. Boulden August 13, 2007
Thank you so much, Donna, for such a supportive comment! So VERY appreciated!!!John Connolly August 14, 2007
Beautiful flood filter work here Lisa! Keep your darkroom work coming, I enjoy it. #4648438April Riggs August 14, 2007
PERFECT! #4648540Janet McNeil August 14, 2007
Sometimes things have to sit in our minds for awhile! This is creative and artistic - beautiful darkroom work & hope we see it again!! #4648687Lisa J. Boulden August 14, 2007
John, April, and Janet:Elizabeth A. Marker August 26, 2007
This is great Lisa!! Very creative and wonderful PS effects!! Very well done! #4701094Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 27, 2007
WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO WTG and BIG CONGRAT'S on your finalist, I LOVE this one! #4706954Dianna Hauf August 27, 2007
Super Lisa! This SHOULD have gotten one! WTG!! Congratulations my dear! #4707145Cassie L. Woodlee August 27, 2007
Congratulations on this STUNNING finalist Lisa!!!! #4707613Sam Britt August 27, 2007
Congratulations, Lisa! #4707646Elizabeth A. Marker August 27, 2007
"YEAH Lisa!!!!" Well deserved!! #4708276David Pratt August 27, 2007
Congratulations Lisa! A well deserved finalist! #4708337Evy Johansen August 27, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Lisa! #4709047Colleen Farrell August 27, 2007
Wow, Lisa, you are *GOOD* at this! Beautiful image, congratulations on your finalist!! #4709391Su Sana E. P August 27, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Lisa!! #4709792Mary K. Robison August 27, 2007
Hey, Lisa! Looks like you're doing something really right in that darkroom!Glenn E. Urquhart August 28, 2007
A Big Congratulations on your award, Lisa!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4711025Lynn Haack August 28, 2007
Lisa...A HUGE CONGRATS on this beautiful finalist! Your playtime in the dark room really paid off! Lynn #4713852Alex T. Mizuno August 28, 2007
Congratulations Lisa on the fantastic Finalist! Your first experiment resulted in the excellent work!! #4714568Janet McNeil August 29, 2007
A big congrats on your 2nd place win!! #4717815Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 29, 2007
WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO BIG CONGRATS on your win girl! #4717836Nadya Johnson August 29, 2007
S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G!! Congratulations on your awesome winner, Lisa! #4718071anonymous August 29, 2007
Congratulations Lisa on your fabulous second place win! B- #4718242Glenn E. Urquhart August 29, 2007
Congratulations on getting the Gold, Lisa!!! Fantastic Winning Photo! Cheers, Glenn. #4718368Jessica Jenney August 29, 2007
Congratulations, Lis on your beautiful win! #4718445Colleen Farrell August 29, 2007
Congratulations on your win, Lisa!! #4718528Vikram Jamwal August 29, 2007
Many Congratulations on your wind Lisa!!! #4718898Sam Britt August 29, 2007
Congratulations on this 2nd place winner, Lisa! #4718929Kay E. Mahoney August 29, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful second place winner. Lisa. #4719754Alex T. Mizuno August 29, 2007
Congratulations Lisa on this glorious winning!! #4719779Daniella Puente August 29, 2007
Congrats Lisa is a superb winner :))) #4719874Lynn Haack August 29, 2007
Lisa....CONGRATS on this amazing WINNER!!! Lynn #4719891Peter R. Hammer August 29, 2007
Congratulations on a very good image and a great place Lisa. I agree with you digital darkroom is a lot of fun and I admire your creativity. #4720053Su Sana E. P August 29, 2007
Lisa, huge Congratulations on this Winner!! #4720860Mary K. Robison August 29, 2007
Congratulations on this gorgeous Winner, Lisa! One of the most deserved wins this month! #4721216Sylvia Rossler August 29, 2007
Simply superb !! Big congrats on your so deserved winner Lisa :O) #4721721Janine Russell August 29, 2007
Lisa, great colors, lighting, composition and effects; big congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4721882Cindy Bendush August 29, 2007
A beauty Lisa - Looks like you're a digital pro now! Congratulations! #4721896Stefania Barbier August 30, 2007
CONGRATS FOR YOUR WIN ON THIS SPECTACULAR IMAGE LISA!!!! #4722027Lisa J. Boulden August 30, 2007
Hi, Everyone!Terry Cervi August 31, 2007
Hi Lisa..just realized that you had a second place win, and an awesome one at that! Huge congrats to you! #4727634Gerri R. Jones August 31, 2007
Congratulations Lisa on this beautiful creation and second place win!!!...the colors are so rich and the subjects blend together delightfully! #4728280Lisa J. Boulden August 31, 2007
Terry and Gerri,David Pratt August 31, 2007
Congratulations Lisa! This is such an outstanding work! #4728520Lisa J. Boulden August 31, 2007
Quite appreciated, David!John Connolly August 31, 2007
Brilliant darkroom work here Lisa! I think you should spend a bit more time in there, your creativity is supreme.Anita Hogue August 31, 2007
WOW, my kind of image! FABULOUS WIN! congratulations.............anita #4729170RC Fritz August 31, 2007
Well deserved WIN. Excellent! Big Congratulations, Lisa!! #4729271Lisa J. Boulden August 31, 2007
John, Anita, and RC:Lisa J. Boulden September 01, 2007
Thanks, Sue!"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar September 02, 2007
hard work really pays off on this one lisa..well made..congrats on the win.. cheers everyone! #4738589Emily E. Bem September 03, 2007
WOW! WOW! WOW! What a FANTASTIC WINNER! #4740604Arlene Krassner September 03, 2007
Stunning work Lisa. Congratulations. #4741417Lisa J. Boulden September 03, 2007
Nolax, Emily, and Arlene,virafoto - September 05, 2007
Where is Lisa?----- #4749215
Lisa J. Boulden September 05, 2007
Thank you for the great comments, Larysa and Hmoura (virafoto)!Hmoura, my pics are still on the BP site. I've left 3 favorites on the top line of the website and have posted the newer images below. I occasionally change the order around.
I was vacationing in San Francisco for over a week, and returned to work just hours after my flight came back into town.
But I'm back now, posting images from a fabulous family vacation! So glad to see you back, too!!!
--Lisa #4749617
Toni Riggs September 05, 2007
WOW! Awesome image and PS work. Congrats on your win! #4751058Lisa J. Boulden September 05, 2007
Thanks a bunch, Toni! Gald you visited!Roxanne M. Bubar September 13, 2007
STUNNING, CREATIVE AND GORGEOUS.Lisa J. Boulden September 13, 2007
Thank you Roxanne! So glad you stopped by!frank w. degenhardt September 14, 2007
The Bp judges were so right with labeling this a winner. Am disappointed it did'nt take it all.Lisa J. Boulden September 14, 2007
I really appreciate your thoughtful remarks, Frank! I'm so glad you like this one!Ali Atri September 15, 2007
Lisa I really enjoyed your very creative and artistic gallery. An award well deserved and thanks for visiting my gallery. Ali Atri #4795398Lisa J. Boulden September 15, 2007
Thanks for visiting, Ali! I'm glad you did!Carol Teal September 18, 2007
What a creative and beautiful DD win Lisa! Due to PC problems right about the time finalists were announced, I didn't get to go through them in a timely manner. I am still playing catch-up, and I can see I missed some awesome images! A belated congrats! #4809975Lisa J. Boulden September 19, 2007
Elaine, Carol, and Nitin:Hurk (Steve) Hurkett September 22, 2007
THis is a super PS work of art, Lisa .. congrats on this wonderful WIN!!! ... Steve #4827055Lisa J. Boulden September 22, 2007
So glad you stopped by, Steve!Laura Clay-Ballard September 27, 2007
beautiful work! #4852175Lisa J. Boulden September 27, 2007
Laura, thanks for stopping by and for commenting!Robert R. Goodman October 03, 2007
A very late congratulation,on this beautiful.Awesome image Lisa. #4879804Lisa J. Boulden October 03, 2007
It's always nice to recieve comments on an image after its activity has simmered down a bit. Thanks for the kind words, Robert!Peter R. Hammer October 15, 2007
Excellent work Lisa. You have a real talent for creativity. #4929903Lisa J. Boulden October 15, 2007
I really appreciate your kind support, Peter! Thanks a bunch!Linda A. Braddock November 06, 2007
This is a beautiful picture, I love it!Lisa J. Boulden November 06, 2007
Thank you, Linda!Lisa J. Boulden November 09, 2007
Your input means so much, Jon!Robert Baer November 19, 2007
LisaLisa J. Boulden November 19, 2007
Thanks a bunch, Justin!Stan Kwasniowski November 21, 2007
Lisa, a big congratulation on a wonderful image #5108712Lisa J. Boulden November 22, 2007
Thanks, Stan!Schiavonn M. Hasslinger December 10, 2007
Stunning work, Lisa! The colors are fabulous #5192401Lisa J. Boulden December 10, 2007
Your comments are so very appreciated, Schiavonn. Thanks!Howard B. Cheek December 19, 2007
Outstanding work Lisa.Richard D. Amelio December 26, 2007
beautiful ,another form of art, its a wall hanger #5254915Lisa J. Boulden December 26, 2007
Thank you kindly, Howard and Richard!Peggy J. Maguire January 20, 2008
Outstanding work!!!! #5368356Lisa J. Boulden January 20, 2008
Thank you, Peggy!Z. Banu January 21, 2008
OUTSTANDING!!!VERY WELL DONE CONGRATULATION!!!!!!LISA #5370725Bill Houghton January 23, 2008
This is excellent work. Just a great job. Thanks for your comment on my goose. BillCheck out my personal website at:
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Lisa J. Boulden January 23, 2008
I really appreciate your kind comments, Zaanat and Bill! Thank you.Michelle Alton January 25, 2008
Utterly magnificent, Lisa. #5396092Lisa J. Boulden January 26, 2008
So very appreciated, Michelle!Brett Dolsen January 31, 2008
Congrats Lisa this is superb editing !!Lisa J. Boulden January 31, 2008
Thanks, Brett!Crystal L. Craig February 01, 2008
Belated congratulations on this absolutely beautifully stunning mystical creation! Lovely colours, beautiful composition, such a dreamy and magical feel, very nicely done! #5428197Indrajit Hajra February 02, 2008
Wow Lisa...I love how simple this is, but so very much an art piece. Wonderful colors, lighting and clarity. It's very beautiful!#5432781
Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 04, 2008
I know I've told you~ I love this Lisa, but I never got to offer my congratulations on this outstanding win!!!!I'm very happy for you!!
Donna #5443453
Lisa J. Boulden February 04, 2008
I really appreciate your wonderful words of support! Thank you, Crystal, Indrajit, and Donna.William Johnson February 05, 2008
Wonderful presentation Lisa. The colours, reflections and Photo editing are fantasic. Bill J. #5445365Lisa J. Boulden February 05, 2008
Thanks a bunch, Bill!Bill Knaps February 06, 2008
This is beautiful Lisa. Congrats on all your wins and awards. Bill #5452847Teresa Pritchett February 06, 2008
Lisa, YOUR work is Unbelievable! I absolutely love all of your images. I hope to invest in the CS2, I think that will help me grow! Thank you for your comments! And thank you for the inspiration! #5452922Sue Marshall February 06, 2008
Holy Moly Lisa this is amazing I just love this image ~ wonderful work!! :-) #5455292Lisa J. Boulden February 06, 2008
Your kind words of support are so very appreciated!Dianna Murphy February 10, 2008
You'd never guess that you were new to this! I think its wonderful, the colors are stunning. Its very well done Lisa. #5474498Lisa J. Boulden February 10, 2008
Thank you, Dianna!Z. Banu February 12, 2008
BIG CONGRATULATION LISA YOU DESERVE IT!VERY NICE WORK!!!!!!! #5483110Lisa J. Boulden February 12, 2008
Thank you, Zanaat!Steve Reffey February 17, 2008
Lisa this is wonderful!!Steve #5507534
Lisa J. Boulden February 17, 2008
I'm glad you popped in for a visit, Steve! Thanks!Judy G. Larson February 23, 2008
You are extremely talented. This one jumped right off the page at me. Your gallery makes me want to learn PS. Wow, amazing what you can do! #5540955Irene Colling February 25, 2008
Exquisite composition Lisa. The muted tones and lend a dramatic touch to a well balanced piece of artwork. #5551512Lisa J. Boulden February 25, 2008
I SO appreciate your visits and wonderful comments, Judy and Irene!Steve Reffey February 25, 2008
Hi Lisa, I saw your wonderfuol work in the new issue of NAPP! Congratulations :-)Steve #5551877
Steve Reffey February 25, 2008
Sorry Lisa, I made a mistake...wrong Lisa, my apologies... #5551898Ujjwal Mukherjee February 27, 2008
Fabulous work here,Lisa, it was a well deserved Winner! #5564811Lisa J. Boulden February 28, 2008
Thank you, Ujjwal!Lisa J. Boulden March 05, 2008
Thank you so kindly, Rob!Rosemary Sampson March 18, 2008
Lisa, I just revisited your gallery. This is an amazing photo. Extraordinary! So worthy of the award. #5657919Laura E. Swan June 30, 2009
HEY! Looky what I JUST SAW scrolling by on the same page as the contest entries? Neato, Lisa! Such a beautiful image and HUGE BELATED CONGRATS on this AWESOME DDR creation. :)-Laura #7691740
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