Inspiring Photo: la #615142

Uploaded: November 15, 2004

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To many people, it's not just a sign, it's a beacon.

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Donna Roberts November 15, 2004

Yet again Dan you have managed to lift the bar of the heights of fantastic photography.
You truly are inspirational.
Love this. Really well done.
:-)
Donna (from "downunder") #188522

Danilo Piccioni November 15, 2004

Dan, this is very nice indeed! I love that you filled the frame with just two letters...Just out of curiosity, what the whole sign said? #910101

S J November 15, 2004

Your ability to see and capture things with a different perspective alway amaze me, Dan! Good abstracts are perhaps the most difficult of all images to produce and this is one of your best work!!! I really don't know what it is but I like to think that it's a sign board....lol. Very well done! Very impressive! #910105

Jordi Delgado November 15, 2004

Great shot, inspiring as always, Dan!!

That's my bet: Coca-Cola ??

:-)) #910109

Donald K. Cherry November 15, 2004

Interesting composition, Dan! #910125

Colleen Braun November 15, 2004

great perspective... #910133

Allan L. Whitehead November 15, 2004

I'd go with 'Coke' as well, Dan, I love the colors and the cropped composition. Terrific abstract. Very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #910136

Paul Michko November 15, 2004

Cool perspective, Dan. #910166

Joy Brown November 15, 2004

Another fantastic shot, Dan - great job! #910183

Carolyn M. Fletcher November 15, 2004

Nice!!! Cola!!! #910195

Michael Allen November 15, 2004

Great perspective, Dan - love the big frame.

...between 'sol' and 'ti'? lol #910227

Amy N. Cappelli November 15, 2004

this is la la la lovely!
great perspective and image, as always :-) #910354

Wally Orlowsky November 15, 2004

Great selective "lettering", Dan. #910355

Alan L. Borror November 15, 2004

Another great abstraction, Dan! Nicely done. #910392

Cathy Gregor November 15, 2004

Very nice abstract, Dan!!
-cathy #910396

Colette M. Metcalf November 15, 2004

GREAT shot, Dan!!! #910471

Evy Johansen November 15, 2004

Wow - yet again..... Wonderful image, Dan! Are you going to take ALL the 1st prizes this month???? #910574

Charlene Bayerle November 15, 2004

GREAT image Dan!!!!! #910651

Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 15, 2004

Great capture and presentation Dan, beautifully done!

Best wishes Linnea #910654

kathy wolfe November 15, 2004

Very nice! Love it!! #910740

Donna J. Taff November 15, 2004

Great image, Dan!!!!!! #910760

Jane Summa November 15, 2004

I love this one, Dan!! This is sooo bold and unique! #910989

Kathryn (Love) Scheet November 15, 2004

cute capture Dan! very well presented!
coca cola does sound right, but it could be tequila, or a la mode, or ..... #911007

Susan T. Parady November 15, 2004

Excellent color and design. Great shot! #911055

Damian P. Gadal November 15, 2004

Nice shot! #911078

Candice C. Calhoun November 15, 2004

...like the lighthouse in the harbor of dreams....

So fine, Dan!

Candice #911127

Marcie A. Fowler November 15, 2004

Great eye for this image Dan. Love the colors and the angle you chose!! #911175

Jessica McCollam November 15, 2004

EXCELLENT Shot Dan!!! #911334

Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 15, 2004

Spectacular- three dimensional design and color. I like this one a lot!!! #911393

Karen Engelbreth November 15, 2004

Good eye, Dan - cool shot and title! #911411

Stacey A. Bates November 15, 2004

Wonderful capture Dan, great composition!! #911564

Ellen Peach November 15, 2004

Terrific...love it! #911615

Mellanie November 15, 2004

Outstanding capture, Dan! Love it! #911624

Leonard Pierce November 15, 2004

Fantastic image Dan, extremely well done!!! #911736

Stan Kwasniowski November 15, 2004

Dan, now that is diffeent, congratulations

Stan Kwasniowski #911777

Darren K. Fisher November 15, 2004

Outstanding Dan, I really like the way you captured the sign along with the contrast in colors. #911828

Sandra Wehrman November 15, 2004

a work of art! #911886

Cathy Barrows November 15, 2004

don't you mean ohh la la #911890

Wendy M. Amdahl November 15, 2004

Would you look at that la! What a lovely la it is. I love looking at your lovely la! ;o)

Excellent capture Dan, the colors and lines are fab. Great eye as always! #911924

Deborah Lewinson November 15, 2004

WOW, outstanding capture, Dan, very creative, this gets my vote for POTD!

-Debby #912026

Stephen Zacker November 15, 2004

Great eye, perspective, colors.. I like everything about this one! #914169

Dan Holm November 15, 2004

Donna, Danilo, Sanjay, Jordi, Donald, Colleen, Allan, Paul, Joy, Carolyn, Michael, Amy, Wally, Alan, Cathy, Colette, Evy, Charlene, Linnea, Kathryn, Donna, Jane, Kathryn, Susan, Damian, Candice, Marcie, Jessica, Donna, Karen, Stacey, Ellen, Mellanie, Len, Stan, Darren, Sandra, Cathy, Wendy, Debby and Stephen: Thank you all so VERY much for your generous feedback and kind comments! I sincerely appreciate it! ....
This is actually a shot of a movie theater marquee. The letters are part of the name of the threater, "Palace"! ... Although, Coca-CoLA was a very good guess! ... #914641

Mary K. Robison November 16, 2004

Love it when you look up (or down), Dan, and focus your creative eye on something as special as this!
The shadows within and behind the letters are really nice, too...
#918458

Dan Holm November 16, 2004

Thank you, Mary! I appreciate your feedback! #918617

Noel Baebler November 17, 2004

Great description, Dan! And those colors! #921713

Dan Holm November 18, 2004

Thanks very much, Noel! I appreciate it! #924422

Jessica Hughes November 30, 2004

I really like your unique style. This image is perfect. The clarity is wonderful. Such a nice, tight crop. You've captured some wonderful colors here. Great work! #946914

S J December 15, 2004

Congrats on this beautiful finlalist, Dan! #974330

Danilo Piccioni December 15, 2004

Dan, there you go again!
Congrats! very wel deserved! #974336

Patty Razonable December 15, 2004

Congrats on your finalist and best of luck!!! Stunning image!!! #974400

Eric Highfield December 15, 2004

Congratulations, Dan! Good luck in the next round! #974567

Lucia De Giovanni December 15, 2004

Congratulations on your Finalist Dan, and the best of luck in the next round! #974612

Margot Petrowski December 15, 2004

Congrats, Dan!!! Good luck!!! #974615

Jordi Delgado December 16, 2004

Congrats for this finalist, Dan!! Good luck!!!

:-)) #974773

Carol Brill December 16, 2004

Dan, congratulations on reaching the finals, and best of luck! #974856

Alan L. Borror December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Dan and best wishes in the finals! #975021

Mata Patan December 16, 2004

Sure you will be a winner! Congratulations! For the first time I'm a finalist too! Good luck Dan! #975079

Donald K. Cherry December 16, 2004

Congrats again Dan! Good luck in the finals! #975111

Allan L. Whitehead December 16, 2004

Dan, congratulations on your four finalist selections. Well done, and good luck in the next step with all of them - your good friend, Allan #975308

Colleen Braun December 16, 2004

congratulations... #975313

Diane Addonizio December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Dan! #975505

Sandra Wehrman December 16, 2004

congrats to you! #975823

Jessica Hughes December 16, 2004

Congratulations Dan! This is such an awsome photo! I hope to see it as a winner! #975839

Dolores Neilson December 16, 2004

Love the color and perspective, Dan!! Big congrats on making finalist!! #976302

Donna J. Taff December 16, 2004

Congrats Dan!!! #976345

Jessica McCollam December 16, 2004

Congratulations Dan! Best of luck in the finals!:) #976497

Candice C. Calhoun December 16, 2004

A sure winner!

Congrats!

ccc #976499

Stacey M December 16, 2004

Congrats Dan! Good luck in the next round!!! #976624

Patricia Marroquin December 16, 2004

Congrats from la-la land! Well, not exactly, but from one county over! LOL! Love this one, Dan! Congrats! #976811

Claudia Kuhn December 16, 2004

Very cool shot Dan, sorry to have missed it the first time around. Congrats and good luck! #976959

Karen Engelbreth December 16, 2004

Big cograts, Dan! #977082

Terry R. Hatfield December 16, 2004

Congratulations,On A Great Finalist Dan:-) #977268

Susan T. Evans December 16, 2004

Whooooo HOOOOOOOOO Dan, congrats on this and your other finalists!!! #977304

Stacey A. Bates December 16, 2004

Congrats Dan!!! #977613

Stanley J. Contrades December 16, 2004

And once again, CONGRATULATIONS are in order, Dan!! Much Good Luck in the next stage of judging!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #977964

Tom Andersen December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Dan! #978197

Cindy Paquette December 16, 2004

"la la!!!!!!!!!" VERY nice recognition of yet another wonder of yours Dan! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #978393

Kristi A. Howson December 16, 2004

Congratulations Dan...very impressive!!!!! good luck in the next round! #978625

Donna L. Cuic December 16, 2004

Great eye Dan. Congrats! #979034

Jim Kinnunen December 16, 2004

Fantasitic image!!! Congrats Dan!!! #979465

Nobu Nagase December 16, 2004

CONGRA-la-TIONS, Dan!!!
Well executed image!!! #979549

Brenda W. LaFleur December 16, 2004

Congrats, Dan. Great image! #979858

Dominique Declerck December 16, 2004

Congratulations, Dan!! great shot!! #979926

Deborah Lewinson December 17, 2004

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Dan!

Best Wishes,
Debby #980225

Patricia A. Kuniega December 17, 2004

Congratulations on your fine finalist, Dan! I'd like to sing it to you, but I'm stuck on fa! #980721

Sharon Day December 17, 2004

Congratulations Dan!!! Outstanding image! Well done and good luck! #981740

Michael S. Swaffar December 17, 2004

Congrats Dan!! #981905

Carol Engstrom December 17, 2004

Congrats again! #981985

Carol Engstrom December 17, 2004

Congrats again! #981986

Anette Linnea Rasmussen December 17, 2004

Great job Dan!
Congrats on your win!

All the best
Linnea #982115

Patricia A. Kuniega December 17, 2004

Sincere congratulations for your terrific win, Dan! #982154

Carol Engstrom December 17, 2004

Congrats on your win! #982179

S J December 17, 2004

Congrats on this terrifif win, Dan! What a day!!! #982180

Terry R. Hatfield December 17, 2004

Congratulations Dan On Your Win!! #982184

Mellanie December 17, 2004

Big congrats, Dan!!! #982196

Mary K. Robison December 17, 2004

What a surprise, Dan...NOT!!!
So glad to see my favorite of your November images with its well-earned golden plaque beside it!! CONGRATULATIONS! #982255

Karma Wilson December 17, 2004

Congrats Dan! Great job!

Karma #982282

Kathleen Clemons December 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Dan! #982308

Stacey M December 17, 2004

Congrats on your win Dan!!!! :-) #982319

Judy S. Fung December 17, 2004

Dan, congrats on your second place win! #982371

Joy Brown December 17, 2004

Congratulations on this great winner, Dan! #982400

Tom Andersen December 17, 2004

Congratulations on your Second Place win, Dan! A masterful piece of work! #982404

Noel Baebler December 17, 2004

Congratulations, Dan! L.A. captured! #982409

Cindy Paquette December 17, 2004

Well.. all the super"la"tives are taken up...so...CONGRATULATIONS on a very special image Dan!!! It's just wonderful! #982429

Wally Orlowsky December 17, 2004

Congratulations on this clever winner, Dan. #982453

William C. Raco December 17, 2004

Congratulations, Dan
Excellent win!

bill #982472

Jessica McCollam December 17, 2004

Congratulations, Dan!!! #982535

Alan L. Borror December 17, 2004

Congratulations on this great winner, Dan! #982544

Allan L. Whitehead December 17, 2004

Dan, congratulations on this wonderful win, its richly deserved, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #982604

Claudia Kuhn December 17, 2004

Congratulations Dan! #982681

Susan T. Parady December 17, 2004

Congratulations on this great win, Dan! #982692

Jill Flynn December 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win Dan! #982711

Susan T. Evans December 17, 2004

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO DAN, CONGRATS ON YOUR WELL DESERVED SECOND PLACE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #982778

Donna J. Taff December 17, 2004

Congratulation's on your second place win, Dan!!!!! #982871

Sharon Day December 17, 2004

Congratulations on this fantastic win, Dan!!! Wonderful photo! #982880

Debra Booth December 17, 2004

I love this shot, Dan!! Congratulations on your win!! #982897

Eric Highfield December 17, 2004

Oooo-la-la! Congratulations on your fantastic win, Dan!! #982950

Paul C. Gazzanigo December 17, 2004

Congratulations, Dan! Wonderful capture! #983057

Stanley J. Contrades December 17, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS on your Second Place win, Dan!!
Aloha,
Stan #983139

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 17, 2004

Way to go Dan, great image!!! A big congratulations!!!! #983153

Carol Brill December 17, 2004

Dan, congratulations on your winning finish this month! #983182

Deborah Lewinson December 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Dan!!! #983183

Dominique Declerck December 17, 2004

***** CONGRATULATIONS, Dan!!!!!***** #983261

Evy Johansen December 17, 2004

WTG... Congratulations on a well deserved win, Dan! #983262

Laurence Saliba December 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Dan!!! #983318

Danilo Piccioni December 17, 2004

Dan, Dear friend, I am so happy for you! this is a terrific shot!
C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-! #983361

Karen Engelbreth December 18, 2004

BIG congrats, Dan :0)! #983416

Kelly Abernathy December 18, 2004

Congratulations on your win!! -K #983672

Patty Razonable December 18, 2004

Congratulations on your Second Place Win!! #983871

Leanne M.E. Boyd December 18, 2004

Cool image, Dan! Congratulations to you! #983917

Donna W. Neal December 18, 2004

Congratulations on this well deserved Winner Dan! #984039

Cathy Gregor December 18, 2004

Congrats on your win Dan! One of my favorites.
-cathy #984056

Colette M. Metcalf December 18, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS, Dan!!!! #984216

Brenda W. LaFleur December 18, 2004

Congrats on your win, Dan! #984262

Nobu Nagase December 18, 2004

Congratulations, Dan, on another win for this great image!!! #984581

Patrick Campbell December 18, 2004

Congrats Dan! Keep 'em comin....love your work. #984677

Stan Kwasniowski December 18, 2004

Dan Congratulations, your a great photographer

Stan Kwasniowski #984794

Janet Detota December 18, 2004

Nice going, Dan! Congratulations!! #984845

Monika Sapek December 18, 2004

Many congratulations on your Second Place Win with this colorful image, Dan!
Monika
#985097

Dale Gast December 18, 2004

A beautiful, colorful image! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you, Dan!!!!!!!!! #985131

Michael Allen December 18, 2004

I remember thinking at the time; 'la', what's that? What was he thinking?

Hmmmm... a golden freak'n shield...you idiot (meaning me, Dan).

Congratulations; I'll look at world a little differently now...

Many congratulations for your vision.

..mike ;-]

#985284

Donna J. Eaton December 18, 2004

Outstanding image Dan and many congratulations to you on your win! #985406

Ellen Peach December 18, 2004

Congrats, Dan, excellent work!!! #985527

Leonard Pierce December 18, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS on your very well deserved Second Place win, Dan!!!! #985623

Patricia Marroquin December 18, 2004

OK, I'm repeating others, but: Oooh, la, la! Dan's in the winner's circle again. That's no surprise! You're so incredibly talented. Congratulations to a friendly, supportive and skilled photographer! #985741

Kathleen R. Struckle December 18, 2004

Congrats on your win Dan!! Awesome image! #985754

Denys December 19, 2004

What to say furthermore that all these comments, except that you are really the master of the composition.
Congratulations on your win, Dan!!! #986039

Diane Addonizio December 19, 2004

Congratulations, dan! #986902

Kristi A. Howson December 19, 2004

Congratulations Dan on your 2nd place win...Love it! #986920

Dan Holm December 19, 2004

Wow! Thank you ALL so VERY much for your most generous feedback, encouragement and support! I genuinely appreciate each wonderful comment! #986975

Carolina K. Smith December 19, 2004

Congratulations, Dan!!! #987126

Robert Mann December 19, 2004

Manyu congrats on your win, Dan! RoB #987146

Pu Chen December 19, 2004

Congratulations, Dan! Great eyes and wonderful shot! #987157

Candice C. Calhoun December 20, 2004

Congratulations, this is one of my favorites, although with your photos it's a little like choosing between your children....love this image!

ccc #987984

Kathleen F. Greer December 20, 2004

Big congrats on this terrific image Dan!!! #988617

Jennifer Rennison December 20, 2004

Excellent capture, Dan! Congratulations on your win! #988765

Murry Grigsby December 20, 2004

Congrats on your win Dan! Now I know where LA LA land is :0) #988812

Jordi Delgado December 20, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS, Dan!!!! Well deserved win!!!!

:-)) #989292

Eric Schneider January 04, 2005

I just found your win. Congrats and sorry for the delay, I havent gone through all the winners yet.
Very nice curves and lines. #1012891

Stephen Zacker January 10, 2005

Congratulations Dan! #1026321

Jill Odice September 21, 2005

I love this one! I am always looking for old signs from days gone by...old diners, actually anything old! It takes a special eye to see this and make art out of it! #1863724

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