Inspiring Photo: Land of the Free #8387764

Land of the Free

Uploaded: May 25, 2009

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Thank you to all the men and women who have served sacrificially to make this wonderful nation the "land of the free and the home of the brave!" Happy Memorial Day!

This is the view as you come into our neighborhood in Palmer, Alaska. Slight gaussian blur applied in PSCS3.
*Nature & Landscapes*
05-25-09

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: reserved, ISO: 800, FocalLength: 40.00 mm, Model: E-510

Comments

Tammy M. Anderson May 25, 2009

Absolutely gprgeous, Carrie. Perfect light and colors. #1132507

jeff crosier May 25, 2009

Beautiful image Carrie!!!! #7555580

Susan Weisensel May 25, 2009

Knock my socks off, this is gorgeous. #7555634

Daniella Puente May 25, 2009

A WINNER for me Carrie! FABULOUS light and wonderful scene... #7555681

Randy A. Baumhover May 25, 2009

Excellent image! RB #7555695

Melissa Olsen May 25, 2009

OMG...this is fantastic and looks like an easy winner to me. #7555742

Clyde Smith May 25, 2009

Wow! Wonderful clarity, details and comp Carrie. #7556161

Mike Clime May 25, 2009

Beautiful scenery, wonderful comp and awesome lighting! #7556173

John E. Steinway May 25, 2009

Beautiful capture Carrie. Looking forward to visiting Alaska in 3 weeks. #7556364

Pat Gamwell May 25, 2009

INCREDIBLE shot, Carrie! Wowzaaa! What a gorgeous contrast with the blazing orange trees and the snow capped mountains...then there's the matter of that awesome grain barn! We should see this one again! #7556515

Remi Trepanier May 25, 2009

Gorgeous picture and effect :) #7556609

Joanna Madloch May 25, 2009

Absolutely incredible, you left me speechless. #7556648

Carrie M. Groseclose May 25, 2009

Thank you so much everyone for your very kind comments! I truly appreciate them! #7556880

cheryl m. phillips May 26, 2009

SO pretty!
~cheryl #7558707

Nancyj E. Hovey May 26, 2009

OMGosh, I wanna be THERE! WOW, what a beautiful area you live in... and you have captured it perfectly... wow 8o) #7558853

Dianna Murphy May 26, 2009

A gorgeous image, wonderful color. #7559177

Carrie M. Groseclose May 26, 2009

Thank you so much Cheryl, NancyJ, and Dianna! #7559265

Eugenio Diaz May 26, 2009

Perfectly and completely gorgeous! #7562022

ROLAN NARMAN May 26, 2009

Gorgeous capture, wonderful colors and lighting Carrie! #7564475

Alfonso Garcia June 18, 2009

Excellent , Wonderful Image
Alfonso #7642509

Carrie M. Groseclose June 18, 2009

Thank you so much Eugenio, Rolan, and Alfonso! #7644086

Jeana Clark June 19, 2009

BEAUTIFUL!!!
Congratulations on
this fabulous finalist!!!!
Best of luck in the next round!!!!
~J~ #7650468

Dianna Murphy June 19, 2009
Yeah Carrie! Congratulations on your fine entry/finalist. #7650529

Daniella Puente June 19, 2009
Oh YES!!!! congratulations on this beauty :))) #7650562

ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Carrie! #7651460

Clyde Smith June 19, 2009
Congratulations on an amazing Finalist Carrie! #7651790

Pat Gamwell June 19, 2009
No surprise here! Awesome finalist, Carrie! #7652335

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2009
Beautiful Carrie! Congratulations on your finalist! #7652825

Eugenio Diaz June 19, 2009
Huge Congratulations on this STUNNING finalist! AMAZING work and well done. #7653179

Kim Kleinschmidt June 19, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Carrie! #7653240

Betsy Labuschagne June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist Carrie!! #7653372

Carrie M. Groseclose June 19, 2009
Thank you SO much everyone! I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment!! #7653480

Nancyj E. Hovey June 20, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving FINALIST. 8o) #7655457

M.Christine Duncan June 20, 2009
wow... incredible light captured here!!! congrats on this superb finalist! #7655939

Usman M. Bajwa June 20, 2009
Wonderful landscape image, Carrie. CONGRATS on the Finalist Award!!
Usman. #7659413

Liz blahh June 20, 2009
Congrats on this beautiful image! #7659513

Carrie M. Groseclose June 20, 2009
Thank you so much NancyJ, Christine, Usman, and Liz! #7659537

Daniella Puente June 22, 2009
I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Big congrats on this fabulous winner :))))) #7665433

Katherine Kuhn June 22, 2009
Congratulations on this pristine winner! #7665530

Jessica Jenney June 22, 2009
Congratulations, Carrie on your beautiful win! #7666238

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 22, 2009
Congratulations on your win!!!! Beautiful Carrie! #7666855

Carrie M. Groseclose June 22, 2009
THANK YOU so much Daniella, Katherine, Jessica, and Donna! I am so excited - this is my first Gold, YAY!!! #7666869

ROLAN NARMAN June 22, 2009
Huge congratulations on your gorgeous winner Carrie! #7667253

Betsy Labuschagne June 23, 2009
Congratulations Carrie on your superb Winner!!! #7668435

Cathy Barrows June 23, 2009
Congrats on your win...fantastic...i would be late getting home everyday if I had to pass this #7669283

Kim Kleinschmidt June 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on your winner Carrie!
This is outstanding! #7669697

Nancyj E. Hovey June 23, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your WINNER...8o) #7669767

Usman M. Bajwa June 23, 2009
CONGRATS on the Second Place Win, Carrie!!
Usman. #7670507

David M. Montero June 23, 2009
Absolutely beautiful Carrie. Congratulations!!! #7671237

Joao Martinho June 24, 2009
Minimal and beautiful! Great winner #7673128

Alfonso Garcia June 25, 2009
Congratuletions !
Alfonso #7676585

Mary Beth Aiello June 26, 2009
Carrie -- Outstanding. Huge congrats on this well deserved win. #7680047

Carrie M. Groseclose June 26, 2009
Thank you so much Rolan, Betsy, Cathy, Kim, NancyJ,
Usman, Dave, Joao, Alfonso, and Mary Beth! I truly appreciate your kind comments!! #7680916

Mitch Spence June 28, 2009
Carrie, congratulations on this gorgeous winner. #7686762

Lydia Williams June 29, 2009
WOW! Congratulations Carrie..so crisp and clean looking! Great shot! #7689852

Dominick M. Dimacale August 19, 2009
Congratulations Carrie on your Win!!!

Dominick #7866671

Carrie M. Groseclose August 19, 2009
Thank you so much Mitch, Lydia, and Dominick! #7870529

Betsy Labuschagne August 19, 2009
Congratulations on your amazing winner Carrie!!! #7870587

Kelly S. Cavanaugh August 22, 2009
How could I miss this one! Instant fav for me! Amazing scenery and fantastic colors and composition, Carrie! Congratulations! #7878266

Carrie M. Groseclose August 22, 2009
Thank you so much Betsy and Kelly!! #7879153

Songbird Cline October 08, 2009
stunning!! We saw this in the summer.. my son lives in Chugiak and we were in Palmer all the time! What a gorgeous area ! #8019280

Jean Lechleiter November 01, 2009
Wow this is fantastic scenery, superbly captured! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #8094945

Jeffrey Bergman November 20, 2009
You live in such a beautiful place...have any room for a neighbor? #8147337

Shelly A. Van Camp February 22, 2010
Wow, this is beautiful! My hubby is in the US Army....been over 20 now! He loves it!! Thanks for the nice comments!! #8407799

Iris Greenwell August 08, 2010
beautiful! #8814054

Terry Cervi March 09, 2016
Stunning, Carrie!! #11444706

Stan Kwasniowski April 09, 2016
Carrie, love this, you deserve to be a winner #11459035

Carrie M. Groseclose April 09, 2016
Thank you, Stan. You are too sweet! #11459038

Lydia Williams April 09, 2016
So glad to see this as an All Time EP! Congratulations Carrie! #11459140

James Kooper April 11, 2016
As like everyone has responded. Its just beautiful. #11459647

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