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Summer Celebration


 

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Summer Celebration
Summer Celebration
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My niece Valerie and her husband host so many wonderful parties throughout the year. Last August was a great example, celebrating both a birthday and Life in general. I used the star filter in my camera to "brighten" the shot.

Mary K. Robison

 

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Summer Celebration
Summer Celebration
Taken few years back on board a Cruise ship, our son is among the other kids having fun in the water.

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Summer Celebration
At a beach in Goa.

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Wonderful capture, Mary! I am glad to see you posting again!


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July 08, 2015

 

Jeff Sielski
  Great capture Mary K! Welcome back!


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July 08, 2015

 

Gord MacEachern
  Sure looks like you captured a festive moment Mary, good to see your post!!


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July 08, 2015

 
robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson

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  Fantastic MT entry Mary - Good to see you back!


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July 08, 2015

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thanks for your friendly comments, Barbara, Jeff S., Gord, and Jeff. It's good to BE back!!


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July 08, 2015

 
countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson

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  Wonderful MT capture, Mary. Hope you are feeling better.


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July 08, 2015

 
- Ann Lyssenko

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  Intimate story image Mary that draws me into the image becoming the gal in the foreground and watching with her. Well Done! Ann


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July 08, 2015

 

John Connolly
  Nice in camera work Mary! An excellent theme image for this month!


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July 08, 2015

 
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  Welcome back, Mary!! So glad you're doing better! This is a fantastic shot!!


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July 08, 2015

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thanks very much for taking time to comment, Tammy, Ann, John, and Terry. I appreciate your supportive feedback!


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July 09, 2015

 

Tiia Vissak
  a cool image!


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July 09, 2015

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  Ohhh, I like this SO much, Mary.
Your perspective is SUPERB and the whole scene is so appealing: Children playing and having fun around the pool, Dad supervising and Mom bringing cake.
I assume this is a BD-party.
Summer Celebration is a perfect title for this beautiful image. This really is celebrating Summer in the best way.
I also love the lines here illustrating sun rays and a very sunny day.
Fav'd!!!


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July 09, 2015

 
- Marilyn K. Lincecum

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  Wonderful an fun image. Perfect for the MT. I like the star effect.


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July 09, 2015

 

frank w. degenhardt
  What a fun and beautiful look at this celebration of a birthday and life this is. Colorful, so clear, and I just love that star filter look that makes it sparkle. Take care my friend.


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July 10, 2015

 

Ujjwal Mukherjee
  A beautiful take on the MT,Mary!! Delightful capture!!


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July 10, 2015

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  I just checked my mail box here at home and the invitation with directions hasn't arrived yet. I assume you will keep this wonderful Birthday/Summer and Life celebration going until we all get there? You know how we BPers are. We leave the front porch light on for each other!!! :D What a fun image. This one will surely make the judges smile. I did, us!
-Pom Tree at your Party :)))
KEEP RESTING, Okay?


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July 10, 2015

 

Nadia Paul
  Beautifully done Mary - a wonderful theme entry!


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July 11, 2015

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thank you very much, all who've commented on this. I'm running out of steam at 3 AM (the aftermath of pneumonia, hospital, etc.), so I hope you understand that I'll be back tomorrow night to comment on your photos.


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July 12, 2015

 
- Teresa Burnett

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  Love the treatment, Mary!! A wonderful fun filled image!!


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July 12, 2015

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  OHBOY OHBOY
Huuge congratulations on your first place gold win, Mary.
I am SO happy for you and the gold badge is so well deserved.
I loved it from the start and I love it still. It's simply brilliant and how wonderful it is that BP sees this too :)


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September 01, 2015

 
- Gail Sullivan

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  Mary...this is wonderful...big congrats!


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September 01, 2015

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  P.S. Don't you even dare comment on any of my images, Mary.
You just get well and enjoy your winner!


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September 01, 2015

 
countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson

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  Congrats on your wonderful Winner, Mary. Hope you are feeling better.


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September 01, 2015

 
emile-abbott-photography.com - Emile Abbott

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  Congrats on your first place winner Mary. Hopefully you are beginning to recover from the pneumonia


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September 01, 2015

 
- Kathy Salerni

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  Big congrats on your First Place Winner, Mary!


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September 01, 2015

 
- Bojan Bencic

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  Congratulations on your sparkling win, Mary!


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September 01, 2015

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  MARY- If this FIRST PLACE WIN doesn't inspire your body to GET WELL and come back to us, I do not know what will. This is so exciting. Please keep getting better and come home to us all soon and here's to your FIRST PLACE WIN!!! What a great send off to our summer. Honoring YOU! I'm with Kiki. Don't worry about responding. Just take in the glory because you deserve it. We all know you'd visit us back if you could. Just rest and get well. Okay? This is so exciting! Sending love and prayers up and around! -Laura :)


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September 01, 2015

 

frank w. degenhardt
  I miss you girl. Hope you are getting better. Pray for you. Congratulations on this most beautiful First Place Win my friend.


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September 01, 2015

 

Marijana Fajgl
  Big congratulations on your well deserved winner, Mary!


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September 01, 2015

 
- Lindley Johnson

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  Big congratulations on your wonderful First Place Winner, Mary - hope you're feeling better!


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September 01, 2015

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  Congrats on the Gold, Mary. WTG.


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September 01, 2015

 

Ellen Hodges
  Huge Congrats on a fabulous First Place winner, Mary! Soooo glad that you are feeling better. Rest up girl!!


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September 01, 2015

 

Mary K. Robison
  From Mary, as written by her husband:
I'm so thrilled that my photo, "Summer Celebration", was awarded First Place. I didn't even know it had made Finalist! My current hospital stay just got much easier.
I deeply appreciate all the support and good thoughts from my fellow photographers. And a special thank you to the judges for the award.
I hope everybody is as happy as I am today!


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September 01, 2015

 

Nadia Paul
  So sorry to hear you are in hospital again Mary - I hope this wonderful winner will cheer you up my friend - congrats!


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September 02, 2015

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  Big congrats for your 1st Place Winner Mary, very well deserved!!


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September 02, 2015

 
- Teresa Burnett

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  Oh Mary, I'm so happy to see this one wearing a First Place Gold badge!! Huge Congratulations my friend!! Hope this will cheer you up, and pray you will be feeling much better and be home very soon!!!


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September 02, 2015

 
- Ann Lyssenko

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  Super Win Mary! Congratulations! Ann


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September 02, 2015

 
- Marilyn K. Lincecum

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  Beautiful !! Congratulations Mary on your First Place win.


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September 03, 2015

 

Ujjwal Mukherjee
  Huge congratulations on your Super First place Winner,Mary!!


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September 13, 2015

 
- Lydia Williams

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  Congrats, Mary! Perfect !


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October 01, 2015

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  Hope September being here will begin a new month feeling much better Mary, you are part of the BP Family!! Prayers are being lifted! Q!


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October 01, 2015

 
- Amanda D. Austwick

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  Congratulations on your MT Gold. I heard you are out of the hospital! What great news!


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October 01, 2015

 

John Connolly
  Congratulations on your gold win Mary! Well done!


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October 01, 2015

 
- Nancy L. Green

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  CONGRATULATIONS Mary on this wonderful story telling image, VERY well deserved!! <><


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October 18, 2015

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thanks very much to everyone for your comments and Congrats! Much appreciated!


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October 19, 2015

 

Chris Ebben
  I'll my Congratulations to the list. Well done. Isn't it good to see families all getting along & having fun. A great scene=^..^=


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October 27, 2015

 

Mary K. Robison
  You're so right, Chris. It's so much fun, especially in the company of my niece and her family! Such lovely people!


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October 28, 2015

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  HOW EXCITING! I FOUND ONE! Look Mary! The extra Badge is there! Isn't this fun!? Happy 20th Anniversary to BP and for this great honor of making the first round of the cream of the huge crop! I'll be back later to look for more. Must sleep now. 4:30 a.m.!! From one owl to the other! xo


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March 11, 2016

 
- Lydia Williams

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  I too love the added gold badge here Mary. Congratulations!


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March 11, 2016

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thanks so much for letting me know about this, Pom. Thank you, too, Lydia.
And a big THANK YOU to Jim and the bp staff for adding an All-Time Gold EP badge to this. I really appreciate it because of the special people in the shot. Can't wait to show them just how special they are!!


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March 11, 2016

 

Avril Young
  wow!! huge congrats...love her hat too ;-) stunning photography Mary..


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March 13, 2016

 
- Reynaldo D. Reyes

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  So happy for you Mary, Wonderful gold emblems on top of one another. It's an All Time Favorite indeed!


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March 13, 2016

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  Huuge congratulations on all 5 of your most wonderful images to make it to All Time EP. A great achievement I think. And I'm so glad to see it, Mary.


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March 15, 2016

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thanks very much, Avril, Rey, and Kiki. I appreciate your kind comments.


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March 17, 2016

 

Nadia Paul
  Congrats on another wonderful ATEP Mary!


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April 08, 2016

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  I remember this well, Mary. Congrats on the AT-EP!!!


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July 19, 2016

 

Mary K. Robison
  Thanks very much, MY friend!


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July 21, 2016

 
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