4/3/2004 3:45:46 AM

I just love the stuff you are doing with PS lately, Joy! You have great vision, and the results have been awesome. :)

4/3/2004 3:54:55 AM

WAY cool!!!

4/3/2004 3:59:27 AM

Just incredible, Joy! How are you learning all of this stuff? Taking a class?

4/3/2004 4:01:21 AM

Thank you sooo much, Kathleen, Jan, and Carolyn!

No classes, Carolyn - just "experimenting" and loving it! Trial and error (lots of error!) and checking out all those funny little icons in PS!

4/3/2004 4:05:44 AM

Wow, Joy!! This is excellent!!

4/3/2004 4:10:41 AM

I want to live in this house! What a lot of work you put into this fantastic piece!

4/3/2004 4:17:55 AM

Joy, this is terrific. I love everything about this. The PS effects are stunning and magnificent. Your experiments are going very well. But there is a lot to learnn, isn't there. Well we all just keep on, keeping on. Extremely well done, my dear friend, I'm happy for you - Allan

4/3/2004 4:18:38 AM

great image Joy!

4/3/2004 4:58:25 AM

Fun, eyecatching image Joy, well done.

4/3/2004 5:02:51 AM

Very creative and wonderful colors!!

4/3/2004 5:17:59 AM

This is really fun! I love it!!

4/3/2004 5:20:36 AM

awesome Joy! very clever and artistic....

4/3/2004 5:25:11 AM

OMG...what a difference from the original photo. Your trial and error experimenting is paying off in a BIG way! Very NICE Joy!

4/3/2004 6:01:45 AM

Wonderful Joy! Great colors, looks like you're having a lot of fun in PS!

4/3/2004 6:07:35 AM

Bright what colors great effects Joy

4/3/2004 6:15:37 AM

Nice Creation Joy The Colors Look Great!

4/3/2004 6:17:44 AM

AWESOME work JOy!!!!! Stepping out of your box is a lot of fun!!!!!!

4/3/2004 6:22:19 AM

This is just terrific, Joy. Your color selection is wonderful and the sun just really does it for me!! Great PS work.
Judy

4/3/2004 6:25:08 AM

Excellent work and image Joy!! Love what you did to it!!

4/3/2004 6:34:42 AM

Joy - this is so great! Love the colors and everything you did with it!!

4/3/2004 6:42:28 AM

Great title and image Joy! These bright pop-art works are terrific and so much fun to view! You've really found a niche for these stunning images and I can't wait to see the next one :0)

4/3/2004 6:54:55 AM

Wow this is wonderful!!!!

4/3/2004 7:03:13 AM

You are really good at this Joy! Love these graphic images you do!

4/3/2004 7:05:52 AM

WOW!!! what a Kalidascope of colors..very nicely done Joy..keep up the good work..Gary O

4/3/2004 7:29:54 AM

Wow Joy! Fantastic work!

4/3/2004 8:00:33 AM

Now this is extreme; I love it!!!!

4/3/2004 8:17:32 AM

That is an extreme makeover! Great colors. Terrific work. I love it!

4/3/2004 8:24:58 AM

Extreme Makeover...Home Edition.
Nice work!

4/3/2004 8:38:41 AM

WOW - thank you ALL, very, very much! I really do love doing these and I'm so glad you all like it!

4/3/2004 11:48:57 AM

This definitely has the WOW factor! Trial and error, huh? You put us to shame, Joy! You're amazing. This is outstanding! I certainly hope we see it again, and I think we will! :-)

4/3/2004 12:31:42 PM

Wow, amazing color!!! wow, does this one stand out!

4/3/2004 6:51:47 PM

Nicely Done Joy Great Photo.

4/3/2004 10:08:05 PM

WOW.... Great work, Joy! Love it!

4/4/2004 12:07:32 AM

Many, many thanks, Patricia, Susan, Rick and Evy!

4/4/2004 4:14:43 AM

WOW! What a great image, Joy! Very impressive PS work!

4/4/2004 6:18:39 AM

nicely done Joy :-)

4/4/2004 4:05:56 PM

great effects, you sure painted the town...

4/5/2004 3:18:55 AM

Hi Joy,

Cool pic. Since we are featuring this in our Digital Darkroom newsletter, can you please describe what you did to create this effect? Thanks,

4/20/2004 7:42:57 PM

This is lovely, Joy. I'm glad it's
being featured so I got to see it.
It evokes a lot of feelings, all of
them pleasant.

art

4/20/2004 9:59:40 PM

And now the word from Joy! (in response to Jim's question):

Hi Jim - that's great! Now...where do I begin??? First I cloned out the branches and wires. I isolated different parts of the building so I could color them different colors (I probably changed the colors many times 'til I got what I really liked). I also used poster edges to accentuate the lines. The sky and "sun" came from the gradient tool. Once I picked the color combination, I changed linear to radial to get the sun. I didn't want the sun in the middle so I started cloning it to the side, and "accidentally" also cloned part of the roof which turned out to be great. To balance it out, I cloned a small part of the roof on the right side. The procedure was quite tedious and time consuming but well worth the work. Glad you like it. Hope that all makes sense! Joy

Thanks, Joy, for providing the "story" behind the making of this photograph!
Kerry

4/21/2004 10:04:38 AM

Me too love your work here and the other similar you´ve been doing. Really amazing!!!!!!! Keep up this great creative work!
Cheers from Portugal, Su

4/21/2004 8:30:31 PM

Joy, wonderful work... Great JOB! Keep it up.

4/24/2004 7:09:50 AM

Congratulations on your hard work paying off with a finalist spot, Joy! Hope it goes even higher!

5/13/2004 4:36:33 PM

I knew this would be a winner, Joy! Congratulation's!!!!!!

5/13/2004 5:18:29 PM

Congratulations, Joy!!

5/13/2004 5:41:18 PM

Fun shot! Super cute idea and well done! Congratulations and Good Luck!

5/13/2004 5:56:32 PM

Congrats Joy!

5/13/2004 6:43:13 PM

Love it Joy! Congrats!!

5/13/2004 6:47:40 PM

Congrats Joy!!

5/13/2004 6:55:29 PM

Astounding editing work, Joy.
The end result is stunning!!
Congratulations and best of luck

bill

5/13/2004 7:25:16 PM

One of my FAVS and so creative Joy! Congrats!!

5/13/2004 8:01:50 PM

Congratulations, Joy!!!

5/13/2004 9:01:59 PM

This is so creative and well done! Happy to see it as a finalist.

5/14/2004 4:58:02 AM

Congrats again, Joy!!!

5/14/2004 5:01:00 AM

Congrats again, Joy!

5/14/2004 5:28:01 AM

Congrats again, Joy!

5/14/2004 5:28:09 AM

FANTASTIC, Joy. I knew I loved this, and it's a credit to you. Best of Luck!!!!!!

5/14/2004 5:59:29 AM

Congratulations Joy..Gary O

5/14/2004 6:10:05 AM

Congrats again Joy - knew this one would be here!!

5/14/2004 6:44:16 AM

congratulations! love the title!

5/14/2004 9:12:50 AM

Congrats, Joy!

5/14/2004 9:43:17 AM

Congratulations! -K

5/14/2004 11:53:06 AM

Joy, CONGRATS! I do love the colors in this...again great job!

5/14/2004 5:25:48 PM

A great fun image!!! Congratulations!!

5/14/2004 9:59:32 PM

Glad to see this one in the finalist Joy. It's wonderful.Congratulations!!

5/15/2004 5:21:24 PM

Congrats again Joy!!

5/19/2004 1:38:31 PM

Congrats again Joy! Your hard work really paid off!!

5/19/2004 1:44:06 PM

Congrats on this colorful winner, Joy!

5/19/2004 2:06:35 PM

Congrats on this colorful winner, Joy!

5/19/2004 2:06:36 PM

Congrats, Joy!

5/19/2004 2:09:42 PM

Should have been higher placed. Congrats!!!!!

5/19/2004 2:10:03 PM

Congratulations on your win(s) Joy! This one placed much higher in my contest :0)

5/19/2004 2:45:53 PM

Congrats again, Joy!

5/19/2004 2:48:11 PM

Awesome, Congratulations Joy !!

5/19/2004 3:04:17 PM

Congratulations, Joy!

5/19/2004 3:05:39 PM

Congratulations again Joy!!

5/19/2004 3:25:12 PM

Congrats again Joy - I'm happy for you! -K

5/19/2004 3:27:28 PM

Thank you ALL for your wonderful and supportive comments!!! I really appreciate them all!

5/19/2004 3:35:07 PM

Great Extreme Makeover "Home Edition" Joy! Those guys should hire you :-)
Cangratulations on your win, well deserved.

5/19/2004 3:46:59 PM

Congratulations on your second win in the April contest!!! Well deserved!!!!!

5/19/2004 4:08:31 PM

Funky!! Congratulations!!

Nancy
nance.c@poboxes.com
nacespace.com/photos

5/19/2004 4:15:16 PM

I love this...congratulations

5/19/2004 5:02:43 PM

Love the show and love the image. Another congrats to you Joy.

5/19/2004 5:07:41 PM

I knew this would win! Congrats! ~:0)

5/19/2004 5:15:17 PM

Congratulations again, Joy!! I love this!!

5/19/2004 5:34:31 PM

You artist you!! Your creativity in this image is outstanding! I would have picked it as winner too ! Nice going! Always nice to see your work, Joy.

5/19/2004 5:43:45 PM

Wow! Congratulations, Joy!

5/19/2004 5:45:08 PM

Congratulations on your electric entry!

5/19/2004 6:17:45 PM

Congratulations, Joy!

5/19/2004 6:28:25 PM

Glad to see this Up There, Joy! Congratulations on your win!

5/19/2004 8:52:45 PM

Many congratulations on your win, Joy! Well deserved! Love this image!

5/20/2004 12:07:10 AM

Excellent makeover, Joy. Congrats

5/20/2004 4:08:12 AM

And congratulations again, Joy. I just love this! I knew it would make it to the end.
Judy

5/20/2004 5:43:47 AM

Congrats on the win Joy!

5/20/2004 7:09:04 AM

Joy, congratulations, my friend. This is very well deserved. Very, very well done - Allan

5/20/2004 7:13:50 AM

Congrat's, Joy on your win!!!!! I knew this was a winner!!!!

5/20/2004 9:54:42 AM

Congrats Joy!!

5/20/2004 2:07:13 PM

Congratulations!!!

5/20/2004 2:26:48 PM

Very, very deserving of recognition.
Congratulations, Joy!!

bill

5/20/2004 6:39:26 PM

A well deserved win! Congratulations!!

5/20/2004 10:33:40 PM

Congratulations,Joy!

5/24/2004 7:55:00 AM