4/7/2007 2:43:57 AM

John this is gorgeous!

4/7/2007 7:08:52 AM

Beautiful scenery and effects, John!

4/7/2007 7:56:01 AM

Incredible shot!

4/7/2007 7:56:04 AM

Very beautiful John, this makes me wanting to go back now...Dominick

4/7/2007 8:03:14 AM

Wonderful shot John !! I'm going there end may and I really hope I can bring back some beautiful shots like this one :o)

4/9/2007 3:07:18 PM

John, I love the softness to this gorgeous image. Awesome details.

4/11/2007 1:12:18 PM

This is gorgeous, John! I love the colors, and the softness of the boats in the foreground. I saw this in the C&C thread and wanted to let you know how much I like it. My fingers are crossed for you for the contest!

5/20/2007 11:45:39 AM

Like Colleen I saw this in the C&C thread, John, and came over to see it in your gallery. It is just lovely. For me, there is no more beautiful color combination than the mauve pinks and greyed aquas you have here. I think your choices in terms of softness and sharpness are interesting. The lightposts on either side in the foreground and the skyline on the horizon are all crisp but the center foreground is softly blurred. It's just the opposite of what people usually do and I'm quite liking it. Good luck--it's easy to see why this is a favorite of yours.

5/20/2007 8:54:05 PM

Big congrats on your finalist John !!! Next week I will be there in Venice ...yeahh :O)

5/23/2007 3:32:07 PM

Congratulations, John. This is so beautiful. Good luck in the next round.

5/23/2007 4:03:28 PM

Stunning!!!

5/23/2007 9:11:21 PM

Just beautiful! Good luck in the next round!

5/23/2007 10:49:16 PM

This is gorgeous!! A winner for sure. Your gallery of work is awesome too.

Erica

5/24/2007 7:55:29 AM

Congratulations Jonh!! I'm not surprised to see this as a winner at all. In fact, I expected it.

Erica

5/24/2007 8:38:40 PM

Congratulations on this gorgeous win, John!

5/24/2007 8:51:30 PM

Congratulations, John!!

5/24/2007 8:52:00 PM

Oh, yeah! And a first place,yet. Congratulations, John. So glad to see this again. The palette is superb.

5/24/2007 8:53:49 PM

YIhaaaa !!! Big Big congrats John !! This is what I call a so well deserved 1st place win :O) ( and a big inspiration to get up early next week ;o))

5/24/2007 9:10:30 PM

Congrats on your first place win John! This is just so beautiful!

5/24/2007 10:57:03 PM

Congratulations John on your First Place win...Dominick

5/25/2007 1:00:55 AM

Outstanding work, congratulations on your awesome win!

5/25/2007 3:13:08 AM

Congratulations on your First Place Win. Awesome work!

5/25/2007 5:26:00 AM

John,Congratulations on your beautiful first place winner.

5/25/2007 6:07:09 AM

Thank you all for your very kind comments. I had hoped this picture would make a finalist and am thrilled with a first place.

5/25/2007 7:19:00 AM

Congratulations, John, on getting a *very* well-deserved FIRST PLACE WIN for your favorite April photo!

5/25/2007 9:02:36 AM

Totally gorgeous John! Congrats!

5/25/2007 11:32:44 AM

CONGRATULATIONS JOHN ON YOUR VERY BIG WIN!! EXCELLNT IMAGE!

~Jeana~

5/25/2007 11:53:04 AM

gorgeous image John, congrats on your first place win!!

5/25/2007 6:08:46 PM

John, great colors and lighting; BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your FIRST PLACE WIN!

5/25/2007 9:32:19 PM

Congratulations John! Excellant use of shutter speed! It'a work of art!
Pat

5/26/2007 2:37:45 AM

Congratulations John! beautiful picture, great win:)

5/26/2007 2:54:04 AM

Breathtaking image and great effects used. Congrats on your win John!

5/26/2007 3:45:23 AM

Beautiful colors and composition, John! Huge congratulations on your very well-deserved First Place Win!

5/26/2007 9:50:31 AM

Thank you all very much for your very nice comments

5/26/2007 11:58:18 AM

An exceptional First Place win, John! Congratulations!

5/28/2007 8:10:24 PM

Very nice work, John! Congrats on the win. The blurred boats really work for this image, I think.

5/29/2007 2:32:29 PM

Congratulations on your WIN. Beautiful picture. Excellent work!

6/1/2007 8:37:54 PM

Congratulations, what an Outstanding shot

6/4/2007 3:24:27 AM

Everything about this image is wonderful. I can't pick one thing!!!
Congratulations! Also, how are the boats out of focus but the poles in focus????? I don't know how you did that! Thanks lorri

6/5/2007 7:08:59 PM

Thank you Lori. The boats are out of focus as I used a 30 second exposure. The camera was set on a tripod. The boats were gently lapping in the water and therefor appeared blurred on the long exposure. This technique works best when yo have a moving object alongside a static object.

6/6/2007 12:22:10 AM

Late congrats on this well deserved win John!

Norm

12/24/2007 7:28:59 AM