4/24/2007 5:24:49 PM

Congrats Inge on this excellent Finalist! Jeff

4/24/2007 6:16:17 PM

Congratulations on your finalist Inge...

4/24/2007 7:21:46 PM

Dynamic!! Huge Congratulations on this Winner, Inge!

4/24/2007 11:17:27 PM

Outstanding!!

4/25/2007 5:32:05 AM

Superb, Inge! Congratulations!

4/25/2007 9:21:23 AM

This is a winner all the way! Congratulations Inge - I'm sure we will see gold here!!

4/25/2007 3:25:47 PM

This is wonderful, Inge! I love the light on the soft waves of the dunes. Congratulations on your finalist!

4/25/2007 4:47:20 PM

Thanks all of you, I'm honored!

4/25/2007 6:31:25 PM

Great shot, congrats!

4/25/2007 6:38:32 PM

Superlative image Inge...congrats

4/25/2007 8:32:46 PM

Whoa!! Huge Congratulations on this well deserving First Place Winner, Inge!!

4/25/2007 9:00:58 PM

Oh silly me…I mean to say GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!

4/25/2007 9:03:09 PM

Inge, excellent colors, detail, textures, patterns, lighting and DOF; big congratulations on your Grand Prize Win!

4/25/2007 9:05:09 PM

Wow, what an honor! Thanks all of you.

4/25/2007 9:08:37 PM

Well there you go.....big big congrats Inge... fantastic result...

4/25/2007 9:09:42 PM

A stunning image with the texture, light, patterns and perspective Inge. Congratulations on this awesome Grand Prize Winner!

4/25/2007 9:25:46 PM

Awesome textures, lighting and design. A great grand prize winning image, congratulations!!!

4/25/2007 9:58:54 PM

Many congratulations Inge on your beautiful Grand Prize Winner, a well deserved gold badge!

4/25/2007 10:06:42 PM

CONGRATS ON THIS WONDERFUL PHOTO AND YOUR GRAND PRIZE WELL DESERVED...RON...

4/26/2007 2:29:20 AM

Big congrats for well deserving First Place Winner

4/26/2007 2:48:17 AM

Congratulations to you on your Grand Prize Win, Inge!!!

4/26/2007 2:58:00 AM

Varma gratulationer till denna fantastiska bild och Grand Prize!!!

4/26/2007 3:06:06 AM

Wow! Congratulations on this amazing winner, Inge!

4/26/2007 3:17:19 AM

Congratulations on this stunning Grand Prize Win, Inge!

4/26/2007 3:31:05 AM

Congrats Inge on this fabulous Grand Prize winning image

4/26/2007 3:42:43 AM

Congratulations - very nice work!!

4/26/2007 4:05:01 AM

4/26/2007 4:20:21 AM

Congratulations! Very excellant shot!
Pat

4/26/2007 4:41:32 AM

Stunning image; congrats on your huge win, Inge!
kk

4/26/2007 4:46:21 AM

Well deserved Grand Prize winner!

4/26/2007 4:47:56 AM

Awesome image, Inge! BIG congrats on this stunning win!!! Well deserved!

4/26/2007 4:55:12 AM

Many congratulations for well deserving First Place Winner!!!

4/26/2007 5:18:05 AM

Inge, congratulations on this beautiful win. Well done. Bill

4/26/2007 6:13:31 AM

Congratulations on this Great Grand Prize Win, Inge...

4/26/2007 6:20:31 AM

Big congratulations Inge..beautiful Grand Prize!!

4/26/2007 6:21:39 AM

Congradulations Inge, way to go....

4/26/2007 8:11:52 AM

CONGRATULATIONS on your Grand Prize Winner!

4/26/2007 8:23:33 AM

Congratulations on this beautiful Grand Prize Winner Inge!!

4/26/2007 8:43:07 AM

Big congratulations on the Grand Prize win! I'm kinda new to this site and plan to participate more in the near future.

4/26/2007 9:38:18 AM

Such a stunning image! CONGRATS Inge!

4/26/2007 10:05:57 AM

Big congrats Inge on your grand prize winner.

4/26/2007 11:13:53 AM

Thanks again, all of you! As I said, I am very honored.

I just came back from a 12-day raft trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, so you will soon be seeing a bunch of new images from there.

Cheers, Inge

4/26/2007 11:18:30 AM

CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!

4/26/2007 11:55:17 AM

AWESOME Inge! Huge congratulations on this wonderful Grand Prize Winner!

4/26/2007 12:13:21 PM

Big congratulations on this fantastic Grand Prize Winner, Inge!

4/26/2007 3:20:18 PM

Congratulations Inge on your fantastic grand prize winner.

4/26/2007 5:43:57 PM

BIG congratulations on your very beautiful and mostdeserving Grand Prize win, Inge!

4/26/2007 6:37:27 PM

Many congratulations on your Grand Prize Win with this stunning image, Inge!
Monika

4/27/2007 7:14:48 AM

A very striking Grand Prize win, Inge! Congratulations!

4/27/2007 10:22:33 AM

Magnificent work, Inge! Congratulations on this much deserved grand prize winner!

Judyann <><

4/27/2007 1:24:18 PM

Inge, Congratulations on this fantastic Grand Prize Win. Stan

4/27/2007 8:01:58 PM

Congratulations to you Inge for this well deserved win...Dominick

4/28/2007 2:43:52 AM

A Little late, Inge ... but,a BIG Congrats for this terrific WIN ... Steve

4/28/2007 4:44:26 PM

inge
congratulations for this special honor for this very special image!!

4/29/2007 7:17:19 AM

This photo is a little small, the image looks a little over-sharpened (black halos), and it still doesn't look detailed, and I noticed that this only started getting comments after it was finalist, but congratulations on your well-deserved grand win anyway.

4/29/2007 6:28:17 PM

Huge CONGRATULATIONS, Inge!!!
A really cool image in an AMAZING gallery. --Lisa

4/29/2007 6:43:19 PM

Hi Ariel,

Not sure what you mean by "only started getting comments after it was finalist", I thought that pretty much goes for all images here? How else would anyone know it exists?

As far as the image quality displayed here, I am stumped when it comes to preparing jpegs from the original 5400 DPI scan from the Fuji Velvia 50 chrome. To me it is highly unpredictable how it ends up looking on the website. If you have any helpful hints I would be grateful.

Thanks!

4/29/2007 7:54:18 PM

I was just saying that for such a good grand prize winning picture, you'd think people would have noticed it a little earlier. That's all. It really is a nice image. But to make it look better in the web...

Using some image editing software (I recommend Helicon Filter Free), resize it to 480 pixels on the shorter end and then save it as a 100% jpeg. Then, open that picture and sharpen it to your liking, save it as a 100% jpeg again and upload it.

That would make your pictures reliably looking optimal! :) Keep up the excellent work, Inge!

Ariel

4/29/2007 9:16:18 PM

Very well deserved Grand Prize win!! Absolutely beautiful capture Inge!

4/30/2007 3:42:05 PM

Awesome capture and well deserved winner!

5/1/2007 8:35:31 AM

Congrats on your
grand prize!:]:]:}

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