6/30/2007 1:50:55 PM

Very pretty parasol Susan ~ great comp and colour ~ happy theme day :)

6/30/2007 2:01:41 PM

Thanks so much Nikki and Susie!

For some reason the photo popped up with a different url and Emily & Amalia posted under that one.

Now that photo is gone so I am posting their comments here. Thank you Emily and Amalia :-)

Very strange!

Emily E. Bem: What an artistic image! Wonderful comp, tones and coloring! BEAUTIFUL!

Amalia Arriaga de Garcia: Beautiful composition and DOF Susan!, Amalia

6/30/2007 2:05:41 PM

ooooooweeee!! Here comes a winner, I say! Wonderful artistic quality to this image, as well as perfect effects. LOVE it!

6/30/2007 2:22:33 PM

Fantastic theme entry Susan!

6/30/2007 2:29:04 PM

Just for fun, here is the original photo before all the photoshop work.

6/30/2007 2:38:06 PM

Love your work here! Great theme entry!

6/30/2007 3:08:52 PM

Nice work on this one, Susan!!! Excellent everything!

6/30/2007 3:44:12 PM

love this shot

6/30/2007 4:33:26 PM

This is GORGEOUS!!!!!!

Happy Theme Day!!

6/30/2007 5:12:16 PM

I love your PS work on this! It's amazing what you can do to change a photo. Love the sepia tone with the selective coloring on the parasol. Nice composition. Well done!

6/30/2007 5:24:34 PM

Gorgeous picture - great work Susan! Happy theme day!

7/1/2007 3:04:36 AM

Simply lovely work!

7/1/2007 8:53:36 AM

Brillian Susan! Fantastic theme entry!

7/1/2007 9:54:15 AM

Thank you Les, Patrick, Joy, Kara, Cheryl, Katarina, John and Kate!

7/1/2007 11:29:50 AM

Beautiful.

7/1/2007 12:17:38 PM

Gorgeous image, Susan!!!

7/2/2007 8:48:18 AM

Thank you Roxanne and Marie!

7/3/2007 10:34:29 AM

Beautiful!!!

7/3/2007 10:48:38 AM

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! LOVE this SUsan!!!! and Congrats on the theme too!!!! Hope we see it with GOLD :0)

7/5/2007 3:43:06 PM

Thank you Sherri and Datha :-)

7/5/2007 6:27:19 PM

Many congrats Susan!

8/27/2007 12:20:38 PM

Big congrats on your wonderful finalist Susan :o)

8/27/2007 1:23:33 PM

Susan, this is a stunning finalist!! Congratulations!!

8/27/2007 2:25:10 PM

Well this was already a winner to us, Susan, and now the world knows :) Congratulations and good luck in the next round.

8/27/2007 4:27:20 PM

Congratulations Susan!!

8/27/2007 7:17:20 PM

I second Nikki! Congratulations!

8/28/2007 1:34:41 PM

GORGEOUS!! Congratulations!! :0)

8/28/2007 7:28:23 PM

BP must have been reading this discussion, Susan--now it's official: a second place win! Congratulations again.

8/29/2007 8:37:39 AM

congrats on this lovely winner!

8/29/2007 8:45:37 AM

Way to go on your second second... :-)

Bob

8/29/2007 8:59:15 AM

Party time!!! = Congratulations on this well deserved WINNER!

TWO GOLDS

8/29/2007 9:27:06 AM

I loved it from the time I first saw it. Now it's golden! Congrats.

8/29/2007 9:30:46 AM

Congratulations again, Susan!

8/29/2007 9:42:52 AM

Congratulations Susan on your Gold for this photo. :O)

8/29/2007 9:46:30 AM

Beautiful! Congrats again, Susan!

8/29/2007 10:14:53 AM

Congratulations Susan!

8/29/2007 10:26:23 AM

Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Susan! :)

8/29/2007 10:28:29 AM

Another round of congratulations, Susan!!

8/29/2007 10:48:22 AM

Fantastic capture and editing, Susan!!! Congratulations again on your double wins!

8/29/2007 11:47:59 AM

Congrats Susan on two Terrific and well deserved winners, I just love them both.

8/29/2007 1:16:05 PM

Congratulations on your second place winner.

8/29/2007 2:00:56 PM

Another IMPRESSIVE and perfect image winner! what a beauty I'm glad to see this one :))))

8/29/2007 2:12:55 PM

Thank you Daniella, Kay, Susan, Sharon, Chris, Jenny, Michelle, Colleen, Doc, Jessica, John, Les, Bob, Jennifer, Nikki, Melissa, Jayme, Sylvia, nnd Susie :-)

Hope I didn't miss anyone

8/29/2007 2:19:05 PM

Congratulations Susan WTG!

8/29/2007 3:28:03 PM

Oh, I remember this wonderful photo, WTG! Congratulations on a well deserved win!

8/29/2007 3:31:52 PM

Well deserved WIN. Congratulations Susan!

8/29/2007 4:02:56 PM

This is one of those stop you in your tracks photos! Stunning to say the least. Great work on this Susan and Congratulations on the Win!

8/29/2007 5:31:33 PM

Thank you Kate, Cheryl, RC and Steven :-)

8/29/2007 5:37:27 PM

Congrats Susan!!!

8/29/2007 5:38:27 PM

WTG ! Another Big congrats Susan :O)

8/29/2007 9:55:58 PM

Such a well deserved win Susan - my warmest congratulations!

8/29/2007 11:30:00 PM

Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Susan!

8/30/2007 2:40:47 AM

What a win! Congrats on this wonderful image!!!

8/30/2007 4:35:31 AM

Thank you Jillian, Sylvia, Katarina, Wally and Autum :-)

8/30/2007 9:29:47 AM

Wow, outstanding image, Susan, congratulations!
-Debby

8/31/2007 4:48:59 PM

Ron, great composition and effects; big congratulations on your Second Place Win!

8/31/2007 9:59:58 PM

WOW! this is gorgeous, CONGRATS Susan!

9/2/2007 6:35:58 PM

Thank you Debby, Janine and Joan :-)

9/2/2007 7:48:55 PM

awesome composition and great treatment...congrats!

9/5/2007 10:05:33 PM

Wow! I just love this one, Susan!!! Wonderful editing and comp. I have a Japanese parasol that I've been wanting to use. This is just a great way to show off the design on it.

5/5/2008 9:33:11 AM