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1/160 f.8 ISO 320. Lots of PS work. This image won Best in Show in the amateur photography division at the Tri State Fair in Amarillo Texas, Sept. 2007.

Sherry Karr Adkins

 
 
 

Jarrod W. Reque
 

I rarely would ever say this. But this is the best photo I have ever seen in my life. You are an amazing photographer


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July 05, 2007

 

Rachel McKinnie
  Very cool, Sherry!


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July 05, 2007

 

Vickie Skellenger
  Your work paid off. Great shot with great effects!


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July 05, 2007

 

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  Outstanding effects!!!


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July 06, 2007

 
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  Jarrod, Rachel, Vickie and Barbara, thank you for the nice comments on this image.
Jarrod, I'm glad you like this. Your compliment made my day! That is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said. Thank you so much!


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July 06, 2007

 

Jim A. Carlson
  Very nice work..I love it.


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July 07, 2007

 
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  Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your nice comments.


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July 07, 2007

 
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  Great composition and creative effects, Sherry!


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July 08, 2007

 
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  Thank you, Arnie.


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July 08, 2007

 

Sharon Day
  Beautiful image, Sherry!!!!


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September 14, 2007

 
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  Thank you Sharon. I love this old car. It has been left abandoned in a field in New Mexico.


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September 14, 2007

 

Melissa Malisia
  Sherry, love your work. Congrats on your Best in Show!!! Awesome photo!


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September 17, 2007

 
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  Thank you Melissa.


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September 17, 2007

 

Sue L. Cullumber
  Sherry - very cool shot! Love the red on this IR shot!


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October 10, 2007

 
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  Thank you Sue for the nice comment. Believe it or not, this is not an IR image. I did this in Photoshop. What is so frustrating is that I didn't jot down my steps, so I can't really tell you how I did it. I have tried to duplicate the steps, but have not quite figured it out. I did this just playing around. I usually write down my steps, but this time I didn't. The History pallette didn't help, either, too many steps.


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October 10, 2007

 

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  Excellent! Absolutely excellent!


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October 11, 2007

 

Aggie Villanueva
  Sherry, this is superb. I can think of no other word for it. It really was worth all the work. To remember my steps in PS I use the "note" tool on the the tool pallette. It's perfect for never losing the notes. And it disappears automatically when you save to jpeg. Great work here.


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October 12, 2007

 
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  Thank you Reginald and Aggie. Thanks Aggie for the suggestion about the notes. My problem is that I ususally have 4 to 5 variations of the image open and play around with them until I come up with the version I like. Most of the time I remember what I did without jotting down the steps. I wish there was a way to save the history pallette and the notes when saved as a jpeg or duplicating the image.


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October 12, 2007

 

Aggie Villanueva
  I know what you mean. I use a lot of diff versions too. I don't know about the history palatte but the notes are permanently part of your file until you convert from the tiff or PSD file over to jpg. But the extraneous information is automatically deletled in the jpeg. I just go back to my original versions anytime to see what step I took to acheive a certain look. It's a great PS tool. Hope that helps.


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October 12, 2007

 
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  Thanks Aggie. I'll give it a try.


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October 12, 2007

 
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member since: 7/18/2006 Wonderful SC photograph, Sherry! Beautiful colors and framing!

11/17/2007 10:16:00 PM

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Thank you Susan.

11/17/2007 10:42:47 PM

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Great selective color here, Sherry--it's really very eye-catching. I can see why you like it and I do hope we see it again soon. Good luck.

11/21/2007 9:18:37 PM

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Thank you Nikki. Of all my images, this is one of my favorites.

11/21/2007 11:44:09 PM

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November 23, 2007

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Super creative work!! Congratulations on your finalist win!


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November 26, 2007

 

Jennifer L. Alder
  Congrats on this awesome finalist, Sherry! :)


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November 26, 2007

 
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  Thank you Donna and Jennifer.


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November 26, 2007

 

Gregory Allen Collins
  Congratulations Sherry!


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November 27, 2007

 

Nadya Johnson
  Awesome! Congratulations Sherry, on your stunning finalist!


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November 27, 2007

 

Aggie Villanueva
  A great big Congrats for you finalist. You deserve it!


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November 27, 2007

 

Corinne M. Thompson
  Lots of work with wonderful results...Congrats on your Finalist!


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November 27, 2007

 
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  Thank you Greg, Nadya, Aggie and Corinne.


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November 27, 2007

 
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  Very cool! Congratulations!


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November 27, 2007

 
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  Really great that your favorite came in, Sherry. This is smashing. Congratulations and good luck in the next round.


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November 27, 2007

 

Cesar J. La Rosa
  WOW!!! Wonderful work, Sherry!!!
Congratulations!!!
Cesar


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November 27, 2007

 
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  Chris, Nikki and Cesar, thank you for the nice comments. I really appreciate them.


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November 27, 2007

 
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  Congratulations on your FINALIST win!
A well deserved award for a very fine photograph.
I don’t like to comment until the winners are posted because I always have high hopes for your member’s entries. I expect them all the get the GOLD!
Les


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November 28, 2007

 
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  Thank you Les. YOU did good bringing in the Gold! Way to go!


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November 28, 2007

 

Carol Teal
  I don't know how I missed commenting on this when you first entered it. I know I saw it. Anyway, I love the bright red against all the white. Beautiful job Sherry and a HUGE congrats!


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November 30, 2007

 

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  Such an amazing photo that can be summed up in one word....Wow! I'm self taught and still learning, but if my photos would turn out half as good as the ones in your gallery, I would be very happy. I will definately check your gallery from time to time for more post.


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November 30, 2007

 
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  Thank you Kyle for the really nice comment. I was self-taught before I decided to further my education. My best advise is to shoot, shoot, shoot. It also helps to study other photogs. and this site has some really good ones.


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December 02, 2007

 
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