2/18/2008 4:50:13 AM

Nicely done and I like the effects of this one,Doug

2/18/2008 5:01:51 AM

Beautiful! Love the artistic effects, Michelle.

2/18/2008 5:32:10 AM

Nice capture, Michelle. Love the effect.

2/18/2008 5:52:42 AM

All three images are fantastic, Michelle

2/18/2008 6:09:44 AM

Beautiful spot, terrific effects Michelle!

2/18/2008 6:10:45 AM

Beautiful effects,Michelle!

2/18/2008 6:28:01 AM

WOW!!! Great effects on a very beautiful subject, Michelle!

2/18/2008 7:20:48 AM

Wonderful effects Michelle! All are unique and stand strongly on their own. Bravo! - Michael

2/18/2008 7:47:55 AM

Wonderful rendition of the scene and all three versions excite the imagination in different, delightful ways. Nice work Michele.

2/18/2008 12:34:57 PM

Nice effects Michelle. Great gallery.

2/18/2008 1:54:06 PM

very cool!

2/18/2008 1:59:04 PM

Wow this is beautiful, great effects, I love it!!!

2/18/2008 3:26:52 PM

The colors are amazing, the capture is wonderful, what a great photo!
Bonnie
Love the fractalius effect

2/18/2008 4:04:08 PM

Wow, you really do great effects. Now this seems to be a scary place, LOL. Fantastic gallery.

2/18/2008 4:57:37 PM

Again, AWESOME!!!!!

2/18/2008 5:53:33 PM

Very nice work, Michelle. I like the original best and the fractalius version next. It looks just like a painting. Your composition is exceptional. The mist, a powerful element, shows up so well in the original. I think it's less effective in the fractalius version. I still find them both appealing though.

2/18/2008 6:35:16 PM

Michelle this photo is outstanding. I was very impressed with the wonderful pencil drawing effect. Then I viewed the original and I was blown away. You captured the essence of calm and peace. All of the elements work together for an exquisite whole. Love all three versions.

2/18/2008 7:13:55 PM

Nice work, Michelle - awesome effects!

2/18/2008 7:43:20 PM

oh Michelle I agree with Irene, this is outstanding... whatever effects you applied, it's amazing... hope to see it again!

2/18/2008 10:50:08 PM

michelle this is so beautiful, you are such an artist.

2/18/2008 10:53:50 PM

Awesome and unique Michelle!!Your work is captivating.
Brett

2/19/2008 1:37:37 AM

Awesome and unique Michelle!!Your work is captivating.
Brett

2/19/2008 1:40:52 AM

This is brilliant, Michelle!!!

2/19/2008 2:38:35 AM

Great work on this, Michelle! I know that place well, but you have created your own artistic impression ;)

2/19/2008 3:15:16 AM

How lovely Michelle. Each one has very artistic elements, and can stand on it's own as a fine piece of art.

2/19/2008 7:29:42 AM

Really beautiful Michelle!!!!

2/19/2008 4:31:11 PM

great DD work!! I love this!

2/20/2008 5:33:02 AM

I love all three versions Michelle ~ a beautiful scene.. not sure about the restaurant name though ~ lol!

2/20/2008 9:03:11 AM

You have a terrific gallery Michelle!!! I love the original and your Frac version...both are WOW!

2/21/2008 8:45:45 AM

Well, the thumbnail grabbed me and held right on, and then the title did (oh, that's why "rats" bridge), and then the full photo did. I love the plants rising from the bottom of the frame to "meet" the flow of the hanging trees. The effects are beautifully done for this image.

2/21/2008 9:12:38 AM

WOW! This is BEAUTIFUL!!! Actually, ALL three images are beautiful, each in it's own right! Love the B&W; the tones, shadows and highlights, always partial to them. Then original is a gorgeous capture of an incredible place, soft lighting , gorgeous color and flow to it and then I LOVE the creative, artistic effects you added to it Michelle! SO HARD TO CHOSE as each brings out a certain beautiful aspect of the capture itself! WTG!

2/21/2008 9:45:10 AM

All are beautiful. Bill

2/21/2008 10:31:06 PM

Artistic and Creative. Excellent work

2/22/2008 10:05:42 AM

Terrific image, Michelle. The composition is excellent and the bold lines are compelling.
Steve

2/25/2008 9:36:06 PM

This is a masterpiece Michelle. Congratulations on your DD feature today!

3/12/2008 8:50:12 AM

Wonderful capture of the light in the original photo, and great composition of the subject elements, Michelle! Then your applied fx made it an outstanding piece of eye candy!! congrats on your DD feature!

3/12/2008 10:02:57 AM

Way to go, Michelle. I am delighted to see both the EP on this and the feature in DD.

3/12/2008 10:11:10 AM

Michelle, congrats on your DD feature. This is a beautiful image.

3/12/2008 12:47:37 PM

Excellent work and congratulations on the feature in the digital darkroom!

3/12/2008 8:04:25 PM

Cool work Michelle! Thanks for letting us see the before and after! :-)

3/12/2008 9:53:09 PM

Magical, Michelle!
Love each image!

3/14/2008 4:45:27 AM

This is AWESOME, Michelle!! Love the effects! ; )

3/19/2008 2:29:57 AM

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Michelle!

3/22/2008 11:41:53 AM

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Michelle!!

3/22/2008 11:43:40 AM

Most definitely should have been a finalist, is a finalist (apparently, although I seem to be unable to see them yet for some peculiar reason), hooray!

3/22/2008 11:49:00 AM

Beautifully done, Michelle
Congratulations and best wishes

3/22/2008 11:56:35 AM

a very beatiful way of working on the Pics you have Michelle, a great gallery. this is my favorite.

3/22/2008 2:26:17 PM

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Michelle!

3/22/2008 3:51:48 PM

A huge congratulations Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!

3/22/2008 3:54:56 PM

Congrats on your finalist. I kept having people congratulate me and you were the 1st, but I never got anything from BP and had to search to find the nominees.

3/22/2008 4:41:31 PM

Congratulations Michelle a very deserving finalist!!
Brett

3/22/2008 4:57:52 PM

Stunning Michelle, congratulations on your finalist!

3/22/2008 6:20:59 PM

Congratulations!

3/22/2008 6:28:16 PM

Congratulations!!!

3/22/2008 6:52:02 PM

Congratulations Michelle, well done!

3/22/2008 6:56:15 PM

Beautiful work, Michelle!!

3/22/2008 7:21:17 PM

Congratulations Michelle!

3/23/2008 7:24:55 AM

Great job with this Michelle; congrats on your Finalist! Jeff

3/23/2008 12:06:04 PM

huge congrats Michelle!!!!

3/23/2008 12:59:31 PM

Congratulations Michelle on your Finalist!! :-)

3/23/2008 1:06:43 PM

Congrats, Michelle, on this fabulous finalist!
~lisa

3/23/2008 4:52:22 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Michelle!

3/24/2008 12:54:03 AM

Congratulations!

3/24/2008 3:34:17 AM

big congrats my friend, goodluck on the next round!!

3/24/2008 4:09:21 AM

Big Congrats!

3/24/2008 7:06:58 AM

Big, big congrats Michelle for your excellent finalist.

3/24/2008 12:55:12 PM

It is gorgeous, Michelle, congratulations

3/24/2008 5:01:22 PM

WooooooHooooooo Congratulations on the win, Michelle!

3/24/2008 6:07:52 PM

Congrats on the WIN Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/24/2008 6:13:24 PM

Nicely done, Michelle. Congratulations!!

3/24/2008 6:14:14 PM

Huge Congratulations on this wonderful Winner, Michelle!!

3/24/2008 6:15:27 PM

A GIGANTIC CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible WINNER ,MICHELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/24/2008 6:17:54 PM

congratulations, again, Michelle

3/24/2008 6:36:27 PM

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE ON YOUR WIN!!!!! wooooo hoooooo!!! :-)))

3/24/2008 6:36:40 PM

Wonderful win Michelle, congratulations!

3/24/2008 6:46:46 PM

Congrats on your win Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/24/2008 6:52:21 PM

wow!! congrats on this excellent winner, my friend!! i'm so happy to see this with a gold badge, Michelle!

3/24/2008 6:55:01 PM

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Michelle!!!!

3/24/2008 7:19:05 PM

Oooh...so beautiful with these effects Michelle. Big congratulations to you!

3/24/2008 7:54:19 PM

Congratulation ! Michelle. Beautiful winner !

3/24/2008 8:36:24 PM

Good on you, Michelle! Richly deserved! :)
Steve

3/24/2008 9:04:44 PM

Congratulations on this awesome winner Michelle! WTG!!!

3/24/2008 9:24:30 PM

Congratulations!!!

A Special Star
For all the Winners.

3/24/2008 9:32:48 PM

BIG congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved win, Michelle!!

3/24/2008 10:24:40 PM

Congratulations on your win, Michelle!!

3/24/2008 10:53:06 PM

Congrats Michelle cheers shane....

3/24/2008 11:36:51 PM

congratulations on your winner!

3/25/2008 12:37:53 AM

Congratulations

3/25/2008 3:30:34 AM

HUGE congratulations,Michelle on your beautiful Winner!!

3/25/2008 3:57:01 AM

Congratulations Michelle, well done!

3/25/2008 4:07:47 AM

Congratulations on this creative winner, Michelle!!!

3/25/2008 5:37:40 AM

Totally beautiful Michelle! Congrats on your win!!!

3/25/2008 5:52:11 AM

Congratulations on your win!!!!!! ☺

3/25/2008 6:53:02 AM

WTG! Congratulations on your big win!!!

3/25/2008 7:16:12 AM

Congratulations on this superb winner, Michelle!

3/25/2008 8:34:10 AM

Whoo Hooooo WTG. Celebrate!

3/25/2008 9:00:23 AM

Congratulations on your winner Michelle! It's a wonderful image!
- Michael

3/25/2008 9:51:03 AM

Congrats Michelle on your wonderful winning image!! Jeff

3/25/2008 10:11:20 AM

Congratulations on your first big win ... it gets easier from now on ... each of these three images reflects a different feeling ... the B/w is a more open image ... clean and focused, the second a more etheral feeling... and the third more of a fantasy. Each is excellent in it's own right. Each is unique. Ken-

3/25/2008 10:21:02 AM

Congratulations, Michelle!
You use this filter like an artist, like a painter uses its brushes. From a "normal" photo you created something new with a judicious sense of balance because although you transfigured the original you kept its essence by not overflowing it with the effect.
Congratulations again, it was a well deserved winner.

3/25/2008 1:57:04 PM

A hardy big ol' Texas-sized congratulations on your fabulous WIN, Michelle!!

3/25/2008 3:13:45 PM

Way to GO Michelle!

3/25/2008 3:33:30 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful winner!! Excellent work!

3/25/2008 3:35:04 PM

A big congrats on this beautiful winner!

3/25/2008 3:47:33 PM

congratulations on this beautiful image!!

3/25/2008 4:43:36 PM

BRAVO MICHELLE!!!
I'm very happy for you. You do such beautiful work I hope there will be many more to come.

3/25/2008 4:58:17 PM

CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE! Wonderful to see that medal by your photo. I need to spend more time on here. I am missing a lot.

3/25/2008 5:22:02 PM

Congratulations! You deserve a win on this gorgeous photo! Your treatment is perfect.

3/25/2008 6:43:34 PM

well done michelle beautiful work! a BIG CONGRATS!you have to tell me how you put extra images on like that? I haven't been able to work it out yet lol

3/26/2008 1:53:42 AM

Amazing effects, Michelle - looks very artistic. Great work and congrats on your winner !

3/26/2008 7:27:58 AM

Great work!! Beautiful winner! Bravo Michelle!!

3/26/2008 9:15:42 AM

Beautiful artwork and wonderful tones. Love what you've done here! Congratulations on your win Michelle!

3/26/2008 5:37:30 PM

Congratulations Michelle on your Win.

Dominick

3/27/2008 4:31:11 AM

Congratulations, Michelle!! WTG!

3/27/2008 12:32:47 PM

Congrats....! Beautiful work....!:)

3/27/2008 3:01:02 PM

All three images are really nice, and your winner showcases your artistic talents so well, Michelle. Outstanding winner!!!

3/27/2008 9:24:40 PM

Michelle, I need advice. How do you keep up with all the comments? I feel so guilty that I cannot keep up with all the comments I get. When I get a gold here my first reaction is: How do I thank everyone? :(
As for this photo...no comment!!! Just print, frame and send it to me!!! OK...you won't do that. So..when I visit you I want to see it displayed in your home.

3/28/2008 10:25:44 AM

BIG congratulations, Michelle! This IS a very special image!

3/29/2008 9:45:33 AM

CONGRATULATIONS on this winner, Michelle!

3/31/2008 10:38:11 PM

Really beautiful work, Michelle! Congratulations!!

3/31/2008 11:09:14 PM

How on earth did I miss this outstanding win!! A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS, on a well deserved win!!!!

4/1/2008 6:21:54 AM

Beautiful and artistic...love the effects!

4/3/2008 9:04:08 AM

congratulations Michelle on your well deserved prize!!

4/11/2008 11:11:29 AM

Gorgeous capture and effects, Michelle!
A belated congrats on this beauty!

4/11/2008 7:00:31 PM

WOW is this AWESOME! Big CONGRATS on your wins with this pretty!
Cherylm

8/27/2008 10:01:47 PM

belated:

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your 2nd Place WINNER!!!

3/29/2009 4:28:55 AM

I know this is an older picture but I really like your effects on this. I like the colored version better. I know this past but congrats on this. Well deserved.

9/8/2009 11:33:25 AM

This image was well before my time at BP (or even before I owned a camera) but it is outstanding...love the treatment! Congrats!

8/16/2010 7:03:29 AM

Poking through your gallery . . and what a treat that is I might add . . love this photo and how rendered it. A very worthy piece of art . .love it.

7/26/2011 4:36:07 PM

Looking through your gallery. I love this one very much! You do wonderful work

12/6/2011 10:13:39 AM

I love Monet and recognized this garden immediately. What a dream to be there in person.

I have the biggest smile here. I know how you have felt about the fractalius filter in the past but look at the masterpiece that you have created!!!

Even Monet would be impressed! I sure am.

-Laura :D

12/2/2012 10:10:53 AM

On This Very Cool Gold Win!

12/2/2012 10:13:28 AM