Inspiring Photo: The Long Road Home #13575122

The Long Road Home

Uploaded: December 01, 2012 02:24:11

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Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 25.10 mm, Model: DMC-FZ50

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Carolyn M. Fletcher December 01, 2012

Totally gorgeous. FAVE! #1501243

Jeff Robinson December 01, 2012

Wow - This is Outstanding Colette!! Wonderful pov and capture! #10444141

Wm Nosal December 01, 2012

Beautiful, Colette! #10444180

Tammy M. Anderson December 01, 2012

Lovely capture. #10444195

Randy K. Baldwin December 01, 2012

Wonderful Image Colette. #10444227

Bojan Bencic December 01, 2012

Great composition and dreamy treatment, Colette. Lovely image. #10444259

Joy Rector December 01, 2012

gorgeous #10444301

Robert R. Goodman December 01, 2012

Hi Colette,Wonderful capture.Great treatment!!!! #10444413

frank w. degenhardt December 01, 2012

Beautifully composed, I love the way you framed and composed the picture. Any picture that has a road or trail to look down is always special. Love the way you followed the fence line and the rid top of the building letting us know we are home. The colors and the water painted look are so beautiful my friend. #10444550

R. J. Laudenbacher December 01, 2012

Love the comp and the treatment, Colette! #10444565

Julie Burnett December 01, 2012

Fantastic work, Colette!! #10444617

Connie J. Bagot December 01, 2012

This is very very beautiful! Love your composition and the colors are amazing! #10444783

Lynn M. Whitt December 01, 2012

Gorgeous colors, composition, and pov. #10444789

Katherine Kuhn December 01, 2012

Great composition & treatment! Beautiful work! #10444802

Jyri Vissak December 01, 2012

Absolutely beautiful! #10444804

Tiia Vissak December 01, 2012

a wonderful view & mood! #10444922

David Phalen December 01, 2012

Beautiful!! The POV, colors and effects are outstanding!! #10444984

Emile Abbott December 01, 2012

Great depth, leading lines and mood. #10445074

John Connolly December 01, 2012

A nice treatment of this well composed capture Colette! You did well with this one! #10445104

Stan Kwasniowski December 01, 2012

Colette, what a dreamy scene. excellent #10445297

Millie A. Talarico December 01, 2012

Beautiful scene,color, lines, Colette! #10445316

Claudia Kuhn December 01, 2012

Perfect title for this image, terrific work Colette #10445427

Hendrik Storme December 01, 2012

Wonderful work!!! #10445444

Ann Coates December 01, 2012

Simply beautiful, lovely treatment. #10445499

Stephen Zacker December 01, 2012

Leads you right into this terrific image #10445522

Barbara Waldoch December 01, 2012

Love it! #10445544

william r. griffin December 01, 2012

Stunning in every respect ,love it!!!!!!!! #10445555

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 01, 2012

Beautiful work Colette!,
Amalia #10445732

Carol L. Fowler December 01, 2012

Great comp with the roof appearing at the end of the road just beyond the hill #10445746

Marilyn K. Lincecum December 01, 2012

This is a real beauty that should be framed and hung in your home. Love the leading line and water color effects. #10445886

Ellen Hodges December 01, 2012

Extremely cool image, Colette!!! #10445940

Terry Cervi December 01, 2012

How beautiful, Colette!! Gorgeous effects! #10445963

Terry Cervi December 01, 2012

How beautiful, Colette!! Gorgeous effects! #10445964

Nadia Paul December 02, 2012

Something magical about this Colette - beautiful work! #10446070

Mariann Kovats December 02, 2012

Wow! That is just beautiful, Colette! #10446451

Lindley Johnson December 02, 2012

Love the dreamy look and the terrific composition, Colette. This is a wonderful image! #10446598

Martha R. Mazon December 02, 2012

Love the strong leading line in this moody image! #10446877

Lana Arcemont December 02, 2012

Excellent, dreamy image! #10447024

Marijana Fajgl December 02, 2012

Outstanding work, Colette! #10447186

Carol Flisak December 02, 2012

Wonderful image, Colette! Like a dream... #10447279

Nancy L. Green December 02, 2012

WOW Colette, this is GORGEOUS, I love the DOF and the wonderful colors, WTG!!! <>< #10447281

Thomas E. Hinds December 02, 2012

Beautiful color and treatment work, Colette! Beautiful! #10447346

Amanda J. Tanner December 02, 2012

Should be on a Calendar or Greeting Card. Beautiful work Colette! I love the dreamy painting like work! #10447358

Patrick Rouzes December 02, 2012

Exceptional image and work, Colette! Looks like a page from a fairy tale! Good luck, my friend!
#10447390

Robert K. Bemus December 02, 2012

Beautiful image, Colette!! #10447631

Avril Young December 03, 2012

oh how awesome, too beautiful..wonderful story telling capture.. #10447981

Danny B. Head December 03, 2012

Love the fell of the image and the leading lines! #10448284

Neal D. Hatcher December 03, 2012

Fantastic capture+Super treatment=Fantastically Beautiful Work
"A WALL HANGER" #10448452

Karen Slagle December 03, 2012

What a gorgeous work of art, Colette. #10448513

JO ANN CLEVELAND December 03, 2012

Totally gorgeous Collette! Great presentation..

jo ann c. #10448545

Gary Enloe December 03, 2012

Very nice Colette. Has a very dreamy feeling to it. Love it! #10448744

Colette M. Metcalf December 03, 2012

Thank you!!! #10448796

Cindy Bendush December 03, 2012

Beautiful effects and well placed focal point! #10449532

Ujjwal Mukherjee December 04, 2012

So surreal!! Outstanding composition and treatment!! #10449658

Carolyn McIntosh December 04, 2012

Ditto to whatever everyone else said . . love the colours and the dreaminess . .. wonderful glow to the photo. #10450689

Steven B. Lorraine December 08, 2012

Awesome work,well done with the colors #10456664

December 09, 2012

Really Like this image from you Colette. Very Artistic and shot very well. Great Job. Love the details and colors too. Hope to see this one again #10457120

Rudi Reiner December 27, 2012

Excellent comp, finish and colors! #10480790

Songbird Cline January 04, 2013

gorgeous.. lovely soft tones.. #10499494

Mike F. Anderson January 04, 2013

Great Mood and POV, Colette! #10499609

Colette M. Metcalf January 04, 2013

Thank you!!!! #10499816

Ellen Hodges January 23, 2013

Huge congrats on a fabulous finalist, and all your wonderful finalists, Colette!!! Best luck!!! #10530491

Robert R. Goodman January 23, 2013

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,my friend!!! #10530697

Stan Kwasniowski January 23, 2013

Colette, congratulations #10531041

Stefania Barbier January 24, 2013

it's a beauty Colette, huge congrats!!! #10531585

Mary K. Robison January 24, 2013

A gorgeous, dreamy scene, Colette.
Not surprised to see it among the Finalists. Congratulations! #10531969

Linda D. Lester January 24, 2013

Beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist! #10532139

Neal D. Hatcher January 24, 2013

----"CONGRATULATIONS"-----------------
--"GOOD LUCK IN THE NEXT ROUND"---- #10532169

Lynn M. Whitt January 24, 2013

congratulations on your beautiful finalist. #10532378

Danny B. Head January 24, 2013

Dreamy! Congrats! #10532460

Terry Cervi January 24, 2013

Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Colette! #10532476

Connie J. Bagot January 24, 2013

Congratulations Colette! Gorgeous finalist! #10532583

Ujjwal Mukherjee January 24, 2013

Gorgeous finalist! Congratulations,Colette!! #10532666

Wm Nosal January 24, 2013

Congratulations Colette! #10532669

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 24, 2013

Congratulations on your finalist! Very pretty Colette! #10532935

Bojan Bencic January 24, 2013

Wonderful. Congratulations on your finalists, Colette! #10533087

isabel C. Zepeda January 24, 2013

Colette

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful finalist

Ysa... #10533128

Lindley Johnson January 24, 2013

Big congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Colette. #10533155

Colette M. Metcalf January 24, 2013

Thank you all very much!!! #10533229

Marcel J. Fernandez January 24, 2013

Colette, this is a Splendid Finalist. Congratulations. #10533323

Debra R. Harder January 24, 2013

Extremely gorgeous, Colette! Huge congrats again! #10533333

Martha R. Mazon January 24, 2013

It's a beauty, Colette! Congrats! #10533482

Colette M. Metcalf January 24, 2013

Thank you very much!!! #10533672

Mitch Spence January 24, 2013

Your fantasy is a winner, Colette. Congratulations. #10533703

Marijana Fajgl January 24, 2013

Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Colette! #10533800

Nadia Paul January 24, 2013

Congrats on your wonderful finalist Colette! #10533926

Anita Hogue January 24, 2013

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist and all your other wonderful finalists, Colette! WTG! #10534003

Marilyn K. Lincecum January 24, 2013

Love this and am so happy to see it again. Huge congratulations. #10534006

Tammy Espino January 24, 2013

Congrats on your awesome silver win! :) #10534028

Nancyj E. Hovey January 24, 2013

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #10534365

Cindy Bendush January 24, 2013

Awesome finalist - congrats! #10534437

Liz blahh January 24, 2013

Congratulations on your finalist! #10534466

Emile Abbott January 24, 2013

Congratulations on another well deserved finalist, Colette. #10534622

Stephen Zacker January 24, 2013

Like the mood this has. Congratulations #10534761

Stephen Zacker January 24, 2013

Like the mood this has. Congratulations #10534762

Steven B. Lorraine January 24, 2013

Awesome work,Congratulations and well deserved! #10534767

Thomas E. Hinds January 24, 2013

Wonderful work! Congratulations on yet another great Finalist, Colette! Wow! #10534978

Ken Smith January 24, 2013

Rather surreal, Colette. Congrats again on your multiple finalists! #10535056

Colette M. Metcalf January 25, 2013

Thank you so much!! #10535830

Susan M. Smith January 27, 2013

Gorgeous all the way around! Congrats on your Finalist, Colette! #10540184

Mike F. Anderson January 27, 2013

Glad to see this as a finalist. Congratulations Colette! #10540361

Randy K. Baldwin January 27, 2013

Congrats Colette On This 2nd Place Beauty! #10540514

Kay Beausoleil January 27, 2013

Lovely work, Colette. Congratulations on your win!! #10540541

Deborah C. Lewinson January 27, 2013

Huge congrats on your win, Colette!

Debby #10540554

Thomas E. Hinds January 27, 2013

Big congratulations on this beautiful Winner, Colette! #10540568

Carol Quina January 27, 2013

Congratulations on the win! #10540613

Rudi Reiner January 27, 2013

Congratulations Colette! #10540620

Sharon Day January 27, 2013

Beautiful image, Colette! Congratulations! #10540645

Martha R. Mazon January 27, 2013

Congratulations on your fabulous winner, Colette!! #10540676

Renee Doyle January 27, 2013

Congratulations Colette on this wonderful winner! #10540733

Millie A. Talarico January 27, 2013

Awesome award, lovely image, Colette~! #10540825

Rona L. Schwarz January 27, 2013

HUGE CONGRATS on this splendid Gold Winner, Colette!! Wonderful composition and the effects are superb! #10540936

Tammy Espino January 27, 2013

Congrats on your win :) #10540952

Wm Nosal January 27, 2013

Congratulations Again Colette! #10540980

Ellen Hodges January 27, 2013

Huge congrats on your winner, Colette!!! #10540990

Steven B. Lorraine January 27, 2013

Congratulations on your Gold,well done #10541065

Tamara K. Walker January 27, 2013

Congratulations! #10541075

Robert K. Bemus January 27, 2013

Congratulations on your Gold!! #10541093

Ann Coates January 27, 2013

Congratulations on your beautiful Gold winner. #10541130

Stefania Barbier January 27, 2013

congratulations on your gorgeous win!!! #10541163

Colette M. Metcalf January 28, 2013

Thank you all so much!!! #10541384

Tammy M. Anderson January 28, 2013

Beautiful winner. Congrats! #10541399

Carolyn M. Fletcher January 28, 2013

Just super! Big congrats! A well deserved win~ #10541418

Nadia Paul January 28, 2013

Congrats on this wonderful winner Colette! #10541438

Karen E. Michaels January 28, 2013

Brava, Colette! #10541449

Mary K. Robison January 28, 2013

Colette, this is so beautiful!
Congratulations on a well earned Gold Winner!
#10541450

Reynaldo D. Reyes January 28, 2013

Woohoo! A huge Congratulations Colette, this is so wonderful ~ leading all the way home to Gold. #10541503

Ken Smith January 28, 2013

Very surreal...congrats to you, Colette! #10541524

MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 28, 2013

Yeeeeeaaahhhhh

Congratulations Colette!! #10541538

Gail Sullivan January 28, 2013

Colette...amazing work...congrats! #10541573

Bojan Bencic January 28, 2013

Well done, Colette. Congratulations on your win! #10541600

R. J. Laudenbacher January 28, 2013

Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Colette! #10541658

Julie Burnett January 28, 2013

Congratulations on this gorgeous gold winner, Colette!! #10541699

Connie J. Bagot January 28, 2013

Huge congratulations Colette---so glad to see the gold on this beautiful image! #10541754

Terry Cervi January 28, 2013

Congrats on your beautiful win, Colette!! #10541837

Lindley Johnson January 28, 2013

So happy to see this beauty as a winner, Colette - congratulations! #10541906

Val Feldman January 28, 2013

Just..totally...magical. What a gorgeous shot and what a magnificent Gold Win! Congratulations, Colette! #10541928

Emile Abbott January 28, 2013

Congratulations Colette on taking home the gold Winner. #10542061

isabel C. Zepeda January 28, 2013

Colette

A big congratulations on you Winner

Ysa... #10542075

Jessica Jenney January 28, 2013

Congratulations, Colette on your beautiful winner! #10542109

John Rivera January 28, 2013

Congratulations on a beautiful winner! #10542211

Debra R. Harder January 28, 2013

Ohhhhh...how beautiful this is!! Huge congratulations, Colette, on your SUPERB GOLD WINNER!!! #10542391

Anita Hogue January 28, 2013

A magical image! Congratulations onn your beautiful winner, Colette! #10542414

David Phalen January 28, 2013

BIG Congrats on your beautiful Winner!! #10542553

Neal D. Hatcher January 28, 2013

----------------("CONGRATULATIONS")-----ON YOUR GOLD----- #10542574

frank w. degenhardt January 28, 2013

A work of art. Congratulations on the Win Colette. #10542625

Agnes Fegan January 28, 2013

Congrats Colette !!! #10542667

Marilyn K. Lincecum January 28, 2013

Loved this from the beginning and am so happy to see it win Gold. Congratulations Colette on a well deserved win. #10542808

Mike Clime January 28, 2013

Congratulations! #10542818

Colette M. Metcalf January 28, 2013

Thank you all SO much!!! #10542857

Mike F. Anderson January 28, 2013

Congratulations Colette! #10542978

Patrick Rouzes January 28, 2013

Happy to see this in the WINNERS circle, Colette!
#10543205

Cindy Bendush January 28, 2013

Big congratulations on your excellent gold win! #10543280

Ujjwal Mukherjee January 28, 2013

Huge congratulations on your wonderful Winner,Colette!! #10543355

Graeme yew Chow January 29, 2013

Big congratulations on your fantastic winner, Colette! #10543418

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013

Thanks so much!!! #10543465

Robert R. Goodman January 29, 2013

Big Congratulatios on this beautiful win my friend!!!! #10544025

Marcel J. Fernandez January 29, 2013

Congratulations, Colette on your most beautiful Winner. #10544031

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013

Thanks so much Bobby and Marcel!!! #10544178

Ermanno Radice January 29, 2013

Congratulations on this gorgeous gold winner, Colette!! Well deserved #10544493

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013

Thanks so much Ermanno!! #10544657

Irene Colling January 29, 2013

Lovely, I especially like the soft dream-like effect that you applied.

Congratulations on your gold award. #10545117

Colette M. Metcalf January 30, 2013

Thanks so much Irene!! #10546430

Colette M. Metcalf January 31, 2013

Thank you Joanna!! #10547673

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 01, 2013

I'm so happy you won GOLD Colette. Your work is always so artsy!!! #10548581

Colette M. Metcalf February 01, 2013

Thank you Donna:0) #10548592

Linda S. Smith February 01, 2013

Huge Congrats on your Gold win Colette!!! #10549366

Colette M. Metcalf February 01, 2013

Thank you Linda!!! #10549468

Danny B. Head February 02, 2013

Congrats on your win, Colette! #10550076

Colette M. Metcalf February 02, 2013

Thanks so much Danny!!! #10550127

Merna L. Nobile February 02, 2013

Are you amazed at the vivid colors, sharpness and composition of your photographs? Well the judges are, CONGRATULATIONS you are a winner for the month of December, 2012!
Merna
#10550616

Colette M. Metcalf February 03, 2013

Thanks so much Merna!! #10551357

ALLEN O. HOWARD February 05, 2013

E*X*C*E*L*L*E*N*T!!! Congratulations Colette! WINNER!!! #10555115

Colette M. Metcalf February 05, 2013

Thanks so much Allen!! #10555214

Mariann Kovats March 01, 2013

Congrats on your awesome win, Colette! Beautiful! #10592654

Colette M. Metcalf March 02, 2013

Thank you Mariann!! #10592833

Dianna Hauf March 02, 2013

Your image makes me long to be there! WONDERFUL capture with great composition, color and ambience!! Congratulations Colette! #10592964

Colette M. Metcalf March 02, 2013

Thank you Dianna!!! #10593021

Salwa Afef May 05, 2013

Beautiful mood and color,congratulations :) #10682468

Colette M. Metcalf May 05, 2013

Thank you Salwa!!! #10682672

Emile Abbott March 10, 2016

Congratulations Colette on this as one of the Best of the Best DD's on BP. #11444896

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