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Kodak POTD 4/25/06 - Purple Smoothie

© Laura Clay-Ballard

Kodak POTD 4/25/06 - Purple Smoothie

Uploaded: January 11, 2006 03:38:37

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** BP January 2006 2nd Place Winner - Flowers **
** Kodak POTD 4/25/06 **

Comments

Paul Michko January 11, 2006

Cool effect, Laura. #372815

Joy Rector January 11, 2006

gorgeous, well done #2275510

Tammy Scott January 11, 2006

BEAUTIFUL shot and color! I love your title! #2275525

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic January 11, 2006

Lovely image... #2275529

Cindy Paquette January 11, 2006

Beautiful Laura! I love the fx here...and the color!!!! #2275568

Claudia Kuhn level-classic January 11, 2006

Cool Laura, it looks as if it's underwater! #2275706

Michelle R. Kovach January 11, 2006

Great shot Laura! Wonderful effects! #2275709

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe January 11, 2006

Really neat...looks like liquid purple! #2275785

Gail Vitikacs level-classic January 11, 2006

Very interesting looking with the effects Laura...very lovely! #2275859

Bobbie Davis January 11, 2006

Too cool Laura! #2275953

LISA L. HOWARD January 11, 2006

This looks great, Laura. The title is very fitting. #2275993

Donald K. Cherry January 11, 2006

Very beautiful creation, Laura! #2276067

Kerby Pfrangle January 11, 2006

Laura very pretty with lots of detail and pretty color. Kerby #2276074

Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 11, 2006

Beautiful creation Laura, love the color! #2276409

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic January 11, 2006

Beautiful!! Great job on this Laura....Love that color too!! #2276759

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic January 11, 2006

Wonderful colors and effects!!! #2277231

William C. Raco level-classic January 11, 2006

So pretty, Laura!!
Wonderful color and effects
Very well done!

Bill #2277509

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic January 11, 2006

Very pretty Laura! I like the effects and colors!,
Amalia #2277615

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe January 11, 2006

Beautiful macro, Laura...love the presentation, too!

ccc #2278073

Judy S. Fung January 11, 2006

Very pretty image and nice effects, Laura! #2278260

Laura Clay-Ballard January 11, 2006

thank you everyone for your wonderfully kind comments! #2278309

Kathleen Clemons January 11, 2006

Love this, Laura, it's gorgeous! #2278313

Laura Clay-Ballard January 11, 2006

thanks, kathleen! #2278376

Jenny Bosmans January 12, 2006

GORGEOUS, Laura!! I just love this! #2281529

Laura Clay-Ballard January 12, 2006

thanks, Jenny! #2282378

Debbie Hartley January 13, 2006

Very cool image Laura! #2283303

Laura Clay-Ballard January 13, 2006

thanks, debbie! #2283430

Stan Lubach January 13, 2006

Really neat effect. The mix of different tones is beautiful. #2285665

Laura Clay-Ballard January 13, 2006

thank you! #2286058

Mary N C. Taitt January 13, 2006

ooooh, delicious! :-) Mary :-) #2286110

Laura Clay-Ballard January 13, 2006

thanks, mary! #2286146

Life Expressions January 14, 2006

Beautiful image Laura! #2289028

Debbie Hartley February 21, 2006

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Laura! #2443925

Pat Gamwell February 21, 2006

CONGRATS ON YOUR FINALIST for a well deserved image, Laura! #2444013

Renee Doyle February 21, 2006

Wonderful wonderful work Laura!!!! Sorry I missed it before - congratulations on a wonderful finalist!!!!
#2444017

Linda D. Lester level-classic February 21, 2006

WOW! Congratultions on this awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #2444450

Jessica Hughes February 21, 2006

Oh, this is so beautiful!! Congratulations, Laura! #2444778

Joy Rector February 21, 2006

congrats #2444798

Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006

thanks, to everyone! #2444934

Michelle R. Kovach February 21, 2006

Congratulations Laura! #2444939

Dr Silly level-classic February 21, 2006

Congratulations Laura. :o)
#2444971

Lynn Crawford February 21, 2006

Congrats Laura on being a finalist with this great image :) #2445019

Tonya R. Boles February 21, 2006

Congrats Laura... #2445021

Claudia Kuhn level-classic February 21, 2006

Beautiful Laura, congrats! #2445133

Cliff & Patti Smith level-classic February 21, 2006

Simply gorgeous! Congratulations Laura! #2445276

Marie Fields February 21, 2006

Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Laura!!! #2445397

Chris Macer February 21, 2006

Congrats on the finalist, Laura! Good luck! :) #2445417

Life Expressions February 21, 2006

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Laura!!! :) #2445783

Roger Bernabo February 21, 2006

Congratulations Laura! #2445787

Kara L. Hendricks February 21, 2006

Congrats Laura!!! Best of luck! #2445923

Susana Ms Heide February 21, 2006

Another big CONGRATS Laura!!! This is a wonderful image and deserves to be in this spot! #2446065

Carla Metzler February 21, 2006

Congratulations, Laura!! #2446226

Stan Lubach February 21, 2006

Congrats, Laura! #2446464

Cathy M. Gromball February 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Laura!

Cathy :) #2446721

Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006

thanks, to all! :>) ** BIG SMILE ** #2446769

Bridgette B February 21, 2006

Congratulations Laura :) #2446773

Sylvia Rossler February 21, 2006

Beautiful !! Big congrats Laura :o) #2447639

Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006

thanks, to all! ** REALLY BIG SMILE ** #2447925

Cathy Barrows February 21, 2006

Congrats on your finalist...this is gorgeous #2447926

Judy S. Fung February 21, 2006

Congrats, Laura! #2448134

Corinne M. Thompson February 21, 2006

Beautiful colors, detail and clarity. I like the "wavy" effects. Congrats! :) #2448529

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe February 21, 2006

Congratulation, Laura!
kk #2448567

Noel Baebler February 21, 2006

Huzzah, Laura! #2448813

Vicki Hunt February 21, 2006

I LOVE this! Great effects! Congrats! #2449005

Terry L. Ellis level-classic February 21, 2006

Congratulations, Laura, on this wonderful finalist! WTG! #2449036

Goshka G. February 21, 2006

Congrtas on this beautiful finalist, Laura! #2449048

Gail Vitikacs level-classic February 21, 2006

You go girl! congratulations! #2449446

Rob T. Henry February 21, 2006

Gorgeous!!! Congratulations, Laura!!! #2449608

Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2006

thanks, to all! #2450274

Gunther Allen February 21, 2006

Great image! Best of luck to you in the finals!!! -G #2450555

Jill Flynn February 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist Laura! #2450588

Stanley J. Contrades February 21, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, Laura!! Good luck to you with this gorgeous Finalist!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2451235

Susie Peek-Swint February 22, 2006

Stunning colour and effect Laura ~ many congrats! #2451546

Laura Clay-Ballard February 22, 2006

thanks,y'all! #2452225

SaMi Martin February 22, 2006

Congratulations on a beautiful finalist! Good luck next round! #2454032

Laura Clay-Ballard February 22, 2006

thanks, SaMi! #2454047

Su Sana E. P level-classic February 22, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Laura!! #2455343

Laura Clay-Ballard February 23, 2006

thanks, susan! #2457118

Claudette Foote February 23, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Laura!!

#2457128

Rakesh Syal level-classic February 23, 2006

BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! LAURA!! #2458064

Laura Clay-Ballard February 23, 2006

thanks, to all! #2458150

Alisha L. Ekstrom February 23, 2006

This is way cool! BIG congrats on this mighty neat finalist! GOOD LUCK on the next round!!! #2458803

Laura Clay-Ballard February 23, 2006

thanks, alisha #2459645

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 23, 2006

Very original! Beautiful work, congratulations on your finalist win!! #2460044

Guy D. Biechele level-classic February 23, 2006

Beautifully abstract! Congrats on this finalist, and good luck! #2460485

Laura Clay-Ballard February 24, 2006

thanks, to all! #2461027

Cindy Paquette February 24, 2006

Way to go Laura!!!! #2463172

Tammy Scott February 24, 2006

Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist! #2463202

Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006

thanks, cindy and tammy! #2464742

Katherine Kuhn February 25, 2006

Love what you've done to these clematis petals while leaving the stamens in sharp focus! A real work of art! Congrats on your finalist & good luck going forward! #2466109

Goshka G. February 25, 2006

Many congratson this very beautiful win, Laura!! #2466438

Gunther Allen February 25, 2006

Congratulation on your second place win. It is nice to be sitting right next to you. We make a nice grouping I think! :-) #2466450

Kerby Pfrangle February 25, 2006

Laura congratulations on your second place win. Just beautiful. Kerby #2466453

Claudia Kuhn level-classic February 25, 2006

Congratulations on your 2nd place win Laura! #2466487

Donald K. Cherry February 25, 2006

Congrats on your wonderful 2nd place winner, Laura! #2466495

Debbie Hartley February 25, 2006

Way to go Laura!! Congratulations and well done!! #2466584

Sharon Day February 25, 2006

This is aweseome, Laura!!! Big congratulations on your 2nd place win!!! #2466648

Renee Doyle February 25, 2006

Big congratulations Laura!!!!! Well done and well deserved!
#2466758

Sylvia Rossler February 25, 2006

Big congrats Laura :o) A beautiful winner :o) #2466888

Deborah Sandidge February 25, 2006

Congratulations, Laura - I like the watery blues in your floral creation! #2466931

Mary K. Robison February 25, 2006

Congratulations on a REALLY well-earned win, Laura!
It's a beautiful work! #2466945

Susana Ms Heide February 25, 2006

I'm really happy for you Laura!!! What a fantastic WIN!! WTG!!!!!!! #2466968

Linda Proctor February 25, 2006

Congratulations Laura!!! Beautiful winner!!! #2467033

Cathy Barrows February 25, 2006

congrats...very pretty #2467097

Susan T. Evans level-classic February 25, 2006

Congrats Laura on this creative and fantastic winner. #2467166

Stan Lubach February 25, 2006

Congratulations, Laura! #2467169

Linda D. Lester level-classic February 25, 2006

WTG!!! Congratulations, Laura! #2467195

Michael Robichaud February 25, 2006

Congrats on your 2nd place winner. Very creative and great colors. #2467248

Jill Flynn February 25, 2006

It's a beauty Laura! Congratulations on your win!! #2467280

Stanley J. Contrades February 25, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, Laura, on your Second Place Winner with this blue beauty!! Very nice!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2467477

Andrea W. Hedgepeth February 25, 2006

Congratulations! Beautiful! #2467522

Michelle R. Kovach February 25, 2006

Congratluations Laura! Hip Hip Horray! #2467548

Noel Baebler February 25, 2006

Way to go, Laura! #2467616

Jenny Bosmans February 25, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic winner, Laura!! #2467696

Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006

Oh, my goodness! This is a complete and total surprise!!!!!!!! AWESOME! Thank you EVERYONE for taking time out to comment on this image! You are super!!!!!!!! #2467806

Kay Beausoleil February 25, 2006

See what you get for improving on nature -- a win! Congratulations, Laura! #2467850

Melissa A. Mannon February 25, 2006

Beautiful image! congratulations! #2467896

Su Sana E. P level-classic February 25, 2006

Congratulations on your well deserved Win, Laura!! WTG!! #2467905

Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006

thanks, y'all! #2467918

Terry L. Ellis level-classic February 25, 2006

Congratulations, Laura, on this fabulous second place win! WTG! #2467927

Tammy Scott February 25, 2006

Fantastic win! Great image! Congratulations! #2467995

Dr Silly level-classic February 25, 2006

Congratulationson your win Laura. :o)
#2468004

Laura Clay-Ballard February 25, 2006

thanks, y'all! #2468035

DiAnna F. Paulk February 25, 2006

All right, Laura! Way to go!! This is beautiful! #2468069

Jessica McCollam February 25, 2006

YEAH!!! Congrats, Laura!! Yeah!!!:) #2468075

Barbara Helgason February 25, 2006

Congratulations on your smoothie Laura! WTG!!! #2468181

William C. Raco level-classic February 25, 2006

Very pretty, Laura
Congratulations

Bill #2468187

Paul Michko February 25, 2006

Big congratulations on your fantastic win, Laura. #2468213

Casey A. Hanson February 25, 2006

A BIG Congrats, Laura! Way to go! :0) #2468308

Pat Gamwell February 25, 2006

CONGRATS on a well deserved image! #2468342

Evy Johansen level-classic February 25, 2006

Big congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved win, Barbara!! #2468567

Corinne M. Thompson February 25, 2006

Well deserved win...Congrats :) #2468626

Chris Macer February 25, 2006

Congrats on the win, Laura! Beautiful work! :) #2468663

Susan Jane Allen level-classic February 25, 2006

Congratulations Barbara---no surprise here! #2468701

Kara L. Hendricks February 25, 2006

You are the Queen!!! I love this!!! Congrats on this well deserved win my friend... You deserve it!! #2468858

Jim Kinnunen level-classic February 25, 2006

Amazing image and PS work, Laura...congratulations on this winning image!:) #2468896

Laurence Saliba level-classic February 25, 2006

Congratulations Laura!!!!!!!!!!! #2469047

Karen Engelbreth February 26, 2006

Big congrats on your win, Laura! #2469253

Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006

thanks, everyone! Here it is Sunday morning, and, I'm still grinning from ear to ear! #2469458

Vicki Hunt February 26, 2006

You should be grinning! This is just wonderful! Congrats! #2469490

Lynn Crawford February 26, 2006

Congrats Laura, on being a 2nd place winner, great job :) #2469674

Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006

thanks, to all! #2470120

Life Expressions February 26, 2006

Congratulations on your winning image, Laura!!! #2470133

Donna W. Neal February 26, 2006

Congratulations on this outstanding winner Laura #2470187

Bobbie Davis February 26, 2006

Congrats Laura! #2470262

Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006

thanks, everyone! ** still smiling ** #2470805

Kimberly Peck February 26, 2006

Congrats Laura! Wonderful image!! :-) #2471299

Wendy Stevenson February 26, 2006

Congratulations Laura on this beautiful win!! WTG!! #2471643

Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006

thanks y'all! #2471667

SaMi Martin February 26, 2006

Congratulations on a beautiful win! Great job! #2471719

Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006

Thanks, SaMi! #2471759

Carla Metzler February 26, 2006

Congratulations, Laura! :) #2471820

Laura Clay-Ballard February 26, 2006

thanks, Carla! #2472002

Kristi A. Howson February 26, 2006

Congratulations on your win Laura! Very beautiful!!! #2472135

Daniel Diaz February 27, 2006

Way to go Laura, Huge Congrats on this purple beauty!!! #2473090

Laura Clay-Ballard February 27, 2006

thanks, y'all! #2473490

Wally Orlowsky February 27, 2006

Smoooth indeed! Congrats on this gorgeous winner, Laura! #2473712

Laura Clay-Ballard February 27, 2006

thanks, wally! #2474449

Kathleen Clemons February 28, 2006

Yea for you, Laura! Congrats! #2480168

Laura Clay-Ballard March 01, 2006

thanks, kathleen! #2483300

Dr Silly level-classic March 01, 2006

Congratulations Laura, on your win. :o)
#2483394

Jim M. White March 17, 2006

Great image Laura. It immediatley grabbed my attention when the BetterPhoto page opened. That's what a great image does!
Congratulations on winning. #2544288

Laura Clay-Ballard March 17, 2006

thank you, Jim! :>) #2544610

Denise A. Johnson April 10, 2006

love this, it should look amazing in times square! #2629792

Laura Clay-Ballard April 10, 2006

Thanks! I'm pumped! #2629797

Laura Clay-Ballard April 10, 2006

Thanks! I'm pumped! #2629801

Corinne M. Thompson April 10, 2006

Congrats again, this time for the Kodak Picture of the Day! :) #2630543

Laura Clay-Ballard April 11, 2006

thanks, corinne! #2631437

Leslie Carson Wolfe May 27, 2006

Beautiful, lotus-like stillness in a pool of swirlng lavender. Meditative, centered, calm and dancing...yin and yang. I love the cool colors.

Leslie #2820716

Laura Clay-Ballard May 27, 2006

thanks, Leslie! #2821205

Vladan D. Djordjevic December 25, 2006

Beautiful photo! great color and effects! Merry Christmas!! #3738806

Laura Clay-Ballard December 25, 2006

thanks, vladan! #3738849

Beverly A. Wright February 08, 2007

WOW Laura!! What a wonderful eyecatching
color! Great skills here the effects
are beautiful. A gorgeous image and a
late congradulations on my part! #3925372

Laura Clay-Ballard February 08, 2007

thanks, beverly! #3925543

Maria Warren level-classic March 05, 2007

this is beautiful nice job and congrats #4023881

Laura Clay-Ballard March 05, 2007

thanks, maria! #4024821

Indrajit Hajra July 20, 2007

Its really a creation laura... magnificient.Great going and congrats on your POTD. #4529425

Laura Clay-Ballard July 20, 2007

Thank you, indrajit! It's been a long time since someone commented on this one! Thanks, again! #4530291

Orsi December 17, 2007

AMAZING!!Woow!Beautiful job,Laura!! #5217680

Laura Clay-Ballard December 17, 2007

thanks! #5217885

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