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soft butterfly

© Shirley L. Carpenter

soft butterfly

Uploaded: February 18, 2007 07:11:42

Description

This is a re-entry from a couple of years ago. Reworked, used soft glow and soft edge effects!!

Comments

Cyn Valentine February 18, 2007

Beautiful image Shirley..love the color and fade into white!!Very well done! #607460

Irene McC February 18, 2007

This is a lovely image; very soft and gentle, like a whisper of beauty.
#3960833

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic February 18, 2007

Nice capture. Love the effect. #3960894

Nadya Johnson February 18, 2007

Shirley, this is gorgeous! Fantastic image! Truly lovely work! #3960926

Darren K. Fisher February 18, 2007

I really like the high key look Shirley. #3961008

William C. Raco level-classic February 18, 2007

Very pretty color and effects, Shirley
Nicely done

Bill #3961032

Ivan Chacon February 18, 2007

Nicely done Shirley! Beautiful image! :) #3961055

Jessica Jenney February 18, 2007

Wonderful image, softness and effects, Shirley! #3961232

Ray Clarke February 18, 2007

I like the soft effect to this beautiful shot Shirley, really lovely (ac) #3961259

Judy A. Lawhon February 18, 2007

Awesome effects, Shirley...very well done!! #3961370

Claudia Kuhn level-classic February 18, 2007

Wonderful work Shirley, love the high key bg! #3961426

Carol Sawyer February 18, 2007

Beautiful capture and soft effects, Shirley!! very well done!! #3961535

Jim Huffield February 18, 2007

Very lovely, Shirley. Jim #3961725

Tamara K. Walker level-classic February 18, 2007

Beautiful, terrific work. #3961749

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 18, 2007

Very beautiful image, Shirley!!!! Great DR effects!!!!! ^.^ #3961980

Shirley L. Carpenter February 18, 2007

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments! #3961997

Jenny Bosmans February 18, 2007

Absolutely beautiful image and work, Shirley...love the white and blue! :) #3962218

Melissa G. Meiselman February 18, 2007

The butterfly is gorgeous and your high key treatment with the hand fading into the white is terrific, Shirley!! #3962292

Nadine A. Lewis February 18, 2007

This is such a WONDERFUL image, Shirley!!! GREAT PS work!!! <>< #3962310

Barbara Waldoch February 18, 2007

Fantastic work, Shirley! #3962367

Sam Britt February 18, 2007

I love the soft effects, Shirley. Wonderful image. #3962481

Amy JACKSON February 18, 2007

Beautiful image, Shirley! Great effects! #3962490

Stephen Zacker February 18, 2007

Like the high key and colors #3962738

Evy Johansen level-classic February 18, 2007

What a lovely image, Shirley! Beautiful soft colors! #3962811

Shirley L. Carpenter February 19, 2007

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments!! #3964115

Sheryl A. Hudson level-classic February 19, 2007

Beautiful image! Love the lovely soft colors and effects Shirley!!! #3964864

Paula Dwyer February 19, 2007

Love the softness and beautiful colors!! Gorgeous image!! :)
#3966333

JO ANN CLEVELAND February 19, 2007

This is absolutely gorgeous!

Should be a winner as far as I'm concerned! Great fx's

jo ann c. #3966499

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe February 20, 2007

Fabulous photo and presentation! Wow, this is beautiful!

ccc #3968223

Holly Shao February 21, 2007

Beautiful design and effects, Shirley!

Holly #3972546

Laura Clay-Ballard February 21, 2007

wow! awesome work! love how soft it looks. #3972586

Shirley L. Carpenter February 22, 2007

Thanks so much Sheryl, Paula, Jo Ann, Candice, Holly and Laura!! #3975088

Susie Peek-Swint February 26, 2007

This is really pretty Shirley ~ I love the soft dreamy look against the blue ~ well done! #3997244

Shirley L. Carpenter February 26, 2007

Thanks Susie!! #3998050

Dominique Declerck March 18, 2007

Nice capture, Shirley!! #4066524

Shirley L. Carpenter March 20, 2007

Thanks Dominique!! #4073893

Steve M. Harrington March 21, 2007

Nice subtle image, Shirley.
Steve #4078418

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 21, 2007

This is beautiful Shirley! I love the effects!

jo ann c. #4078450

Sherri Gorman March 22, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!! #4082839

Holly Shao March 22, 2007

Congratulations, Shirley, on this beautiful Finalist!!

Holly #4082858

Gail Vitikacs level-classic March 22, 2007

Delightful finalist Shirley! Congratulations! #4083137

Barbara Waldoch March 22, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Shirley! #4083563

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic March 22, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4083584

Charlene Bayerle March 22, 2007

Congratulations Shirley....well deserved!!! #4083628

Terry L. Ellis level-classic March 22, 2007

A beautiful finalist! Congratulations, Shirley! #4083667

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict March 22, 2007

Congrats on this beautiful finalist, Shirley!
-Debby #4084264

Carol Sawyer March 23, 2007

Congratulations, Shirley! #4085400

Rakesh Syal level-classic March 23, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!! #4085692

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 23, 2007

I am sooo glad this is a finalist, wouldn't be surprised if it was a winner!

It is just beautiful Shirley!

jo ann c. #4086385

Nadine A. Lewis March 23, 2007

Yeah...CONGRATULATIONS, Shirley!!! <>< #4086662

Jessica Jenney March 23, 2007

Congratulations, Shirley! A beautiful finalist! #4087117

Evy Johansen level-classic March 23, 2007

Big congratulations on your very beautiful finalist, Shirley! Good luck! #4087214

Tarun Bose March 23, 2007

Congrats Shirley on your excellent finalist. #4088450

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 23, 2007

Congratulations, Shirley!!!!! :-) ^.^ #4088590

Shirley L. Carpenter March 23, 2007

Been having isp problems!! Just found out I had a pic in the finals!! Thank you all so much for the congrats and comments!! #4090108

William C. Raco level-classic April 10, 2007

Congratulations on having this photo featured in the digital darkroom newsletter, Shirley!
Great job

Bill #4149153

Nancy Donnell April 11, 2007

Very pretty! Congratulations. Love how you chose to treat it. #4155155

Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 11, 2007

Congratulations on your Digital Darkroom and finalist honors!!! This is very creative and beautiful Shirley! #4156036

Shirley L. Carpenter April 12, 2007

Thanks so much Bill, Nancy and Donna!! #4160630

Dianna Murphy February 21, 2008

Lovely. Love the effects! #5527457

Shirley L. Carpenter February 22, 2008

Thanks Dianna!! #5531861

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