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Jennifer L. Taranto 5/25/2007 6:39:56 AM

Excellent comp. Nice use of dof to blur out the bg. Great detail on the ropes & pieces of wood. #661751

Jimmy 5/25/2007 6:42:14 AM

Beautiful picture #4328770

Pamela Shane 5/25/2007 6:47:24 AM

Love the tones, super texture, & details Melissa!! :) #4328806

Melissa Gurdus 5/25/2007 6:48:11 AM

Thanks Jennifer, Jimmy and Pamela for your wonderful comments!! #4328812

Glenn E. Urquhart 5/25/2007 6:57:02 AM

Striking Image, Well Seen, Melissa!!! Like the soft lighting, tones, clarity, contrast and dof.... WELL Composed and quite beautiful!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4328867

Roxanne M. Bubar 5/25/2007 6:58:02 AM

Melissa, awesome details, beautiful tones and love your POV. #4328874

Su Sana E. P 5/25/2007 6:59:08 AM

Terrific perspective on this excellent capture, Melissa!! #4328879

Chastity Abbott 5/25/2007 7:11:13 AM

I love the background color....makes wonderful color contrasts in this!! Super capture and love the light on parts of the roping, wonderful details! Great work! #4328923

Alexis Yobbagy 5/25/2007 7:12:31 AM

Wonderful details Melissa!!! Nice change of pace!!! #4328929

Mike Perez 5/25/2007 8:15:38 AM

Beautiful details and DOF, Melissa! A great shot! #4329160

Melissa Gurdus 5/25/2007 8:54:28 AM

Thanks Glenn, Roxanne, Susana, Chastity, Alexis and Mike for your great comments!! #4329271

Melissa Gurdus 5/25/2007 8:57:06 AM

This got lost in cyberspace.

Shirley Sicurello
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I like this very much--excellent composition.

5/25/2007 6:39:47
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Melissa Gurdus 5/25/2007 8:59:12 AM

Another comment found in Cyberspace.

Charlene Taylor

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Hi Melissa,
This is a great composition and excellent POV!

5/25/2007 6:33:18 AM

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Nadya Johnson 5/25/2007 9:14:44 AM

Extremely well seen and captured, Melissa! A slice of life many might over-look; but you have created a striking photo from a simple scene. Excellent composition, great light, wonderful clarity! #4329321

Melissa Gurdus 5/25/2007 9:41:13 AM

Thanks Nadya for commenting on this image. Much appreciated!! #4329386

Melissa Gurdus 5/25/2007 9:43:41 AM

Yet another comment from cyberspace.

Kathy L. Clark

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Melissa I really like the textures and softness of color in this pic. Great composition too. Well done.
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 5/25/2007 12:12:21 PM

Terrific capture with super composition, DOF, tones and details, Melissa. #4329700

Carol Sawyer 5/25/2007 2:15:27 PM

Excellent capture and beautiful tones, Melissa! #4329989

Karen Engelbreth 5/25/2007 3:04:11 PM

Fantastic capture, Melissa! #4330164

John Connolly 5/25/2007 3:07:01 PM

Excellent composition and DOF in this great capture, Melissa! #4330181

Colette M. Metcalf 5/25/2007 3:27:09 PM

Terrific comp and details! Nice image, Melissa! #4330275

Nancy L. Green 5/25/2007 4:22:38 PM

Awesome lighting and tones!! Beautifully done my friend!! <>< #4330432

Patricia Ronan 5/25/2007 5:16:58 PM

Love the detail you choose for this capture Melissa, great image:) #4330564

virafoto - 5/25/2007 6:35:39 PM

From a fence... she made art.
Art of the best quality.
Very good picture... In all the senses! #4330753

Amalia Sylvia Ms Arriaga Salinas 5/25/2007 7:22:44 PM

Wonderful composition, details and DOF Melissa!,
Amalia #4330835

Pat Gamwell 5/25/2007 10:01:58 PM

Great wood textures and the comp is superb, Melissa! #4331178

Candice C. Calhoun 5/26/2007 4:33:53 AM

Great marine photo, love the jaunty angle!

ccc #4331911

JO ANN CLEVELAND 5/26/2007 11:18:27 AM

Another great capture!

Girl! You are sooo good!

jo ann c. #4333131

William C. Raco 5/26/2007 3:24:36 PM

Very nice focus, DoF and composition
Well done, Melissa

Bill #4333689

Melissa Gurdus 5/26/2007 5:23:05 PM

Thanks so much everyone for your great comments. I appreciate them all!! #4333993

David Phalen 5/26/2007 5:52:41 PM

Love the light, lines and textures here! #4334058

Melissa Gurdus 5/27/2007 9:08:28 AM

Thanks David for your great comment!! #4336046

Boris Kirpichnikov 5/27/2007 6:10:36 PM

Great capture,Melissa!love the composition and DoF here! #4337189

Melissa Gurdus 5/28/2007 9:44:49 AM

Thanks Boris for commenting on this image!! #4339338

Allen O. Howard 5/28/2007 5:02:13 PM

Tones, textures details and composition all fit perfectly together Melissa! Great image!, Allen #4340289

Nikki McDonald 5/29/2007 8:28:21 PM

Noticed this in your gallery earlier this evening and just now in Editors First Picks, Melissa. I think it is a very nice composition--great tones and very nice DOF. #4345034

Melissa Gurdus 5/29/2007 8:35:13 PM

thanks Allen and Nikki for commenting on this image!! #4345058

Sandra R. Alvey 6/14/2007 4:33:07 PM

Oh Melissa honey I really really love this picture!!

Sandi #4397670

Melissa Gurdus 6/15/2007 10:27:10 AM

Thanks Sandi for taking a look and leaving this great comment!! #4400122

Ken Jarvis 6/26/2007 2:53:09 PM

Congrats again on your finalist, Melissa! #4440074

Nikki McDonald 6/26/2007 2:58:20 PM

Such a nice shot. Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. #4440115

Stan Kwasniowski 6/26/2007 2:59:30 PM

Melissa, congratulations #4440129

Kay E. Mahoney 6/26/2007 3:27:18 PM

Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4440581

Alexis Yobbagy 6/26/2007 3:36:21 PM

Congratulations on your excellent finalist!!! I really love this one!!! #4440726

Tarun Bose 6/26/2007 3:39:45 PM

Congrats Melissa on your finalist. #4440791

Mike Perez 6/26/2007 3:54:25 PM

Congratulations on your Finalist, Melissa! #4441035

Jim D. Keever 6/26/2007 4:42:07 PM

Congrats on your Finalist!! Very nice earth tones. #4441574

Dan J. Holm 6/26/2007 5:37:02 PM

Congrats, Melissa!! Beautiful finalist! #4442187

Mary Timman 6/26/2007 6:07:34 PM

I love this image! Beautifully made!
Congratulations! #4442585

Boris Kirpichnikov 6/26/2007 6:08:50 PM

Congratulations on your great Finalist,Melissa! #4442601

Melissa Gurdus 6/26/2007 6:13:00 PM

Thanks so much for your good wishes. I appreciate each and every one. THANKS!! #4442662

Allen O. Howard 6/26/2007 6:17:10 PM

Congratulations Melissa! #4442711

Gail Vitikacs 6/26/2007 6:24:45 PM

Wonderful Melissa! Way to go! #4442805

Ken Smith 6/26/2007 6:27:00 PM

Congratulations, Melissa! #4442841

Nancy L. Green 6/26/2007 6:51:39 PM

Congratulations again Melissa, WTG!!! <>< #4443189

Terry L. Ellis 6/26/2007 7:09:27 PM

Congratulations again, Melissa! Great rich color and DOF! #4443458

randy dannheim 6/26/2007 7:43:21 PM

Melissa, congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round - wonderful image. #4443895

Melissa Gurdus 6/26/2007 8:01:03 PM

Thanks so much for all your best wishes. I appreciate all your kind thoughts!! #4444062

Su Sana E. P 6/26/2007 8:57:39 PM

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Melissa!! #4444501

Graeme Chow 6/26/2007 9:15:20 PM

Terrific shot ! congrats Melissa. #4444579

Datha Y. Thompson 6/26/2007 9:31:07 PM

Congratulations again Melissa!! WTG :0) #4444649

RC Fritz 6/26/2007 9:37:21 PM

Big congratulations Melissa!! Another great finalist! #4444669

RC Fritz 6/26/2007 9:37:54 PM

Big congratulations Melissa!! Another great finalist! #4444671

Raymond Pauly 6/26/2007 9:45:01 PM

Congratulations, Melissa! I had missed this one! Great shot! #4444693

Evy Johansen 6/26/2007 10:48:01 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Melissa! #4444981

Kathy Reeves 6/27/2007 1:41:15 AM

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist. #4445359

Colette M. Metcalf 6/27/2007 2:56:00 AM

Congratulations Melissa!!! #4445697

Laurie Daily 6/27/2007 5:51:06 AM

Wonderful tones and textures, Melissa. Congrats on this finalist! #4446782

Lorraine A. Cook 6/27/2007 5:54:05 AM

Congratulations Melissa!<:)) #4446825

Carla Metzler 6/27/2007 5:57:56 AM

Congratulations Melissa! #4446870

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 6/27/2007 6:05:08 AM

Congratulations Melissa!!!!! #4446959

Girish Vaghela 6/27/2007 6:08:46 AM

Congratulations on your so many finalists, Melissa!!!!! #4447000

Sylvia Rossler 6/27/2007 6:36:54 AM

Big congrats again Melissa :O) #4447288

Jessica Jenney 6/27/2007 6:46:25 AM

Congratulations, Melissa on this wonderful finalist image! #4447359

Cheryl E. Molennor 6/27/2007 7:11:48 AM

Interesting comp Melissa. Congratulations #4447547

Glenn E. Urquhart 6/27/2007 7:37:40 AM

Congratulations on your award, Melissa!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4447753

Jennifer L. Taranto 6/27/2007 8:02:08 AM

Way to go on another beautiful FINALIST!! #4447908

Colleen Farrell 6/27/2007 9:10:52 AM

I love this image, and I'm really glad to see it get a finalist. Big congratulations, Melissa! #4448320

Emile Abbott 6/27/2007 10:01:23 AM

Your talents are showing in multiple categories this month Melissa. Rock on and again congratulation my friend. #4448600

Christopher Budny 6/27/2007 10:21:25 AM

Wow, Melissa! Just wow! This has such a vivid, 3-D quality to it. Gorgeous work! #4448740

Cassie L. Woodlee 6/27/2007 8:25:33 PM

Congratulations, Melissa!!! #4451185

Sam Britt 6/27/2007 8:31:52 PM

Congratulations again, Melissa! #4451209

Pamela Shane 6/28/2007 7:46:01 PM

Congratulations on another super image
being chosen a finalist Melissa. :) #4454981

Patricia Ronan 6/29/2007 4:48:35 AM

Congratulation Melissa on your finalist win:) #4455921

Christy Nichols 6/30/2007 8:48:30 PM

Congrats again, Melissa! #4460804

Renee Doyle 7/24/2007 4:30:23 PM

Belated but big congrats Melissa on this terrific finalist!
#4550327

Sandra R. Alvey 7/25/2007 4:10:44 PM

I still think this is your best picture Melissa. I just LOVE IT! Congrats!!

Sandi #4557760

Melissa Gurdus 7/25/2007 6:41:39 PM

Thanks so much for your congrats and I think it is one of my best, too! #4558699

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