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© John Connolly

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Uploaded: April 15, 2008 13:08:26

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Last weekend I did a couple of hours photo shoot with my brother Phil, at Catherine Hill Bay. This is a bas relief shot of him at work!
Captured in RAW, and created in CS2.
1/100th f6.3 ISO-100.


Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: E-300

Comments

John Connolly April 15, 2008

This is the original image #901488

Jessica Jenney April 15, 2008

WOW! Very cool, John! #5792608

Karen Engelbreth April 15, 2008

Cool shot, John - great work! #5792634

Christian Rosito April 15, 2008

Great work John, unique and very creative. I like it. #5792663

Carol Sawyer April 15, 2008

WOW!! John what a beautiful image and very creative work!!! I love it!! #5792672

Ray Clarke April 15, 2008

Great capture and PS work John!!!(R) #5792716

Brett Dolsen April 15, 2008

Great composition and PS work John!!
Brett #5792744

Lynne Morris April 15, 2008

Wow John, this is beautiful ps work, I love it! #5792762

Margaret R. Barry April 15, 2008

Fantastic capture, John. Great comp. and PS work! #5792806

Hendrik Storme April 15, 2008

Terrific work, very original John! Love it! #5792837

Claudia Kuhn level-classic April 15, 2008

Cool effects John. Nice to have a brother with the same hobby. #5792854

Robert R. Goodman April 15, 2008

Hi John,that's wonderful capture of Phil.Excellent.Looks like you have a winner on the effects.My friend,I hope you two had a fun day!!!!!!!! #5792886

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe April 15, 2008

How cool - Excellent comp and use of effects John! Jeff #5792940

Susie Peek-Swint April 15, 2008

Wow John this is fantastic ~ I've never really dabbled with the bas relief filter as I couldn't see a use for it but here it has totally transformed the image .. great to have Phil model for you :) #5793080

Roxanne M. Bubar April 15, 2008

Oh John I can not begin to tell you how much I love this.
MAGNIFICENT work.
So creative and unique. #5793129

April 15, 2008

Good one mate. Like the effects, looks a bit like my lizard only I didn't mean for it to look like that!! Raining down your way? #5793156

Barbara Waldoch April 15, 2008

This is so cool, John, great use of effect!

I am sorry your vine didn't make it. Maybe you looked after it to well. I inherited mine with the house. It is totally neglected, poor soil, no water at all, it is flourishing :-) #5793397

Stan Kwasniowski April 15, 2008

John, excellent, my friend #5793484

Nancy L. Green level-classic April 15, 2008

Love the wonderful creativity here John, this is GORGEOUS!!! <>< #5793730

Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 15, 2008

WOW John, AWSOME effects, I bet Phil will love this.
Fantastic capture and hope you plan on entering the original too, both images are fantastic!!!
Did ya go in the cave? #5793941

Avril Young April 15, 2008

wow great work, really stunning...you are so creative, must be great that you and your brother are photographers...I guess that you stay in Sydney!
both your photos are excellent! #5794267

Paul E. Earl April 15, 2008

Cool effects, John! #5794334

Tiia Vissak April 16, 2008

very creative! #5794639

Bill Wyatt April 16, 2008

Nice work my friend! Very creative it looks like and etching. Terrific work!! #5794811

Ellen Hodges April 16, 2008

Great capture and effects, John. Fantastic image! #5794973

Jennifer L. Taranto April 16, 2008

Oh, WOW!! Truly awesome effects - I love the textures you've created!! #5795590

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 16, 2008

WOWEEEEEEEE...this is an amazing conversion, John!!!!!! Awesome textures and color!!!!! Very artistic!!!!! ♫ k #5795788

Manuel Barrera April 16, 2008

great work on this, John #5795801

Rajeev Kashyap April 16, 2008

Very cooooooool image John! #5796564

John Connolly April 16, 2008

Thank you all for your support and encouragement, I appreciate it. #5796738

Ken Smith level-classic April 16, 2008

I don't think I've ever seen that type of effect before. Very cool, John! #5797552

Renee Doyle April 16, 2008

Really creative image John!!!! As all have said before .... very very cool!!! #5797596

Carolyn J. Connolly April 16, 2008

As I said when you first sent this one to me. I really like the bas relief effects that you have achieved with this one John. It could pass for a sandstone sculpture. Nice work and we had a good morning's photoshoot, will have to do it again sometime.

Phil #5798231

Eivor Kuchta April 17, 2008

Wonderful PS work, John! #5800595

John Connolly April 17, 2008

Thank you Ken, Renee, Carolyn/Phil and Eivor for your kind remarks! #5800807

Linda A. Braddock April 17, 2008

John, Beautiful Photo, Fantastic Creation. Linda #5800897

Colleen Farrell April 17, 2008

Wow, this is so cool, John! I have never taken a photo that seemed to work with bas relief, but this one is perfect! Beautifully done! #5801667

John Connolly April 18, 2008

Thank you Linda and Colleen for your encouraging comments.
Colleen, I to have had problems finding a suitable image for this filter, I was rather happy with the results from this capture. #5805007

Su Sana E. P level-classic April 19, 2008

Wow!! Unique presentation here, John!! Really well done and I love this a lot. #5807173

John Connolly April 19, 2008

Thank's Susana! I appreciate your kind comments. #5808452

Dianna Murphy April 20, 2008

Very well done, love the textures. so cool! #5810981

John Connolly April 20, 2008

Thank you Dianna, just a bit of darkroom fun! #5812561

Erika Haight April 20, 2008

It looks as if you two had a wonderful adventure!! Excellent effects and comp John! #5812677

John Connolly April 20, 2008

Thanks Erika, it was bit of a blast for both of us! #5812733

Angela Pound April 21, 2008

That is amazing. I love how it looks. #5817867

John Connolly April 21, 2008

Thanks so much Angela, good of you to drop by! #5818547

Emile Abbott level-deluxe April 22, 2008

Why don't my bas reliefs look this good. Oh yes no model. Nice CS work John. #5826731

John Connolly April 22, 2008

Thanks Emile! How about we swap models for a few days!! LOL!!! #5826773

Sirsendu Gayen May 01, 2008

Excellent PS work.
#5866403

John Connolly May 01, 2008

Thank you Sisendu, I appreciate your input here. #5869537

Carolyn J. Connolly May 16, 2008

Good one, John!! I REALLY like *everything* about this image!! ;o) #5933279

John Connolly May 18, 2008

Thanks Carolyn, I appreciate your input here! #5938977

Susie Peek-Swint May 19, 2008

Many congrats on your finalist John ~ I had a feeling we'd see this one again.. good luck in the next round! #5942828

Stefania Barbier level-classic May 19, 2008

again: congrats on your finalist!!!!! #5943016

Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008

Congratulations! #5944955

Patricia Ronan May 19, 2008

Congrats on your finalist John again:) #5946181

Ellen Hodges May 19, 2008

Congrats, John! #5946579

David Phalen May 19, 2008

Congratulations again John!! #5947492

Kathy L. Clark May 19, 2008

Congrats again John. Very cool work here. #5948189

Stan Kwasniowski May 19, 2008

John, congratulations, the judges must have woken up finally lol #5948286

Kristi A. Howson May 19, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist John. WOW...Amazing effects! #5948290

Pat Gamwell May 19, 2008

Incredible work, John! Big congrats! #5948391

Barbara Waldoch May 20, 2008

This is your month, John! Well done! #5949266

May 20, 2008

Wow!!!! John this is really cool work and congratulations again on finalist
Chris #5949454

Jennifer L. Taranto May 20, 2008

Awesome job, congratulations!! #5951355

Colleen Farrell May 20, 2008

WTG, John! So well-deserved--CONGRATULATIONS! #5951873

John Connolly May 20, 2008

Thank you all for your kind comments, I really appreciate them. #5953271

Sam Britt May 20, 2008

Congratulations John! #5953654

ALLEN O. HOWARD May 20, 2008

Congratulations John!!! #5955013

John Connolly May 20, 2008

Thank you so much Samantha and Allen, I appreciate your input here! #5955126

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 21, 2008

Congrats on the finalist John. Gosh I am so behind. #5958532

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 21, 2008

Congrats on the finalist John. Gosh I am so behind. #5958560

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 21, 2008

Congrats on the finalist John. Gosh I am so behind. #5958561

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 21, 2008

Congrats on the finalist John. Gosh I am so behind. #5958565

John Connolly May 21, 2008

Many thanks Emile, good of you to drop by! #5958585

Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 21, 2008

HUGE CONGRATS on this fantatic finalist John! #5958712

John Connolly May 21, 2008

Thanks a lot Peaches, I value your input here! #5958768

MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 21, 2008

WoW How Unique
Awesome Finalist John
Congratulations!! #5958850

John Connolly May 21, 2008

Thank you Melodie, I appreciate your kind remarks! #5959154

Eivor Kuchta May 22, 2008

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, John! Interesting effects! #5962061

John Connolly May 22, 2008

Thanks a lot Eivor, I appreciate your kind remarks! #5963774

eileen bedford May 23, 2008

Congratulations on your win, well done... #5967869

John Connolly May 23, 2008

Thank you so much Eileen, I value your input! #5968206

Cassie L. Woodlee May 25, 2008

Congratulations, John!!!!!!!!!! #5974539

John Connolly May 25, 2008

Thanks a lot Cassie, good to hear from you again! #5976138

Carolyn J. Connolly May 25, 2008

Hey, John - sorry I'm a bit late with these wishes, but I wanted to send you BIG contrat's on this well-deserved Finalist recognition!! VERY well done, bro-in-law!! :o) #5977352

John Connolly May 26, 2008

Thanks Carolyn, I appreciate your input here! #5980256

Hendrik Storme May 30, 2008

I'm late too,big congrats John!!! #5999841

John Connolly May 31, 2008

Never too late, Hendrik, thank you for dropping by! #6002067

Wm Nosal August 09, 2010

Cool Image! Congratulations #8816389

John Connolly August 09, 2010

Thanks Wm, this was taken a fair while ago, I was surprised it got an EP, yet alone a finalist award! #8816415

Phyllis A. Houghton May 29, 2012

A late congratulations!! I love this. The color, texture and treatment are superb! #10160603

John Connolly May 30, 2012

Thanks a lot Phyllis! You went back a long way to find this image! #10161949

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