Inspiring Photo: A Look towards Heaven #8041029

A Look towards Heaven

Uploaded: March 20, 2009

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f/11.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 24 mm.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET COURTENAY! ALL MY BEST TO YOU DEAR!

“Stand healthy and happy as the horizon lights up and let God’s colors soothe your eyes as you look towards Heaven!”

Photo taken at Bethpage, New York in September 2008, and converted to a duotone and enhanced in Photoshop CS3.

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300

Comments

Nadya Johnson March 20, 2009 0

Wow! This is really dramatic, Rolan! Awesome shot! #1100996

Marilyn K. Lincecum March 20, 2009 0

Beautiful sunset and gorgeous colors!! Wonderful BD wish. Nice comp and silhouettes. #7305377

Tiia Vissak March 20, 2009 0

a fantastic view! #7305523

Margaret R. Barry March 20, 2009 0

Fantastic tones, comp., light and silhouettes, Rolan! #7305527

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer March 20, 2009 0

Just as I imagined, Rolan!!! WOW! Heaven sure looks beautiful. FABULOUS light and colors!!! Awesome image!!! #7305557

Laura E. Swan March 20, 2009 0

Not only are the streets paved with gold but the sky is painted with it! This is GLORIOUS Brother Rolan! Just HEAVENLY! I think a 12x14 of this one should hang in "The Booth", don't you? :) -Sis

#7305565

Carol Engstrom March 20, 2009 0

Beautiful! #7305567

Usman M. Bajwa March 20, 2009 0

Wonderful composition and treatment, Rolan. Happy Birthday Courtenay.

Usman. #7305661

Stefania Barbier March 20, 2009 0

spectacular... and HBD Courtenay!!! #7305692

March 20, 2009 0

Beautiful silhouette Rolan! #7305706

Kerry Hill March 20, 2009 0

Very beautiful scene, Rolan!! Gorgeous colours and silhouettes!! #7305894

Brett Dolsen March 20, 2009 0

Stunning landscape and treatment Rolan!!Brett #7305995

Ellen Hodges March 20, 2009 0

Awesome colors and comp, Rolan. Love the title, too! #7306095

Tammy M. Anderson March 20, 2009 0

Wonderful colors and composition, Rolan. #7306225

Max Aureli March 20, 2009 0

Great image and fantastic dedication, Rolan!!! Gorgeous tone and scenery my friend!!
Happy Birthday Court!!! #7306262

Carol Sawyer March 20, 2009 0

Gorgeous capture, colors and title, Rolan!! Happy Birthday, Courtenay!! #7306268

Vitor Dias March 20, 2009 0

Wonderful pic Rolan, beautiful dedication.

Happy Birthday Courtenay.

rgds Vitor #7306493

Laurence Saliba March 20, 2009 0

This is so beautiful Rolan!!! Perfect dedication!! HB Courtenay!!! #7306833

March 20, 2009 0

This is truly heavenly work Rolan!! #7307035

Tammy Espino March 20, 2009 0

Amazing sky and colors, wowza!!! :) #7307328

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 20, 2009 0

Oh WOW, Rolan!!!!! This is soooooo incredibly GORGEOUS!!!! :-) k

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Courtenay!!!!! Ma #7307550

Becky J. Parkinson March 20, 2009 0

Oh, wow!!! This simply takes my breath away, Rolan! Great photo in every way! #7307817

Daniella Puente March 20, 2009 0

This is simply OUTSTANDING Rolan, what a beautiful photo!!! #7307860

Stan Kwasniowski March 20, 2009 0

Rolan, gorgeous #7307866

Courtenay Vanderbilt March 20, 2009 0

Oh Rolan this is a magical image! A masterpiece! And thank you for your sweet dedication my dear friend! You ARE a poet! #7308308

anonymous March 20, 2009 0

Absolutely beautiful. You're effects are stunning. #7308569

March 20, 2009 0

Awesome capture and effects,Rolan! #7308841

Teresa Burnett March 20, 2009 0

A stunning sunset beautifully captured, Rolan!! Gorgeous tones, light and silhouettes!!

Happy Birthday Courtenay!!! #7308976

Robyn A. Terrell March 21, 2009 0

I don't even know what to say, Rolan. This is awesome beyond words...amazing! #7309293

Yulianto Soeroso March 21, 2009 0

dramatic scene #7309364

Angie M. Davis March 21, 2009 0

This is very beautiful,Rolan!!! #7309390

Lorna Shutter March 21, 2009 0

This is so incredible, Rolan! Isn't God's beauty magnificent?! ... and you captured it with perfection!!! Did you really put those words together? ... or is it a quote? Such a beautiful wish for a beautiful person! "Happy Birthday!" again to our dear friend, Courtenay!!!!! :) #7309440

Max Aureli March 21, 2009 0

I suggested some of this words to Rolan!! Lorna!! :-))))).... maybe the commas... LOL #7309455

ROLAN NARMAN March 21, 2009 0

LOL! Max! Yes Lorna the words are my creation! It is not a quote! #7309524

Lorna Shutter March 21, 2009 0

Max ~
# 1 - Commas aren't words! LOL! :D
# 2 - There aren't any commas in the saying!

... Yep, you sure were helpful!!! Ha! Ha! :D

Rolan ~ Bravo! Absolutely beautiful! :) #7309548

Max Aureli March 21, 2009 0

... maybe exclamations marks?? #7309555

Lorna Shutter March 21, 2009 0

Give it up, Max! :D #7309558

Patrick Rouzes March 21, 2009 0

You did it again ,ROLAN!!! This is one amazing & dramatic shot here,my friend!!! Deserving of a gold award!!! Have a nice weekend!!!

Happy Birthday, Courtenay!!! #7309669

Dominick M. Dimacale March 21, 2009 0

Amazing image and dedication to Courtenay, Rolan!

Dominick #7309803

Vladan D. Djordjevic March 21, 2009 0

Fantastic, fantastic image, Rolan! Excellent comp, lighting, color tones, feel. An amazing work, my friend. #7309857

A P March 21, 2009 0

stunning capture and a beautiful dedication Rolan #7312008

ROLAN NARMAN March 21, 2009 0

Thank you so much to all of you my friends for your wonderful comments and for sharing our dear Courtenay's birthday with your kind words!

Courtenay I hope you had a great birthday and enjoyed yourself! Thank you for your kind words too! #7312282

Max Aureli March 21, 2009 0

... and thank to me for the exclamations marks!! Ciao Lorna LOL #7312290

Lorna Shutter March 21, 2009 0

... whatever! Arrivederci, Max! LOL! :D #7312478

ROLAN NARMAN March 22, 2009 0

Thank you very much Sabrina! #7314514

Judy A. Lawhon March 22, 2009 0

Now how did I miss this gorgeous image? Beautiful composition and I love the tones, Rolan!! #7314680

ROLAN NARMAN March 22, 2009 0

Thank you very much Judy! #7314760

Nancy L. Green March 24, 2009 0

Simply GORGEOUS , love the wonderful tones andthe great lighting, WTG!! <>< #7320241

ROLAN NARMAN March 24, 2009 0

Thank you very much Nancy! #7320307

Max Aureli March 24, 2009 0

Thank you Rolan to show the image! :-)) #7320321

Lorna Shutter March 24, 2009 0

You're welcome, Max! :) #7320367

Max Aureli March 24, 2009 0

You too Lorna!! :-)) #7320398

ROLAN NARMAN March 24, 2009 0

Thank you so much Max and Lorna! #7320451

Tiia Vissak April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations! #7432274

Joannie Bertucci April 22, 2009 0

It looks like you set the world on fire to get this amazing shot Rolan! :-)
Congratulations of your "firey" Finalist! #7432432

Max Aureli April 22, 2009 0

Yahoooooooooooooo!!!!!!! :-))))))) #7432481

Bojan Bencic April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on your finalist, Rolan. #7432645

Lorna Shutter April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on your Finalist Award for this beautiful image, Rolan!!!!! :) #7432926

Melissa G. Meiselman April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on your stunning finalist!!! #7433134

Stefania Barbier April 22, 2009 0

HUGE CONGRATS ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL FINALIST!!! #7433528

Daniella Puente April 22, 2009 0

Wonderful finalist Rolan!!! #7434021

Carol Sawyer April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on your finalist's Rolan!! #7434046

Anita Hogue April 22, 2009 0

WOW, very stunning, Rolan! Congratulations! #7434115

Melissa Olsen April 22, 2009 0

Hooray...WTG Rolan. #7434222

Tammy Espino April 22, 2009 0

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhh Congrats!!! :) #7434238

Tammy M. Anderson April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Rolan. #7434347

Ken Jarvis April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on your Finalist, Rolan! #7434460

Patricia Ronan April 22, 2009 0

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Rolan:) #7434564

Nadya Johnson April 22, 2009 0

Awesome! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Rolan! #7434584

Kathleen K. Parker April 22, 2009 0

What a lovely photo and finalist choice. Beautiful work as always, Rolan!
KK #7434586

Michelle Alton April 22, 2009 0

Hearty congratulations, Rolan! #7434589

Debbra Bailey April 23, 2009 0

Gorgeous Rolan - congratulations! #7434921

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 23, 2009 0

Oh my gosh, Rolan! I am so honored that you received a Finalist on this image! CONGRATULATIONS! #7434935

A P April 23, 2009 0

Outstanding Rolan

Best of luck in the next round.

#7434983

Yulianto Soeroso April 23, 2009 0

CONGRATULATIONS!
#7434985

Ellen Hodges April 23, 2009 0

Congrats on your awesome finalists, Rolan!!! WTG!!! #7435852

Renee Doyle April 23, 2009 0

Fabulous dd work Rolan!!!! Big congratulations to you!!!! #7436122

Teresa Burnett April 23, 2009 0

Oh YAYYYYYYYY!!!! Huge congratulations on this stunning finalist, Rolan!! Best of luck in the next round!! #7436237

Laurence Saliba April 23, 2009 0

What a gorgeous finalist Rolan!! Congratulations bro!!! #7436331

mark grandoni April 23, 2009 0

Awesome Rolan, Congratulations #7436631

Joan Powell April 23, 2009 0

congrats on your beauitful image #7436760

Sharon Sawyer April 23, 2009 0

Rolan, congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!! All the best in the next round. #7437172

Tommy E. Burgess April 23, 2009 0

Stunning finalist Rolan!! #7437178

Usman M. Bajwa April 23, 2009 0

CONGRATULATIONS on this stunning Finalist, Rolan.

Usman. #7437203

Husain Akhtar April 23, 2009 0

Excellent image – very cool indeed! Congratulations! #7437364

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 23, 2009 0

Congratulations on this totally gorgeous and beautiful finalist, Rolan. #7437947

Vitor Dias April 23, 2009 0

Congratulations, Rolan. Very deserving.

rgds Vitor #7439165

Debra R. Harder April 23, 2009 0

This is such a breathtaking scene, Rolan!! Huge CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved, gorgeous finalist!! Deb #7439608

Renata Gusciora April 23, 2009 0

Breathtaking,Rolan!My huge congratulations!!! #7439824

Colleen Farrell April 23, 2009 0

Gorgeous, Rolan! Big congratulations! #7440189

Stephanie Frey April 23, 2009 0

Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist! #7440751

Patrick Rouzes April 23, 2009 0

ROLAN, CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist!!! #7441014

Marijana Fajgl April 23, 2009 0

Amazing finalist, Rolan! Big congratulations! #7441187

Carol L. Fowler April 23, 2009 0

Congratulations on this beauty #7441576

Kathy Cline April 23, 2009 0

CONGRATS ROLAN AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU #7441670

Margaret R. Barry April 24, 2009 0

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Rolan! #7445570

Lynne Morris April 24, 2009 0

Huge Congratulations on this amazing finalist Rolan, beautiful work my friend. #7445581

Marilyn K. Lincecum April 25, 2009 0

Gorgeous sunset..CONGRATULATIONS Rolan!!! #7446928

ROLAN NARMAN April 25, 2009 0

Thank you so much my dear friends for your wonderful words! Greatly appreciated!

Courtenay !'m happy to have dedicated a finalist to you dear! #7447005

Lisa J. Boulden April 25, 2009 0

A GORGEOUS finalist, Rolan!
Big congratulations!!!
~♥~lisa #7447952

Valentin M. Armianu April 25, 2009 0

Congratulation on your gorgeous finalist!! #7448020

JO ANN CLEVELAND April 25, 2009 0

Congratulations on this awesome capture Rolan, just totally gorgeous!

jo ann c.

Happy Birthday also to Courtenay! She is a "sweet girl"! #7448917

ROLAN NARMAN April 26, 2009 0

Thank you so much Lisa, Valentin, and Jo Ann! #7450208

Jim Kinnunen April 26, 2009 0

Gorgeous image...congratulations, Rolan!:) #7450250

ROLAN NARMAN April 26, 2009 0

Thank you very much Jim! #7450266

Tayseera Al-Barram April 26, 2009 0

gorgeous capture congratulations, Rolan
:) #7450724

Vladan D. Djordjevic April 26, 2009 0

Congratulations on your SUPERB finalist, Rolan!! #7452417

Jane Hirst April 26, 2009 0

missed this one the first time around...love the intense color. Congratulations. #7452839

ROLAN NARMAN April 27, 2009 0

Thank you very much Tayseera, Vladan and Jane! #7454086

Dianna Murphy April 27, 2009 0

Congrats, its beautiful Rolan! #7456318

ROLAN NARMAN April 27, 2009 0

Thanks so much Dianna! #7456358

ROLAN NARMAN April 27, 2009 0

Thanks so much Dianna! #7456364

Karen Kessler April 28, 2009 0

Gorgeous colors in this breathtaking photo, Rolan! (Happy belated birthday, Courtenay!) Congrats on the FINALIST award, too!!! #7457949

ROLAN NARMAN April 28, 2009 0

Thank you very much Karen! #7458189

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