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The Power Within
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Donna R. Moratelli |
WOOOOoooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww!! THis is unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Wooooowwww!!! That's really nice of you to say!!! Thank you very much, Donna!
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Paul Michko |
Great image, Kenton. Excellent composition.
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Colette M. Metcalf |
This is great, Kevin!!!
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Allan L. Whitehead |
Great abstract, Kenton, this is spectacular. I love all of this and the effects are simply stunning. Exceeding well done, my very good friend - Allan
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Colette M. Metcalf |
Kenton!! LOL
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Kristen McKain |
cool image, Kenton!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Paul, Colette, Alan and Kristen. I sincerely appreciate your kind words! Kevin is fine, Colette, I've been called worse!! LOL. Thanks again.
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Colleen Braun |
amazing !!!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Colleen. I sure do appreciate your comments.
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Kathleen Clemons |
Another Woooooooooooooooowwwwwww!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Wow! Thank you, Kathleen! I really do appreciate your input!
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Karen Bacon |
This is awesome Kenton!
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Gianna Stadelmyer |
Well done, Kenton! This is fabulous!
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Donna R. Moratelli |
Kenton, I can't take my eyes off of this. It reminds me of a ship coming to shore.
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- Claudia Kuhn Contact Claudia Kuhn Claudia Kuhn's Gallery |
This is way cool Kenton! I only hate to think the hours this took!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Karen, Jan and Donna. Most sincerely appreciated. To be honest, Donna... when I start these types of little projects, I have nothing in mind, and just keep adding bits, removing others, and watching it develop. This original image was a curved handrail that was drab and boring, which started the whole thing.... Thank you again!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you, Claudia. It really only took about 1-1/2 hours, but was a good learning exercise for PS tools. I appreciate your comments very much.
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- Carolyn M. Fletcher  Contact Carolyn M. Fletcher Carolyn M. Fletcher's Gallery |
Woooooooooow from me, too!!! Amazing!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
LOL.... thank you, Carolyn! What a nice lady you are! I really appreciate your comments.
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Wally Orlowsky |
Fantastic work on this, Kenton! Could you tell us how you did it?
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Kenton L. Elliott |
I'll include the original drab image just for information. Thanks again, Wally. I appreciate your comments.
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Joy Brown |
OUTSTANDING!!!
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Susana Matos |
woooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww from me toooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! I am sure we´ll see this again, I really find this amazing! Cheers from Portugal, Su
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- Kelly Abernathy Contact Kelly Abernathy Kelly Abernathy's Gallery |
Another wwwwoooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwww! You're very talented! -K
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Deborah Sandidge |
Fantastic, very clever! It's amazing how you took it from start to finish.
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Lori Ditlefsen |
Wow Kenton! Very cool image! Very nice work on it! I just love it! Hope to see it again in the finals!
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June Marie Sobrito |
Terrific!!!
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Leanne M.E. Boyd |
Tres cool image, Kenton - A winning in my eyes at least!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
I sincerely appreciate the comments from each and every one of you. I truely mean that and Thank You so much, Joy, Susana, K., Deborah, Lori, June Marie and Leanne. I highly value your opinions! Thanks again.
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Dan Holm |
What more need be said? ... "Wow" pretty much sums it up! Really great work, Kenton!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Dan. I really appreciate your comments.
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- Susan T. Evans Contact Susan T. Evans Susan T. Evans's Gallery |
OUTSTANDING KENTON!!! JUST AMAZING, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN TO DO THIS. WOW FOR ME TOO!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Susan! I really appreciate your comments.
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Dorothy Neumann |
A belated WOW from me, too. I can't believe this wasn't a winner. We're not seeing much of your work recently, Kenton. I miss it!
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Kathleen Clemons |
Congrats on your POTD, Kenton. I still say, "Woooooooooooowwwww"!!!! :)
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Rob Friedman |
Congrats Kenton on your POTD! This is sooo cool! Awesome work!
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Allan L. Whitehead |
Cogratulations on the POTD Kenton, this is richly deserved, my friend - your friend, Allan
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Diane Dupuis |
WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW from me too!! Missed this the first time around - glad it got POTD!!! Fantastic work Kenton! Truly inspiring!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much Dorothy, Kathleen, Rob, Allan and Diane. Wow, I was really surprised when this came up. I really appreciate hearing from you all and hope to be posting more soon. Best wishes. Kenton
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kathleenkparkerphotography.com - Kathleen K. Parker Contact Kathleen K. Parker Kathleen K. Parker's Gallery |
Congrats on POTD...fantastic work. A super good job and imagination at work. kathleen
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Isabel L |
CONGRATS!!! Excellent shot!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much for your comments, Kathleen and Isabel. I sincerely appreciate hearing from you. Best wishes, Kenton
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BetterPhoto Member |
Just like all of your photos, FANTASTIC!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much Josselyne. What a nice thing to say! Very much appreciated!
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Keith L. Clayton |
This is the kind of work that makes this site worth visiting. Fantastic job!
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Donna R. Moratelli |
Well,well,well,well,well, POD huh??? THATS WONDERFUL KEN! I'm sincerely very happy for you'!! This picture needed some major reccognition!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
What nice comments Keith and Donna Rae! Thanks a million!!!! Best wishes, Kenton
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Dale Ann Cubbage |
Fabulous piece of work, Kenton! congrats on POTD!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much for the kind words, Dale Ann. I really to appreciate hearing from you. I wanted to mention to anyone interested that I have written out the exact step-by-step method I used to create this image using Photoshop. I would paste it here, but it's over a full page long. I would be more than happy to email it should anyone be interested. Just let me know. Thanks again everyone and best wishes. Kenton
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Casey A. Hanson |
I missed this Kenton, this is outstanding! Very nice PS work and imagination! Congrats on POTD, and I'm sure we'll be seeing this again!
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David S. April |
execllent Photoshop work. It takes great imagination to work from your original image and end up with such an interesting fanatasy image. Great eye in seeing the possibilities. Congrats to you on a well deserved POTD.
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Damian P. Gadal |
WOW - Great work - Congrats!
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Ronald Balthazor |
Very exceptional work, Kenton. I'd be thrilled to receive your step by step explanation. Thanks.
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Mary McAllister |
Wow...talk about visual impact-truly stunning.
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Theresa McCloskey |
awesome and very very creative - I would be interested in the step by step -- :-)
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much for the comments Casey, David, Damian, Ronald, Mary and Theresa. I most sincerely appreciate hearing from each of you. Best wishes, Kenton Elliott
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Carol Brill |
So fascinating to see the odyssey that this spectacular image took through your fertile imagination and excellent PS technique, Kenton, congratulations on your POTD and I look forward to seeing this one again!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Carol. I most sincerely appreciate hearing from you. Best wishes. Kenton
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Kathleen R. Struckle |
Just awesome Kenton!!You are extreamly talanted!! Congrats onPOTD!
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BetterPhoto Member |
Great image. Very creative and imaginative. Love it, but is it photography?
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much Kathleen and Marda! I really do appreciate your feedback. Good controversial question, Marda! That is the reason they have the categories of Digital Darkroom and Special Effects. Effects created with photographic images. Photography is an art form, and in this case the entire image is merely manipulations of photographic images. Without those original images, this final piece could not exist. The controvery is probably the 'degree' of manipulation. Is it okay to change contrast and sharpness, but not color? How much 'changing' does it take before it is no longer photography? Combining two pictures in Photoshop.... changing a blue sky to a stormy one... none of the final images are straight from the camera, so are they photography? Where is the line you cross in digital manipulation before it cannot be called photography? Even the famous and renowned Ansel Adams used darkroom effects, multiple negatives and burning techniques to achieve his final results. I would very highly recommend a book available through BetterPhoto. That is Jim Zuckerman's Secrets to Great Photographs - "Digital Effects" Thank you very much for bring up that question, Marda. Controversy is part of the learning process for all of us, and that's why we love BP so much. Best wishes, Kenton Elliott
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Anita Taylor |
Looks like the WOWS have it, Kenton! This is really incredible and inspires me to try a little harder with the Photoshop :)
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you for your kind words, Anita. I sincerely appreciate your comments.
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BetterPhoto Member |
This is really outstanding , I love how you done this ...WOW again and agian to a job well done. Keep up the wonderful work. It realy is a great title tooo! Hope to see more of ur wonderful works.
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Wow, also, to those very nice comments, Susan. I really do appreciate hearing from you.
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Carol H. Rice |
Kenton, You have created an awesome art image from photographs and the digital darkroom. You had to be spiritually inspired and the trickle down system has inspired me to branch out and try new compositions with photographic art. Please send me your step by step directions. Carol Rice
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Carol. Thank you for your comments. I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the result and I'll get that in an email right away.... Best wishes. Kenton
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis |
You are a true artist. I would love to learn how to do this also. I do alot of manipulations with color and filters but this is a work of art. Love it Kenton, congratulations!!!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much for your kind words, Donna. I sincerely appreciate hearing from you. I will email the step by step. Thanks again.
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Susie Peek-Swint |
Incredible work Kenton ~ congrats on POTD!
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Susana Matos |
just my opinion... you should resubmitt this in "digital darkroom" cathegorie, I think, because this is a WINNER all over it and can only understand it hasn´t been selected if you chose the wrong cathegorie....??!! Outstanding work! Cheers from Portugal, Su
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you so much for your comments Susan and Susana. I will definitely consider what you say, Susana and sincerely thank you both for your kind words. Best wishes. Kenton
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Kenneth Mucke |
wow...this is an amazong piece of work...incredibly creative..very well done
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Arlene Krassner |
Kenton I how did I miss this one. You are a magician. This should have been more than Photo of the Day! As you can guess, I adore it.
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much Kenneth and Arlene. I really appreciate your comments. Arlene.. Photoshop is the magician, we just wave the wand around!!! :-) Thanks again!
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis |
Hi Kenton, I agree with Arlene, you really should consider resubmitting this creative piece. Also, I wanted to wish you a great holiday weekend!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much Donna! Best wishes to you and yours!
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Donna R. Moratelli |
I absolutly love this one! great for the monthly theme!!!!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Donna ! Thanks a million ! Merry Christmas to all at BP!
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Ivan Chacon |
Absolutly Amamazing, beautiful work Kenton congratulations and Happy Holydays! :)
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Ivan. Thank you very much for your comments! Best wishes for the New Year!
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Cheryl E. Molennor |
Kenton. Your work is very creative and interesting. I admire your PS skills
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Cheryl. I sincerely appreciate your comments.
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Colette M. Metcalf |
Congratulations, Kenton!!!
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis |
A huge congratulations on your Finalist win Kenton. Best of luck in the next round!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much Colette and Donna!
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Remi Trepanier |
Congratulations on your finalist
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Remi.... Thank you very much!
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Donna R. Moratelli |
EXCELLENT!! I LOVE this one! A Big congratulations to you and best of luck in the next round!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Donna! Thanks a million!
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- Kay E. Mahoney Contact Kay E. Mahoney Kay E. Mahoney's Gallery |
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round.
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robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson Contact Jeff Robinson Jeff Robinson's Gallery |
Congrats Kenton on your wonderful creation and Finalist! Jeff
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Kay and Jeff. Thank you very much for your comments.
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Arlene Krassner |
Way to go Kenton. I'm so glad this was re-entered. Good luck with the next round.
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thanks a million Arlene. Great to hear from you and sincerely appreciated.
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- Su Sana E. P Contact Su Sana E. P Su Sana E. P's Gallery |
Kenton, huge Congratulations on this Awesome Winner!!
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- Jill Odice Contact Jill Odice Jill Odice's Gallery |
Wonderful winner :-)
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Vladan D. Djordjevic |
Congratulations on your Winner!!!
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Vladan D. Djordjevic |
Congratulations on your Winner!!!
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- John V. Roscich Contact John V. Roscich John V. Roscich's Gallery |
CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT WINNER JOHN
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HuHu Lin |
Wow,congrats to your winnner Kenton! After several months almost a year since I know you,you finally win this one.You definitely deserve this glory.
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- Kay E. Mahoney Contact Kay E. Mahoney Kay E. Mahoney's Gallery |
Congratulations on your second place winner.
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you so much SuSana, Jill, Vladan, John, HuHu and Kay. The comments from each of you are truely appreciated.
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Nadya Johnson |
Kenton, "Spectacular" does not begin to cover this incredible, creative piece of art! Both your vision and your work are Beyond Superb! Congratulations on this truly awesome winning image!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Wow... thank you very much Nadya! I really to appreciate such a nice comment...
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Donna R. Moratelli |
Wow, I happy for you. COngratulations on your win,Kenton!
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Donna R. Moratelli |
Wow, I happy for you. COngratulations on your win,Kenton!
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Paul G Slate |
Congratulations a beautiful winner Kenton!! Great shot!!! I thought this was going to be the winner!!
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Colette M. Metcalf |
Congratulations on your WIN, Kenton!!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thanks a million Donna, Paul and Colette. What nice things to say and I really do appreciate your input....
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- Janine Russell Contact Janine Russell Janine Russell's Gallery |
Kenton, congratulations on your Second Place Win.
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Janine! Thank you very much!!
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Colleen Farrell |
Hello Kenton, I've enjoyed looking through your gallery after seeing today's POTD. This image is truly superb! Not a suprise that it won a Gold on Betterphoto, and I'm sure it could win many other awards elsewhere! :D
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Hello Colleen. Thank you so much for your kind comments. I truely appreciate them.
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Donna R. Moratelli |
This display of talent has become a classic; Kenton!
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Wow... what a nice thing to say! Thank you, Donna...
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Milan Banik |
superb creation ,congrates friend.
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Milan. Nice to hear from you....
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Hurk (Steve) Hurkett |
Super capture, Kenton ... Nice Nice Work!! ... Congrats on boththe PoTD as well as your 2nd Place winner ... steve
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Kenton L. Elliott |
Thank you very much, Steve!
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Patrick R. McMullen |
Very good PS work Kenton! Congratualtions on it! Pat
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