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Portland Headlight at sunrise


 

BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Staff Favorite BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest GRAND PRIZE Winner  
Portland Headlight at sunrise
Portland Headlight at sunrise
15 second exposure taken at sunrise.

Chris Drew

 
 
 

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This is truly outstanding Chris!!!!!!!! A big congratulations, I hope you win!!!


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December 29, 2006

 

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  Makes me want to be there.


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December 29, 2006

 

Paul G Slate
  Congratulations on your Finalist! what a wonderful photo!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round.


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December 30, 2006

 

Jenny D
  Congratulations on this well deserved win!!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  I spent eight days in Maine and it rained every day! I so wanted to see a morning like this. I'm so happy you got to do it! It is a masterpiece!
Congratulations!


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December 30, 2006

 

RC Fritz
  Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner!


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December 30, 2006

 

Jayne Martin
  Congratulations on your win!!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Janet McNeil

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  Congratulations, Chris! A beautiful capture of Portland Headlight!


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December 30, 2006

 

Jenny Bosmans
  Big Congratulations on this fantastic Winner, Chris! :)


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December 30, 2006

 

Sylvia Rossler
  Big congrats on this amazing Grand Prize win Chris :O)


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December 30, 2006

 

Paul G Slate
  Congratulations on the grand prize winner!!!!! nice job Chris!


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December 30, 2006

 

Megan p
  A Stunning image Chris!!! Many Congrats to you!!!


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December 30, 2006

 

Kimberlee Oberski
  Beautiful capture. Congrats on winning Grand Prize!


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December 30, 2006

 

Denise M. Snyder
  Congratulations! This is truly gorgeous!!!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Congratulations on your beautiful grand prize winner.


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December 30, 2006

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Big congratulations on your beautiful and most deserving Grand Prize Win, Chris!!


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December 30, 2006

 

Carla Metzler
  Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner! This is gorgeous, Chris!


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December 30, 2006

 

Cheryl E. Molennor
  What a breathtaking image Chris. Congratulations to you on this huge win!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Cora Miller

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  What an awesome morning and you captured it perfectly. Congratulations on your win.


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December 30, 2006

 

Stacy L. Robertson
  Congrats on this gorgeous image!


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December 30, 2006

 
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  A stunning image!!! Congratulations, Chris!
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December 30, 2006

 

Alan L. Borror
  Big confgratulations on a home run, Chris! Truly awesome!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Joannie Bertucci

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  Chris, she is my all time favorite lighthouse and your presentation of her is almost beyond belief!
Congratulations on the Grand Prize, she is a winner!


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December 30, 2006

 
- Les Rhoades

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  Congratulations, Chris!


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December 30, 2006

 

Nadya Johnson
  Magnificent! Congratulations on your AWESOME Grand Prize Winner, Chris!!


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December 31, 2006

 

Lynne Morris
  Congratulations Chris on your Grand Prize Winner, this is an awesome image.


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December 31, 2006

 
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  A magnificent winner! Congrats to you Chris!


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December 31, 2006

 

Jessica Jenney
  Congratulations, Chris on this beautiful Grand Prize Winner!


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December 31, 2006

 

Donna W. Neal
  Gorgeous Grand Prize Winner Chirs
Congratulations!!!


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December 31, 2006

 

Arlene Krassner
  This is lovely Chris. Congratulations to the big winner!


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December 31, 2006

 

Colette M. Metcalf
  Congratulations to you on your Grand Prize winner, Chris!!


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December 31, 2006

 

Lavone Vannoy
  WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your GRAND PRIZE WIN!!! Such a gorgeous and stunning image...and a WELL deserved WIN!!! :)

Happy New Year! :)


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December 31, 2006

 

AMALIA Veralli
  BEAUTIFUL IMAGE. CONGRATS!


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December 31, 2006

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Outstanding Chris!!! I'm so happy for you!! A beautiful GRAND prize win!!! Congratulations!!!


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December 31, 2006

 

Cyn Valentine
  Big congratulations Chris..fantastic image! Well deserved win!


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December 31, 2006

 

Penny Haviland
  Congratulations Chris! Beautiful image!


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December 31, 2006

 
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  Bravo! You did it! Applause! Applause!
You did great! You must be sitting on top of the world! Makes me want to be there too. Congratulations Chris!


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December 31, 2006

 

Ronald Balthazor
  Congratulations, Chris. Magnificent image.


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December 31, 2006

 
- John V. Roscich

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  CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS
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December 31, 2006

 

Ronald F. Fischer
  Congratulations on this awesome grand prize winner!


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December 31, 2006

 
- Janine Russell

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  Chris, congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner.


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December 31, 2006

 
- Larry L. Redmon

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  Extraordinary photo, Chris!


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December 31, 2006

 

Milan Banik
  OUTSTANDING GRAND SHOT.MANY CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.


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December 31, 2006

 

randy dannheim
  Chris, what a beautiful image and what an honor to have been chosen the best of the best at Better Photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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December 31, 2006

 

Chris Drew
  Thanks for all the congrats. I never thought I'd ever win Grand Prize. Right place at the right time with the right image I guess.


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December 31, 2006

 

Mike Dawson
  Wonderful comp and exposure, Great image


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January 01, 2007

 
- Lindley Johnson

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  Huge congratulations on this gorgeous Grand Prize Winner, Chris! It's outstanding!


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January 01, 2007

 

Sherry Sturgis
  Outstanding!!! Congratulations on your grand prize win! Well deserved, Chris!!!! Happy New Year to You & Yours!


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January 01, 2007

 

Inge Johnsson
  Fantastic photo of this often captured lighthouse! A real standout. Congrats!


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January 01, 2007

 

Tom Leech
  Great shot. Wonderful light.


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January 02, 2007

 
- Cliff & Patti Smith

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  WOW! Congratulations Chris, this photo is awesome!


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January 03, 2007

 

Ross Throndson
  So BEAUTIFUL...Congratulations on your Grand Prize!!


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January 03, 2007

 

Gary Lange
  A very true masterpiece, Chris. Congratulations to you! Happy New Year.


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January 03, 2007

 

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  Awesome shot, I am speechless. Congratulations for the Prize!


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January 04, 2007

 

Sherrye Nozaki
  Superb piece of fine art. Congratulations.


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January 04, 2007

 

Stanley C. Sims
  I agree with Sherrye. This a avery beaytiful fine art photograph. Congratulations Chris, on a well deserved Grand Prize Winner.


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January 05, 2007

 
- Sherry Stricklin Boles

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  Outstanding, Chris! This is absolutely stunning!! Congratulations!!!


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January 05, 2007

 

Sinziana I. Ene
  WOW! Congratulations Chris ! Fantastic photo!


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January 06, 2007

 

Dennis Walton
  Great shot. The color saturation is beautiful. The long shutter speed worked wonders with the water.


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January 10, 2007

 

Anna Diederich
  Congratulations on this beautiful shot!


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January 13, 2007

 

John P. Sandstedt
  While I like this photo a lot, Thank Goodness for Photoshop!

Congrats on the photo and on the editing job.


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January 16, 2007

 

Chris Drew
  Just for the record..

Taken with a 30D & sigma 18-50 2.8 @~f16

15 seconds exposing for the sky on the right.

camera raw - levels - dodged the water - resize for web - sharpen - save


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January 19, 2007

 
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With all the wonderful comments what more can I add?!?! Beautiful...Can't wait to take my first lighthouse photo!
Just Beautiful


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February 09, 2007

 

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  Congratulations Chris!!
Your photo is very beautiful!


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April 27, 2008

 

Jack Ryan
  Absolutely outstanding view of this beautiful lighthouse. A very impressive gallery from what I have seen so far and I plan to spend time going through more of your photos in the next couple days.


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January 13, 2009

 
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  Beautiful lighting - the sky, lighthouse, water, composition - great pic!


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