Mother Nature [69365 Digital Darkroom]
Uploaded: February 18, 2011 23:48:14
And Just When You Thought
!!! IT WAS A STORM HEAD CLOUD !!!
(Look AGAIN!)
!HA
MISS YOU ALL! HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL!!!
-Laura :)
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(DDR) Layered Face Into Cloud. Cloud Was From Last Summer. ADOBE PSE7 and Digital Imaging 2006.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/12500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Dick W. Wyatt February 19, 2011
Always wondered what she looked like !A little older than expected. #1354383
Usman M. Bajwa
February 19, 2011
UB. #9249398
Tiia Vissak February 19, 2011
very creative! #9249400Michelle Alton February 19, 2011
I guess if Mother Nature has borrowed you for cloud duty, you would not be at your computer. Hope all is well.Pretty depiction of the strong Lady.
(She is blowing a gale here, and I keep hearing large branches thudding against the roof and deck. Too dark to see what her wrath is wreaking now!) #9249503
Bojan Bencic
February 19, 2011
Jack Gaskin February 19, 2011
WAY COOL now get busy on fixing the weather patterns Mother Nature;o) !!!!Get a MAC
Jack #9249577
Ron McEwan February 19, 2011
OMG Laura this is incredible, bet we see it again. Super job on this creation #9249615Douglas Pignet February 19, 2011
Ms Laura another wonderful job in the DD...Well done #9249690Gord MacEachern February 19, 2011
For being such a quiet, lovely looking Mother Nature, you sure are wreaking havoc here this morning! lol.. #9249699Ray Thoms February 19, 2011
Great image Laura.....get back soon! #9249761Monnie Ryan February 19, 2011
She's sure beautiful (and looks vaguely familiar...)! So sorry about the laptop and hope you get back here SOON! #9249865Annette Carr February 19, 2011
Mother Nature is beautiful! Are you sure you're not related? #9250127
Laura E. Swan
February 19, 2011
HI YOU GUYS!!!! Good to see you!!! Thank you for commenting even though you didn't have to! :)))
Yes..."OLD" Mother Nature was seen in a storm head cloud HEADING YOUR WAY! HeeHee...Actually as you can see, she was just hanging out! That old familiar face! HA!(ONE OF THESE DAYS there HAS TO BE A "Gold" BINGO, so I keep trying!)
I am on a lap top that isn't mine and I cant use it a lot. :) Glad I am able to come say thank you!!!
I enjoyed your comments very much! I will be on facebook next catching up there. :)
TAKE GOOD CARE! -Laura
(MISS YOU ALL!) #9250164
Kim Andelkovic February 19, 2011
P E R F E C T title.......awesome image Laura I reckon it will be a winner :-) #9250389
Carol Flisak
February 19, 2011
Renata Gusciora February 19, 2011
Wow!Awesome creation!Amazing work,Laura!Love it! #9250485Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 19, 2011
I agree with Renate - awesome creation indeed. I absolutely love it, SSSLala. Get me a seat with the judges and you will hit gold with this one.Karen Kessler February 20, 2011
Beatiful, Lala! Definitely one of my faves & I believe the judges will agree! #9252301Joyce S. Court February 21, 2011
This is beautiful. Hurry back on here. We miss you! #9254062Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 22, 2011
FANTABULOUS work and hurry back, NL! :-) NN #9256467John Connolly February 23, 2011
Excellent work here Laura! I had lunch with Pat & Graham yesterday, they send their very best wishes! #9258168Stephen Zacker February 23, 2011
This is really Cool! Hope you get your own computer soon #9258457Boyd L. Alexander February 24, 2011
WOW!! This is an amazing image..just beautiful!! ( I know we will see this again!) #9259457Julianne Bradford February 24, 2011
This is awesome Laura!! I hope you get your computer fixed soon! And I hope we see this again soon! #9260645JO ANN CLEVELAND February 25, 2011
Beautiful Laura!jo ann c. #9261941
Wm Nosal February 25, 2011
:) I Always New You Where A Storm
Laura E. Swan
February 25, 2011
I'll be back in the swing of things soon, I hope! I am downloading programs onto this new lap top tonight.
I loved every word here. Thank you all!!! :))))
(Have missed you, too!!!)
-Laura et,al.... #9262248
Patti Coblentz February 26, 2011
FABULOUS, Laura!!!Lorna Shutter February 26, 2011
Wow! This is fabulous, Sis! You just never know where your face is going to appear! This is absolutely heavenly! Love your hair! The blue and white are beautiful! Glad to see you up and running again! Hope all goes well with setting up your new computer! :) #9263706Mary K. Robison February 28, 2011
What a lovely concept, Pom!Nancy J. Locke February 28, 2011
TOTALLY AMAZING and my most fav photo of your gallery, dear Laura!!!OUTSTANDING!!! You know I know where you belong with your photography. :D PERFECT!!!
Hugs, Nancy #9265832
frank w. degenhardt February 28, 2011
I think we all know what its like not to have our pc and oh the withdrawal pains we go though till we get it back. Hope you get it all worked out. Gorgeous and creative look at mother nature. She is a beauty. Love the clouds, the lighting is really magical, the flowers in the hair, them beautiful eyes. Gorgeous and creative work dear friend. You take care. #9266961Wm Nosal March 04, 2011
Beautiful Image, Laura!
Laura E. Swan
March 10, 2011
You know what? I just tried to enter a new picture tonight and it didnt let me! Eek! Hope BP is just having a glitch and it's not my new computer in some way?! This would be a disaster!
I hope you are all well. Mother nature wouldn't want it ANY OTHER WAY! HA!
Thanks for the fun and sweet and kind comments!
-(S)Laura :))) #9284699
Ellen Hodges March 20, 2011
Mother nature is beautiful, Laura!! Hope all is well! Best luck with your new computer! #9300634
Laura E. Swan
March 20, 2011
...And THAT is GOOD LUCK!... #9303138
Ivan Chacon March 23, 2011
So cool, as always!!! :) #9312727
Laura E. Swan
March 25, 2011
-Laura #9317725
Roxanne M. Bubar March 27, 2011
Magnificent work and image. #9320023
Nancyj E. Hovey
March 27, 2011
Laura E. Swan
March 27, 2011
Thank you both so very much.
Do you really think so you guys?
I know I joke and play a lot with my images and especially using my own MUG (BECAUSE I WORK CHEAP!) but you know, I really like this one, too! I really appreciate your feedback!!!
-Laura :))) #9320725
Lorna Shutter March 27, 2011
This is my favourite MUG shot of yours! :) #9320865
Laura E. Swan
March 27, 2011
-Gooners #9321011
Lorna Shutter March 27, 2011
Gooners. :) I love you too. :)-Dooners #9321026
Usman M. Bajwa
April 26, 2011
UB. #9371030
Patti Coblentz April 26, 2011
Big congratulations on your finalist. Laura!! #9371039Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) Woot woot! #9371082Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) Woot woot! #9371099Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) Woot woot! #9371100Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) Woot woot! #9371101
Nancyj E. Hovey
April 26, 2011
Kim Andelkovic April 26, 2011
Super congrats Laura.....I knew this would make it.....loved it straight from the start :-)Misty Blue April 26, 2011 1
CONGRATS!!!! #9371119Annette Carr April 26, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!!! I HOPE IT GOES ALL THE WAY :) #9371121
Ken Smith
April 26, 2011
Kathy Salerni
April 26, 2011
Phyllis A. Houghton April 26, 2011
congratulations Laura. You are great at special effects and this is a well deserved finalist!!!!!!!!!!!!! #9371665
Ann Coates
April 26, 2011
Rona L. Schwarz April 26, 2011
Another one of your marvelous digital creations, Laura! This one is really magical - talent andSusan Weisensel April 26, 2011
Awesome Laura, congrats and best of luck to you. #9371831Mary K. Robison April 26, 2011
As the saying goes, if it was a snake, it would've bit me, Pom!
Bojan Bencic
April 27, 2011
Renee Doyle April 27, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Laura!! #9372029
Laura E. Swan
April 27, 2011
Thank you for your support and cinfidence in me. WOW!
-Laura
P.S. I know how lucky I am to have you as fellow photographers, digital artists, friends and FAMILY.
THANK YOU AGAIN!!! #9372052
Avril Young April 27, 2011
congrats on your fantastic finalist.. #9372102Lorna Shutter April 27, 2011
Hey Sis! I'm wearing my special ballroom gown to do the "Finalist" dance today!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Award for my favourite image of YOU!!!!! Good luck in the next round, Gooners!!! :)Ellen Hodges April 27, 2011
Huge congrats, Laura!! Awesome and wonderful! Best luck!!! #9372751Carla Capra Anderson April 27, 2011
Hi Laura;
Emile Abbott
April 27, 2011
Shawn Jennings April 27, 2011
Very creative, Laura! Congratulations on your finalist! #9373520Annette Carr April 27, 2011
Beautiful image! Had to look at it again! #9374025Monnie Ryan April 27, 2011
Congratulations on a well-deserved Finalist award, Miss Laura! #9374109Wm Nosal April 27, 2011
Congratulations, Laura! #9374175
Ann H. Belus
April 27, 2011
Courtenay Vanderbilt April 27, 2011
Big Congrats, Laura! #9374680Karen Kessler April 27, 2011
WOO HOO, SIS!!! Congratulations on your FINALIST for this lovely photo! I got so excited when I got to the page of this photo & it just popped out at me like, "Hey, I know her!" :) #9374880
Laura E. Swan
April 27, 2011
(YES! YOU KNOW ME, Kalena! :D )
I like the one I made with the train, too, with these same clouds. It just shows what you can make out of an unusual back ground!
Much appreciated all of you!
Lorna, LOVE THAT DRESS! Patti wore it on her birthday.
-Laura :)
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Laura E. Swan
April 27, 2011
Thanks for the fun congrats!
-Miss Rose #9375077
Raymond Pauly April 27, 2011
Huge congrats on this awesome piece of work, Laura! WTG! #9375359
Kathy Salerni
April 27, 2011
Patti Coblentz April 27, 2011
Yea, Laura...bg congratulations on your win!! #9375608
Bojan Bencic
April 27, 2011
Usman M. Bajwa
April 27, 2011
UB. #9375671
Mary K. Robison April 27, 2011
Never was there a more beautiful Winner, Pommers!
Cindy Bendush
April 28, 2011
Ann Coates
April 28, 2011
Barbara Waldoch April 28, 2011
Congratulations, Laura! #9375796Avril Young April 28, 2011
congrats on your outstanding winner Laura...just so beautiful...well done. #9375809
Laura E. Swan
April 28, 2011
SO VERY MUCH EVERYONE!!! This is such a wonderful thing for me!
I don't think I will be able to wipe the "HAPPY" off of my face as I sleep tonight!
I sure appreciate your support and friendship!
-Laura :D #9375818
Laura E. Swan
April 28, 2011
Mukesh Srivastava April 28, 2011
Love your creativity...Great work on layers...Huge congratulations for the GOLD, Laura!!!! #9375837Kim Andelkovic April 28, 2011
My prediction was rite......whooo hooo Winner I new it......outstanding image super congratulations dear lady :-)Lyn Darlington April 28, 2011
Laura this image is amazing.....CONGRATS on the gold!!!!!!! #9375867Monnie Ryan April 28, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS!! #9375946Michelle Alton April 28, 2011
Enjoy your Kudos, Laura. So well deserved winner! Huge Congratulations! #9375954Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 28, 2011
OMG! Gold suits this image so PERFECTLY, MSSSLala. HUUUUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! I so love this image and I'm so happy that BP also sees it as a WINNER! #9376025Lorna Shutter April 28, 2011
Woo Hoo!!! You're really moving up in the Photography World, Sis! 2nd Place Win ... What a great achievement! I'm so proud of you!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! WTG!!! :)Gord MacEachern April 28, 2011
A real great big congratulations Laura, WTG!!!!!!!! #9376206Ellen Hodges April 28, 2011
Very huge congrats, Laura on an awesome winner of this beautiful lady!!! #9376356Courtenay Vanderbilt April 28, 2011
CONGRATS, Laura! #9376376Stephen Zacker April 28, 2011
Big Congratulations Laura. This is Cool #9376400
Tammy M. Anderson
April 28, 2011
Anita Hogue April 28, 2011
WOW, Laura! This is awesome work!Boyd L. Alexander April 28, 2011
A big congratulations on your awesome Gold Winner Laura! Very well deserved!! #9376567
Jeff Robinson
April 28, 2011
Carla Capra Anderson April 28, 2011
Hi Laura;
Nancyj E. Hovey
April 28, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving 2nd Place
WINNER!!!!!!!! 8o) #9376708
Amanda J. Tanner
April 28, 2011
Val Feldman
April 28, 2011
Heather Loewenhardt
April 28, 2011
Jessica Jenney April 28, 2011
Congratulations, Laura on your fabulous win! #9376862Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 28, 2011
Too cool and beautiful too!! Congratulations Laura! A creative win!! #9376968
Stefania Barbier
April 28, 2011
Tammy Espino April 28, 2011
Big congrts on your win :) Woot woot!!! #9377087Phyllis A. Houghton April 28, 2011
congratulations on your gold win!!!!!!!!!! #9377131Stan Kwasniowski April 28, 2011
Laura, "a BIG congratulations" #9377212
Lydia Williams
April 28, 2011
Irene Colling
April 28, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderfully creative photo art image Laura. A well deserved gold award. #9377398
Laura E. Swan
April 28, 2011
This is such a wonderful honor! I sure appreciate all of your comments and congratulations!!!
ALSO THANK YOU TO BETTER PHOTO for seeing this creations as GOLD quality!
That Makes Hard Work, Training and Effort all worth it. All of you inspire me to move forward and push the envelope!
(Having fun in DDR is a great bonus too!)
-Laura :))) #9377454
Patrick Rouzes
April 28, 2011
Rony Sagy April 28, 2011
Congratulations Laura on this fantastic and well deserved Gold. #9377644
Mariann Kovats
April 28, 2011
Sharon Sawyer April 28, 2011
Whoooooooooooo Hoooooooo!!! WTG, Laura! HUGE congratulations on your outstanding and well deserved Second Place Win!!! #9377848
Ken Smith
April 28, 2011
Karen Kessler April 28, 2011
For once it paid off to have your head in the clouds! ha! Congratulations on this WINNING PHOTO!!! #9378501
Laura E. Swan
April 28, 2011
BUT I LOVE YOU ALL! Oops! I slipped! HeeHee!
Dale has challended me to a game of pool. Do you think I should leave the computer to play AND MAYBE EVEN WIN???
He is PRO level and I beat him last time!!! I bet he just let me win....but I used to be good!!!
Chicken wings and 4 1/2 x 9 tables here we come!!!
Thank you all.
SEE YOU TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!! This is so exciting.
Hugs and love,
Laura #9378599
Robert R. Goodman April 28, 2011
Hi Laura,WOW!!That is a gorgeous capture.Big congratulations on you stunning win!!! #9378687Rona L. Schwarz April 28, 2011
W TG Laura - WOW!!! Your outstanding creativity and imagination is only outdone by your warm friendship and popularity here at BP! It couldn't happen to a more talented, funny, and friendly photographer!!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS VERY DESERVING GOLD WINNER!!! #9378699Merna L. Nobile April 28, 2011
Take photo, SleepRenee Doyle April 29, 2011
Doing a happy dance :-) WTG Laura!! Congratulations! #9378909Datha Y. Thompson April 29, 2011
Beautiful work Laura!! Love it :)Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 29, 2011
Congratulation on this fantastic win, NL! :-) k #9379883
Ann H. Belus
April 29, 2011
Shawn Jennings April 29, 2011
Congratulations on your win, Laura! #9380495
Emile Abbott
April 30, 2011
Carol A. Grady April 30, 2011
Congrats on your well deserved win Laura!It is a well deserved honor - you continue to amaze! #9382075
Laura E. Swan
May 01, 2011
EVERYBODY!!!!! :)
So happy to see you all here!
Thanks for all you said!
-N.L., Laura, Miss Rose :D #9382266
Ujjwal Mukherjee May 02, 2011
Wonderful !!HUGE congratulations,Laura!! #9383951
Carol A. Grady May 02, 2011
Congratulations on the well deserved winner Laura! #9384418Max Aureli May 03, 2011
WOW!!!! #9387690
Laura E. Swan
May 03, 2011
:))))
Great to see you all!
-Laura #9387882
Ulysses A. Villamin May 04, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS!!! #9388062
Laura E. Swan
May 04, 2011
Thanks for the congrats!
-Big Sister, Laura :) !!! #9388728
Christine Lobsinger
May 04, 2011
Annette Carr May 04, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS! BetterPhoto Winner is hard to get! I am so happy for you. Huge smiles here! #9389097JO ANN CLEVELAND May 04, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic 2nd place winner Laura..Have been unable to comment due to all the tornado's to the area here in north Alabama..but thankfully we are safe and we now have power again...
jo ann c. #9389358
Laura E. Swan
May 04, 2011
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Hi Nette!! I agree with you so you can only imagine my SHOCK! Thank you ma'am!
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Jo Ann, OM GOSH! I had forgotten that you live in Alabama. I was thinking Tennesee! I am so so sorry to hear that you were effected and we can all be so GRATEFUL that you are okay!!!
Thanks for taking the time to congratulate me! You are so sweet!
-Laura
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David M. Montero May 11, 2011
Awesome work Laura. Congratulations on your winning selection!!! #9400008
Laura L. Gonzales
May 19, 2011
Laura E. Swan
June 01, 2011
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LAURA LEE! Hi !!! I have to tell you, this was really fun to make. It still makes me giggle looking at it. What a huge honor to get GOLD for it! WOW! The only thing better than THAT is having fun friends and family like you!
Thanks and Thank You EVERYONE. :)
-Mom.
HA! (Get it? Mother Nature???) #9439299
Lorna Shutter June 01, 2011
Laura E. Swan
June 01, 2011
But then why wouldn't we? WE are TWINS! #9439310
Laura E. Swan
June 01, 2011
Rod Partington August 28, 2011
Love,Love,Love this! Awesome work of art Laura! Well done! Congrats on the gold.Totally deserves it! Peace. #9639379
Amanda D. Austwick
February 27, 2012
Laura E. Swan
February 27, 2012
And Thank You ALSO to Amanda!!! It's so nice to see you both here!!! I'm really happy with this image and how it turned out.
-Laura #10007431
Louisa Hancock March 01, 2012
Hello Laura, thankyou for your great comments in my gallery, it is wonderful when someone appreciates your work. I have been looking through your gallery as well and WOW I do love this, your work is outstanding and I must say I think it helps to have your head in the clouds when you want to be creative lol.
Laura L. Gonzales
March 09, 2016
Laura E. Swan
March 09, 2016
Thank you both so much. I'm very honored by each word! #11444634
Lydia Williams
March 10, 2016
Emile Abbott
March 10, 2016
Mary K. Robison March 12, 2016
Hey, Pom! I just used your e-mail link to find this forever-beautiful SP as one of your All-Time Gold EP's ~ the judges definitely got it right on this one! CONGRATULATIONS, andJames Kooper March 12, 2016
How beautiful it is Laura! Thank you for posting it here! #11446092
Heather Loewenhardt
March 12, 2016
Laura E. Swan
March 12, 2016
Ellen Hodges March 23, 2016
Huge congrats and best luck with this Fab image, Laura!! #11450464
Laura E. Swan
March 23, 2016
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