Elephant
Uploaded: August 02, 2005 10:51:54
Mary Timman August 02, 2005 0
Wow what a shot. Great detail. #287558Cindy Paquette August 02, 2005 0
Fabulous shot and great effects on this Colette! #1665778Tammy Scott August 02, 2005 0
VERY nice image, Colette! Looks like it is resting its head in a moment of deep thought! #1665779Cathy Gregor August 02, 2005 0
Terrific catch, Colette! #1665811
Jeff Robinson
August 02, 2005
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Bobbie Davis August 02, 2005 0
Fantastic capture Colette! #1665854Joy Rector August 02, 2005 0
Gorgeous capture #1665888
Gail Vitikacs
August 02, 2005
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Colleen Braun August 02, 2005 0
I like the way he blends in with the rocks... #1665941Joyce ONeil August 02, 2005 0
Terrific capture! #1665942
Carolyn M. Fletcher
August 02, 2005
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Kirsi Bertolini August 02, 2005 0
Is this with the buzzfilter? Looks so good! I got to get me that.. #1666013Luis Louro August 02, 2005 0
Good work, Colette!!! #1666040Paul Michko August 02, 2005 0
Wonderful portrait, Colette. #1666042
Candice C. Calhoun
August 02, 2005
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Karen Engelbreth August 02, 2005 0
WOW - fantastic image - great portrait, Colette! #1666046Walter Graziano August 02, 2005 0
Nice Colette! #1666098
Agnes Fegan
August 02, 2005
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Deb Holmes-Hatfield August 02, 2005 0
Wonderful capture, Colette, great effects! #1666219Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thank you all so much!! I added a soft focus Kirsi. #1666221Roger Bernabo August 02, 2005 0
Great capture of an elephant, wonderful! #1666232Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thanks so much Roger!!! #1666300Laura Clay-Ballard August 02, 2005 0
wow. love this! #1666314Nina Shields August 02, 2005 0
Great shot; love the feel of texture! #1666330Lisa D. Greer August 02, 2005 0
Great shot COlette!:) #1666337Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thank you so much Laura and Nina!!! #1666338Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thank you Lisa!! We crossed:0) #1666354Marcie A. Fowler August 02, 2005 0
A truly wonderful image Colette!! #1666386Michelle R. Kovach August 02, 2005 0
Great shot Colette! Wonderfully done! #1666410Pamela Shane August 02, 2005 0
Love the texture of this image Colette, beautiful comp. #1666463Donald K. Cherry August 02, 2005 0
Wonderful image, Colette! Your comp is excellent! #1666531
Rakesh Syal
August 02, 2005
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Paul E. Earl August 02, 2005 0
Wow!! Amazing. Love this image!! #1666573Noel Baebler August 02, 2005 0
Great detail on your elephant, Colette! #1666634
Claudia Kuhn
August 02, 2005
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Jessica L. Richard August 02, 2005 0
great image, detail and texture! #1666675Marie Fields August 02, 2005 0
Love it! Great colors and effects! #1666786Cathy Barrows August 02, 2005 0
fabulous and that is hard when it comes to elephants #1666816Anita Hogue August 02, 2005 0
Awesome image, Colette!!!!! I love all the textures! #1666864
Shelly A. Van Camp
August 02, 2005
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S J August 02, 2005 0
Excellent capture and very nice treatment, Colette!! #1667252Tom Andersen August 02, 2005 0
Really love your effects work on this, Colette! Wonderful job! #1667362Jill Flynn August 02, 2005 0
LOVE THIS Colette! I see a lot of emotion in that face and your treatment is outstanding. #1667414Brinn MacDougall August 02, 2005 0
I really like this, Colette! I bet we see it again, it's a A+ in my book! #1667600Roxanne M. Bubar August 02, 2005 0
Awesome image and capture. #1667620Judy S. Fung August 02, 2005 0
Great detail and capture, Colette! #1667686Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thank you all so much for the great comments!!! Sure hope so Brinn! #1667699Goshka G. August 02, 2005 0
What a wonderful catch, Colette!! #1667746Claudette Foote August 02, 2005 0
Fabulous shot and great effects on this Colette!#1667801
Ermanno Radice August 02, 2005 0
Wonderful capture, great image, Colette! #1667822Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thank you so much Ermanno, Claudette, and Goshka!! #1667877Mary N C. Taitt August 02, 2005 0
Ooooh, this is really nice, outstanding! Great capture and effects, Colette! mary #1667887Sylvia Rossler August 02, 2005 0
That is an awsome capture Colette! Absolutely lovely!! #1667941Lynn Crawford August 02, 2005 0
Colette this shot is great, I love all the beautiful natural colors, and the detail on the elephant :) #1667942Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thanks so much Lynn, Sylvia, and Mary!! #1667992
Susan T. Evans
August 02, 2005
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Susan T. Parady August 02, 2005 0
Awesome, Colette. I like the lighting and colors. #1668071Kerby Pfrangle August 02, 2005 0
ColetteMajestic and proud.
Excellent lighting and comp.
Kerby #1668094
Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2005 0
Thank you so much Kerby, Susan, and Susan!!! #1668104Cathy M. Gromball August 02, 2005 0
This is wonderful, Colette! I'll echo what everyone else has said, and add that I love that you have also captured the second elephant in the background! Excellent work!Cathy :) #1668336
Stephen Zacker August 02, 2005 0
An amazing capture #1668473Kate Jackson August 02, 2005 0
Is he using that rock as at chest scratcher? An immensely powerful image Colette! #1668558Susie Peek-Swint August 02, 2005 0
I love this one Colette ~ fantastic capture of expression ~ really nice muted colours too! #1668615Jenny Bosmans August 02, 2005 0
Terrific capture, Colette! I agree with Susie! #1668694Kathleen F. Greer August 02, 2005 0
AWWW, what a sweet face, Super job Colette!!! #1668743Duane Carter August 02, 2005 0
Great color and light, Colette!!! Like your decision to use the soft focus. #1668798Dan Holm August 02, 2005 0
Wow!! The llighting, detail and your treatment on this are GORGEOUS , Colette! #1668938Marsha S. Smith August 02, 2005 0
Wow! Whatever you did to this, Colette, it was genius. This is so gorgeous. #1669057Kathleen Clemons August 02, 2005 0
Looks great, Colette! Did you bring him cookies? lol #1669083
Kay E. Mahoney
August 03, 2005
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Nicole E. Rappaport August 03, 2005 0
lovely image! :) #1669175Terry R. Hatfield August 03, 2005 0
Excellent Effects On This One Colette! Nicely Done:-) #1669194Donna J. Taff August 03, 2005 0
Beautiful, Colette!!! I love the elephants! #1669264Anderson D. Co August 03, 2005 0
Very nice work on softening the image. I love those rocks framing the elephant's face. great shot! #1669407Mary K. Robison August 03, 2005 0
Excellent capture of expression, and the color combination is lovely, Colette!! #1669488Colette M. Metcalf August 03, 2005 0
Thank you all SO much!! Actually I did bake you two dozen of cookies Kath, but I gave a dozen to the elephant:0) I promise I'll make up for it:0) #1669650Grayce Pedulla Dillon August 03, 2005 0
This is so sweet Collette! Just look at that smile...tehehe.Colette M. Metcalf August 03, 2005 0
Thanks so much Grayce!!! #1669681Kristi A. Howson August 03, 2005 0
Love the FX you've added..great composition and texture too...Nice work Colette! #1669760Colette M. Metcalf August 03, 2005 0
Thank you so much, Kristi!! #1669771Nobu Nagase August 03, 2005 0
Fabuouls shot, Colette!!! #1669936Leonard Pierce August 03, 2005 0
Fantastic image Colette!!! #1669955Stacy Wasmuth August 03, 2005 0
What a neat shot! I'll have to show this to my 3 year old - he loves elephants!! #1670052Kara L. Hendricks August 03, 2005 0
Fantastic elephant portrait Colette... Love it! #1672072
Laurence Saliba
August 03, 2005
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Sandra Wehrman August 03, 2005 0
this is outstanding! you really captured this gentle giants nature in this photo, nice effects too! #1672716Donna Roberts August 04, 2005 0
Did I mention that not only do I love pansy flowers - I adore elephants too.....gosh, you really know how to please my eyes when I come visit your gallery.Phil Sauvey August 04, 2005 0
Colette,Excellent capture. Wonderful effects and they work so great here! #1674290
Melissa L. Zavadil August 04, 2005 0
What a very unique and beautiful shot! I just love the way the curls of his trunk are adding such a neat effect to the overall composition of this shot!! Great capture!! #1678066Colette M. Metcalf August 05, 2005 0
Thank you SO much for all the great comments!!! #1679434SaMi Martin August 05, 2005 0
Great shot...looks like he is scratching himself. #1680945Colette M. Metcalf August 05, 2005 0
Thank you so much, SaMi!! #1681398Souha Dooly August 05, 2005 0
Awesome, Colette!!!Beautiful effects!!well done : ) #1681604Colette M. Metcalf August 05, 2005 0
Thanks so much Souha!!! #1681685Ken Grooms August 07, 2005 0
Perfect shot! Shows real sympathy! #1685875Colette M. Metcalf August 07, 2005 0
Thanks so much Ken!!! #1688937
Fax Sinclair
August 19, 2005
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Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005 0
Thanks so much Fax:0) #1749653Terrill Province August 22, 2005 0
Colette, this is sooo GOOD! This elephant would be flattered at such a terrific portrait!!! #1752085Colette M. Metcalf August 22, 2005 0
Thanks so much Terrill:0) #1752121Marja H. Konimäki August 26, 2005 0
Very cute catch Colette! Lovely work. #1768015Colette M. Metcalf August 26, 2005 0
Thanks so much Marja!! #1768373Lori L. Thomas September 10, 2005 0
What a great shot. I love the buzz effect(?) you've used in the background. Wow! #1822001Colette M. Metcalf September 10, 2005 0
Thank you Lori!!! I think I used a soft focus on this, but I can't remember for sure. #1822011Paula Showen September 24, 2005 0
Congratulations, Colette!!! Awesome image! Best of luck in the next round! #1872559Alisha L. Ekstrom September 24, 2005 0
WOW congrats on this making finalist..WELL DESERVED..IT'S GREAT!!!! #1872926Melissa L. Zavadil September 24, 2005 0
BEAUTIFUL!!! Congrats!!!!! Wonderfully done!! #1873069Sylvia Rossler September 24, 2005 0
Great shot Colette ! Congratulations ! #1873485Mary Timman September 24, 2005 0
Hey...great job! Congrats! #1874415Paul Sikora September 24, 2005 0
Colette, another congratulations well done #1874825
Adilson F. Ferreira
September 24, 2005
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Kay E. Mahoney
September 24, 2005
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Deborah Sandidge September 24, 2005 0
Congratulations on your beautiful finalists, Colette!! #1876594Pamela Shane September 24, 2005 0
Congrats on your finalist Colette!! #1876838
Claudia Kuhn
September 24, 2005
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Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette! Bravo! #1878010
Linda D. Lester
September 24, 2005
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Cindy Paquette September 24, 2005 0
Incredible Colette! Congratulations! #1878916Noel Baebler September 25, 2005 0
Huzzah, Colette!!! #1879275Debbie Hartley September 25, 2005 0
Awesome! Congratulations Colette! #1880251Colette M. Metcalf September 25, 2005 0
Thank you all so much for the congrats:0) #1880428
Candice C. Calhoun
September 25, 2005
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Colette M. Metcalf September 25, 2005 0
Thank you Candice!!! #1882248Debra Booth September 26, 2005 0
Excellent capture, Colette! Congrats again!! #1883862Stanley J. Contrades September 26, 2005 0
Bravo, Colette!! CONGRATULATIONS, and best of luck in the next round!!Colette M. Metcalf September 26, 2005 0
Thank you Debra and Stan!! #1884801Duane Carter September 26, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette!!!! #1885790Colette M. Metcalf September 26, 2005 0
Thanks so much Duane!!! #1885918Paul E. Earl September 27, 2005 0
BIG CONGRATS Colette!! Well done! #1888802Dan Holm September 27, 2005 0
Woo Hoo!! CONGRATULATIONS on you WIN, Colette!! VERY well deserved! #1888855Sylvia Rossler September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette !!!!! Wonderful winner !!!!! #1888892Stan Kwasniowski September 27, 2005 0
Colette, CONGRATULATIONS #1888946Charlene Bayerle September 27, 2005 0
Way to go Colette!!!!!!Congratulations!!! #1888950Jill Flynn September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on your Second Place Win Colette! This is so beautiful! #1889015Amanda Price September 27, 2005 0
This is great, Colette! Congratulations on your win! #1889124Kerby Pfrangle September 27, 2005 0
Colette congratulations on your second place win. Wonderful job. KErby #1889210Janet Williams September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette - this is a wonderful elephant portrait. I love it! #1889307Pamela Shane September 27, 2005 0
Huge congrats Colette, on this well deserved 2nd place winner!!!! #1889449Daniel Diaz September 27, 2005 0
Big Congrats on your win Colette, Fantastic work!!!! #1889466Diane Dupuis September 27, 2005 0
YAY Colette!!! Congrats! #1889610Janet L. Skinner September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations, Colette, on this awesome win!!! #1889621Tom Andersen September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on your win, Colette! #1889642
Kelly Abernathy
September 27, 2005
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Adilson F. Ferreira
September 27, 2005
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Kathleen Clemons September 27, 2005 0
Yea for you, Col!!!! :) #1889897Colette M. Metcalf September 27, 2005 0
Thank you all SO much:0) I'm so happy!! #1890019Wally Orlowsky September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on this unforgettable winner, Colette! #1890038Colette M. Metcalf September 27, 2005 0
Thanks so much Wally!!! #1890078Debbie Hartley September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette!!! This is awesome! #1890114Mary Timman September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette. This is great and so well deserved. #1890161
Kay E. Mahoney
September 27, 2005
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Julie Gamicchia September 27, 2005 0
CONGRATULATIONS COLETTE, WONDERFUL IMAGE!! #1890206Anita Hogue September 27, 2005 0
A big congratulations to you Colette!! This is wonderful!!! #1890426Cathy Gregor September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on your win, Colette!! #1890440
Linda D. Lester
September 27, 2005
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Laura E. OConnor September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations!!! Well done!! #1890584Steve Mescha September 27, 2005 0
Nice going, Colette! Congradulations!!! #1890589Deborah Sandidge September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations, Colette - on your outstanding win!! #1890635
Agnes Fegan
September 27, 2005
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Karen Bacon September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on an outstanding image Colette! #1890718Kay Beausoleil September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Colette! #1890777
Laurence Saliba
September 27, 2005
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Marie Fields September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on your win, Colette!!! #1890977Barbara Helgason September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette! #1891172KHAWLA Haddad September 27, 2005 0
Big Congratulations on your wonderful Second place winner, Colette!!!!!! #1891335Danilo Piccioni September 27, 2005 0
Colette! I am so happy for you!LeoDADO Da Vinci #1891381
Susan T. Evans
September 27, 2005
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Claudia Kuhn
September 27, 2005
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Guy D. Biechele
September 27, 2005
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Jennifer Rennison September 27, 2005 0
Fabulous image, Colette! Congratulations on your win! #1891976
Dr Silly
September 27, 2005
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Sandy Landon
September 27, 2005
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bob cornelison September 27, 2005 0
I always find the great shots last!Stanley J. Contrades September 27, 2005 0
CONGRATULATIONS, Colette, on your 2nd Place win with this wonderful image!!Ermanno Radice September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on your well deserved win, Colette!! #1892212Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 27, 2005 0
An awesome image Colette!! A huge congratulations on your winning photo!!! #1892259Jenny Bosmans September 27, 2005 0
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful win, Colette!! #1892379
Candice C. Calhoun
September 27, 2005
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Anne D. Eigen September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations on this fabulous winner, Colette!!! #1892566Claudette Foote September 27, 2005 0
CONGRATULATIONS on your wonderful Second place winner!!! #1892635Judy S. Fung September 27, 2005 0
Congrats on your win, Colette! #1892979Goshka G. September 27, 2005 0
Big congrats on this wonderful winner, Colette!!! #1893038Debra Booth September 27, 2005 0
Big congrats to you, Colette!! #1893059Susan T. Parady September 27, 2005 0
Congratulations, Colette! Way to go!! #1893092Nobu Nagase September 28, 2005 0
Congratulations, Colette!!!SaMi Martin September 28, 2005 0
Congratulations on an outstanding image! #1893265Colette M. Metcalf September 28, 2005 0
Thank you all very much!! #1893398Jane Summa September 28, 2005 0
Fantastic photo, Colette!! Congratulations!!!!! #1893537Murry Grigsby September 28, 2005 0
A BIG congratulations to you Colette on your terrific image and WIN! I am very happy for you because I know how hard you've tried :0) Job well done!! I'm sorry I'm so slow to comment but our power is still off more than it is on and now the A/C is cooked--what a mess down here. I guess we should have stayed in KC?? Anyway congrats again on a great win!! #1893698
Cora Miller
September 28, 2005
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Monika Sapek September 28, 2005 0
Nice capture with great texture and colors, Colette! Many congratulations on your Second Place Win!
Gary H. Minish
September 28, 2005
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Candy D. Dennis September 28, 2005 0
Great image Collete! I love the use of the soft filter with this. #1894029Allan L. Whitehead September 28, 2005 0
Colette, congratulations on this magnificent win in last month's contest in the 'Animals' category. It is truly richly deserved, my very dear friend - your good friend, Allan #1894124Colette M. Metcalf September 28, 2005 0
Thanks so much Allan, Candy, Gary, Monika, Cora, Murry, and Jane:0) Hope things get better for you and Pat, Murry! #1894231Duane Carter September 28, 2005 0
Congratulations on this beautiful WINNER, Colette!!! #1895121Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 28, 2005 0
Congratulations on this awesome winner Colette! #1895219Donna J. Taff September 28, 2005 0
Congratulations on your beautiful win, Colette!!! #1895837Jonna Bergström September 28, 2005 0
Congratulations on this beautiful win, Colette! #1896384Terry R. Hatfield September 28, 2005 0
A Big Congratulations To You Colette On Your Win:-) #1896646
Joannie Bertucci
September 28, 2005
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Kristi A. Howson September 29, 2005 0
Congratulations Colette on your win..I love it! #1897100
Serena Pierce
September 29, 2005
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Alan L. Borror September 29, 2005 0
Fantastic winner Colette!! #1898617Colette M. Metcalf September 30, 2005 0
Thank you so much Alan, Serena, Kristi, Joannie, Terry, Jonna, Donna, Deb, and Duane!!! #1900913Stephen Zacker October 01, 2005 0
Great image and a Big Congratulations #1904510Colette M. Metcalf October 01, 2005 0
Thanks so much Stephen!!! #1905255Ann Bruynseels October 01, 2005 0
Wow ! Very good ! #1906392Colette M. Metcalf October 01, 2005 0
Thank you very much Ann!!! #1906397Rachel Scott-Renouf October 10, 2005 0
Congrats! well deserved winner! excellent work Collette .. #1937909Colette M. Metcalf October 10, 2005 0
Thanks so much Rachel!! #1938076Bill Houghton October 13, 2005 0
Beautiful shot Colette. I like this one a lot. Good work. #1947728Colette M. Metcalf October 13, 2005 0
Thank you very much Bill!! #1948567Bill Wyatt July 26, 2006 0
Incredible details and effects. Gorgeous capture you really deserved this win, Colette! Congratulations! #3085595Colette M. Metcalf July 29, 2006 0
Thank you Bill!! #3097924Julie Robinson September 15, 2006 0
Great image. CONGRATS!!! #3314296Colette M. Metcalf September 15, 2006 0
Thank you Julie!! #3314300Peggy J. Maguire June 01, 2007 0
Colette,Congrats,This image has a special look to it,I really like it....Peggy #4353853Colette M. Metcalf June 02, 2007 0
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