In the Heat of Battle
Uploaded: July 22, 2011
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 560, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 330.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700
Claudia Kuhn July 22, 2011
Great capture and old time feel to this! #1395016Michelle Alton July 22, 2011
Another premier image, Courtenay. Fabulous! #9546699Tammy M. Anderson July 22, 2011
Outstanding capture, Courtenay. Great tones and comp. #9546708Carolyn M. Fletcher July 22, 2011
Great job on this beauty! Love it! #9546724Linda D. Lester July 22, 2011
Awesome work on this one girl! Love it! #9546757Gina Cormier July 22, 2011
Excellent old time feel to this image. Great comp! #9546759Ellen Hodges July 22, 2011
Super fabulous tones and pov, Courtenay!! Looks awesome!! #9546808Danny B. Head July 22, 2011
Love the DD work! #9546822Jeff Robinson July 22, 2011
Your treatment is perfect for this - Outstanding work!! #9546838Ken Smith July 22, 2011
Nice effects on this, Courtenay..definitly has a nostalgic feel to it. And it sure must have been hot on those dog-day summer days! #9546849Ron McEwan July 22, 2011
Excellent work here Courtenay, especially the flag, the clarity is amazing. #9546868Heather Loewenhardt July 22, 2011
Beautiful fade in and out of this scene giving it a real time vision of the past. #9546908Avril Young July 22, 2011
stunning, beautifully done, great story telling photo Courtenay...Beautiful work!!! #9546996Leslie McLain July 22, 2011
Amazing work, Courtenay. Love the image. #9547022Stefania Barbier July 22, 2011
fantastic image and PS work! #9547027R. J. Laudenbacher July 22, 2011
This looks straight out of the history books Courtenay. Wonderful DD work and great capture! #9547064Monnie Ryan July 22, 2011
Fabulous job, Courtenay! #9547105Robert R. Goodman July 22, 2011
Hi Courtenay,Excuse me for saying this Hooray for The Stars and Bars.LOL!!I'm on the other side.Beautiful capture my friend!!!! #9547216Debra R. Harder July 22, 2011
OMG...your DD work on this, Courtenay, is totally BRILLIANT! I love the sepia tones and soft contrast. A winner in my book...NO DOUBT! jsb #9547396Douglas Pignet July 22, 2011
very kewl work #9547405Marilyn Cornwell July 22, 2011
This is a beautiful image, Courtenay! An instant favourite! #9547438John Rivera July 22, 2011
Outstanding capture and work Courtenay! #9547444Patrick Rouzes July 22, 2011
Wonderful tones, treatment, mood & image, Courtenay! Lovely MT entry, indeed! #9547475Amy M. Wilson July 22, 2011
Fabulous tones and treatment... love the feel; a winner for me, Courtenay!! #9547512Anita Hogue July 22, 2011
Well, Amy said exactly what I was going to say! Bet we do see this one again! It's stunning!(Usually the osprey will not hang around if you are too close, I'm thinking this one must have been a young one. He also had been on our boat before and I guess felt like know one was going to harm him) #9547658
Mike Clime July 22, 2011
Great capture and like the ghostly treatment, Courtenay! #9547840Mary Timman July 22, 2011
Love this. You did a fantastic job with this. Everything looks like it actually in the battle with the dust flying all over. #9548046Jack Gaskin July 22, 2011
WONDERFUL WORKI would have figured your for the STARS & BARS ;O)
simply because of you home state !!!!
WHISTLING DIXIE
Jack #9548130
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 22, 2011
What a fantastic composition, Courtenay! Awesome image! :-) k #9548287Stephen Zacker July 22, 2011
Great work.. feels like a period photo #9548342Ann Coates July 22, 2011
Fantastic Courtenay. Your treatment really creates the feeling of the old war days. #9548510Karen Celella July 23, 2011
Fabulous work, Courtenay. Right out of (or into) the history book! #9548982Ann H. Belus July 24, 2011
Very dramatic presentation, Courtenay; the fog makes it surrealistic....simply outstanding! #9551025Kerry Penn July 25, 2011
This is so cool! The flag being so prominent just gives me goosebumps. #9552688Mary Dimitriw July 25, 2011
Excellent work on this one Courtenay! Looks perfect in b&w. #9552709Robert Jensen July 25, 2011
superb image making - would love to see this one too, just as is, but with the main flag left in color #9554140Phyllis H. Burchett August 01, 2011
Fabulous work Courtenay! #9573918Wm Nosal August 04, 2011
Wonderful Image, Courtenay!Lorna Shutter August 04, 2011
Wow!!! This is AWESOME, Court! Definitely looks authentic! Love the fabulous lighting and tones! Outstanding capture and presentation! :) #9582564Jimmy Day September 27, 2011
Fantastic!!! I would love to go to a reenactments sometime!!! Awesome photograph!! #9699379Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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