Happy Birthday, Laura Ballard!
Uploaded: June 29, 2005 02:32:56
Taken full sun, hand held, zoom, auto settings, manual focus.
Lots done in PSCS - can't even remember what!
Judy S. Fung June 29, 2005
Wonderful capture and effects, Marsha!! Happy Birthday, Laura!! #270754Donald K. Cherry June 29, 2005
Terrific image and effects, Marsha!! HBD Laura!! #1533882Roxanne M. Bubar June 29, 2005
Fantastic image and effects. Happy Birthday Laura. I hope you have a great one. #1533889Gail Vitikacs June 29, 2005
LOVE the effects you added to this jewel! WOW!!! #1533907Mata Patan June 29, 2005
Happy Birthday LAURA!!!! Have a great day!!!!Tammy Scott June 29, 2005
Great image and nice dedication to Laura, Marsha!Happy Birthday, Laura! #1533986
Jordi Delgado June 29, 2005
Whatever it was you did, you did perfect!!!Fantastic shot and work, Marsha!!
:-)) #1534025
Paul Michko June 29, 2005
Beautiful image, Marsha. HBD Laura. #1534075Cindy Paquette June 29, 2005
Oh, oh, ohhhhhhhhhhh WOW...I LOVE how the dragonfly looks in this image Marsha...love the textured background..boyo...this is just beautiful! Bravo! #1534144Jessica L. Richard June 29, 2005
very beautiful, great ps work! #1534209Karen E. Michaels June 29, 2005
Fabulous Marsha, Love the composition and what you did with it. Way Cool. Peace, karen #1534271Carolyn M. Fletcher June 29, 2005
Beautiful shot!! Happy BD, Laura! #1534273Jenny Bosmans June 29, 2005
Fantastic image, Marsha!! Love it!! Happy Birthday, Laura!! #1534312Cathy Gregor June 29, 2005
Wonderful capture and effects, Marsha!HBD, Laura! #1534436
Agnes Fegan June 29, 2005
Nice shot and work!!! Happy Birthday Laura! #1534442Bill Houghton June 29, 2005
This is absolutely beautiful. You did a super job. #1534478Linda D. Lester June 29, 2005
Just Beautiful!!!Love the color! #1534680Deb Holmes-Hatfield June 29, 2005
Wonderful Marsha, I love the effects, very well presented! #1534801Carla Metzler June 29, 2005
Wonderful capture and effects, Marsha! Happy Birthday, Laura! #1534843Kelly Abernathy June 29, 2005
Wonderful capture! Happy Birthday Laura! -K #1534895Roger Bernabo June 29, 2005
Beautiful macro and HB Laura! #1534909KHAWLA Haddad June 29, 2005
Great capture!!!Laura Clay-Ballard June 29, 2005
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!Kara L. Hendricks June 29, 2005
Great shot!!!!! I love the clarity on this Marsha.. And your effects... WOW!! Happy Birthday to you Laura!! #1535088Shelly A. Van Camp June 29, 2005
Beautiful and love the green background...Happy Birthday, Laura!! :) #1535114S J June 29, 2005
Excellent capture, neat effects and presentation, Marsha!! Happy Birthday, Laura!! #1535148Vicki Hunt June 29, 2005
My first thought is of an oriental painting! this is very beautiful. I love what you have done! #1535445cj patterson June 29, 2005
terrific image...wow!! and happy bday to laura! #1535452Lori Carlson June 29, 2005
Wonderful Marsha! Love what you did with it, whatever that may be...ha! :0) Great image!Cathy Stancil June 29, 2005
Beautifully done Marsha ! #1535877Marsha S. Smith June 29, 2005
Thanks so much everyone. I am reading some books on PSCS and trying out all kinds of new things - so when something doesn't work I backup and go another direction. I need to keep some kind of log I guess, but that is why I have no idea exactly what I did.Goshka G. June 29, 2005
This is sooo lovely, Marsha!! #1536110Terry L. Ellis June 29, 2005
My first thought was an oriental painting too. This is really lovely, Marsha! And, nice dedication to Laura. HB, again, Laura! #1536335William C. Raco June 29, 2005
Excellent photo, Marsha!bill
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Bobbie Davis June 29, 2005
Love the effects Marsha! Great capture! #1536439Jill Flynn June 29, 2005
I like the long vertical orientation. This image has a watercolor feel to it Marsha. Looks nice. Again, great PS work! And Happy Birthday Laura! #1536474Laura Clay-Ballard June 29, 2005
Marsha, I started keeping a journal by my computer. when I find I'm getting really carried away with photoshop (I'm learning it, too) I totally forget what I did, so, I jot down notes. Nothing elaborate .. just some notes! #1536708Marsha S. Smith June 29, 2005
Thanks loads - Terry, Goshka, Bill, Bobbie and Jill. And thanks Laura for the ideas. I would love to start doing that! #1536770Claudia Kuhn June 29, 2005
Beautiful Marsha!! #1536929Noel Baebler June 29, 2005
Way to work that dragonfly, Marsha! #1536953Terry R. Hatfield June 29, 2005
Beautiful Dragonfly Image With Excellent Colors Marsha!! #1536965Marsha S. Smith June 29, 2005
Thanks Claudia, Noel and Terry - you guys are so great! #1537146Patty Razonable June 29, 2005
Beautiful image and the effects is outstanding!! Very well done, Marsha!! #1537298Jennifer Rennison June 29, 2005
OH, Wow, Marsha!! Love this, beautiful colors and effects, wonderful work!! #1537299Casey A. Hanson June 29, 2005
Awesome effects Marsha! Very cool! Happy B-day Laura! I hope you had a great day :0) #1537410Marsha S. Smith June 29, 2005
Thank you so much Patty, Jennifer and Casey. I appreciate your input very much! #1537528Carol Brill June 29, 2005
Love the sketchy strokes in this image, Marsha, it looks like it was painted with a haiku brush! Exceptionally well executed and presented!! #1537566Gordon B. Keyes June 30, 2005
This is so well done, Marsha!!! I, too, thought of an oriental painting when I saw it.Kathryn (Love) Scheet June 30, 2005
fantastic Marsha!!!Dolores Neilson June 30, 2005
Very lovely treatment, Marsha!! And the vertical format was an excellent choice! #1538407Marsha S. Smith June 30, 2005
Thanks Carol, Gordon, Kathryn and Dolores - You guys are always so appreciated. #1538722Cathy Barrows June 30, 2005
i need the birthday list if you have itthis is fab...love how the wings go away except the tips #1539163
Laurence Saliba June 30, 2005
Beautiful dedication Marsha!!! Happy Birthday Laura!!! #1539799Jonna Bergström June 30, 2005
Wonderful image with great effects and colours! Love it! #1540256Marsha S. Smith June 30, 2005
Thanks so much Cathy, Laurence, Jonna!Laura E. OConnor June 30, 2005
STUNNING IMAGE!!!I'd LOVE a copy of the list, too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURA!!! #1540349
DiAnna F. Paulk June 30, 2005
Wow, this is great, Marsha!!What's the birthday list? #1540833
Jane Summa June 30, 2005
Awesome color BG, Marsha!! love the texture, too! Fantastic work on this..lots of detail and style!I missed Laura's b-day.... :-(
Happy B-Lated Birthday Laura! #1541245
Julianne K. First June 30, 2005
Very cool, love the effects! Good job #1541252Marsha S. Smith June 30, 2005
Thanks, Laura, DiAnna, Jane and Julianne.Steve Mescha July 02, 2005
Really lovely, Marsha :-) #1547718Connie J. Bagot July 02, 2005
I love the graceful, almost Oriental, feel to this one. Lovely work Marsha. #1548101Marsha S. Smith July 02, 2005
Thank you so much, Steve and Connie. I visited your gallery Connie and it is amazing. Beautiful and creative things. #1548140Kathleen K. Parker July 03, 2005
GORGEOUS, Marsha! I hav e been out of town and am behind ...picked this one of yours for starters. you know this would make a lovely fabric...FOR ME!Marsha S. Smith July 03, 2005
Thanks so much, KK - If you can figure out how to turn it into fabric you can have it! ;D #1549956Evy Johansen July 22, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Marsha! #1622722Cathy Barrows July 22, 2005
Congrats on your finalist...excellent #1622945Joannie Bertucci July 22, 2005
I have never seen such a beautiful piece of art like this before Marsha!Linda D. Lester July 22, 2005
Beautiful...awesome work!! Congrats!! #1623338Terry L. Ellis July 22, 2005
Big congratulations, MARSHA!! Good luck in the next round! #1623384Judy S. Fung July 22, 2005
Congrats, Marsha! #1623392Melissa L. Zavadil July 22, 2005
Congrats Marsha!! I just love that green!! It is very beautiful!! #1623572Kate Jackson July 23, 2005
Many congratulations Marsha on this very oriental looking finalist! #1624196Kay E. Mahoney July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your win Marsha. Good luck in the next round. #1624769Noel Baebler July 23, 2005
Huzzah, Marsha! #1625310Kerby Pfrangle July 23, 2005
MarshaCongratulations on your finalist.
Best of luck in the following round.
Kerby #1625653
Donald K. Cherry July 23, 2005
Congrats on this very unique finalist, Marsha! #1626310Marsha S. Smith July 23, 2005
Thank you so much to each and everyone of you. Your support and comments is what keeps me trying new stuff! #1626335Donna J. Taff July 23, 2005
Congrats on you finalist wins, Marsha!!! #1626494Lori Carlson July 23, 2005
Congrats Marsha~I still think this is so cool!! :0) And the celebration of Laura lives on!! :0) #1626902Serena Pierce July 23, 2005
Very cool! Congratulations!! #1627153Marie Fields July 23, 2005
Terrific image, Marsha! Congratulations!!! #1627177Ermanno Radice July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, good luck for the next round, Marsha! #1627292Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 23, 2005
Congrats to you, Marsha, on this great finalist! Way to go! #1627333Laura Clay-Ballard July 23, 2005
you know how much I love this one!Marsha S. Smith July 23, 2005
Thank you all so much! Laura - this is the birthday that wouldn't go away! #1627715Jill Flynn July 23, 2005
Congratulations on this terrific finalist Marsha! #1627749Mata Patan July 23, 2005
Laura brought you luck!!!Tammy Scott July 23, 2005
Congratulations, Marsha! #1628498Marsha S. Smith July 23, 2005
Thank you so much, Jill, Mata and Tammy! #1628695Nobu Nagase July 23, 2005
Congratulations once again, Marsha!!! #1629698Jonna Bergström July 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Marsha! #1630232Marsha S. Smith July 24, 2005
Thanks a bunch, Nobi and Jonna! #1630371Kara L. Hendricks July 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Marsha!!! Best of luck to you!! #1631097S J July 24, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Marsha!! #1631261Marsha S. Smith July 24, 2005
Kara and SJ - thank you both soooo much! #1631512Laurence Saliba July 24, 2005
Congratulations, Marsha!! #1632024Marsha S. Smith July 24, 2005
Thanks so much, Laurence! #1632119Adilson F. Ferreira July 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonserful finalist Marsha!!! #1632360Marsha S. Smith July 24, 2005
Thanks so much, Adilson! #1632559Kathleen K. Parker July 24, 2005
Congratulations, Marsha!! :-)#1633106
Wendy Stevenson July 25, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Marsha!! I really like this colour! #1635715Marsha S. Smith July 25, 2005
Thanks Wendy and kk. I appreciate you guys a bunch. #1637224RC Fritz June 08, 2006
Nice vertical composition, nice colors and very creative, Marsha. Congrats!! #2871204Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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