Tag IOW 6/2 - 6/8

[christellf]

I want to thank Aussie Nan (Toni) for tagging me. It is getting harder & harder to decide. There are too many good ones to choose from.
Christell

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/10Obn7ggGtsdmtpwYortKaa8UVfbQ0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=10Obn7ggGtsdmtpwYortKaa8UVfbQ0)

Son (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5057&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=10/) maribee
She has some awesome layouts this week. Please check in her gallery & look at each one. I chose this one for the simplicity & Bob Dylan’s quote. I think we can all relate to the journaling

Fronds 2 (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5041&postid=6090#post6090/) gez
I love the detail in this one especially how the light is coming through the curl.

Dragonfly 2 (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5092&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=2/) dsfisher421
There is so much clarity in this macro. Nice details & colors. Just look at the reflection in it’s eye. Deb is that you?

Water Lily Cutout (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5128&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=2/) ljameso1
I am so glad she tried my Cut-out layered tut. She did a nice job in selecting all of the Lily parts. This can be time consuming & this one would make a nice flower poster.

Dandy Lion (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5140&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=10/) Mack
He has been working with the Fractalius filter & I think he has perfected it with this Dandy Lion. It gave it a soft & feathery feel to it.

Damselfly Art (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5048&postid=6119#post6119/) bamagirl
Damselfly or Dragonfly…it doesn’t matter. This is another nice macro with details & color. The background & edging really add to the whole picture.




My IOW choice:
Quiet Lucidity (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5178&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=2/) aggsys
I think this photo speaks for itself. When I saw this one I knew it was the one I wanted as IOW.

[Joe M]

Great choices Christell. Congratulations to everyone.

Wonderful presentation Christell. That could be the template for all IOW.

[JulieM]

Those are some fantastic choices, Christell! Craig's IOW image just blows me away! Great job everyone...

[dales]

Great choices Christell. The image of the week certainly stood out.

[vawitt]

Nice picks of pics! Love the IOW....those long lines of piers....

[lsweeney]

Beautiful work! I continue to love the way I always find something new and wonderful in the IOW that I missed during the week of browsing on my own!

Nice presentation work too, Christellf!

[Bamagirl]

Thank you so much, Christell. I am an admirer of your work, and I am thrilled that you would pick one of my images.

[Chesney]

Great choices!! Congrats everyone on beautiful photos!

[Elemobe]

So, it seems the standards haven't slipped any since I have been away!! Wonderful choices - love them all

Linda

[dsfisher421]

Wow, thanks Christell!
Haven't had much time to indulge in this fun as much as I would like however this dragonfly has really been hanging around the pond.
Congrats to all and Quiet Lucidity is wonderful!

[CarolLHB]

Wonderful, inspiring work, all!

[Jancy]

Great Picks and Congrats everyone!!

[Sepiana]

Great choices. Great presentation. High-quality work by the winners. Congratulations to all of you!

[Aussie Nan]

Fantastic choices. Love the layout Christell. Congratulations to Craig, a truly deserving IMO winner - that image is just stunning.

Toni

[efarnstrom]

So many images that are capable of being IOW! Hard to narrow it down, isn't it? Congratulations on the choices and to those who make the gallery special.

[ljameso1]

Tx for picking one of mine. I, too, have been admiring quiet lucidity.

[aggsys]

I am honored to have my photo picked. I didn't even realize it had been until this morning. Thank you for the kind comments. I have seen a lot of excellent work here so I share this win with all who participate.

Thanks again!

[christellf]

I'm glad everyone likes the choices.

Craig,
Just what new camera did you buy to take shots like these? The other one I loved too. Then had to pick out of the two as IOW. Can't wait to see more from your new camera.
Christell

[aggsys]

I purchased a Sony Alpha 200 so it is not that special of a camera but I am very lucky to have a wonderful subject matter near my home. I used HDR to help pull out the details and color ranges of the photos. This is a new technique that I just started a few days ago and it really pulls out the contrasts and details of a photograph. Silent Lucidity is a better example of this technique due to the detail in the foreground of the pier contrasting with the background colors of the sky. I look forward to working on this new technique. Thanks

[gez]

Christell, thanks for including my work. Your choices are outstanding images. I'm glad I didn't have to make the choices, too many worthy inages. Congrats to the selectees (is that a word). Competition here is fierce, too many good shooters. I think I'm gonna look for a smaller pond. LOL

Thanks to those who have left me feedback, I can't get my hat on.