Magical Dancers [Contest Finalists July 2005]
Uploaded: July 25, 2005 07:13:05
Layered, effects applied in photoshop 7.
Tammy Scott July 25, 2005
Great image, Julie! Very elegant! Great effects, too! #283556Tony Gough July 25, 2005
great photoshop technique Julie. #1635468Paul Michko July 25, 2005
Very creative image, Julie. #1635614Kimberly J. Whipps July 25, 2005
Beautiful image Julie. I really like this. #1635686Kerby Pfrangle July 25, 2005
JulieMagical and extremely beautiful.
Kerby #1636087
Sandy Landon July 25, 2005
Beautiful!! Love the effects!!!Margot Petrowski July 25, 2005
Congrats on your winner...I see another winner here!!!! #1636137Brinn MacDougall July 25, 2005
So well done, Julie! #1636490
Bonnie C. Lackey
July 25, 2005
Marsha S. Smith July 25, 2005
This is magical, Julie. I love their soft 'doubles'. #1637745Goshka G. July 25, 2005
This is so beautiful, Julie!! I agree it's a winner too!! #1637752Heather L. Jacks July 25, 2005
Beautiful image and effects! #1638424Julie Abston July 25, 2005
Wow...Thank you ALL so very much! I truly appreciate each and every one of your kind and encouraging comments!!! #1638450Bobbie Davis July 25, 2005
This is a WINNER for sure!!!! #1638551Roxanne M. Bubar July 28, 2005
What a magnificent image and effects. #1648481Julie Abston July 28, 2005
Thank you so much Bobbie and Roxanne! What very nice comments...I appreciate them so much!!!! #1648504Kara L. Hendricks July 29, 2005
This is outstanding Julie... Your effect work always yields a masterpiece... WOW!!! #1654471Julie Abston July 29, 2005
Thank you Kara!! I'm glad you like this. I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment!!! #1654716Laura E. OConnor July 31, 2005
I LOVE THIS!!! SOOOOOO WELL DONE!! #1659039Julie Abston July 31, 2005
Thank you so much Laura! I truly appreciate your very kind comment!! #1660635Stephen Zacker August 03, 2005
Wow.. wonderful! #1673381Julie Abston August 03, 2005
Thank you so much Stephen! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!! #1674270Mary-Ella Bowles August 20, 2005
Creative and truly lovely. Congratulations on this well deserved finalist, Julie. #1739536Laura E. OConnor August 20, 2005
BEAUTIFUL FINALIST, JULIE!!! #1739563Tammy Scott August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist! #1739777
Linda D. Lester
August 20, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard August 20, 2005
a masterpiece! congrats #1742773Kara L. Hendricks August 21, 2005
Gorgeous Julie!!! Congrats on this wonderful finalist!! #1745567Bobbie Davis August 21, 2005
Congrats Julie!!! #1748222Julie Abston August 22, 2005
Thank you so much Marry-Ella, Laura, Tammy, Linda, Laura, Kara and Bobbie!!!! #1750240Mata Patan August 22, 2005
Surely a winner!!!!!Jonna Bergström August 22, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Julie!! #1753983S J August 22, 2005
Big Congratulations on this OUTSTANDING Grand Prize Winner, Julie!! Wow!! #1754003
Evy Johansen
August 22, 2005
Denelli Ellison August 22, 2005
Congratulations on your Beautiful Grand Prize Winner!! #1754054Alisha L. Ekstrom August 22, 2005
OH WOW...THIS IS GREAT!!! CONGRATS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! FANTASTIC image!!!:) #1754069
Cora Miller
August 22, 2005
Jordi Delgado August 23, 2005
A truly magical image, Julie!! Congratulations!!:-) #1754146
Dan Holm August 23, 2005
WOW!! CONGRATULATIONS on your GRAND PRIZE WIN, Julie!!!!!!!!!!! #1754196Susie Peek-Swint August 23, 2005
Many congrats Julie ~ lovely image! #1754212
Lani T. Broadbent
August 23, 2005
Ronald Balthazor August 23, 2005
Congratulations, Julie. Well deserved Grand Prize winner. It is truly fine art. #1754331Mary Clarke August 23, 2005
Julie, very many congratulations on being the Grand Prize Winner. Wonderful image. #1754364
Adilson F. Ferreira
August 23, 2005
Jenny Bosmans August 23, 2005
Congratulations on your gorgeous Grand Prize Winner, Julie!!! #1754383Luhut Napitupulu August 23, 2005
Gorgeous image, Julie! Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner!!#1754428
Rinaldo Romani August 23, 2005
Congrats Julie, this is a wonderful work!!! #1754447Wally Orlowsky August 23, 2005
Congratulations on this amazing and beautiful Grand Prize winner, Julie! #1754448Kerby Pfrangle August 23, 2005
Julie congraulations on your grand prize winner.Job well done. Kerby #1754492
Kathleen Clemons August 23, 2005
Congratulations to you, Julie! #1754523cj patterson August 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS JULIE!!! WOW!!! I'm so proud for you!!!! Awesome image!!!! YEA!!!!!!!! #1754524Diane Dupuis August 23, 2005
YAY Julie ! Way 2 go! #1754567Tom Andersen August 23, 2005
Congratulations on this fabulous Grand Prize winner, Julie! #1754582Tammy Scott August 23, 2005
Congratulations!!! #1754619Katie Kunzelman August 23, 2005
This comes as no surprise. I knew this was the winner the first time I saw it. You ROCK! #1754670
Gail Vitikacs
August 23, 2005
Donna W. Neal August 23, 2005
Way To Go Julie!!!A Big Congratulations on this excellent winner. #1754785
Kathleen K. Parker
August 23, 2005
Janet L. Skinner August 23, 2005
Excellent work, Julie!! Congratulations!! #1754830Judith G. Secco August 23, 2005
Fantastic!! Big congratulations to you, Julie!! #1754945Ken Grooms August 23, 2005
Gorgeous! Congrats on this GRAND PRIZE WINNER! #1755301Kathleen R. Struckle August 23, 2005
Stunning image!! CONGRATS ON THIS GRAND PRIZE WIN!! #1755309Swapnali Mathkar August 23, 2005
Congratulations Julie . Lovely image #1755339Wendy Stevenson August 23, 2005
Congratulations Julie, on your GRAND PRIZE WINNER of an image!!! #1755376Cindy K. Bracken August 23, 2005
Julie,Charlene Bayerle August 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS Julie!!!!!!! Well deserved!!!!!!!! #1755505Sharon Day August 23, 2005
Magnificant image, Julie!!! Big congratulations on GP!!! WTG!!! #1755515Piotr M. Organa August 23, 2005
Beautiful photo!Marie Fields August 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS on your GRAND PRIZE WIN, Julie!!! AWESOME!!! #1755576Murry Grigsby August 23, 2005
Congratulations on your imaginative image and grand prize winner Julie!! #1755738Laura E. OConnor August 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! GRAND PRIZE WIN! WAY TO GO!! #1755795Julie Abston August 23, 2005
Wow...I am in COMPLETE shock right now!!! What a huge honor. Thank you all SO MUCH for your kind words and support. I appreciate it more than you know!!!!! #1756052Jennifer Rennison August 23, 2005
Congratulations on your Grand Prize win, Julie!! #1756059Kara L. Hendricks August 23, 2005
Well look at you with a GRAND PRIZE!!!! This is fantastic Julie!!! Way to go!!! #1756097Kathy Shogren August 23, 2005
Congrats Julie on such a wonderfully beautiful grand prize winner! #1756133Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 23, 2005
I am so very proud of you Julie, this is a magical image. Your work has always been an inspiration!! Congratulations on a job well done!! #1756241Pamela K August 23, 2005
Wow! Great PS work!! Congratulations on a well-deserved GP!!! Way to go!pam #1756273
Nicole Kessel August 23, 2005
Stunning image! Fantastic work! #1756294
Serena Pierce
August 23, 2005
June Marie Sobrito August 23, 2005
Congratulations...this is exquisite! #1756545Jill Flynn August 23, 2005
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER JULIE!!!!! WAY TO GO!!!! #1756642Lisa Deaton August 23, 2005
FANTASTIC JULIE!!!! You must be exstatic!!!! CONGRATS!!! This is beautiful!! #1756722Deb Holmes-Hatfield August 23, 2005
Congratulations, Julie, way to go! #1756846Pu Chen August 23, 2005
Wonderful effects, Julie! Big congratulations on your grand prize! #1756907Cathy Barrows August 23, 2005
Congrats on your grand prize...gorgeous work #1756953Janet Detota August 23, 2005
Has a very nostalgic and classic feel to it. Brava, Julie! :-) #1757014Marsha S. Smith August 23, 2005
A very well earned congratulations, Julie, on this wonderful piece of art! #1757332Kay Beausoleil August 23, 2005
Congratulations on your Grand Prize, Julie -- magnificent image and well-executed effect! #1757538
Linda D. Lester
August 23, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard August 23, 2005
such a fabulous image. you should be very very very proud! awesome work! are you going to enlarge it? you really should! and make it BIG! #1758237Debra Booth August 23, 2005
Oh, this really is wonderful, Julie! Congratulations to you! #1758374
Shelly A. Van Camp
August 23, 2005
Julie Abston August 23, 2005
Thank you all so much!!! I have enjoyed reading each and every one of your kind and encouraging comments!!! Thank you for making this day even more special!!!!! #1758484
Diane Addonizio
August 23, 2005
Colette M. Metcalf August 24, 2005
Congratulations, Julie! #1759101Abdusalam A. Al-Tuwijri August 24, 2005
Congratulations,Fantastic image
Susan T. Evans
August 24, 2005
Mary N C. Taitt August 24, 2005
GORGEOUS, a HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS! mary :-) #1761823Susana Ms Heide August 24, 2005
What an enchanting image you have created!!! You can be very proud of thisG R A N D P R I Z E
CONGRATULATIONS Julie! #1762039
William C. Raco
August 24, 2005
bill #1763049
Deborah Lewinson
August 24, 2005
Julie Abston August 24, 2005
Thank you all very much! I appreciate everyone taking the time to comment!!!! #1763161Pamela Shane August 25, 2005
Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner! Great work! #1765730Goshka G. August 25, 2005
Congrats, Julie, on this beautiful win!! It looked like a winner from the start!!;-) #1767275Lewis P. Church August 25, 2005
Simply beautiful, sensual, classic and well done ... nice work! #1767484KHAWLA Haddad August 25, 2005
Congratulations Julie on your Grand Prize Winner! what awesome work! #1767544Julie Abston August 25, 2005
Thank you so much! I am amazed by all of the wonderful people at this site. Your comments are so encouraging and I appreciate them greatly!! #1767655Kristi A. Howson August 25, 2005
Congratulations Julie on this awesome Grand Prize Winner...I love it!!! #1767766bob cornelison August 26, 2005
Well I'm fashionably late as always but Congratulations on this awesome piece of art! Well done!Julie Abston August 27, 2005
Thank you both very much! I truly appreciate your kind comments!! #1774255
Terry L. Ellis
August 29, 2005
Julie Abston August 29, 2005
Thank you so much Terry!! #1782622Donna J. Eaton August 30, 2005
Julie, congratulations on this wonderful Grand Prize winner! It is a masterpiece! #1783933Janet E. Backhaus August 30, 2005
Magical Dancers...is truely magical. Congrats on your Grand Prize photo.
Rakesh Syal
September 01, 2005
Sherrye Nozaki September 01, 2005
Superb! Congratulations.Aloha,
Sherrye #1793902
Vicki L. Byerley September 01, 2005
BEAUTIFUL!!!! Congrats Julie! #1794889Julie Abston September 01, 2005
Thank you all so much! I truly appreciate each of your kind comments!! #1794929Joy Rector September 03, 2005
congrats on this gorgeous win #1799138Julie Abston September 03, 2005
Thank you both very much!! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!!! #1800048Kaye Burazin September 07, 2005
WOW< breathtaking, I'm in awe of your stunning composition, the Best.. #1811466Julie Abston September 07, 2005
Thank you so much Kaye! What a very nice compliment. I appreciate it greatly!! #1812197Silvia Ganora September 09, 2005
Outstanding work! #1819464Stan J. Bendkowski September 09, 2005
Congratulations Juile beautiful photo. I like your gallery. #1820116Joy Rector September 19, 2005
congrats on your win #1853923Lori Carlson September 19, 2005
This is a beautiful piece of work Julie! Congratulations to your on this big, or should I say grand, winner! :0) #1856021Julie Abston September 19, 2005
Thank you all so very much. I'm truly glad you all like this. It means a lot!! #1857590Dale Ann Cubbage September 20, 2005
Julie, I'm a LOT slow about getting around to this . . .but congratulations on this incredibly beautiful and artistic image!! Your effects and use of the imagery itself is outstanding! Many congrats!da #1861490
Julie Abston September 21, 2005
Thank you Dale Ann! I really appreciate your kind words. Your opinion means a lot to me! #1865016Melissa Heinemann December 31, 2006
Julie - this is truly an inspirational photo...I just saw it for the first time on BP home page. Have you sold any prints of it? You need to...it is awesome....I hope to capture an image and beautiful as this someday! #3764281Julie Abston January 07, 2007
Hi Melissa! Thank you so much for your great comments on this! Yes, I have sold a couple prints of this. Very exciting!! Thanks again. It means a lot to get such positive feedback! #3791209Rene M. Hales July 30, 2007 1
I really like what you have done with this image. Creative and magical.--Rene #4579097Dawn M. Schneider February 24, 2008 3
Julie, im a recent addition to bp and was looking through the winners. this is so beautiful, I hope this is displayed somewhere so everyone can enjoy it!! congrats on the win!! #5543493Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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