Uploaded: August 26, 2005 11:24:49
** August 2005 BP Finalist Elements of Design **
Jonna Bergström August 26, 2005
Great abstract image, Laura!! Colours and pattern are beautiful! #300804Pamela K August 26, 2005
Great texture and colors! I love this shot!Pam #1770817
Laura Clay-Ballard August 26, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1770821Goshka G. August 26, 2005
GORGEOUS natural abstract, Laura!!! #1770827Tonya R. Boles August 26, 2005
Amazing close up. Great shot. #1770830
Larry Lawhead
August 26, 2005
Alisha L. Ekstrom August 26, 2005
WOW Laura...The detail is just fabulous!! What an eye you have..Great macro use:):) #1770935Laura Clay-Ballard August 26, 2005
thanks,y'all! #1771047KHAWLA Haddad August 26, 2005
WOW Wonderful shot Laura such great color and deatils on it well don!!!!! #1771048Laura Clay-Ballard August 26, 2005
thanks, Kelly! #1771063Donald K. Cherry August 26, 2005
Beautiful abstract, Laura! I love the texture and pattern! #1771096Judy S. Fung August 26, 2005
Great textures and close up, Laura! #1771124Laura Clay-Ballard August 26, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1771237Gloria B. Wood August 26, 2005
How interesting! Very cool shot...very well done! #1771605Laura Clay-Ballard August 26, 2005
thanks, Gloria! #1771890Roger Bernabo August 26, 2005
That is so beautiful, gorgeousa image... stunning Laura! #1771903SaMi Martin August 26, 2005
Wow I never knew bark could look so good...you did an awesome job with this Laura. #1771930Laura Clay-Ballard August 26, 2005
thanks, roger and SaMi! #1771987Kristi A. Howson August 26, 2005
Excellent capture of line and pattern here Laura! #1772093Rhonda Smith August 26, 2005
YOWZA!!.. this is very cool Laura!! Looks very exotic or something.. I wouldn't have thought it was wood at first glance :O) #1772157
Adilson F. Ferreira
August 26, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard August 27, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1772538Donna Roberts August 27, 2005
Wow, what a great find Laura....such unusual shape and colour.
Cliff & Patti Smith
August 27, 2005
Ermanno Radice August 27, 2005
Wonderful abstract, beautiful texture, nice shot, Laura! #1773529Kevin Burns August 27, 2005
I like the texture and comp!! Great color as well as a very abstract image. #1773657Laura Clay-Ballard August 27, 2005
Thanks, y'all! #1774654Nicole E. Rappaport August 28, 2005
very interesting! love all those swirls of colors! #1778142Brian Cassar August 29, 2005
Wonderful shot. Well done! #1778693Laura Clay-Ballard August 29, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1779491
Lani T. Broadbent
September 02, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard September 02, 2005
You are so kind, Lani! #1796987Sharon Day September 06, 2005
I love this shot, Laura!!! I meant to comment on it when you first posted it and got sidetracked. Fantastic image! #1807388
Diane Addonizio
September 06, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard September 06, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1807802
Gail Vitikacs
September 23, 2005
Stan Kwasniowski September 23, 2005
Laura, A BIG Congratulations #1872821
LJ Corliss
September 23, 2005
Margot Petrowski September 23, 2005
AMAZING.....CONGRATS!!!!!! #1873127
Evy Johansen
September 23, 2005
Stanley J. Contrades September 24, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS on this being chosen as a Finalist, Laura!! Very nicely done and composed!!
Rakesh Syal
September 24, 2005
Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Laura!! Good luck in the next round! #1874173
Linda D. Lester
September 24, 2005
Debra Booth September 24, 2005
Well seen and captured, Laura!! Another big congrats to you!! #1874842Laura Clay-Ballard September 24, 2005
thanks, everyone! #1874928Roxanne M. Bubar September 24, 2005
Congrats, Laura. This is fantastic. #1875268
Claudia Kuhn
September 24, 2005
KHAWLA Haddad September 24, 2005
Cathy Barrows September 24, 2005
congrats!...very cool #1875439Elisabeth A. Gay September 24, 2005
Yay!! Laura!! Congratulations!!Laura Clay-Ballard September 24, 2005
Thanks, everyone! #1875786Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005
Way to go Laura, many congrats on all your finalist! #1877073Susie Peek-Swint September 24, 2005
Wonderful detail Laura ~ many congrats! #1877095Kim Helmick September 24, 2005
Congrats Laura! #1877215Laura Clay-Ballard September 24, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1877236Deborah Sandidge September 24, 2005
Congratulations, Laura - beautiful finalist! #1877333
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
September 24, 2005
Nicole E. Rappaport September 24, 2005
congrats Laura! :) #1877673
Jeff Robinson
September 24, 2005
Mary Clarke September 24, 2005
Many congratulations Laura - great image. #1878166Laura Clay-Ballard September 24, 2005
thanks, to all! #1878313Susana Ms Heide September 24, 2005
I did a double take on this one Laura!! The gentle curves and the warm tones are beautiful!! WTG! CONGRATS! #1878604Cindy Paquette September 24, 2005
WAY TO GO LAURA!!!!!!!!! Congrats! #1878985Laura Clay-Ballard September 24, 2005
thanks,y'all! #1879069Noel Baebler September 24, 2005
Huzzah, Laura!!! #1879211Leonard Pierce September 24, 2005
Congratulations and good luck Laura!!! #1879327Danilo Piccioni September 24, 2005
congratulations! #1879702Jennifer Rennison September 24, 2005
Excellent textures, pattern and tones, Laura! Congratulations on your finalist! #1879869Laura Clay-Ballard September 25, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1880937Rhonda Smith September 25, 2005
Congrats on this well deserved finalist Laura.. and good luck in the next round. !! #1881781Laura Clay-Ballard September 25, 2005
thanks rhonda #1881818Dorann Weber September 25, 2005
Big congratulaton's Laura! Wonderful photo.. Great coloring and design.. #1881859Vicki Hunt September 25, 2005
WOW!!!! Congrats! #1882114Alisha L. Ekstrom September 25, 2005
This is VERY COOL looking...Love the lines...BIG congrats on it making FINALIST!!! WOOHOO...WTG!!!! #1883213Laura Clay-Ballard September 25, 2005
thanks, ladies! #1883261cj patterson September 25, 2005
big congrats laura!! good luck on the next round!!! #1883563Stephen Zacker September 25, 2005
Fascinating. Super detail and colors. Congratulations #1883601Lori Carlson September 25, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS Laura!!! :0) #1883886Jane Summa September 25, 2005
Hi Laura! Congratulations! This sure is a beauty of an image! Love the detail and color!! Excellent!! #1884274Laura Clay-Ballard September 26, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1885445Claudette Foote September 26, 2005
Congrats on this wonderful finalist Love it!! #1885919Laura Clay-Ballard September 26, 2005
thanks, Claudette! #1885937Dan Holm September 26, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS, Laura!! #1886751Laura Clay-Ballard September 26, 2005
thanks, again, Dan! #1887500Mary N C. Taitt September 26, 2005
Beautiful, congratuations. Interesting patterns and color. Mary #1888707Laura Clay-Ballard September 27, 2005
thanks, Mary! #1890757
Susan T. Evans
September 27, 2005
Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 28, 2005
Congratulations Laura, great find!! #1896012Laura Clay-Ballard September 28, 2005
thanks, y'all! #1896721
Diane Addonizio
September 28, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard September 29, 2005
thanks, diane #1898199
Guy D. Biechele
September 29, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard September 30, 2005
thanks, Guy! #1901730
Deborah Lewinson
October 02, 2005
Laura Clay-Ballard October 02, 2005
Thanks! #1909858Rachel Rocket November 04, 2005
Laura,The curves, deeper saturation and texture is wonderful on this shot. I like that it almost looks like an aerial view of fields of wheat and love the effect of that. A well-deserved finalist.
Best,
Rachel #2035908
Laura Clay-Ballard November 04, 2005
thanks, rachel #2036073Bill Wyatt August 08, 2006
Fantastic textues and tones, love the lighting also. Fantastic job, Congratulations, Laura! #3137859Laura Clay-Ballard August 08, 2006
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