Inspiring Photo: Calling All Bluebirds #1581779

Calling All Bluebirds

Uploaded: December 23, 2005

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** BP December 2005 Finalist - Elements of Design **

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Laura Clay-Ballard December 23, 2005

Kara L. Hendricks
What a great job on selective coloring laura.. Wonderful lines.. I love it!

Susana Heide- Thiessen
Beautiful!! Skillfully taken and edited!

Tammy Scott
Wonderful angle and great selective coloring!

Candice C. Calhoun
Oh, I LOVE this...great use of sc, and fantastic perspective!

Goshka Grabowska
Beautifully done sc, Laura!!!

Shelly A. Van Camp
Very well done..love the selective coloring...

Judy S. Fung
Great composition and use of selective coloring, Laura!

Kevin Burns
I love the texture and red!!

Kaye Burazin
wonderful selective coloring on an awesome black and white capture!

Mary Timman
Great perspective on this and just love your selective color on this. Well done.

Alisha L. Ekstrom
I really like the b&w & the choice of s/c. Great image Laura!!!

Donald K. Cherry
Wonderful perspective and selective coloring, laura!

Kimberly Sanders Peck
I love it! Great perspective, SC, B&W - I love it all!! :-)

Gail Vitikacs
Whoa...I hope we see this one again..this is RICH!

Roxanne M. Bubar
Laura, what a wonderful image and POV. Love the selective colors, just perfect.

Roger Bernabo
I love this Laura; your use of selective color is wonderful!

Amalia Arriaga de Garcia
Great perspective and selective coloring Laura!,

Angela Tull
Very nice composition, makes me want to take a walk Laura.

Nicole E. Rappaport
awesome perspective here! love the selective coloring!

#363369

Paul Michko December 23, 2005

Very cool selective color, Laura. #2216695

Joy Rector December 23, 2005

Beautiful job #2216704

Linda D. Lester December 23, 2005

Wonderful shot...love the red!
Happy Holidays to you and your family! #2216710

Agnes Fegan December 23, 2005

Looks very welcoming...love the selective coloring too! #2216713

Martha N. Church December 23, 2005

Fabulous shot! #2216854

Mary Timman December 23, 2005

Still love the selective color of red on this.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! #2217040

Gary Lange December 23, 2005

Outstanding work, the birds should love the houses! Merry Christmas!! #2217197

Claudia Kuhn December 23, 2005

Terrific sc and comp Laura! #2217802

Adilson F. Ferreira December 23, 2005

Wonderful image and composition Laura!!! #2218174

Keith L. Clayton December 23, 2005

Cool shot!! #2218328

Charlene Taylor December 25, 2005

Beautiful shot and excellent selective color. #2222599

Laura Clay-Ballard December 26, 2005

Tonya R. Boles
Great photo, love the way you left the birdhouses red..

#2225093

Andrew I. Boyd December 29, 2005

I love this shot..nice and sharp,good dof and selective colouring.Oh,and I like the colour version,too:-) #2231536

Pat Gamwell December 29, 2005

Fantastic b/w with selective coloring, Laura! Such an unusual mailing system...of course I'm a city girl...what do I know! LOVE IT! #2233476

Lynn Crawford January 05, 2006

this is great love the lines in this shot and the selective coloring, great job :) #2255811

January 16, 2006

Creative , very nice picture. #2295827

Dorann Weber January 20, 2006

Wow.. Beautiful Laura.. Wonderful B/W contrast with a burst of red.. #2311549

Evy Johansen January 21, 2006

Big congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Laura! #2312825

Kerby Pfrangle January 21, 2006

Laura congratulations and best of luck in the next round. Kerby #2312884

Debbie Hartley January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your awesome finalist Laura! #2313016

Karen Engelbreth January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist, Laura! #2313345

Linda D. Lester January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!!!!!
Good luck in the next round! #2313503

Chris Macer January 21, 2006

Congrats on the finalist, Laura! :) #2313707

Jenny Bosmans January 21, 2006

Congratulations on another beautiful finalist, Laura!! Way to go!! :) #2314169

Cliff & Patti Smith January 21, 2006

Congratulations Laura! This is beautiful and a well deserved finalist! #2314288

Claudia Kuhn January 21, 2006

Congrats Laura!! #2314335

Debra Booth January 21, 2006

Great use of selective color, Laura!! Congratulations!! #2314490

Life Expressions January 21, 2006

Congrats on your finalist Laura! #2314504

Andrea W. Hedgepeth January 21, 2006

Big congtats on your finalist! Great image! #2314539

Tammy Scott January 21, 2006

YEAH!!! CONGRATULATIONS! #2314888

Laura Clay-Ballard January 21, 2006

thanks, to all! I'm PUMPED!!!!! #2314894

Marie Fields January 21, 2006

Congratulations, Laura! Terrific image! #2315021

Dorann Weber January 21, 2006

Conratulation's Laura.. I just knew this would be a finalist~! #2315144

Adilson F. Ferreira January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Laura!!! #2315231

Susana Ms Heide January 21, 2006

I had a feeling we'd see this one again! And here it is! It's a pleasure to look at! CONGRATS!!! #2315389

Kara L. Hendricks January 21, 2006

Congratulations Laura!! Best of luck to you.. This is great! #2315434

Michael Robichaud January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your Finalist photo! Like the lines and selective desat. #2315529

Lisa D. Greer January 21, 2006

Awesome! Congratulations Laura! :) #2315601

KHAWLA Haddad January 21, 2006

Congratulations on This wonderful finalist,Laura!!!!!!
#2315831

Jeff Robinson January 21, 2006

Congrats Laura on your Finalist! Jeff #2315885

Candice C. Calhoun January 21, 2006

Congratulations!

ccc #2316260

Roxanne M. Bubar January 21, 2006

Congrats. #2316775

Vicki Hunt January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this great image being finalist! #2317065

Nobu Nagase January 21, 2006

Many congrats on this wonderful finalist, Laura!!! #2317232

Susie Peek-Swint January 21, 2006

Well done Laura ~ great finalist! #2317289

Kay Beausoleil January 21, 2006

Congratulations, Laura, on this imaginative finalist! #2317743

Gail Vitikacs January 21, 2006

Way to go!!! This is great and CONGRATULATIONS! #2317951

Renee Doyle January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalsit Laura!!!
#2318213

William Moore January 21, 2006

way to go L...... #2318584

Noel Baebler January 21, 2006

Huzzah, Laura! #2318703

Sharon L. Wack January 21, 2006

Laura CONGRATULATIONS ON A SUPER WIN!!!!
Hoping Great success in next round LOL #2319161

Jill Flynn January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist Laura! #2319415

Leonard Pierce January 21, 2006

Congratulations on another finalist, Laura!!! #2319530

Laura Clay-Ballard January 21, 2006

thanks, to all! #2319578

DiAnna F. Paulk January 21, 2006

I missed this one, Laura! Congratulations! It's a great find, capture and treatment! #2319803

Corinne M. Thompson January 21, 2006

Congrats on Finalist for this great image. #2320571

Sherry Stricklin Boles January 21, 2006

Congrats, Laura...great perspective on the fence! #2320579

Pat Gamwell January 22, 2006

Your creativeness really paid off, my friend! CONGRATULATIONS! #2320674

Alisha L. Ekstrom January 22, 2006

OH WONDERFUL Laura. I love the s/c here!!! Great b&w....CONGRATS on it making finalist!!! Good luck!!! #2320786

Phil Sauvey January 22, 2006

Congratulations Laura! I love the B&W with the selective coloring. #2322301

Michelle R. Kovach January 22, 2006

Congratulations Laura! #2322431

Deborah Sandidge January 22, 2006

Great work Laura, congratulations! #2322592

Tonya R. Boles January 22, 2006

Congrats Laura.. #2322625

Rakesh Syal January 22, 2006

Congrats!!! My favourite, Laura!!! #2322902

Mary E. McCabe January 22, 2006

Laura - this is such a neat shot - congratulations! Mary :p #2323148

Cesar J. La Rosa January 22, 2006

Congratulations on this GREAT Finalist, Laura!!! Good luck!!! #2323769

Dale Ann Cubbage January 22, 2006

Congrats Laura! Cool image!

da #2324345

Donna W. Neal January 23, 2006

Congratulations Laura #2325922

Terry L. Ellis January 23, 2006

Congratulations, again, Laura on this terrific finalist! Wonderful s/c and comp. #2326636

Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 23, 2006

Way to go Laura, congrats to you! #2328142

Sharon Day January 23, 2006

Big congratulations, Laura!!! #2329064

Kristi A. Howson January 24, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist Laura...I love the perspective and selective color. A wonderful photograph...!!! #2333741

Cathy M. Gromball January 24, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Laura!

Cathy :) #2334029

Larry Lawhead January 24, 2006

Glad to see this one, Laura!! Congratulations on the finalist!!

LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

#2334059

Stanley J. Contrades January 27, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS once again, Laura!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2347846

Sandra Freyler March 23, 2006
I know i'm alittle to late to congratulate you, but this is an awesome image! Great work with this one, Laura! :) #2568121

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