Beginnings

Uploaded: January 01, 2006

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**FINALIST Happy New Years!!!!! F6.3, 1/160, ISO 400, 17mm, 12/21/05 @ 5:05pm. (Finalist, Nature, Jan06)

Comments

Sharon Day January 01, 2006

Gorgeous image, Kristi!!! Happy New Year!!! #367672

Pat Gamwell January 01, 2006

GORGEOUS scene, Kristi! Love the driftwood in the foreground...adds depth to the beautiful water! Hope you had a glorious 1st day of the new year, my friend! #2242936

Corinne M. Thompson January 01, 2006

Very pretty waterscape....Happy New year to you! #2243032

Brian Lobdell January 01, 2006

Wonderful composition, Kristi! Love the sliver of sunset in the left of the picture, which really sets off this beautiful scenic portrait! Great work! #2243095

Kristi A. Howson January 02, 2006

Thanks so much Sharon, Pat, Corrine & Brian for your wonderful comments. I really appreciate it! #2245721

April Riggs January 02, 2006

Perfect for a calender! #2245847

Kerby Pfrangle January 02, 2006

Kristi wonderful colors and a peaceful and calming image to view. Love the red in the sunset. Kerby #2245871

Goshka G. January 02, 2006

B=very beautiful image to start the year with, Kristi! Happy 2006! #2246108

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic January 02, 2006

Outstanding capture, Kristi! The composition and colors captured are fantastic! So beautiful... #2246769

Jim Kinnunen level-classic January 03, 2006

Beautiful seascape, Kristi!!! #2249858

Kristi A. Howson January 03, 2006

Thanks so much April, Kerby, Goshka, Sherry & Jim all of your wonderful comments and support. I appreciate it so much! #2250061

Judy S. Fung January 04, 2006

Lovely image, Kristi! #2252029

April Riggs January 04, 2006

thank you #2252251

Wende Trew January 04, 2006

This is a beautiful image!!! #2252695

Kristi A. Howson January 05, 2006

Thanks so much Judy, April. & Wende for your wonderful comments. I really do appreciate it! #2256758

Terry L. Ellis level-classic January 07, 2006

Glorious seascape, Kristi! Love the composition, light, color, all of it! #2263562

Life Expressions January 12, 2006

Beautiful Kristi! I love it! #2282582

Kristi A. Howson January 14, 2006

Thanks so much Terry & Robin! #2288000

Nick Lagos January 15, 2006

Lovely pic Kristi.... seascapes like this are my favs... #2292008

Kristi A. Howson January 16, 2006

Thanks Nick for your wonderful comment and all your support. I really means a lot to me! #2295188

Nemil B. Chabebe January 18, 2006

Beautiful and well frame with great tones picture. And I admire your gallery it is awesome. #2304207

Kristi A. Howson January 19, 2006

Thanks so much Nemil for your wonderful comment! #2308156

Darryl Wilkinson February 20, 2006

Simply beautiful, Kristi! Congratulations on this fantastic finalist!!! #2443682

Life Expressions February 21, 2006

Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Kristi!!!! #2445124

Bill Merlavage February 21, 2006

Hi Kristi, good luck with this one, it's beautiful. #2445935

Claudia Kuhn level-classic February 21, 2006

Congrats Kristi, so lovely, good luck in the next round! #2446466

Carla Metzler February 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Kristi!! #2446949

KHAWLA Haddad February 21, 2006

Congratultions on this awesome finalist,Kristi!
Good luck in the next round! #2447503

Ray Clarke February 21, 2006

This is really beautiful Kristi, & congratulations #2447689

John Connolly February 21, 2006

Congratulations Kristi on a fabulous image. #2447810

Wendy Stevenson February 21, 2006

Congratulations on both your gorgeous finalists Kristi!! Best of luck to you in the next round!! #2447943

Judy S. Fung February 21, 2006

Congrats, Kristi! #2448148

Daniel Diaz February 21, 2006

Big Congrats on your finalists Kristi, this one's my fave!! #2448337

Robyn Mackenzie February 21, 2006

SO beautifully composed, Kristi! Congratulations on this superb finalist! :o) Robyn #2448355

Pat Gamwell February 21, 2006

Breathtakingly beautiful FINALIST, Robyn! CONGRATS! #2448551

February 21, 2006

simple, soft color scheme makes this picture really nice. good use of foreground subject for interest. #2448589

Kara L. Hendricks February 21, 2006

This is gorgeous Kristi... Wonderful job.. Congrats and good luck!! #2448798

Dennis Flanagan level-classic February 21, 2006

Great job Kristi, good luck. #2449169

Ken Smith level-classic February 21, 2006

Kristi, awesome. Congrats. #2449617

Corinne M. Thompson February 21, 2006

Congrats on your Finalist Kristi :) #2449706

Stanley J. Contrades February 21, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, Kristi!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2449895

Terry L. Ellis level-classic February 21, 2006

Superb finalist, Kristi! Huge congratulations, again! Just stunning! #2450169

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic February 21, 2006

Congrats, Kristi....SO beautiful! #2450690

Nick Lagos February 21, 2006

Big congrats on your finalist matey.... well done....*S* #2450829

Robert K. Bemus level-classic February 21, 2006

Congratulations, Kristi!! #2450836

Donna Roberts February 22, 2006

Not quite sure how I missed this first time around Kristi - but a HUGE congrats for this well deserved finalist.
Lovely colouring - very nicely captured!
:-) ddu
#2451398

Donna J. Eaton February 22, 2006

Just simply beautiful! Congratulations on your finalist! #2451959

Rakesh Syal level-classic February 22, 2006

Beautiful finalist and a winner too, Kristi!!! #2452251

Kristi A. Howson February 22, 2006

Thanks so much Darryl, Robin, Bill, Claudia, Carla, Kelly, Ray & Audrey, John, Wendy, Judy, Daniel, Robin, Pat, "The Judges", Kara, Dennis, Ken, Corrine, Stan, Terry, Sherry, Nick, Robert, Donna R., Donna E., and Rakesh for your wonderful comments and enouragement. Each and every one mean so much to me!!! #2453582

Cora Miller level-classic February 22, 2006

I feel as if I'm standing right there. Beautiful image, Kristi! Congratulations! #2455555

Tammy Scott February 24, 2006

Congratulations again on another beautiful finalist! #2463435

Jim Kinnunen level-classic February 25, 2006

This such a beautiful image...congratulations, Kristi!:) #2468980

Nadya Johnson March 08, 2006

SUPER Exquisite, Kristi! This is a "Double Wow" and if I wasn't homesick before...! Ah. Totally sublime! And congrats. Should be a major win as far as I'm concerned! #2510861

Gary Sagnor April 05, 2006

Hi Kristi, hard to pick out even a few images to comment on...I like them all! You have an awesome gallery. I really enjoyed your work! #2613149

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