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This really sets a perspective on how small we are against the force of the nature. Lived fairly close to Lake Superior myself a while when in Thunder Bay and I can attest to the beauty. Excellent shot and PP!
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Perfect absolutely perfect. And to stumble across this image today when it so mimicks my emotions. is just an extra bonus. Kudos and congratulations well deserved blue.
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Easily the coolest image on the entire front page AND the only one I like. WTG...again
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My favorite Seinfeld scene of all time. Congrats on the ribbon!
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Congratulations on your blue ribbon win. Very powerful image, great work. :)
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"...like an old man trying to. return soup at a deli! "
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Congrats on a great shot and the blue. I love the title and knew the minute I saw it that you were refering to Seinfeld, such a funny episode!
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that is a fantastic shot, and the best comments about a photograph to date. just let george tell the story for all photographs!! lol
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Wow, JP! Great to see you back and with such a wonderful image, too! This should be perfect motivation to really get out there and fill up that portfolio! Congrats! :)
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Beautiful shot/congratulations
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Congrats on your blue! Fantastic capture!
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Incredible shot...amazing lake. It is a wonder, indeed...and the lake is, too! This image deserves it's place. Top Knotch!
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Has any pic never gotten a 1, 2, 3, or 4???
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Powerful shot. Great capture.
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Great image...I laughed when I read the title...I knew exactly where it came from...Not fond of the border though.
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Just spectacular!! now a fav.
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How can one beat this image? It's wonderful! I'm honored to place second only to this great photograph! Congratulations! :)
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WTG JP!!! Congrats dude! Man... To win a blue in FS - THAT's a bragging right... Live it up!
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Congratulations on your first Blue Ribbon.
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What a way to make your comeback! Superman. That is one screamin photo.
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Beautiful shot...very dramatic!
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Nice JP, lovely shot. Beautiful as a black and white.
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I had a feeling this would be up in the ribbon holders. Outstanding job, still love all the clarity of it, very dramitic, you captured a little slice of nature at its best. well done
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Goodness gracious!!! This is one time when anger is about the most beautiful thing this world has to offer, isn't it! WOW. . .and congratulations! Not only a ribbon -- but in the "Best of the Best" free study challenge! Kudos to YOU and your angry Lake Superior :)
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Congrats on your blue ribbon! Where have you been lately? Ready to enter more challenges?
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no entries for 3 months and he comes back and nails a Free Study!
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Great shot, JP. I am now longing for a trip back to the UP after seeing this shot. It's been too long.
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Hey JP, nice blue, and a Free Study no less! Congratulations on capturing a breathtaking image, and for the recognition it deserves here. Great job!
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JP, you da man. Awesome photo and even better title!
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Beautiful Michigan photo! Congrats JP! Very nice! BTW...I love that episode of Seinfeld!
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I'm so happy for you, J.P. Congrats on a beautiful ribbon to match this beautiful image. :)
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JP! JP.... That's a ribbon, dude. That's a ribbon on a Free Study!! Dayum, JP! Grats on your first BLUE! :DMessage edited by author 2008-05-08 06:59:35.
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!!!!!! WOW!!!!
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That is an amazing wave! Nicely done. Congrats on first.
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I cannot understand how anyone could give this a 5 or 6...also, it deserved more tens
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Way to go, JP!! I recognized that title immediately and could recite from memory. Love the image! Congrats!
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Triple WOW!! to this stunner. What a shot! Congratulations on your deserved win.
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Congrats on your well deserved blue, excellent and spectacualr shot that I missed during voting. And no vote lower than 5, never seen that before.
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Spectacular! Truly a great shot easily worthy of the blue!
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Yeeeeeeaahhhh, JP! Congrats on a spectacular shot, your first blue, and your new personal best!
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Great shot and congrats on the Blue Ribbon. Love the title and description.
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Oh SO funny! Well done & CONGRATULATIONS!
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Nice to see another Seinfeld fan. Too bad more people didn't get the reference. :) Congrats on the blue.
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Congratulations! This is a beauty.
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Originally posted by hotpasta:
Here is the blue ribbon winner...congrats in advance...the frame so suits this...faultless 10
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Hey... wonderful score for a wonderful photo. Congrats on your first Blue.
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Most sweetness! Tis perfecto!
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Congrats! Back with a bang roar ! edited so it didn't look like I was copying Deb's comment. ;) Message edited by author 2008-05-08 01:03:06.
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Excellent! Grats on 1st place
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Holy Moly, JP! WTG! Great powerful image! Big congrats on your FS Blue!
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heh - that was the episode that converted me to Seinfeld. Beautiful shot. Welcome back! Congrats on the blue!
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first blue! well-deserved, especially so in a free study. Well done.
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wow what a sweet shot! congrats! 1st out 466!
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DUDE!!! Welcome back - and with a bang I might add. CONGRATS
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Congrats, JP! Very nice way to return after a bit of an absence. :-)
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Great job. The life in the sea is amazing, and the rich tones are spot on. My only 10 in the challenge. Hope you ribbon. Good luck!
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Powerful and dramatic seascape.....
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Wow, very nice shot. In B&W it looks like it could be a shot from an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
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Amazing catch of the flying water. Love those slick black rocks too.
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Very Very dramatic and great balance
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Very crisp, very clean. Awesome sea.
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B&W combined with the bold borders really give this image a strong powerful feeling. I like your point of view here as it feels like you are down in the surf taking this photo. -BB
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two black strips are very distracting
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Wow, that is a postcard and a poster waiting to happen.
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Spectacular image. Very nice composition.
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Wonderful capture!! (but wow does that title remind me of a Seinfeld episode! LOL)
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Very nice high contrast B&W.
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wow this is stunning. Loving the crashing wave, and the broder suits it 9
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You sure caught some great action! The tempest!
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I've done my share of lighthouses but I'd trade them all for this shot. Breathtaking. 10
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Very powerful shot. Not a big fan off the border.
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outstanding quality of b/w here, loe what you have done, very clean feeling with crisp waves, good job
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Here is the blue ribbon winner...congrats in advance...the frame so suits this...faultless 10
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Well composed and dramatic shot.
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Love it! Great timing, wonderful processing and love the framing.
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A beautifully timed and processed image but I dont like the thick black border. 8
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that lighthouse looks like a toy rocket or soemthing... composition is dead on, great wave blast, 8 from me
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very nicely done, however there are a few hot spots that could be cloned out to make this an A#1 shot!
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Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli! 9
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