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 LadyK
Canon EOS-5D Mark II |
05/06/2008 11:38:00 AM |
| that kills me inside! how sad, very well done its pulling at my heartstrings |
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 dustin03
Canon EOS-20D |
07/24/2007 01:15:51 PM |
| Hooah!!!!!!!!!!!!.....congrats on yur ribbon my friend. |
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 AspenD
Sony DSC-W7 |
07/23/2007 03:10:37 PM |
| This is truly a moving, and well done image. It definitely deserved the ribbon. Congratulations. |
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dudeman13
Canon PowerShot A410 |
07/21/2007 04:48:31 PM |
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SandyP
Canon EOS-5D |
07/21/2007 11:35:32 AM |
I'm so glad this ribboned! Its so poignant. I'm sure this is only your first of many -- I really love your work!
MEGA CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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 cutout
Minolta DiMAGE 7i |
07/20/2007 11:34:57 AM |
Originally posted by pekesty:
Great photo, even beyondd bless our troops and keep them syes bring them homeafe! |
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snaffles
Nikon D90 |
07/19/2007 11:37:34 AM |
| wow, that really hits home esp as a fellow site member, Melethia, has just been sent to Kuwait. Thank you for such a powerful shot. |
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Jaded_Housewife
Canon EOS-5D |
07/19/2007 08:59:41 AM |
| Congrat son the ribbon! woo-hoo! way to go. |
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 scalvert
Canon EOS-7D |
07/18/2007 09:56:30 PM |
Very poignant image and expertly photographed (I gave it a 9). Just think: a few more high votes on Ursula's shot and we'd have to tie a yellow ribbon... ;-)
Message edited by author 2007-07-18 21:59:55. |
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Chucker
Nikon D80 |
07/18/2007 01:59:33 PM |
| Congratulations on your ribbon for this extremely moving photograph! For a moment, you wonder about the blur in the foreground and then the sharp black key words & the ring literally jump out at you. Great execution of the idea. |
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rossbilly
Nikon D200 |
07/18/2007 01:24:56 PM |
| Congratulations Jim! I wondered if this was yours during voting, and hoped that it would do well for you!! |
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thegrandwazoo
Nikon D200 |
07/18/2007 12:30:51 PM |
FAR OUT MAN! Congrats on your first! Woo Hoo! :-D
P.S. Very powerful image! |
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Gaby_G
Canon EOS-5D |
07/18/2007 12:28:33 PM |
Congratulations James!!!! Really touching image :)
Go strangers!!!
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ursula
Nikon D200 |
07/18/2007 12:09:43 PM |
| Many congratulations on your very first ribbon! You sure managed to touch a nerve with this image. |
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pekesty
Canon EOS-20D |
07/18/2007 09:58:16 AM |
Great photo, even beyond the emotional...congratulations on winning the yellow ribbon!
God bless our troops and keep them safe! |
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Dirt_Diver
Nikon D40X |
07/18/2007 08:56:38 AM |
| YEAH BABY, WOOOHOOOOO... I knew this one would be a good one. Congrats buddy. |
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cryingdragon
Canon EOS-10D |
07/18/2007 08:55:28 AM |
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goc
Motorola Milestone |
07/18/2007 08:12:09 AM |
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justamistere
Nikon D3s |
07/18/2007 07:44:48 AM |
| I once talked my son, Chris out of joining the Air Force and going to college instead. He also was going to get eye surgery to get his eyesight up to par for them. The irony is accidents can happen anywhere. He may have been safer going to Iraq. Some times things turn out bad, but let no one's fear of a NIGHTMARE get in the way of their DREAMS. |
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noraneko
Canon EOS-7D |
07/18/2007 07:43:36 AM |
| Congratulations on your first ribbon! What a remarkable and poignant image. Let's hope fewer of these become a reality. Great work. |
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mjlacore
Nikon Coolpix 8700 |
07/18/2007 07:32:47 AM |
As I write this, my son is in flight enroute home from a 16-month deployment in Iraq. Your image expresses what has been the nightmare in the back of our minds that entire time, and as someone else has said, it's the real nightmares that are the scariest.
I check this site weekly but rarely have time to comment. For this one I had to. Nice work. |
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loriprophoto
Canon EOS-20D |
07/18/2007 07:31:12 AM |
Woooohooooo James, way to go guy!!!! This is fabulous, on the front page WOW. I am so glad that this one did so well.
Comment - no vote - GO STRANGERS!!!! |
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pamelasue
Canon EOS-5D Mark II |
07/18/2007 07:22:34 AM |
| Jim, congrats on an amazing 3rd place ribbon ... very well deserved! Go Team Stranger!!! |
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 Melethia
Canon EOS-7D |
07/18/2007 03:45:17 AM |
| CONGRATULATIONS!!!! (And greetings from Kuwait, by the way.) Awesome idea, excellent execution, and I'm very very pleased to see you get a ribbon. And even though yellow is third on DPC, it seems to be very much the right colored ribbon for this photograph. Excellent work - very pleased to see this and you so honored. |
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judojoe
Canon EOS-5D Mark II |
07/18/2007 02:57:51 AM |
Brilliant idea, made think of Privat Ryans Mam getting Three of those, Never Mind one.
Quality ! |
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timfythetoo
Canon EOS-30D |
07/18/2007 02:46:33 AM |
| I watched your score all week knowing you were gonna catch up on me and relegate me to another 4th place. This shot was in my top 3. Excellent work. The true nightmares are the ones that can be reality. Powerful image. Very well done. Congrats on your ribbon. So well deserved. |
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SactownXSi
Nikon Coolpix 995 |
07/18/2007 02:22:22 AM |
| Wow! Incredibly powerful shot here, great job! |
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TCGuru
Canon EOS-40D |
07/18/2007 02:15:33 AM |
This is so scary on so many levels!! My husband leaves at the end of August for Iraq... he is in TX right now... this is the kind of thing I dread!!
Congratulations on the ribbon though! Very well shot! |
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nixter
Canon EOS-5D |
07/18/2007 01:52:47 AM |
| Congratulations on your first ribbon, James! Powerful stuff! Very well deserved!! |
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justamistere
Nikon D3s |
07/18/2007 01:50:30 AM |
| Congratulations, great photo, but sad. Just coincidentially, along with Pennywise, the clown, the top six on this web page at this time, relate to Flying, Dying, and Angels. |
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jerowe
Canon EOS-5D Mark II |
07/18/2007 12:42:47 AM |
congratulations, this is absolutely amazing.
instant fav |
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JuliBoc
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi |
07/18/2007 12:40:35 AM |
| Congratulations on your ribbon and excellent photo. This truly is a nightmare, and you depicted it so well. |
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IreneM
Nikon D70 |
07/18/2007 12:33:12 AM |
| Congrats on your first ribbon, James. A very emotive image and a real nightmare. Excellent work. |
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cryan
Nikon D700 |
07/18/2007 12:22:51 AM |
| James, truely a great and powerful shot. Congrats. |
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levyj413
Nikon D200 |
07/18/2007 12:11:05 AM |
| Congrats, James! Your first ribbon and a new high score, on a shot that's technically perfect and emotionally powerful. Well done! |
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BHuseman
Canon EOS-40D |
07/18/2007 12:08:12 AM |
| Oh man, this awesome James! Congratulations on a great photo and your first ribbon! Here is to many more to come! And to the team, GO STRANGERS! |
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bergiekat
Canon EOS-40D |
07/18/2007 12:06:43 AM |
| What a horrific nightmare to have! Congrats on an excellent photo and your first ribbon!! |
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heavyj
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV |
07/18/2007 12:05:32 AM |
| Great. That's all I can say. |
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FairyWings
Canon EOS-40D |
07/17/2007 03:08:05 PM |
| That's sobering...nice photo though. I hope the letter is not real. |
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 Mkreb
Canon EOS-1D Mark III |
07/17/2007 01:28:34 AM |
| Nice Job. This photo moved me. That happens maybe once a year. |
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Venom
Nikon D40X |
07/15/2007 10:21:11 PM |
| I truely hope that you didn't or don't have to go through this "Nightmare". I like your DOF here it makes the "...regret to inform you..." stand out. |
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admart01
Canon EOS-20D |
07/15/2007 08:29:54 PM |
| grays, blacks and whites really set off the gold - well composed to tell the story -- one of my favorites this challenge |
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nutzito
Nikon D3s |
07/15/2007 02:45:54 PM |
| very well executed. I hope it has never occured to you...9 |
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Blackbox
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV |
07/15/2007 01:42:06 AM |
| How sad is that, I hope it's a set-up and not real. Brightest Blessings if it is... |
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dtremain
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i |
07/14/2007 01:17:24 PM |
| A nightmare that is reality for some - the supreme sacrifice willingly made by one, but forced upon another at a time not of their choosing. |
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manish
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi |
07/14/2007 01:13:02 PM |
| Very touching and emotional portrayal. |
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SandyP
Canon EOS-5D |
07/14/2007 11:07:41 AM |
| Oh how sad but true! It is such a devastating, real-life nightmare for so many people! sniffle sniffle. |
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kje83
Canon EOS-20D |
07/13/2007 11:54:06 AM |
| support our troops! I love this picture... |
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klorineforbrains
Canon EOS-30D |
07/13/2007 07:58:05 AM |
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MCsaba
Sony DSLR-A700 |
07/13/2007 04:58:00 AM |
| Very well chosen focus/DOF and fine composition. |
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Cboydrun
Canon EOS-1D Mark III |
07/12/2007 12:42:53 PM |
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mrsrctc
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi |
07/12/2007 12:29:37 PM |
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bassbone
Nikon D300 |
07/11/2007 10:03:25 PM |
| wow - very poignant - so well composed and so emotive - 10 |
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digifotojo
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT |
07/11/2007 08:54:56 PM |
| This is without a doubt one of the best representations of this challenge. It is also nicely dramatized. |
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ShutterPug
Canon EOS-50D |
07/11/2007 04:57:00 PM |
| Composition strong, as is the message this image sends. |
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juliejold
Canon PowerShot A630 |
07/11/2007 01:03:49 PM |
| That is definetly a nightmare. Well done. |
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LilikoiMoon
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT |
07/11/2007 11:01:47 AM |
| so much drama.. nicely done! |
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signal2noise
Canon EOS-5D Mark II |
07/11/2007 09:18:37 AM |
| Wow. That is a great and horrifying composition. Nice job. |
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Patsfan
Nikon D70s |
07/11/2007 07:54:25 AM |
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andrewt
Nikon D3 |
07/11/2007 06:54:18 AM |
| great shot. well intepreted |
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kobaiyoshi
Canon EOS-30D |
07/11/2007 04:40:22 AM |
| Hmmm, very topical and nicely shot. What would be good is to get some idea of the pain receiving this letter would cause. Maybe by including a half empty wine glass with some pills next to it. Still a great shot all the same, 9. |
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fancypants
Nikon D70s |
07/11/2007 12:17:38 AM |
| Heart wrenching. Great depth of field. I like it. |
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levyj413
Nikon D200 |
07/11/2007 12:11:40 AM |
| WOW. Talk about packing a punch. Well done! |
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