Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by Seraph:
Hope you don't take this the wrong way, but you got zoomdak's style down pat. Awsome. I have to get me to Oregon!!!

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by Prime_Time:
Great shot Michael, love the colors.

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by pinkzilla:
i live in Cannon Beach by zoomdak. it looks like a zoomdak but without the haystack rock. I love it. It is something new.

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by Tranquil:
ZOOMDAK!?!?!?!?!???!?!?!!?!?! IS THAT YOU?!??!

LOL sorry a little too late ;)

Killer shot ---easily one of my favs in the challenge... congrats on the first ribbon!

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by Artifacts:
Congratulations on your first ribbon. You are well overdue for your outstanding work. Your images are incredible and only getting better.

Passion Island
by Mick

Comment by beautyqn25:
Very beautiful! Love the color!:)

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by charmayne:
Congratulations on your first ribbon for this stunning image. Beautifully done!

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by Mick:
Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. Even though many of them were directed to Zoomdak (we both had a good laugh over that), it's still very nice to get so much positive feedback. It's also very nice to win a ribbon. I can feel my head expanding already! :)

FYI, I did not set out to fool anyone by doing a 'Zoomdak' photo. It just sort of worked out that way. I did take this photo on Cannon Beach, but I didn't go anywhere near Haystack Rock (Zoomdak Rock?). There were so many people around Haystack at the time that I doubt I could have gotten close enough to take a photo. It's a very popular place. I originally planned to do a Toyota billboard using a photo of my new Tundra parked on the beach with the sunset in the background. But the closest place that I know of where you can drive onto the sand was too far away for us to make it that day. So we stopped by Cannon Beach instead.

I gladly admit that Zoomdak's excellent photos of Haystack Rock did influence some of my decisions while taking this photo; and in the post-shot editing too. He is a very talented young man, and I have no doubt that we'll be seeing even more ribbons on his profile page in the future. I just wonder who I'll have to be to win my next ribbon. So, how far is Iceland from Oregon? :)

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by AndrewTO:
Congrats ! Job well done !

Oregon - We Love Dreamers
by Mick

Comment by Artifacts:
Great job, deserving ribbon. Another in the great series of Oregon coast imagery. You do Oregon proud.