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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/22/2006
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Thanks Roby!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 8/21/2006
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and congrats also for this one doyle..
cheers
rioby
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/21/2006
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Thanks for commenting Dave . . . I think we both know a great deal of very high quality work is routinely ignored . . . certainly nothing to take personally . . . Oh wait . . . Dave Arnold? Yeah . . . you're being ignored for a reason!!  LoL!! Just kidding you my brother!!! I loved the neon work . . . well . . . most of it . . . but I'm thinking beer mugs . . . ;) . . . They ALWAYS seem to draw a crowd!
---And you'd never believe how I came across the glass makers. We went looking for glass at a County Fair which was right where I wanted to get decisive moments shots (due to bull riding competition) --- Figured they'd have crystal and who knows what?? Instead I find this glass blowing exhibition and they were doing the whole nine yards right there for all to see and ask questions about and everything! Amazing luck and very educational. Timing is everything.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 8/21/2006
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Very cool composition and congratulations on the BIP award. Who'd have thought to go out and find a glassmaker for this project? Not me and if I did, I'd be searching for years. Seems I am glass deficient, having taken a photo of my only piece of glass that I own, other than my beer mugs. I even tried sneaking in "neon glass" to the project but was promptly ignored.
Best wishes,
Dave
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/15/2006
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Thanks a lot Hugo . . . it's nice to have you back too! Even if it's for a shot time!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/14/2006
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Hi Doyle, very good shot, Very interesting narrative behind it too, been following that much:) Nice to be back, if only for a short stop...:(
Cheers,
hugo
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/14/2006
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Thanks a lot Meldi!!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Meldijana Omerbegovic
{K:4079} 8/12/2006
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Great photo of so interesting ..artistic manufacturing..very nice image,Doyle.
Congratulations
Kind regards
Meldijana
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/10/2006
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Well Thank you Fabrice . . . very kind of you to comment!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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G G
{K:61359} 8/10/2006
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Beautiful colors for this work of glass. This is a well deserved BIP. Congrats
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/9/2006
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:)
Thanks Guido . . . Very nice of you to comment!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:20076} 8/9/2006
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great and interesting shot.
dont try this at home....lol
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/8/2006
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Thanks Virgis! I appreciate that!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Virgis Dromantas
{K:4212} 8/8/2006
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Good shot indeed, dear Doyle!
and the about story nicely introduce the glass making process. Congratulations on well deserved BIP award!
Kind regards,
Virgis
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/3/2006
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Thanks Jeanette!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 8/3/2006
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Nice moment, when the glass is about to be done :)
and a bip too :)
Jeanette
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/3/2006
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Thanks Ray! I appreciate the infectious enthusiasm you bring with you too!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/3/2006
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Thank you Shirley!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 8/3/2006
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..............CONGRATULATIONS.....................
Well done to you Doyle, a well deserved BIP award. I have enjoyed reading all the other comments and there is little to add my friend except to write that I greatly admire your enthusiasm for the projects and your mission to post something for all of them. Well done to you again.....A truely superb capture with great details and beautiful colour tones. Very best wishes.....Ray
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174133} 8/3/2006
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How on earth did I miss this award for you? Congratulations, dear Doyle...so well deserved!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/3/2006
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Thanks Gust@vo!! You're very kind!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/3/2006
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Thanks Marian!! Hope all went well on your trip!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 8/3/2006
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Merecido el premio!
Excelente!
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 8/2/2006
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wow!!!!!!
congratulations for the BIP dear Doyle!!! well deserved one!!!!!
Marian
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Thanks so much Susan!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Susan Hernandez
{K:6487} 8/2/2006
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Awesome shot with excellent color and clarity, congrats on your BIP, well done! :)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Chris mentioned that 10% routinely need to be re-melted . . . for a variety of reasons. It was far too hot to break, really . . . but touching anything mars the surface and the item can't be sold.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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jessie voigts
{K:6772} 8/2/2006
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oh, what a shame that it broke! although i like this small version better than the bigger , more blown one. crazy, eh? too hot for words, i bet!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Jessie:
Because he continued to add glass here and there . . . the inside was different from the outside. This is the same piece seen in:
http://www.usefilm.com/image/1155539.html
In a tragic twist of fate . . . he touched the door to the oven with it and damaged it . . . but glass melts . . . so it was recycled! The Only thing that can touch the glass is something within a temperature range of the glass you're working. Fast change in temperature cracks it. These items take 12 hours to cool off . . . in an oven. Really interesting stuff.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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jessie voigts
{K:6772} 8/2/2006
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doyle - this is so cool. what a great shot, and how interesting that you were able to be there! what does the finished product look like?
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Thank you Maurizio . . .
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Thanks Eman!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Maurizio Ubaldini
{K:1350} 8/2/2006
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Hi Doyle, congrats for the BIP!!! great capture and great color in your shot... compliments
Ciao
Maurizio
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Eman Shokry
{K:5400} 8/2/2006
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Great composition, colours & DOF... very well done & congratulations to you too !
Regards,
Eman
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Thanks John!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Thanks so much Arthur! I appreciate the comment very much!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Thanks Ken. I saw the comment you made to the wife. If ONLY she'd settle for leaded glass I COULD have gotten her that. Actually, she might have but then I'd have to live with the shame! :P
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/2/2006
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Peace back at ya'! May it someday spread!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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j esford
{K:13518} 8/2/2006
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Another beautiful piece Doyle. Great perspective shot. -john
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Arthur Kornienko
{K:9686} 8/2/2006
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Way to go Doyle, congrats to you too for BIP. Great colours and transparency in the glass. Very nice and well done. Best regards.
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Kenneth C. Long, Sr.
{K:4245} 8/2/2006
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Congrads Doyle!!
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 8/2/2006
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glad to hear your son got away from the madness for awhile and will return for good someday soon!
We can all hope....peace,gayle
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Oh well . . .his turn I guess. My boy is home in upstate NY ending a two week leave from Afghanistan. Not so bad there! (And glad for every minute he's not over there too)!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 8/1/2006
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Slammin'!...congrats for your Glass BIP,Doyle!
i am always amazed while watching these artists...
good dof and perspective
regards,gayle
(our heatwave has passed finally,too,and now my bro back east is having to deal with it! 101F in NYC!)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Mary . . . as always . . . your support is great to see!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Happy indeed Michele! And I appreciate your comment very much . . .
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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John . . . you can't know how much I appreciate that coming from you. Very kind and I doubt I'm leaving anybody behind!
It was fun to watch and capture though!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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That's very kind of you Adrian . . . I appreciate it!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Aliihsan!! Appreciate the comment!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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You know me better than that Klaas . . . my lens ALWAYS comes first! LoL!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Juan . . . and you're right . . . other than the milky swirl the glass is clear . . . the heat makes it look orange. The hotter it gets . . . the darker . . . and he's about to add the blue glass specks which will melt in. Thanks for the comment.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Good looking? Of course . . . I deserve the best and she'd be the first to tell me I HAVE the best! LoL! I had a Kawasaki 1200 . . . so she got a Honda Goldwing 1500 (something-something envy--I forget). She couldn't drive to Monterey one year so we doubled up on her bike since it was more comfy for passengers . . .
I work in high-tech Security and have been commanding for more than a Decade . . . I used to run the largest US customs bonded private security post in L.A. - I know lots of cops and one judge is in our motorcycle group.
Ride alongs are great! We did that and tours of the prisons when getting my degree in Criminal Justice at Cal-State Sacramento. Lots of fun . . . but round here they all start as jail guards. yech!
Basically, you're right. I am a lucky guy! . . . But at least I know it!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks so much Ng!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Hanggan . . . it was a big shock to me too but thanks for the congrats!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 8/1/2006
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Great to see you BIP Doyle! Great image too. The colours and closeness wonderful.
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 8/1/2006
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Superb Job thru the entire glass art work process. I love the images, and your explanations add to these..I sware they do ! Congratulations on the Award Doyle you do deserve it very much.
Happy Monday !!!!!!!
Michele~
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 8/1/2006
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Amazing. A new project pops up and you're straight in there with a whole series of shots and a BIP to celebrate. I'm afraid you're leaving me WAY behind now...
I like the different elements of this image: the molten glass, the bowl, the blue glass and the person standing behind. It looks like the image itself is trying to explain the process.
John
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Adrian Bugariu
{K:554} 8/1/2006
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Very interesting image. It describes almost the entire process of making glass. The award is well deserved.
Adrian
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Aliihsan Pinçe
{K:5485} 8/1/2006
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wonderful capture Doyle
congratulations on BIP
best regards
Aliihsan
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Klaas Baas
{K:15111} 8/1/2006
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Great capture Doyle, and a well deserved BIP award. And your lens, no melting problems with that, Oh no, must read before I ask in the future, shot at 200 mm is enough for a safe distance between your lens and the glass. Congratulations again.
Take care,
Klaas
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Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto
{K:14254} 8/1/2006
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felicidades doyle por el reconocimiento, esta es una interesante toma, se puede ver como le dan color al vidrio, si no me equivoco, excelente
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Robin W
{K:16308} 8/1/2006
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Good looking, she has a motorcycle, and she lets YOU drive it...ain't you a lucky guy?! Are you seriously in law enforcement? I ask because my son is also...he took me on a "ride-along", most fun I've had in a looooong time!
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Engy Farahat
{K:11591} 8/1/2006
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Sunning capture Doyle. fabulous colors, composition & reflections. and excellent lighting. well done
and congratulation on the BIP project. :)
ng..
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 8/1/2006
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Wow...a BIP! Congratulations, Doyle! Very well deserved.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Robert!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Robert Gaither
{K:34128} 8/1/2006
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Yes a very fine picture of glass blowing. Excellent image.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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You crack me up Robin. My first speeding ticket WAS when I was 16. Haven't had one since I was under 18 though! (Although, admittedly I have deserved a few . . . somehow escaped one in Monterey though I'm sure it's not related to me flashing my badge!) LoL!! Must have been the good looking woman on the back of my (I mean her) motorcycle!! (It's cool, she's my wife)!
Thanks my friend!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Robin W
{K:16308} 8/1/2006
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Well now, you're collecting awards like a 16 year old boy collects speeding tickets...good for you, bad for the boy! I like that your interpretation of the project included the making of glass. Congrats Doyle, a well deserved BIP!
Take care...Robin
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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:)
Thanks Kambiz . . . my friend! I see what you say you saw at first now! Very cool . . . and soooo true! Will you ever post shots here again or do we just get to see your words . . . and not your work? . . . keeping in mind even those who don't particularly care for your words still enjoy your work. Send me an e-mail . . . I prefer not to discuss unrelated issues under my photos!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Ameed:
Thanks for the visit and comment . . . I really appreciate them!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thank you Rashed . . . Coming from a fine photographer such as yourself that means a great deal!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Sheila! Love the support you bring and all the very kind comments! They really help! Oh . . . an PS . . . thanks for your 'secret' . . . Hehehehehee
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Avi . . . you're the greatest! Thanks so much for your confidence!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Phil . . . I was a bit suprised . . . but pleasantly!! Looks like our temps are finally breaking . . . 81 F predicted for today! This was a fascinating demonstration!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Phillip . . . believe it or not . . . getting the sharp image required a slight breeze because of the radiant heat issues . . . we were REALLY lucky for that here in So. California!! Molten glass is 2100 degrees Farenheit . . .
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Melisa:
I quite agree with you and hated that it was there . . . but it WAS there and the DOF only made it more obscure. I could NOT get a lower angle to lose it . . . so I dealt with it as it was . . . but . . . agreed . . . it really bites. These guys were to busy to set up my shot for me properly, though they were VERY helpful before the commencement of the work and gave me the best spot to document from. So . . . no hard feelings for them OR for you . . . it's a good call!
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks Larry . . . and, truth be told . . . this fascinates me too. I certainly would have documented this with or without the current project!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thank you Nicola!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/1/2006
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Thanks so much Leo!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 8/1/2006
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First I thought you took an image of honey-spoon near to that bowl of cornflex breakfast once I looked at thumbnail shot.
Now I saw another thing!
nice one.
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Ameed El-Ghoul
{K:42215} 8/1/2006
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Wonderful capture Doyle and great composition and about, Very well deserved award,
Congratulation,
Cheers,
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 8/1/2006
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By all means you and this image do deserve the award .
A great job and and very creative and pleasant to view.
Wishing you all of the best my friend
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 8/1/2006
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Wow Doyle!!! You rocked this one out! Very nice shot and congratulations on Best In Project, again! Great job!
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Avi
{K:70138} 8/1/2006
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Yesssss !!!!.. I briefly glanced at this today in the morning, and thought that probably you had done it !!.. and lo-and-behold !! ..
MANY CONGRATS Doyle.. awesome job !!
all the very best,
Avi
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 8/1/2006
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Wow! Doyle, a huge congratulations on your BIP award in this project. The moment I saw this shot, I loved it! Well done!
Cheers
Phil
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 7/31/2006
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What a fantastic image, Doyle! I love the contrasting colours of orange and blue - a real delight to the eyes! Well done!
Cheers
Phil
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z z
{K:7231} 7/31/2006
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Glass artists have quite the trade. An art that holds the viewers attention, and your photo presents that too. Great Honeycomb shape. The only thing I find a bit distracting to your nice crisp details is the orange blob (?) on the lower left side of the bowl.
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 7/31/2006
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Woderful image Doyle...glass blowing just fascinates me and this is a great document to the art from
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Nicola Barbieri
{K:18000} 7/31/2006
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Creative shot, here...wonderful colors.
Congrats. Ciao, Nicola
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Leo Régnier Я£
{K:67696} 7/31/2006
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Very very interesting Doyle, with great colors (especialy the orange and the blue in the table). Congratulations my frind!!
Leo
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