Sunset Mountain Lathe [Photography Contest Monthly Theme Pictures]
Uploaded: June 08, 2006 13:08:58
June 06
This was taken at the Sunset Mountain Craft Festival in Asheville, NC. Natural light. F/6.3, 135 mm, 1/160 sec. Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exif: FNumber: 6.3, ExposureBiasValue: 0/3, ExposureTime: 0.00625, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 100, WhiteBalance: auto white balance
Tressie Davis June 08, 2006
This is a great shot Cari, and perfect for the motion theme! Love the comp, and the chips flying away from the lathe. #461098Carolyn Foster Spano June 08, 2006
Thank you Tressie. It was such fun to see all the artisans at work. These chips were flying 8 feet or more at one poin. It was wild! #2870390eileen bedford June 08, 2006
Very nice, the chips in motion and all. #2871176Carolyn Foster Spano June 08, 2006
Thank you very much Eileen. #2871187RC Fritz June 08, 2006
Great photographic work, Carolyn. Congrats!! #2871246Virginia Leone June 08, 2006
I have a feeling we'll be seeing this as a finalist photo! #2871461Kenneth Mucke June 08, 2006
what an awesome capture...great motion imgae #2871598Janine Russell June 08, 2006
Carolyn, excellent action capture; excellent detail, exposure and composition. #2871877Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you RC, Virginia, Kenneth and Janine. I was a little out of my element but really wanted to try and stretch myself. Your kind comments encourage me to continue to reach and try different types of photographs than I usually take.Mary N C. Taitt June 09, 2006
Beautiful capture. My grandfather used to do this and it brings back old memories. Mary :-) #2873389Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you Mary.I'm glad I could help you recall your grandfather. It is a beautiful art. I hope you have some of his work. #2873508Roxanne M. Bubar June 09, 2006
Magnificent motion image. Wonderful details and clarity. #2873543Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you Roxanne. #2873644Roger Bernabo June 09, 2006
WOW, what a great action shot!!!I love your gallery, impressive work! #2873749
Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you Roger #2873797Melissa G. Meiselman June 09, 2006
Amazing combination of clarity and sense of motion. Absolutely love the details and the close-up well framed composition, Carolyn!!!!! #2873807Gail Vitikacs June 09, 2006
Fabulous details...wow! #2873825Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you Melissa & Gail. #2873852Martha Jo Killebrew June 09, 2006
I like everything about this shot. I too feel that it is a winner. It just makes me feel good.Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you very much Mary Jo. #2874191John Connolly June 09, 2006
You have captured the action and detail so well here, Carolyn! If this was only an experiment, I will be looking forward to your future postings! #2875261Carolyn Foster Spano June 09, 2006
Thank you very much John. I appreciate your kind comment. #2875437Dennis Flanagan June 09, 2006
Great job Carolyn. I see finalist at a minimum. #2875764Carolyn Foster Spano June 10, 2006
Thank yo so much Dennis. You are very kind. #2877295Daniella Puente June 11, 2006
Excellent job! really good for a winner :0) #2881486Carolyn Foster Spano June 11, 2006
Thank you very much Daniella. #2882451Alison Greenwood June 14, 2006
I hope you put this in the monthly theme! What a fantastic capture! I love it! #2894733Carolyn Foster Spano June 14, 2006
Thanks Alison. Yes, I did enter it in the motion theme. Thanks for the vote of confidence. #2896485Kenneth Mucke July 24, 2006
WAY TO GO Carolyn....Congrats on your finalist #2 #3072571Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Thank you so much Kenneth. I am kind of shocked by this one...but very pleased! #3075235Carole Loiselle July 25, 2006
An awseome shot Carolyn, congrats #3075288Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Thank you Carole. #3075543Lavone Vannoy July 25, 2006
Congratulations Carolyn!!! :) #3078057Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Thank you Lavone. #3078394Rakesh Syal July 25, 2006
Wake up, girl, soon we are going to see this again!! #3079268Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Rakesh, Thanks for the vote of confidence! #3079450Tressie Davis July 25, 2006
Loved this the first time I saw it - congrats on the finalist, hope we see it again! Now...what was that about you being a portrait photographer? LOL! Ok, I'll stop...Sylvia Rossler July 25, 2006
A winner in my book !! Big congrats Carolyn :O) and let's hope we see it again :O) #3079895Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Thank you Sylvia...and Tressie, you can just hush now. Tee hee #3080077Nobu Nagase July 25, 2006
Fabulous image!!!Virginia Leone July 25, 2006
I was right in my earlier post that we would see this as a finalist...bravo! ~Virginia #3080116Tarun Bose July 25, 2006
Congrats Carolyn for being a finalist for this excellent shot. You are heading for a prize for sure. #3080385RC Fritz July 25, 2006
Congrats on your finalist image!! #3080548Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Thank you RC, Tarun, Virgina and Nobi. Virginia, I'm glad you could say "I told you so". :) #3080669Revonda L. Gentry July 25, 2006
Another congratulations, fantastic Carolyn!! #3080709Nancy L. Green July 25, 2006
Congratulations Carolyn!! Very well deserved!! <>< #3080732Carolyn Foster Spano July 25, 2006
Thank you Nancy & Revonda. #3080949Ross Throndson July 26, 2006
Fantastic Capture & Finalist, Carolyn...Great Job!! :^) #3083839Carolyn Foster Spano July 26, 2006
Thank you Ross. #3086562Nadya Johnson July 27, 2006
Stunning photo, Carolyn! Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #3089282Carolyn Foster Spano July 27, 2006
Thank you so much Nadya. #3090968Carlo Cascone July 27, 2006
Amazing capture. Motion is very well represented. Perfect light, focusing and details!Carolyn Foster Spano July 27, 2006
Thanks again Carlo. #3091801Suzy Betancourt August 28, 2006
What a fantastic capture.Suzy #3232840
Carolyn Foster Spano August 28, 2006
Thank you Suzy. :) #3236052James E. Coleman September 20, 2006
Carolyn,Jim #3337131
Carolyn Foster Spano September 23, 2006
Thank you James. Don't you love the smell of wood being worked? My father was a carpenter and the smell of freshly sawn wood takes me right back to my childhood. #3350097James E. Coleman September 24, 2006
Carolyn,Sherrye Nozaki March 10, 2007
Aloha Carolyn. I have been looking through your gallery and there are just so many fascinating and wonderful photos. Congratulations on so many wins and really beautiful work.(I'm sending you a separate email to discuss you lens).
Sherrye Nozaki #4041669
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