Uploaded: July 31, 2007 10:07:49
First Place Winner - July 2007 - Category: Catchall
f 4/5 1/60 Iso 400
Circular staircase in the Abbey Melk above the Danube, Austria.
Chris Budny July 31, 2007
What a gorgeous stairway, and a wonderful capture... love the rich golden tones! #703138Wendy Bristol July 31, 2007
Wow. Stunning work. #4583286Christine Czernin July 31, 2007
Thank you Wendy and Christopher, I really do appreciate your kind comments.Tarun Bose July 31, 2007
Wow! Fantastic capture with excellent colours and lighting. A winner in my opinion. Well done Christine. #4583668Daniella Puente July 31, 2007
Excellent composition and pov! love the light :) #4584151Christine Czernin August 01, 2007
Thank you so much for your lovely comments Daniella and Tarun.Philippe Vieux-Jeanton August 22, 2007
You'r a wonderful photographe Christine, your work is astonich! #4684670Christine Czernin August 22, 2007
Thank you, Philippe.Erin Tyler August 27, 2007
Congrats on your Finalist! #4706293Chris Budny August 27, 2007
I'm so glad to see this one get a Finalist; congratulations! #4707768Philippe Vieux-Jeanton August 27, 2007
Bravo Christine !! Congrats on your Finalist. #4707834Pranay Koka August 27, 2007
excellent perspective! congrats #4708034Graeme yew Chow August 27, 2007
Wow, congratulations Chris. This is top class image. #4709736Heather Thorsen August 28, 2007
Congratulations Christine.Christine Czernin August 28, 2007
Thanks to all of you for your kind congratulations. You make my day. #4710703Tarun Bose August 28, 2007
Congrats for your excellent finalist, Christine. #4710800Christine Czernin August 28, 2007
Thank you so very much, Tarun. #4711298Debra R. Harder August 28, 2007
This is outstanding, Christine! Congrats on your wonderful finalist! Deb #4713529Alex T. Mizuno August 28, 2007
Christine, this is such a wonderful image! Congratulations on this Finalist!! #4713640Dianna Hauf August 28, 2007
Christine, this is awesome! It reminds me of the inside of a beautiful seashell! A well deserved finalist and all the best in the next round!! #4714350Barbara Waldoch August 28, 2007
Wonderful finalist, Christine! #4715265Jennifer L. Alder August 29, 2007
congrats on this lovely win! #4718112Philippe Vieux-Jeanton August 29, 2007
Yepeee!! I knew it !! Superb finalist, Cristine. Bravo !! #4718140Les Rhoades August 29, 2007
Party time!!! = Congratulations on this well deserved WINNER!Autum Rhoades August 29, 2007
Congrats to you on this fantastic winner! #4718348RC Fritz August 29, 2007
Well deserved WINNER. Congratulations! #4718644Chris Budny August 29, 2007
A huge congratulations on your Win! The medal matches the image very nicely! ;) #4718743Terry L. Ellis August 29, 2007
A dazzling First Place win, Christine! Congratulations! #4719034Kay E. Mahoney August 29, 2007
Congratulations on your first Place winner. #4719333Tarun Bose August 29, 2007
Big ,big congrats for your first prize winner, Christine. #4719389Claudia Kuhn August 29, 2007
Big congrats on your first place win! Very cool! #4719479Christine Czernin August 29, 2007
A big thank you to all of you.Alex T. Mizuno August 29, 2007
Congratulations on this grand winning!! I'll join the party!! :) #4719969Dianna Hauf August 29, 2007
Way to go and I couldn't be any happier for such a wonderful person and her photography!! Super big hugs sent your way Christine and a heartfelt congratulations!!! ♥♥♥ Dianna #4720522Eugenio Diaz August 29, 2007
Congratulations Christine on your first place winner. AWESOME!Graeme yew Chow August 29, 2007
Christine, congratulations and you must be very happy bc this is first place. Thinking how it look like to have a house at the slope of Alps. One day I hope to see those photos. #4721476Evy Johansen August 29, 2007
So well deserved!! Big congratulations on your first place win, Christine!! #4721484Heather Thorsen August 29, 2007
I am joining in the chorus congratulating you on your superb winner Christine. #4721503Janine Russell August 29, 2007
Christine, great color, composition, DOF, lighting and point of view; big congratulations on your First Place Win! #4721681Cora Miller August 29, 2007
What gorgeous architecture! You captured it perfectly. Congratulations on your win. #4721883Anna Diederich August 30, 2007
Congratulations Christine...this is stunning! #4722582Crystal Young August 30, 2007
Congrats on your win for this mesmorizing photo! I feel like I'm being sucked into the picture! #4724372Nathalie Charbonneau August 30, 2007
Many congrats!!!!Vladan D. Djordjevic September 03, 2007
Fantastic photo! Congratulations!!! #4742836Christine Czernin September 05, 2007
Sorry, I have been away for a few days.Sherry Karr Adkins September 06, 2007
Wow, Christine, this is just breathtaking. So incredibly beautiful. Congrats on your first place win, so well deserved!!! #4757898Steven E. Ray September 11, 2007
I recall seeing this in the winner's gallery, but just slow commenting. This is THE BEST "in the middle" staircase photo ever. I don't think it is possible to top it! Great capture! #4778320Christine Czernin September 11, 2007
Thank you very much, Sherry and Steven.Sharon Day November 25, 2007
Awesome image, Christine!!! Belated congratulations on this. I really enjoyed browsing your gallery :). #5122541Joanna Kovalcsik May 02, 2017
Amazing light and beauty, Christine! #11590944Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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