Uploaded: August 16, 2007 06:35:16
This was taken at a local carnival. I used a tripod and shutter cable release for the long 15 second exposure to obtain this feeling of motion.
Dominick M. Dimacale August 16, 2007
This is lovely Melissa, great lights...Dominick #715653Sam Britt August 16, 2007
I knew this had to be one of your images, Melissa. You're so good at these. Great job on this. Beautiful results. #4656103Su Sana E. P August 16, 2007
Awesome POV and exposure control on this great capture, Melissa!! I second Sam's comment. Bet we see this again. #4656113Steve Mescha August 16, 2007
Great color, and so full of energy! #4656116Melissa G. Meiselman August 16, 2007
Thanks Dominick, Sam, Susana and Steve for your wonderful comments!!! #4656158Mike D. Perez August 16, 2007
Beautiful action capture of all the colors, Melissa! #4656192Bill Wyatt August 16, 2007
I really like the pov and feeling of motion. The colors are terrific. Excellent night motion shot! #4656257Jeff Robinson August 16, 2007
Very cool; great job Melissa! Jeff #4656316Alexis Yobbagy August 16, 2007
Really COOL!!! Great work Melissa!!! #4656397Ray Clarke August 16, 2007
Great pov and presentation Melissa (a) #4656557Melissa G. Meiselman August 16, 2007
Thanks Mike, Bill, Jeff, Alexis and Audrey for taking a look and leaving these great comments!!! #4656606Carla Metzler August 16, 2007
Great color and feeling of motion, Mellisa! #4656680Girish Vaghela August 16, 2007
So good that it has to be a winner, Mellisa! #4656693Pamela Shane August 16, 2007
SPECTACULAR!! Wonderful feeling of motion, great color - super night shotMargaret R. Barry August 16, 2007
Wow! Fantasic color and comp.! #4656850Cheryl E. Molennor August 16, 2007
REAL cool!! #4657008Sandra R. Alvey August 16, 2007
Ok this picture makes me want to go WHEE!!! Awesome shot Melissa!!Sandi #4657043
Shelly A. Van Camp August 16, 2007
WOW...Very cool and love that motion! #4657063Melissa G. Meiselman August 16, 2007
Thanks so much for all these great comments. They are all very much appreciated!!! #4657203Sandy Stigliano August 16, 2007
Wonderful motion shot, love the colors! #4657283Judy A. Lawhon August 16, 2007
Fantastic exposure, Melissa, as well as color...well done!! #4657325Carol Sawyer August 16, 2007
Outstanding capture, wonderful color, POV and exposure, Melissa! #4657696Beverly A. Wright August 16, 2007
Great POV and exposure Melissa! LovePaul Michko August 16, 2007
Wonderful creative capture, Melissa. #4657870Melissa G. Meiselman August 16, 2007
Thanks Sandy, Judy, Carol, Beverly and Paul for taking a look and leaving these great comments!!! #4658145David Phalen August 16, 2007
Love the lights, colors and motion here Melissa! Very well done. #4658281Nikki McDonald August 16, 2007
Love this spiral of light and color, Melissa. Really has me spinning with it. #4658384Tammy Espino August 16, 2007
All of the above :) Fantastic view and photograph. #4658567Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 16, 2007
So well done, great time exposure image!!! #4658665eileen bedford August 16, 2007
WOW, well done... #4658840Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 16, 2007
Great effects and colors Melissa!,Glenn E. Urquhart August 17, 2007
Excellent camera work, Beautiful and Colorful Abstract, Melissa!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4659773Michael Khoury August 17, 2007
~fabulous~ #4660745Nancy L. Green August 17, 2007
FANTASTIC Melissa, this is just too cool for words!! <>< #4661259Emile Abbott August 17, 2007
Excellent night timed capture of lights, Melissa. #4661261Melissa G. Meiselman August 17, 2007
Thanks so much for all of your great comments. They are all very much appreciated!! #4661360Patricia Ronan August 17, 2007
Wow! terrific long exposure image Melissa,great detail,colour and comp.:) #4662384Melissa G. Meiselman August 17, 2007
Thank you so much Patricia for this great comment!! #4662391Cassie L. Woodlee August 17, 2007
Outstanding Melissa, fantastic color and comp!!!! #4662579Melissa G. Meiselman August 17, 2007
Thanks Cassie for commenting!! #4662788Patrick Rouzes August 18, 2007
Wow!!! Excellent work on this capture, Melissa!!! Impressive image indeed my friend!!! #4664670Evy Johansen August 19, 2007
WOW, Melissa!! This is an awesome image!! Love it!! #4667652Kaye Burazin August 19, 2007
I'm getting dizzy... wow.... now that's a motion shot Melissa! #4668202Melissa G. Meiselman August 19, 2007
Thanks Patrick, Evy and Kaye for your great comments!! #4670904Marilyn K. Lincecum August 19, 2007
Great capture, Melissa...fantastic lighting and in camera effects !!! #4671146Melissa G. Meiselman August 20, 2007
Thank you Marilyn for your wonderful comment on this image!! #4673535David L. Luchowski August 20, 2007
Awesome technique and capture here,Melissa. #4676048Melissa G. Meiselman August 21, 2007
Thank you so much David for taking a look and leaving this great comment!! #4678066Steven E. Ray August 27, 2007
This is VERY cool! Never tried a delay at a carnival before :) Excellent photo! #4706043Melissa G. Meiselman August 27, 2007
Thanks Steven for your great comment!! #4706652Stanley C. Sims September 07, 2007
Very well done Melissa. Really colorful. I like your point of view. Our local fair starts today. I'm hoping ti get some good shots. #4760511Melissa G. Meiselman September 07, 2007
Thanks so much Stanley for your wonderful comment! #4761341Louise Souchereau September 07, 2007
Waw great lights, such an excellent work on this spectacular capture, bravo Melissa #4762129Melissa G. Meiselman September 07, 2007
Thanks so much Louise for taking a look and leaving this wonderful comment under the image! #4762318Vikram Jamwal September 08, 2007
What a wonderful capture melissa....the final image has come out in the form a swirling bottle of lights. Wonderful! #4766112Mary Dimitriw September 09, 2007
I love this one Melissa! Great POV, very eye catching!! #4766943Melissa G. Meiselman September 09, 2007
Thanks so much, Vikram and Mary for your wonderful comments on this image! #4768815Nemil B. Chabebe September 12, 2007
Wonderful picture, very well done. #4780088Melissa G. Meiselman September 12, 2007
Thanks Nemil for your wonderful comment on this picture! #4781566Nadya Johnson September 21, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS on this stunning finalist, Melissa!! #4820933Margaret R. Barry September 21, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #4821329Colleen Farrell September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist, Melissa! #4821369Karen Engelbreth September 21, 2007
Congratulations Melissa! #4821462Vikram Jamwal September 21, 2007
This picture was awesome - so a very well deserving finalist!!! Congratulations Melissa!!! WTG now!!! #4821566Carla Metzler September 21, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa! #4822050eileen bedford September 21, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Melissa, so well done....... #4822580Laurie Daily September 21, 2007
Wonderful, Melissa! Congratulations1 #4823472Carol Teal September 21, 2007
Beautiful color and great long exposure shot! Congrats on your finalist Melissa! #4823675Cheryl E. Molennor September 21, 2007
Congratulations! #4824000Graeme yew Chow September 21, 2007
Congratualations ! Melissa. great work. #4824449Su Sana E. P September 21, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome Finalist, Melissa!! #4824538Evy Johansen September 21, 2007
So glad to se this as a finalist, Melissa! big congratulations!! #4824986Jill Odice September 22, 2007
Beautiful colors and a big congrats melissa! #4825805Tressie Davis September 22, 2007
Congrats Melissa! #4826090Melissa G. Meiselman September 22, 2007
Thanks so much for your congratulatory comments! They are all very much appreciated! #4827444Alison Krylowski September 22, 2007
Great pov and effect Melissa! A huge congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #4827485ALLEN O. HOWARD September 22, 2007
Congratulations Melissa! #4827780Tarun Bose September 22, 2007
Big congrats Melissa, for your excellent finalist. #4827793Melissa G. Meiselman September 22, 2007
Thank you very much Alison, Allen and Tarun for your wonderful congratulatory remarks! #4828077Kristi A. Howson September 22, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist and best of luck in the next round! Beautiful design and colors Melissa! #4828120Patricia Ronan September 22, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Melissa, and good luck for the next round:) #4828655Terry L. Ellis September 22, 2007
A dazzling finalist, Melissa! Congratulations, again! #4829202Kathy L. Clark September 22, 2007
Congrats Melissa on this fantastic finalist. #4829964Sam Britt September 22, 2007
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Melissa! #4830018Melissa G. Meiselman September 22, 2007
Thank you all so much for your good wishes. I really appreciate them. #4830112Cassie L. Woodlee September 23, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Melissa!!!!!!!! #4831673Jessica Jenney September 23, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa on this stunner! Good luck! #4832203Emile Abbott September 23, 2007
Glad to see the stunning capture again, Melissa. Congratulation on a fabulous finalist. #4832523Datha Y. Thompson September 23, 2007
Congratulations Melissa :0) WTG #4834460Mike D. Perez September 24, 2007
Congratulations on your great Finalist, Melissa! #4837636Brenda Sides September 27, 2007
Cool capture...CONGRATS! #4854715Melissa G. Meiselman September 28, 2007
Thanks so much Cassie, Jessica, Emile, Datha, Mike and Brenda for your congratulatory remarks! #4857481Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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