Christmas Display [Contest Finalists October 2008]
Uploaded: October 16, 2008 07:49:29
Intentional zoom of 28-300mm lens taken last Christmas season.
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Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 8/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 50, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 154.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
David Phalen October 16, 2008
WOW!! Spectacular light. lines and tones!! #1017529Vitor Dias October 16, 2008
Wonderful work Melissa, congts.rgs Vitor #6608581
Cyn Valentine October 16, 2008
Very creative ..wow beautiful MElissa!!! #6608601Jim Huffield October 16, 2008
Marvelous work, Melissa. Jim #6608624Nadya Johnson October 16, 2008
Cool in-camera motion here, Melissa! I think I remember this?? Or, one very similar. This is striking! Great colors and design! #6608711Dominick M. Dimacale October 16, 2008
Great image and in-Camera effects, Melissa.
Dominick #6608850
Tiia Vissak October 16, 2008
very cool! #6608900Melissa G. Meiselman October 16, 2008
Thanks so much David, Vitor, Cyn, Jim, Nadya, Dominick and Tila for your terrific comments!! #6609139Judy A. Lawhon October 16, 2008
OMG, Melissa....fantastic work on this!! #6609187Janet Daniel October 16, 2008
Spectacular explosion of color, Melissa! Beautifully done! #6609279KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. October 16, 2008
IT'S COLOURFUL HERE.KARU. #6609290
Dianna Murphy October 16, 2008
Looks like one of those places on Star Wars where the space ships go. Very cool. #6609370Melissa Olsen October 16, 2008
I am with Janet...an explosion of color. Wonderful! #6609513Rajeev 270293 Kashyap October 16, 2008
Very Creative image Capture Melissa! #6609569Bill Knaps October 16, 2008
A beautiful creation Melissa. Bill #6609658Beverly A. Wright October 16, 2008
Well done Melissa! The lines and colorsNadine A. Lewis October 16, 2008
AWESOME image and in-camera technique, Melissa!!!! <>< #6609846Colette M. Metcalf October 16, 2008
Wow! Beautiful capture!!!! #6609914Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 16, 2008
Great colors and vrey artistic, Melissa!!!!! ♫ k #6609933Tammy M. Anderson October 16, 2008
Beautiful capture here, Melissa. WEll done. #6610414Margaret R. Barry October 16, 2008
Gorgeous colors and composition, Melissa. Great camera work! #6610523Patricia Ronan October 16, 2008
Gorgeous image Melissa, love the colours, great zoom technique:) #6610770Debbra Bailey October 16, 2008
Cool image Melissa! And I am loving the thought that Christmas is coming! :) #6610803Nancy L. Green October 16, 2008
WOW!!! This is so beautiful Melissa, it really catches the eye, I love it!! <>< #6611762frank w. degenhardt October 16, 2008
Melissa- Love the effects that you got. Sort of a warp speed thing going on here with radiant colors.Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 16, 2008
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWAWSOME AWSOME!!!I would like to know how you did that!!! #6611856
Stefania Barbier October 16, 2008
this is SUPERB Melissa!!!!!! #6611932Manuel Barrera October 17, 2008
Wow, have to try that, probably a zillion times to get any where as good, awesome, Melissa #6612480Sam Britt October 17, 2008
Terrific in-camera effects, Melissa. #6613791Sirsendu Gayen October 17, 2008
Wonderful creative image. #6614617Vladan D. Djordjevic October 17, 2008
A wonderful image taken with terrific colors, lighting and composition, Melissa! #6616324Melissa G. Meiselman October 17, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments. I appreciate each and every one!! #6616722Janet McNeil October 18, 2008
This is stunning!! What a beautiful capture of these lights!! #6619713Michael Umbreit October 19, 2008
Melissa - This is so cool! I have made a few attempts at "zooming" but never got results like this! :) - Mike #6622484Arlene Krassner October 19, 2008
What an interesting abstract. #6622669Melissa G. Meiselman October 19, 2008
Thanks so much Janet, Mike and Arlene for your terrific comments!! #6623688Laura E. Swan October 28, 2008
Wow! This is WILD and WONDERFUL! One of the BEST light abstracts I have seen on BP YET!!! Beautiful, Melissa! -Laura #6671064Melissa G. Meiselman October 29, 2008
Thanks so much, Laura for your wonderful comment!! I really appreciate what you wrote!! #6679090Laura E. Swan October 29, 2008
:) #6681036Songbird Cline November 02, 2008
wowowowowow!!!!! #6696085Melissa G. Meiselman November 02, 2008
Thanks so much Laura and Songbird for looking and commenting!!! #6696171RC Fritz November 25, 2008
FANTASTIC FINALIST, MELISSA!! VERY CREATIVE!! #6805107Jeanine M. Bailey November 25, 2008
This is awesome Melissa!!! Congrats once again!! :) #6805288Janet Daniel November 25, 2008
A big congrats, Melissa! #6805584Nadya Johnson November 25, 2008
Congratulations on your very stunning, unique, creative, super finalist, Melissa! And best of luck in the second round, as well! #6805643Eivor Kuchta November 25, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #6805889Terry L. Ellis November 25, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa, on this dynamic finalist! #6805906frank w. degenhardt November 25, 2008
Melissa- Fasinating and wonderful colors and lines. Congratulations on finalist and best wishes in the next round. #6806075Bill Knaps November 25, 2008
Wow Melissa, WTG, Congrat on both your beautiful and well deserved Finalist. Bill #6806122Bill Knaps November 25, 2008
Wow Melissa, WTG, Congrat on both your beautiful and well deserved Finalist. Bill #6806123Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 25, 2008
Another huge congratulation, Melissa!!!! WTGG :-) k #6806229Becky J. Parkinson November 25, 2008
Very cool shot, Melissa - congratulations on the finalist.Melissa G. Meiselman November 25, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful congratulatory comments!! I appreciate the time you took to look and comment!!! #6806348Lester A. Garcia November 25, 2008
Great work on this wonderful Finalist, Melissa.Good Luck! #6806755
Stefania Barbier November 25, 2008
WTG Melissa, another awesome finalist, congrats!!!!! #6806765Corinne M. Thompson November 25, 2008
Wonderful image Melissa, congrats on your Finalist! #6806773Erica Murphy November 25, 2008
Awesome Melissa!! Congratulations! #6806836Usman M. Bajwa November 25, 2008
Congrats. and good luck in the next round.UB. #6807131
Teresa Burnett November 25, 2008
And another huge congratulations on this fantastic finalist Melissa!! Best of luck in the next round!! #6807290Margaret R. Barry November 26, 2008
Congratulations on another fantastic finalist, Melissa! #6807909Tiia Vissak November 26, 2008
Congratulations again! #6808005Katarina Mansson November 26, 2008
One of the best in-camera zoom effect photos I have seen; love the colors and lines. Congrats Melissa! #6808250Sam Britt November 26, 2008
Congratulations, fantastic finalist, Melissa! #6808419Rajeev 270293 Kashyap November 26, 2008
A Huge Congratulations For Wonderful finalist Melissa! Well done! #6808671Bill Wyatt November 26, 2008
WOW awesome! Congratulations! #6808770Vladan D. Djordjevic November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Melissa! Best luck in the next round.#6808895
Datha Y. Thompson November 26, 2008
Congratulations again Melissa!!!! AWESOME!!! WTG :0) #6809944Debra R. Harder November 26, 2008
WOW...this is GREAT, Melissa!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #6810225Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your congratulatory comments!! I really appreciate them all!! #6810563Patricia A. Stalter November 26, 2008
Yippee! Happy to see this finalist! #6810572Eugenio Diaz November 26, 2008
Awesome Finalist...Congratulations Melissa!!!Jennifer L. Taranto November 26, 2008
Love the psychedelic look to this neat finalist!! Congratulations!! #6810702Reynaldo D. Reyes November 26, 2008
I missed this fabulous image, Congratulations Melissa! #6811111Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008
Thanks so much Patricia, Eugenio, Jennifer and Reynaldo for your best wishes!! #6811701Dorann Weber November 26, 2008
Goodness Melissa..This is gorgeous!! Congratulation~!! #6811782Patricia Ronan November 26, 2008
Beautiful finalist Melissa, congratulations:) #6812187Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist Melissa! #6812586Anna Diederich November 26, 2008
Congrats, Melissa! #6812604Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008
Thanks so much Dorann, Patricia, Donna and Anna for your great congratulatory remarks!! #6812696Marijana Fajgl November 26, 2008
Great finalist, Melissa! Congratulations! #6812903Colleen Farrell November 26, 2008
Fantastic abstract, Melissa!! Big congrats on your finalist! #6813733Nancy L. Green November 26, 2008
Congratulations on both of your wonderful finalists Melissa, very well deserved!! <>< #6814058Lisa J. Boulden November 26, 2008
WTG, Melissa!ROLAN NARMAN November 26, 2008
Huge congrats Melissa! #6814345Naomi Weiser November 27, 2008
I havent seen your great lightwork in a while, congrats! #6814792Renata Gusciora November 27, 2008
Big congratulations,Melissa,on this fabulous finalist and good luck in the next round!!!:-) #6815309Max Aureli November 27, 2008
Great effect on camera!!! Congratulations on your fantastic Finalist, Melissa!!! #6815380Sirsendu Gayen November 27, 2008
Congratulations! #6815798Melissa G. Meiselman November 27, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your great comments!! #6816441SaMi Martin November 27, 2008
Beautiful image; Congrats Melissa! #6817674KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. November 27, 2008
MY CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!
KARU. #6818096
Nikki McDonald November 28, 2008
Great effects on this one Melissa. Love the burst of Christmas color. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck. #6819362Joanne E. Bohenstengel November 28, 2008
WOW! When I opened this photo, I had the feeling of going down into the center. Now, that's great photography!ALLEN O. HOWARD November 28, 2008
Excellent results, Melissa! Congratulations! #6821278Guy D. Biechele November 29, 2008
Beautiful and striking image. Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #6827948Courtenay Vanderbilt November 30, 2008
Congratulations, Melissa! Very cool, imaginative image! #6828902Maria A. Gonzalez December 01, 2008
Stunning image and great use of zooming and lighting... Very cool effect and colors you captured in this image...Congratulations,Melissa. #6833850Linda Blair December 01, 2008
Very cool finalist....congratulations!!!!! #6835671Rachelle D. Carriere December 02, 2008
Congratulation on another fantastic finalist Melissa! #6841290Nadya Johnson December 21, 2008
Congratulations on another stunning finalist, Melissa! #6921775Dorann Weber December 25, 2008
Melissa..The biggest congratulations on your finalist! #6940248Melissa G. Meiselman December 25, 2008
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