Going To Church [Contest Finalists December 2008]
Uploaded: December 12, 2008 09:10:31
Entering the courtyard of the Stanford University Memorial Church.
18mm
f/11 @ 1/125
ISO 400
Bonnie C. Lackey December 12, 2008
Isn't this gorgeous, Allen! Love your precise comp and effects that are perfect for this image. #1050520Joan Powell December 12, 2008
So pretty , nicely composed , love the ornamentation ! #6885003Dominick M. Dimacale December 12, 2008
Lovely image and composition, Allen.
Dominick #6885147
Carol L. Fowler December 13, 2008
Very interesting architecture. Good timing to get the bicyclist in the gateway #6889196KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. December 13, 2008
WONDERFUL IMAGE ALLEN.
KARU. #6889704
Donna K. Kilcher December 14, 2008
what a great image #6890158Courtenay Vanderbilt December 15, 2008
Awesome clarity and detail Allen! #6896407Vladan D. Djordjevic December 16, 2008
Fantastic photo taken from a great pov, with wonderful details, colors, lighting and composition. Super work! #6897826Max Aureli December 19, 2008
Fantastic details and colors!! Beautiful POV in this composition, Allen!! #6914375Dennis S. Brennan January 03, 2009
This is great. I tried this shot, but I wasn't happy with the result. You really nailed it - and the treatments are very nice. #6978404Terri Beloit January 04, 2009
STUNNING, Bonnie! You should be very proud and it's well deserving (and MORE) of the POTD!! Way to go! #6979132Robert K. Bemus January 04, 2009
Great lighting, comp, and effects...congratulations on very fine POTD, Allen!!! #6979137Sharon Sawyer January 04, 2009
Allen, congratulations on your awesome EFP & POTD !!! BFILLIANT !!! #6979173Susie Peek-Swint January 04, 2009
Excellent comp and effects Allen ~ many congrats on your POTD! #6979251Usman M. Bajwa January 04, 2009
Allen.... awesome colors, clarity and composition. Congrats. on your POTD.UB. #6979254
Michelle Alton January 04, 2009
A wonderful selection for POTD, Allen. Congratulations! #6979362Jessica Jenney January 04, 2009
Congratulations, Allen on your beautiful POTD! #6979481Josselyne Klecanda January 04, 2009
Beautiful image, Congrats. #6979502Dominick M. Dimacale January 04, 2009
Congratulations Allen on your POTD Win!!!
Dominick #6979527
Terri L. Scribner January 04, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful POTD!! #6979530Gord MacEachern January 04, 2009
Congratulations, Allen on your POTD!Anita Bower January 04, 2009
This is a compelling image, one that caused me to stop and look more closely. Great light and shadows. Superb composition. The position of the people is just right. Excellent!! #6979708Sandy Hawkins January 04, 2009
Wonderful work....gorgeous image, big congrats on this POTD image, Allen!Sandy #6979757
Deborah Lewinson January 04, 2009
Congratulations on your POTD win, Allen, for this marvelous image!!! #6979814Mary Beth Aiello January 04, 2009
Absolutely outstanding composition, Allen. Huge congrats on your well-deserved POTD. #6979846Kathleen K. Parker January 04, 2009
Lovely compositoin, Allen. Congratulations on your POTD!Joy Rector January 04, 2009
congrats on the POTD #6979857Patricia A. Casey January 04, 2009
Oh my, Allen...this is so beautiful....great color, lighting & composition...Congratulations on the POTD....Patricia #6979901Kathy L. Clark January 04, 2009
CONGRATS ALLEN ON YOUR LOVELY POTD. GREAT COMPOSITION, COLOR AND TEXTURES. #6979943Courtenay Vanderbilt January 04, 2009
Congratulations Allen! Well deserved!!! :-)) #6980112Ellen Powell January 04, 2009
What a beauty! #6980179Heather Thorsen January 04, 2009
Congratulations Allen on your well deserved winner. #6980181Juli Schatz January 04, 2009
Beautiful! And another POTD that's NOT a flower. #6980271Lisa J. Boulden January 04, 2009
So beautifully seen and captured!A P January 04, 2009
Beautifully framed, wonderful colors. Congrats on the stunning POTD, Allen #6980504Shelly A. Van Camp January 04, 2009
Beautiful image....love the colors and your POV! Congrats on the POTD...and I have seen many images get POTD that weren't flowers. #6980576Leslie Carson Wolfe January 04, 2009
Nice use of the arch for framing and very nice shadows (perfect time of day)! Congratulations, Allen!Stan Kwasniowski January 04, 2009
Allen, gorgeous #6980656Cesar J. La Rosa January 04, 2009
Wonderful photograph, Allen!!! Excellent framing, details and treatment.Lindley Johnson January 04, 2009
Terrific image, Allen, with perfect composition, vibrant colors, and great effects. Congratulations on your wonderful POTD! #6980764Kimber Wallwork-Heineman January 04, 2009
I love the filter effects you used. Did you use a 3rd party plug in or a filter in PS? #6980784Colleen Farrell January 04, 2009
Stanford! I'd have guessed Europe, except for the way the people are dressed for church. Fantastic image, Allen, with wonderful color and detail. Congratulations on your POTD! #6980816Pat Schilling January 04, 2009
Well, it appears I'll be in the minority. The first thing that struck me was that it's seemed "un-real".... overprocessed...oversharpened? Then, it appears there's a cross at the peak of the church, yet, if so, it's cut off. If you were to move in a bit closer, or maybe shoot from a lower position, you'd have it. That said, an otherwise great compostion, and great light and colors.Pat #6980907
Allen Hughes January 04, 2009
Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments. I was most surprised.Pat... Thank you for your honest comment on my POTD today. It is "over processed". It's an HDR image. And yes, there is a cross at the top and I wished I had gotten lower for the shot, which I did on another one, but I liked the people in this one, especially the bike. I'll be going back soon for another try.
But again... thanks for your open and honest comment.
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Donna R. Wageman January 04, 2009
Being Sunday and have just come home from church, truly appreciate this image to start the New Year off in a goodly and Godly manner - PLUS a wonderful POTD. More like a painting.God Bless! #6981548
Linda Shapiro January 04, 2009
Perfect use of HDR. I normally find HDR too "too", but this use captures the architectural beauty, the saturated color already present plus delivers that other-worldly aura that's appropriate to the setting. Looks like they're all going into heaven! Bravo. #6981634Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 04, 2009
A remarkable POTD Allen, what a beautiful scene. Great POV, details and design. A huge congratulations! #6982118Kathleen R. Struckle January 04, 2009
Beautiful image and scene. congrats on POTD!! #6982167Tommy E. Burgess January 04, 2009
Congratulations on this outstanding POTD Allen!!! #6982423Evy Johansen January 04, 2009
BIG congratulationa on this beautiful POTD, Allen!! Very well deserved!! #6982977Guy D. Biechele January 06, 2009
Terrific light, composition, depth, and effects. Congratulations on your POTD! #6990440Gail Vitikacs January 11, 2009
Breathtaking...this is one beautiful capture!!! WOW! #7015759Michelle Alton January 21, 2009
This one is going all the way, Allen. I love it! Congratulations! #7063166Dennis S. Brennan January 21, 2009
Congrats Allen. Well deserved. #7063871Leslie Carson Wolfe January 21, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Allen! #7065125Usman M. Bajwa January 21, 2009
Wonderful capture. Congrats on this lovely Finalist.UB. #7065336
Vitor Dias January 22, 2009
Congratulations Allen.rgs Vitor #7066737
Max Aureli January 22, 2009
Congratulations Allen on this fantastic Finalist!!!! #7066832Courtenay Vanderbilt January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Allen! #7068471Tiia Vissak January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7069041Colleen Farrell January 23, 2009
Woohoo!! WTG, Allen! I can see this getting a gold. Congratulations on an awesome finalist! #7074580Jeana Clark January 24, 2009
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Vladan D. Djordjevic January 25, 2009
Congratulations! #7084232Mary Beth Aiello January 25, 2009
Another outstanding finalist, Allen. A huge congratulations. #7084846Datha Y. Thompson February 12, 2009
W O W ! ! A definate FAV for me!!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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