Tools of a Trade [Contest Finalists September 2009]
Uploaded: June 06, 2007 10:59:12
Taken late in the long Alaskan summer day in the small Norwegian-settled fishing village of Petersburg.
Travel and Place
Colette M. Metcalf June 06, 2007
Great image and effects!!! #669375Steve M. Harrington June 06, 2007
Terrific, Mitch! You know, I can now tell if an image is yours without seeing your name. It will invariably be an unusual subject that has obviously been done with great care and precision. The sign is wonderful. I'll bet getting it made took as long as fixing the piling would have taken. :)Patricia A. Stalter June 06, 2007
Don't ya just love the drybrush filter. I do, because it hides so many sins, Like noise. Makes me go back into the archives to see what I may be able to use. #4372989Nikki McDonald June 06, 2007
Beautiful, Mitch. The colors and lines, esp in the hanging slickers, are wonderful. A very light effect, indeed. I cannot see that you have used it, but the resulting "painting" is lovely. #4373223Phil Stith June 06, 2007
I just love this shot...the multi-colored slickers, the pilings, the old aluminum v-hull and the over all tone makes it a winner in my opinon. Terrific capture, Mitch!!!Mitch Spence June 06, 2007
Colette, Steve, Pat, and Nikki--my many thanks for your wonderful comments. Steve, I don't know how to say thank you for your extraordinary compliment. But know, please, how much I appreciate it. Oh, my, yes--you do wonder about why that sign was made and why the piling wasn't just fixed. And then, maybe it was fixed and they just forgot to take down the sign. :) Pat and Nikki, I have found this filter to be just right for some things, and in this case, as I said, it is "light" for a fairly gentle effect. This particular image didn't really have a problem I don't think. It's just probably that I've learned some "stuff" in general since then. :-) And I'm delighted that you like it. Nikki, you mentioned the slickers. Isn't that green one there amidst all the oranges and yellows kind of a neat thing to have come across? Maybe that's the boss's. Thank you once again. #4373478Mitch Spence June 06, 2007
Phil, when I wrote my reply, your comment hadn't appeared yet, and I want to thank you too, of course. I very much appreciate your comment and am happy you like it too. #4373488Dianna Hauf June 07, 2007
Hi Mitch!! I have to agree with Phil! I see a real winner in this! I really like the way the sun hitsthe side of the building and all those 'slickers' and the wet 'dock'! (?) The colors are vivid, and the textures are seen and 'felt'! It truly is a wonderful 'capture'! #4376818Nadya Johnson June 08, 2007
This is tremendous, Mitch!! What can I say after all the other comments?? Only, Wow! A beauty! #4377346Mitch Spence June 08, 2007
Thanks Dianna and Nadya. Because of the long, long day at this time of the summer, the low light was dramatic. It was about 8:30 p.m. Dianna, I have realized that I probably subconsciously took this title from your previous comment on Art in the Ordinary, which was taken in the same town. Thanks for the title! #4378542Roxanne M. Bubar June 08, 2007
What a beautiful, colorful image. #4378813Mitch Spence June 08, 2007
Roxanne, thank you very much. #4379013Nikki McDonald June 08, 2007
Just saw this in Editors First Picks, Mitch. #4379426Laurie Daily June 10, 2007
There is so much to take in here, Mitch...I love the late sun shadows brushing against the slickers...their color heightened by the late day sun. The effects are so very subtle. Beautiful!!! #4384222Mitch Spence June 11, 2007
Laurie, thank you. I'm glad you find it pleasing and the details and the handling engaging. And thanks again, Nikki, for letting me know about EFP. #4386827David Pratt June 15, 2007
Well, what else can I say that hasn't already been said! This is an outstanding photograph Mitch! Well done! #4400319Mitch Spence June 16, 2007
Thank you very much, David! #4402829Wm Nosal August 09, 2008
Great Shot! The Colour, It's all about the light, right? #6292596Mitch Spence August 12, 2008
Well, you wandered a long way back in my gallery, Wm. And I thank you for that, and perhaps you've prompted me to re-enter this one sometime, although it's been around the block a few times. :) Yes, the light. #6305025Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 08, 2009
Beautiful setting, colors and story teller. An awesome image Mitch!!! Very well seen! #8019951Mitch Spence October 11, 2009
Thank you very much, Donna. :) #8027076Nancyj E. Hovey October 22, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SPatricia A. Stalter October 22, 2009
Wonderful image, Mitch! Congratulations on your finalist!#8059945
David Pratt October 22, 2009
Yahoo! Way to go Mitch! #8060173Sam Britt October 22, 2009
Congratulations, Mitch! #8060922Steve M. Harrington October 22, 2009
At long last justice is done! Good on you, Mitch! :)Cesar J. La Rosa October 22, 2009
A WONDERFUL Finalist!!! Congratualtions, Mitch!!!Usman M. Bajwa October 23, 2009
Awesome image and Congratulations on the beautiful Finalist, Mitch. Hope you strike Gold this time around. Good luck!UB. #8062291
Katarina Mansson October 23, 2009
Excellent find and capture. Love the colors and patterns and the story telling part. Congratulations mitch! #8062370Randy D. Dinkins October 23, 2009
Beautiful shot, wonderful lively colors. Well done! #8062517Melissa G. Meiselman October 23, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist!!!! #8062681Amy M. Wilson October 23, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic Finalist, Mitch! #8063763Leslie McLain October 23, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist,Stefania Barbier October 23, 2009
congratulations on your fabulous finalist, Mitch!!! #8064306Dianna Hauf October 23, 2009
I have always loved this pic! CONGRATS MITCH!!!! ( ) #8064450Phil Stith October 23, 2009
Congratulations, Mitch! Great to see this one again...one of my favorites. #8065241Debra R. Harder October 23, 2009
This is AWESOME, Mitch!! Congratulations on another brilliant finalist!! Deb #8065364Bojan Bencic October 23, 2009
Congratulations on your great finalist, Mitch. #8065972ALLEN O. HOWARD October 23, 2009
A great presentation, Mitch! Congratulations!!! #8066296Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 23, 2009
Wonderful Mitch, congratulations on your finalist! #8066462Ken Smith October 23, 2009
Awesome, Mitch. Congrats to you big time!! #8066846Courtenay Vanderbilt October 23, 2009
Big Congrats again, Mitch! #8066941Nikki McDonald October 26, 2009
So glad to see at least one of my favorites from your September entries move on to the finalist round. Great job on this one. Congratulations. #8076368Tammy Espino October 26, 2009
Better late than never, congrats!!! :) #8077205Mitch Spence October 28, 2009
Thank you for your time, your encouragement, and all your great comments. :))) #8082383Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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