Uploaded: April 13, 2004 21:23:48
Shermin Negari April 13, 2004
Very nice Paul!Paul Conlan April 13, 2004
Thanks for your comment Shermin. That's what I like to hear "mystic shadows and lights." Do you have a photo site? Best wishes... #481883Mary K. Robison April 14, 2004
Terrific image, Paul! Looking forward to seeing this beautiful graphic composition again - next month... #481945Kristen McKain April 14, 2004
nice shot! #481979Nicole Boenig-McGrade April 14, 2004
Great angle Paul! #482147Paul Conlan April 14, 2004
Good morning Mary, Kristen and Nicole. Thank you for your comments on "Upstairs" FYI... the lighting upstairs is from a ceiling fan/light fixture behind the boy. The incandescent bulbs in this fixture provide a warmer light than the downstairs light which is cooler (bluer) and comes from a compact fluorescent bulb. This accounts for the different tones above and below the railing. I used PS to clone out a couple distracting fan blades and then darkened the image to get the silhouette effect. That's about it. I'm glad you liked the photo. Best wishes... #482215Dorothy Neumann April 14, 2004
My dad used to tell me to always put a person in a picture. Adding a boy to this image turns it from a very good, but undistinctive graphic with interesting lines and light(hues and patterns), into an image that intrigues the viewer to ask who, where, and why? The silhouette makes all the difference. #482239Murry Grigsby April 14, 2004
Excellent Paul!! #482452Paul Conlan April 14, 2004
Dorothy and Murry... Thank you for your comments. I'm pleased you like the photo and I agree with your assessment Dorothy. Best wishes... #482550Dorothy Neumann May 13, 2004
Congratulations on your finalist, Paul.Nicole Boenig-McGrade May 13, 2004
Congratulations Paul!!! #535686Murry Grigsby May 13, 2004
Congrats and good luck Paul! #535886Paul Conlan May 13, 2004
Dorothy, Nicole and Murry... Thank you for the congratulations. This is one of my favorite recent photos. Best wishes to you all... #535906Nancy Grace Chen May 13, 2004
Really cool graphic image... great eye to see this. Congrats on your finalist, Paul!!Nancy
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Paul Conlan May 14, 2004
Thank you Nancy... I appreciate your comments and congratulations. Best wishes... #538383Shermin Negari May 16, 2004
Congrats and good luck Paul! #544269Paul Conlan May 17, 2004
Thanks again Shermin... you were the first to comment on this photo! Best wishes... #544640Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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