Toward the Light [Contest Finalists December 2009]
Uploaded: December 09, 2009 07:52:04
A view upward of the spiral staircase ascending to the top of the Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Westport, Washington.
Elements of Design
Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/25 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Mary Beth Aiello December 09, 2009
Wowzer, Mitch. So well done. #1214324Leslie McLain December 09, 2009
Love the spiral design elements, Mitch. It makes me dizzy just looking at it. #8203833Tammy M. Anderson December 09, 2009
Outstanding pov and B/W image, Mitch. Fantastic depth. #8203835Jeff Robinson December 09, 2009
Love images like this - Fantastic perspective, use of B&W and capture Mitch!! Jeff #8203914Daniella Puente December 09, 2009
Fabulous BW photo Mitch!!! #8204053Robert Jensen December 09, 2009
Great image #8204150Mark S. Cox December 09, 2009
Beautiful, Mitch. Great POV. Reminds me of the Golden Ratio and the famous picture of the shell that represents this ratio. #8204190Gord MacEachern December 09, 2009
Wow Mitch, glad I am sitting!Hal Bambrick December 09, 2009
Gorgeous Work Mitch!!!!!!!!. #8204421Courtenay Vanderbilt December 09, 2009
Fantastic EOD, Mitch! Forgot to go IN the lighthouses we visited! LOL, will just have to go back! #8204550Tania Bounader December 09, 2009
Gorgeous #8204596David Phalen December 09, 2009
Fabulous POV, contrast, tones and clarity!! Very well done!! #8204648Tammy Espino December 09, 2009
Fantastic!!! #8204715Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 09, 2009
Fantastic EOD image, Mitch!!! :-) k #8204818Randy D. Dinkins December 09, 2009
Great capture and EOD shot. Nice tones with the B&W. #8204843Sam Britt December 09, 2009
Terrific perspective & tones, Mitch. #8204886Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 10, 2009
fantastic design and tones Mitch!,Nikki McDonald December 10, 2009
Never know which way's up in this kind of image. Great swirling lines and excellent tones, Mitch #8207194Brad Harding December 11, 2009
Excellent use of black and white, great POV, DOF and tones here Mitch. #8208250Debra R. Harder December 12, 2009
OMG, Mitch!! This is totally AWESOME!! Love the black/white conversion...your tones, textures, details, DOF, and composition are brilliant!! Deb #8211033Mitch Spence December 13, 2009
Thanks everyone for your great comments on this shot. It was kind of dizzying looking up at this. And, no, I didn't make the trek up there, just watched other people doing it. :) #8212668Nikki McDonald January 01, 2010
I've decided to take the coward's way out picking favorites from your December entries, Mitch, and go with one from EoD, one from People and one from Animals -- though I may be able to narrow it down by the time I post at 101 :) This one gets my vote for EoD -- the contrasts and lines are so strong. #8261526Mitch Spence January 06, 2010
Hey, Nikki, you can vote for three. I won't hold it against you. :)) #8275294Stefania Barbier January 18, 2010
congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #8306524Teri Klinger January 18, 2010
congrats Mitch! what a great shot! #8306690Nikki McDonald January 18, 2010
Am I ever glad I decided not to narrow it down early -- terrific image, Mitch. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round. #8306890Courtenay Vanderbilt January 18, 2010
Big congrats, Mitch! #8307154Tammy Espino January 18, 2010
Congrats, Best of luck in the next round :) #8307274Daniella Puente January 18, 2010
Congratulations Mitch! :)) #8307425Amy M. Wilson January 18, 2010
Congratulations on your excellent finalist, Mitch!! #8307708Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 18, 2010
WTG on this awesome finalist, Mitch!!! :-) k #8307991Nancyj E. Hovey January 18, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SLeslie McLain January 18, 2010
Congrats on another terrific finalist, Mitch. #8308366Debra R. Harder January 18, 2010
A masterpiece in my eyes, Mitch!! Love this! Congratulations on your brilliant finalist. FAVED!! Deb #8308636Monnie Ryan January 18, 2010
Yay Mitch!! Congratulations! #8308965Patti Coblentz January 18, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Mitch!!Patti #8308982
Renata Gusciora January 18, 2010
Big congratulations on this awesome finalist,Mitch!!!:-) #8309546Sherran Andersen January 18, 2010
Congrats Mitch. #8309707Usman M. Bajwa January 18, 2010
Wonderful and brilliant, Mitch. CONGRATZ on another Finalist Award!UB. #8310063
Bojan Bencic January 18, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Mitch. #8310089Linda Blair January 19, 2010
Congratulations Mitch on your beautiful finalist!!!!!!!! #8311147JO ANN CLEVELAND January 19, 2010
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Mitch!Hope we see it again!
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ALLEN O. HOWARD January 19, 2010
Not for those with a problem looking over the edge Mitch! Congratulations! #8311758Claudine Grove January 19, 2010
Congrats! Interesting point of view, changes to look inward and then outward towards you. #8312072Eivor Kuchta January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, and good luck in the next round! #8312436Sam Britt January 19, 2010
Congratulations on this finalist, Mitch! #8313625Katarina Mansson January 20, 2010
Superb B&W EoD picture! Congratulations again Mitch! #8315627Mitch Spence January 28, 2010
Thanks to you all for your congratulations. I appreciate it so much. #8337551Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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