The Harp by the Door [Contest Finalists May 2011]
Uploaded: May 28, 2011 21:34:16
For more than a century, Mare Island (37 miles north of San Francisco) was a US Navy Shipyard. Its WWII workforce of 40,000 was scaled down to 5,800 in 1993, when the base was closed. Today Mare Island is an interesting area with many beautiful, yet unattended, old structures. Here, the pipe with its shadow looked to me like a harp. The music suited the atmosphere. f/3.2, 1/2500, 1/4000, 1/6400, 1/8000, ISO 200, 55 mm, May 28, 2011, 8:00 am, Mare Island, Vallejo, California.
Exif: F Number: 3.2, ExposureTime: 15/100000 seconds, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700
Tiia Vissak May 29, 2011
a cool find! #1380927Barbara Waldoch May 29, 2011
Lovely capture, Rony! #9433330Bojan Bencic May 29, 2011
Great textures and details, Rony. Fantastic treatment. #9433380Jeff Robinson May 29, 2011
Great lighting, texture and observation to find the Harp!! #9433384Michelle Alton May 29, 2011
You mean it ISN'T a harp? Awesome shot...and at the very LEAST a POTD! #9433472Julie Burnett May 29, 2011
Very interesting and beautiful tones, textures, and shadows, Rony!! #9433505Ray Thoms May 29, 2011
Great image Rony.....well thought out! #9433517Monnie Ryan May 29, 2011
This is terrific, Rony - I love old buildings like this and you've captured it beautifully! #9433550Robert R. Goodman May 29, 2011
Hi Rony,Beautiful detail.So much history to this island.Looks just like a harp.Outstanding capture!!! #9433695Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 29, 2011
WOW! Great artistic eye to spot that, Rony! Wonderful shot! :-) k #9433950Nadine A. Lewis May 29, 2011
GREAT title and image, Rony!!! LOVE the texture and old structure!!! <>< #9434008Tammy Espino May 29, 2011
Awesome textures and capture!:) #9434341Terry Cervi May 29, 2011
An interesting story and great capture, Rony! #9434629Ellen Hodges May 29, 2011
Fantastic capture and info, Rony! Thought you were going to say it was an Irish pub! #9434634Heather Loewenhardt May 29, 2011
Very neat dimensions within this shot. So many details to catch the eye. Love those neat old windows, #9434691Thomas E. Hinds June 10, 2011
Beautifully captured, Rony! Love the harp, all that texture, and detail! #9454726Heather Loewenhardt June 22, 2011
Congrats on making it to the finals with this wonderful image. Good luck. #9473625Kathy Salerni June 22, 2011
Congratulations on your well deserved Finalist, Rony! #9473628Tiia Vissak June 22, 2011
Congratulations! #9473643Marijana Fajgl June 22, 2011
Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Rony! #9473816Courtenay Vanderbilt June 22, 2011
Big Congrats, Rony! #9474132Deborah Lewinson June 22, 2011
Excellent finalist, Rony!Congratulations!
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Nancyj E. Hovey June 22, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SThomas E. Hinds June 22, 2011
A wonderful Finalist, Rony! I really love this image! Congratulations! #9475197Lorna Shutter June 22, 2011
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this wonderful image!!!!! Great title too! WTG, Rony!!! :)Val Feldman June 22, 2011
Oh, excellent, Rony! I missed this first time around but am glad to see it now for the first time with Silver attached! Well done and well-deserved!! Wishing you all the best in the upcoming round - Congratulations! #9475808Phyllis H. Burchett June 22, 2011
Congrats on this terrific finalist Rony! #9475828Monnie Ryan June 22, 2011
Congratulations, Rony! #9476183Rona L. Schwarz June 22, 2011
I was sure I commented on this earlier, Rony, since I remember it so well, but apparently not. Fantastic capture and marvelous composition - very distinctive with excellent treatment!CONGRATULATIONS on your superb FINALIST and Good luck in the next round! #9476691Ann Coates June 22, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist. #9476850Usman M. Bajwa June 23, 2011
A great eye to have spotted it, Rony. Huge CONGRATZ on the Finalist award. Good luck in the next round!UB.
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Carla Capra Anderson June 23, 2011
Hi Rony.Joanna Madloch June 23, 2011
Great comp of textures and colors, Rony. Huge congrats on your finalist! #9478514Patrick Rouzes June 23, 2011
Congratulations, Rony! WTG! #9479066Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 23, 2011
WTG on your wonderful finalist, Rony! :-) k #9479292Emile Abbott June 23, 2011
Outstanding EOD finalist Rony. Congratulations #9479957Ellen Hodges June 23, 2011
Huge congrats on a fantastic finalist, Rony!!! #9481185Tammy Espino June 24, 2011
Congrats on your finalist!! WHooo :) #9482380JO ANN CLEVELAND June 24, 2011
Those shadows certainly do look like a harp Rony!Congratulations on this fantastic finalist!
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Bojan Bencic June 26, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Rony. #9486323Mary K. Robison June 27, 2011
What a great eye you have to spot a musical instrument where most of us would have glanced to see a shadow, or a pipe, but not the two combined.Renata Gusciora June 29, 2011
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist,Rony!!!:-) #9494891Merna L. Nobile July 01, 2011
Congratulations to all of the Award Winners for May 2011. Merna #9500060Phyllis A. Houghton July 07, 2011
Congratulations on your Finalist. The detail and colors and rustic look are great. I live in the Bay Area and went there once, I see I will have to give it another try! #9514887Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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