The Final Curtain Call [Photography Contest Man Made Architecture Transportation Industry Pictures]
Uploaded: March 12, 2012 03:15:29
f/5, 1/30 sec., ISO-4000, 50mm focal length, 18-200mm lens
~This is the chair that President Lincoln sat in and watched a performance of Our American Cousin at the Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865 when met his untimely death at the hands of his assassinator, John Wilkes Booth.~.
Exif: F Number: 5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/30 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 4000, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: NIKON D3S
Gord MacEachern March 12, 2012
Wow, a lot of history there! Captured beautifully Becky! #1449068Tammy M. Anderson March 12, 2012
Great title and beautiful capture, Becky. Terrific light and colors. #10034130Carolyn M. Fletcher March 12, 2012
What a great history lesson! A comfortable looking chair, too! #10034138Kevin P. Kreischer March 12, 2012
Nice capture RJ #10034143Jeff Robinson March 12, 2012
What a Great capture, processing and historical piece! #10034160Claudia Kuhn March 12, 2012
Terrific historical image Becky #10034238Alan L. Borror March 12, 2012
This is great and the history behind it amazing! #10034275Danny B. Head March 12, 2012
Great light! I like the way my eye wants to go deeper into the image. #10034319Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 12, 2012
Great capture and post processing Becky. Amazing work (as usual).Gail Sullivan March 12, 2012
Becky...your images are always so strikingX! #10034339John Rivera March 12, 2012
Great capture!!! #10034343Mary Timman March 12, 2012
Beautiful Becky. Great light and color and a wonderful bit of history. #10034353Robert R. Goodman March 12, 2012
Hi RJ,What a beautiful old chair my friend.Beautiful capture,the color is stunning!!! #10034371Gary Enloe March 12, 2012
Nice capture R.J. Great story and the lighting, color and POV are outstanding #10034378Marilyn Cornwell March 12, 2012
Double drama here! Amazing! #10034411Nikki McDonald March 12, 2012
Very well seen, Becky. Interesting description, too. #10034497David M. Montero March 12, 2012
Sad but wonderful piece of history so beautifully captured. Fantastic job Becky! #10034884Maria Coulson March 12, 2012
Nicely done Becky. #10035176Renee Doyle March 12, 2012
Perfectly titled capture Becky!! Wonderful rich tones! #10035290Ellen Hodges March 12, 2012
Absolutely striking image and info, Becky!!! #10035419Terry Cervi March 12, 2012
Your pov and colors are just beautiful! #10035527Avril Young March 12, 2012
awesome, looks like the photo was taken yesterday...terrific DD work and vivid colour!! #10035634Debbie Bray March 13, 2012
My goodness Bec!! What a piece of history there! LOVE LOVE LOVE the lighting here! Just gorgeous! #10036012Terry Cervi May 01, 2012
Beautiful work, Doris! Congrats on your finalist! #10117071Stefania Barbier May 01, 2012
congratulations again Becky! #10117352Leslie McLain May 02, 2012
Congrats on a beautiful finalist. Love it. #10117734Debbie Bray May 02, 2012
Super stunning, Becky! Congratulations on this magnificent finalist! #10117832Mary Timman May 02, 2012
You are on a roll girl! Congratulations again! #10117860Robert R. Goodman May 02, 2012
A big Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,RJ!!! #10118079Danny B. Head May 02, 2012
Beautiful! Congrats! #10118591JO ANN CLEVELAND May 02, 2012
What an amazing Finalist RJ, big congrats!Interesting info too..
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Rona L. Schwarz May 02, 2012
Beautifully composed and seen, Becky with wonderful POV! Huge Congrats on yet another Finalist! Hope to see it with Gold in the next round! #10118975Gina Cormier May 02, 2012
Congrats on this fabulous image!! #10119011Lucy Abrao May 02, 2012
Another great image, Becky. Wonderful colors. Congratulations on your finalist.Carol Eade May 02, 2012
Another beautiful finalist, Becky, congratulations! #10119882Phyllis H. Burchett May 02, 2012
Wonderful Becky, congrats! #10120066Val Feldman May 02, 2012
You're raking 'em in this month, LM! Congrats on yet another beautiful Finalist...what a wonderful piece of history captured. I love the open door in the b/g behind his chair with the light spilling out - adds the perfect backdrop to an already skillfully captured Finalist! Congratulations! #10120103Kim Andelkovic May 03, 2012
Congrats Becky WTG Girl......good luck in the next round.....never surprised to see you in the winners circle :-)Bill Johnson May 04, 2012
Becky, Congrats on your most deserving finalist. Good luck. #10122939Merna L. Nobile May 11, 2012
Well here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile
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David M. Montero May 13, 2012
Congratulations Becky. I am very pleased to see this again! #10135792Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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