Ground Level of Fort Massachusetts [Contest Finalists September 2012]
Uploaded: September 11, 2012 02:15:38
Fort Massachusetts is located on West Ship Island which is located 22 miles off the coast of Gulfport, Miss. This is something new for me with this type of picture as I don't get a chance to do them where I am at.
Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/40 seconds, Flash: reserved, ISO: 160, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 5.36 mm, Model: VR340,D750
Douglas Pignet September 11, 2012
wonderful find and capture Frank...great leading line and great conversion to B&W...well done my friend #1485714Tammy M. Anderson September 11, 2012
Outstanding pov, comp. light and tones. Perfectly captured, Frank. #10317773Mary K. Robison September 11, 2012
Well, Frank, for a "novice", you've pulled this b&w image off to perfection! It's outstanding in every way, especially with the light, textures, and repeating arches. Fantastic work!Michelle Alton September 11, 2012
Mary has said it extremely well. This is a magnificent work of skill and artistry, Frank. #10317833Antonio Amen September 11, 2012
Very nice photo, Like the B/W option. #10317854Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2012
Hi Frank,Beautiful EOD my friend.Cool old fort.Far cry from the ones we have out here in the west.Wonderful capture and a favorite!!!! #10318021Nina Shields September 11, 2012
Frank, this is stunning and the B&W presentation is perfect; love how the composition totally draws the viewer's eye; wonderful elements of line, pattern, texture and design in this perfectly composed image! #10318111Tiia Vissak September 11, 2012
great tones, details & perspective! #10318256Kathy Salerni September 11, 2012
Superb tones, light and clarity throughout, Frank! I think we will be seeing this one again! #10318401Carol A. Grady September 11, 2012
You've done a fantastic job on capturing this scene Frank! I love the way the lines lead the eye all the way to the back of the scene. Great shot for your conversion to B&W.Well done! #10318533
frank w. degenhardt September 11, 2012
Hope all had a wonderful day. Thank you so much for your support my friends. #10318593Ellen Hodges September 11, 2012
Hugely fantastic and beautiful capture, Frank!! Love the pov and tones. Soooooo well done and interesting!!! #10318625Terry Cervi September 11, 2012
Wonderful composition and stunning detail in this exceptional capture, Frank! #10318627Bojan Bencic September 11, 2012
This is great, Frank. Love the framing and B&W look. Well done. #10318632Emile Abbott September 11, 2012
WINNER Frank. Outstanding composition, sense of depth, leading lines, texture and shapes. Your conversion to grayscale is superb. Excellence is hard to improve on. #10318736Carol L. Fowler September 11, 2012
Wonderful capture! It resembles the arches at Fort Pulaski near Tybee Island, GA. #10319008Tammy Espino September 11, 2012
Outstanding EOD , Really!!! :) #10319050frank w. degenhardt September 12, 2012
Hope you all have a wonderful day. Thank you all so very much my friends. #10319346Patrick Rouzes September 12, 2012
Exceptional tones, textures, lighting, perspective, clarity & EOD! All the elements of a winner, my friend! Good luck, Frank!Heather Loewenhardt September 14, 2012
Your perspective with the b/w brings out such depth, texture and detail Frank. This is a stellar image. #10323353JO ANN CLEVELAND September 24, 2012
Man!!! This is gorgeous Frank, love it in b/w too! Great find..jo ann c. #10335359
Heather Loewenhardt October 28, 2012
The layers and repeating patterns are fantastic frank. Congrats on this finalist image and good luck in the next round. I hope it goes gold!! #10388882Tammy M. Anderson October 29, 2012
So glad to see this again. Wonderful finalist and capture, Frank. Hope to see it again. #10389608Robert R. Goodman October 29, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend.WTG Frank!!! #10389925Ellen Hodges October 29, 2012
Huge congrats, Frank, on a stunning finalist! Best luck!!! #10390022Kay E. Mahoney October 29, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist, Frank. Good luck in the next round. #10390199Nancy L. Green October 29, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS Frank on this WONDERFUL finalist, WTG!!! <>< #10390395Amanda J. Tanner October 29, 2012
Congratulations Frank on this outstanding finalist!Peggy Pfister October 29, 2012
Fantastic, Frank! Big congrats! #10391147Carol L. Fowler October 29, 2012
This is a wonderful Finalist! Congrats! Deserved to go to Gold! #10391320Kathy Salerni October 29, 2012
Huge congrats on your well deserved Finalist, Frank! Good luck in the next round! #10391647David M. Montero October 29, 2012
I think doing this in B&W really brings out the texture of the brick. Very nice comp. Congratulations of your Finalist selection Frank! #10391762Stan Kwasniowski October 29, 2012
Frank, congratulations, awesome #10391983Emile Abbott October 29, 2012
Told you this was a WINNER. Congratulation on taking the first round finalist, Frank. #10392090Terry Cervi October 29, 2012
Congrats on your fantastic finalist, Frank! #10392215Nancyj E. Hovey October 29, 2012
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJO ANN CLEVELAND October 29, 2012
Wowza! Congratulations on this great finalist Frank, so happy to see this again!
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Tammy Espino October 29, 2012
Way to go, Country!! Congrats on your awesome finalist :) #10392914Randy D. Dinkins October 29, 2012
Great comp and treatement - WTG, congratulations!! #10393114Shelly A. Van Camp October 29, 2012
My kind of image!! Well done and congrats!! #10393137Lorna Shutter October 29, 2012
Wow!!! This is FABULOUS, Frank!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award!!!!! WTG!!! Hope we see this one again!!! :)#10393235
Renee Doyle October 29, 2012
Wonderful tones and comp!! Congratulations on this excellent finalist Frank! #10393382frank w. degenhardt October 30, 2012
Thank you all so very much my friends. #10394880Patti Coblentz October 30, 2012
The framing and composition are outstanding, Frank! I love the b/w and wonderful texture. Excellent work:)))Mary K. Robison October 31, 2012
Beautiful b&w capture, Frank! Love the light and shadows, and all the well-framed aches!Carol A. Grady October 31, 2012
Huge congratulations on your finalist Frank. This is one of my favs. #10397825frank w. degenhardt November 01, 2012
Thank you all so much. #10398545Jeff Robinson November 01, 2012
Congrats Frank on your Outstanding Finalist!! #10398710Reynaldo D. Reyes November 01, 2012
Fabulous feeling of space and depth. So well deserved commendation Frank. Congratulations! #10399249Anthony G. Comella November 01, 2012
Frank you are the man - this is Awesome!!!Patrick Rouzes November 03, 2012
Winner in my book, Frank, Congrats on the finalist!Merna L. Nobile November 13, 2012
Receiving an award from Better Photo is just like unwrapping a gift, the thrill is always the same! It is also exciting to be able to send my personal congratulations to each and every one of you and I look forward to seeing the gold though out the galleries. Merna #10417320Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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