Against the Storm [Contest Finalists June 2015]
Uploaded: June 07, 2015 06:28:53 | Entered: June 07, 2015 06:28:53
Steel wool photography with my friend holding the umbrella and another friend spinning the burning steel wool.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lynnmarie Daley June 07, 2015
Awesome and original...love it! #1620263Bob Cournoyer June 07, 2015
Stunningly creative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!!! #11314207Martha R. Mazon June 07, 2015
A superb take on wool spinning, Ken! Excellent! #11314217Rudi Reiner June 07, 2015
What a cool, creative shot! See 'gold' here, nice work! #11314239Jeff Sielski June 07, 2015
Awesome capture Ken!! #11314251Michelle Alton June 07, 2015
Excellent everything, Ken. Another winner perhaps! #11314472Michele Peterson June 07, 2015
This has got to be the most creative photo ever. :-) Love the sparks, the umbrella, the everything! #11314589ALLEN O. HOWARD June 12, 2015
A winner to me! Favorite for sure! #11317080Carol Flisak June 12, 2015
Terrific image, Ken... Excellent graphics, well conceived and very well executed! #11317109Robert/Donna Green June 13, 2015
Fantastic Image!!! Very creative and executed #11317578Dayna Cain July 11, 2015
One of the most creative, amazing, AWESOME photos I have ever seen! How can I compete? hahahaha THIS IS A WINNER! #11329939Gail Sullivan July 14, 2015
All that golden light deserves a gold...what an amazing image, Ken! #11331252Linda D. Lester July 22, 2015
Hope this goes all the way! Awesome work Ken! #11335106Dayna Cain July 22, 2015
I agree with Linda....ALL THE WAY! #11335149Teresa Burnett July 22, 2015
Love this one Ken!! Congratulations on your Finalist award!! Best of luck in the next round!! #11335161Sylvia Rourke July 22, 2015
Congrats on your finalist...this must go to gold! Fab play of light! #11335283G. Margaret Hennes July 23, 2015
Congratulations on your well deserved win #11335442Linda D. Lester July 23, 2015
Way to go!!! Congratulations on your awesome shot! #11335479Susan Williams July 23, 2015
Congratulations on your First Place Gold Winner, Ken. Fantastic image! #11335491Kara L. Hendricks July 23, 2015
Amazing winner! Congratulations!! #11335598Patrick Rouzes July 23, 2015
Congrats on this incredible GOLD Winner, Ken. #11335624Teresa Burnett July 23, 2015
Huge Congratulations on this very well deserved First Place Win, Ken! #11335633Amanda D. Austwick July 23, 2015
Congrats on your amazing First place Winner! #11335648JO ANN CLEVELAND July 23, 2015
Woo Hooo Ken! I knew this should get the gold!! I would have even given it the # 1 place tied with that winner!! That treatment is above and beyond me, love it!! #11335656JO ANN CLEVELAND July 23, 2015
p.s. Isn't that Michael holding the umbrella! He is such a great friend of yours!! #11335657Michele Peterson July 23, 2015
This is so fabulous! Congratulations on the win, very well deserved! #11335705Gail Sullivan July 23, 2015
Ken...so great to see this win...amazing work! #11335833Kathy Cline July 23, 2015
Congratulations Ken. This is such a super creative shot. I want to stare at it for along time. Have a blessed day. #11335873Kathy Cline July 23, 2015
Congratulations Ken. This is such a super creative shot. I want to stare at it for along time. Have a blessed day. #11335874Sylvia Rourke July 23, 2015
Congrats on your first place win, fabulous play of light, composition and subject. #11335885Lindley Johnson July 23, 2015
Congratulations on your super creative and fantastically executed First Place Win, Ken. This is amazing! #11335945Peggy Pfister July 23, 2015
Congrats on this fabulous First Place winner, Ken! #11336007R. J. Laudenbacher July 23, 2015
Outstanding first place winner, Ken. Congratulations. #11336061Ellen Hodges July 23, 2015
Huge congrats on a fantastic and creative winner, Ken! #11336077Marilyn K. Lincecum July 23, 2015
Love this Ken. Congratulations on a well deserved First Place wim. #11336096Joannie Bertucci July 23, 2015
One of the coolest images around Ken! Congrats on your 1st place win! #11336116Terry Cervi July 23, 2015
Congrats on your very cool and creative win, Ken! #11336252Chris Budny July 24, 2015
Very cool! Congratulations, Ken! #11336466Nancy L. Green July 24, 2015
WOW!!! This is SO SPECTACULAR Jeff, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! <>< #11336593Evy Johansen July 24, 2015
So cool!!! Big congratulations on your win, Ken! #11336829Mitch Spence July 25, 2015
Congratulations to you, Ken, on your golden gold. What a creative series this is and what a pleasure it's been to view. #11336999Usman M. Bajwa July 28, 2015
No surprise here, Ken. CONGRATZ on the First Place Gold! #11338537Sharon Sawyer July 28, 2015
Fantastic Ken!!! HUGE congratulations on your brilliant & well deserved First Prize Win!!! #11338992JO ANN CLEVELAND July 31, 2015
I knew this surely would get Gold sooo congrats on theMary Beth Aiello July 31, 2015
Perfection in every way, Ken. I LOVE this. #11340088Rudi Reiner August 01, 2015
Congratulations, superb comp and originality! #11340538Kathleen S. Bower August 10, 2015
Wow, creative and stunning. #11344163Dayna Cain August 28, 2015
Another great big congrats on your POTD! Truly amazing shot Ken! #11351440Bob Cournoyer August 28, 2015
Way to go, POTD.. :-) #11351445Paula Showen August 28, 2015
Beautiful! This is an amazing work of art! Well deserved first place!!! #11351448Paula Showen August 28, 2015
Beautiful! This is an amazing work of art! Well deserved first place!!! #11351449Gail Vitikacs August 28, 2015
Simply amazing....this is breathtaking Mr. Smith....WTG! #11351459Gail Vitikacs August 28, 2015
Simply amazing....this is breathtaking Mr. Smith....WTG! #11351460Mike F. Anderson August 28, 2015
Excellent concept and result. Congrats on your POTD and First Place winner! #11351516Cindy Bendush August 28, 2015
Congrats #2 on this amazing image Ken! #11351690Teresa Burnett August 29, 2015
Congratulations on this wonderful POTD, Ken!! #11351735Mariann Kovats August 29, 2015
Amazing capture! Congrats on your First Place Gold, Ken!Mariann Kovats August 29, 2015
Amazing capture! Congrats on your First Place Gold, Ken!Rudi Reiner September 04, 2015
Congratulations, well deserved! #11355071Sharon D. Ebert November 20, 2015
Gosh, one those really great photos that leaves me to ask how exactly you did that! I don't get it, how did you do that? Amazing! #11401142Laura E. Swan March 11, 2016
Congratulations on your GOLD ALL TIME EP, Ken! This is one super image. #11445930Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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