Evening at Odawara-jo [Contest Finalists July 2006]
Uploaded: April 12, 2006 20:41:38
Odawara Castle stands proud on top of the hill after darkness falls.
Taken at Odawara-jo, Kanagawa-ken, Japan.
July '06 Finalist
Pat Gamwell April 12, 2006
Fabulous night shot, Chris! I am impressed with the clarity & the lighting is fantastic! #425990Kerby Pfrangle April 12, 2006
WOnderful lighting in this evening shot. Love the shapes and pattern in the castle. #2637594Rakesh Syal April 13, 2006
Great night capture, Chris!!! #2637872Melissa G. Meiselman April 13, 2006
Dramatic night shot. The viewers eye goes right for the castle...but I see a tiny sliver of moon...good touch, Chris. #2639403Pamela Shane April 13, 2006
I love your angle here, & the white of the castle just pops! Beautiful nightAnne D. Eigen April 13, 2006
Stunning lighting and perspective, Chris! Wonderful capture!!! #2640462Daniel Diaz April 14, 2006
Excellent capture, composition and incredible lighting Chris!!! #2641282Kate Jackson April 14, 2006
An impressive castle and shot Chris! Especially with the crescent moon! #2641321Hendrik Storme April 14, 2006
Fantastic night shot!! #2641358Jill Odice April 14, 2006
Keith L. Clayton April 14, 2006
Terrific night shot! Looks fantastic! #2643989Roxanne M. Bubar April 15, 2006
Chris what an awesome night image. Fantastic vivid colors. #2646032Dee Caraballo April 15, 2006
Terrific capture!! I love your perspective. You've managed to expose everything just perfectly. Not one thing is amiss here. Very nicely done! #2647590Darryl Wilkinson April 16, 2006
Beautiful night time capture and composition, Chris, awesome shot!Chris Macer April 18, 2006
Thanks everyone for the great comments! I'm really glad you like this one :) #2659636Gail Vitikacs April 20, 2006
The lighting on this is magical Chris! #2665803Barbara Helgason April 21, 2006
Looks like a fairytale Chris! #2669691Chris Macer April 21, 2006
Thanks Jen, Gail and Barbara! :) #2669729Nobu Nagase April 21, 2006
What a beautiful capture!!!Chris Macer April 27, 2006
Thanks Nobi! Really glad that you like this one. I hope to visit a couple more castles before I leave Japan. I'm thinking that Matsumoto-jo in Nagano will probably be next. #2697211Amy JACKSON May 11, 2006
Very beautiful, Chris! Wonderful night capture! #2750571Kristi A. Howson August 26, 2006
Congratulations on your Finalist Chris and Best Of Luck in the next round! Fantastic capture! #3219390Chris Budny August 26, 2006
I always love seeing your shots of Japan... congratulations on this eye-catching finalist! #3222755Jill Odice August 27, 2006
Congrats Chris, I loved it in round #1 :-) #3228092Sylvia Rossler August 27, 2006
Big congrats on this beautiful finalist Chris :O) #3229731Nobu Nagase December 23, 2007
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