Cloister Colonnade [Contest Finalists May 2009]
Uploaded: May 28, 2009 04:54:20
Finalist
Taken in the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, France in June 2007
Category: Elements of Design
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 33333/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 80,80, FocalLength: 6.00 mm, Model: KODAK P712 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Erin Appelbaum May 28, 2009
Outstanding composition, B&W tones and dof. Peter #1133801Jeana Clark May 28, 2009
~J~
Glad you are in the musty archives too....THIS is an amazing find!!!!
LUCK!!! #7570804
Katarina Mansson May 28, 2009
Love the POV, patterns and B&W! #7570868Les Rhoades May 28, 2009
LOL! I have the same shot. Good luck with this entry. Well seen Nikki :O) #7570925Pat Gamwell May 28, 2009
What an incredible perspective! Wowzaa! #7571153Julianna J. Collett May 28, 2009
Stunning composition! #7571480Clyde Smith May 28, 2009
Wow Nik. Nice symetry. The image really draws you in. #7571937Daniella Puente May 28, 2009
GREAT design and very effective in BW Nikki, love the POV! #7571965Mitch Spence May 28, 2009
Very nice, Nikki. It's that little slim line moving off and away that's so compelling, with the strong columns framing it. #7572153Rajeev 270293 Kashyap May 28, 2009
Stunning #7572173Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 28, 2009
Wonderful B&W image, Nikki!!! :-) k #7573739David Phalen May 28, 2009
Love the converging lines, patterns with excellent tones and textures!! #7573890Stefania Barbier May 29, 2009
I have a picture of me between those columns!!!!! WONDERFUL pov and capture Nikki, looks like an endless tunnel! #7574697Karen Celella May 29, 2009
You draw us right down that narrow line, deep into the scene Nikki. Love the B&W and many strong elements of design with the lines, arched curves and roundness of the columns. Great eye. #7575911Susie Peek-Swint May 31, 2009
Wow I love this one Nikki .. great tones and composition .. it has an M C Escher feel to it! #7581339Anne McKinnell June 01, 2009
Beautiful graphic design and POV, Nikki!! It pulls me right in! #7585804Rolando Rosito June 01, 2009
wonderful lines and shapes in this image Nikki, love it. Rolando #7586079Marisol Pastor June 02, 2009
Fantastic leading lines! Like the symmetry in the center of the image and the assymetry on the sides. #7590387Teri Klinger June 19, 2009
congrats on your finalist, Nikki! I love the DOF you chose and the sharp leading lines! superb! #7648907Susan Fox June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #7648961Colleen Farrell June 19, 2009
Love this, Nikki! It pulls me right in. Big congrats on a most well-deserved finalist! #7649171Mitch Spence June 19, 2009
Beautiful shot, of course. Good, good, good! #7649311Nancyj E. Hovey June 19, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SStefania Barbier June 19, 2009
huge congrats Nikki!!!! #7649717Tucker James June 19, 2009
Congrats on the Finalist Nikki #7649794Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 19, 2009
WTG on all your finalists for May, Nikki!!! ;-) k ♫ #7649944Dianna Murphy June 19, 2009
Wow, Nikki, I missed this. Wonderful and deserving. Bravo. #7650222Renee Doyle June 19, 2009
I feel like I am being drawn all the way in!!!! Big congrats on this fabulous finalist Nikki!!! #7650505Tarun Bose June 19, 2009
Congrats Nikki. #7650669Patrick Rouzes June 19, 2009
Nikki,CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist!!!WTG!!! #7650959Pat Gamwell June 19, 2009
WTG, Nikki! Big congrats on ALL 4 of your wonderful finalists! WooooHoooo! #7652294Judy V. Kennamer June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist Nikki!! #7652517Carol L. Fowler June 19, 2009
WOW! Love this fantastic Finalist! #7652559Susan M. Hembree June 19, 2009
Fantastic, Nikki! Congratulations on your finalist! #7653080Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009
Terrific capture, Nikki! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #7654059Katarina Mansson June 20, 2009
A quadruple congratulations to you for your May finalists Nikki! This one is exquisite; I love the POV, B&W, patterns and textures. #7654428Laurie Daily June 20, 2009
BIG Congrats to you, Nikki, on your wonderful finalist! #7654580Nikki McDonald June 20, 2009
Thanks for looking, Judges -- this is my first Judges Comment. Pretty cool :)Jeana Clark June 20, 2009
~J~ #7656178
Max Aureli June 20, 2009
Congratulations on this excellent symmetric Finalist image, Nikki!!!! #7656463Bojan Bencic June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Nikki. #7657314JO ANN CLEVELAND June 20, 2009
Awesome Nikki, congratulations, bet we see this again!jo ann c. #7657645
Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009
Love this, Nikki! A GOLD winner in my book! Congratulations on your superb finalist! Deb #7657847Mary Beth Aiello June 20, 2009
Huge congrats, Nikki, on this beautiful finalist. #7658056Karen Celella June 20, 2009
Congratulations Nikki on this wonderful finalist. Your great eye and talents are rewarded. #7658231Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist Nikki! #7658655Linda D. Lester June 20, 2009
Awesome shot....Congratulations and good luck in the next round!!!! #7658737Datha Y. Thompson June 20, 2009
WoooooooooHoooooooooo Nikki!!! CONGRATULATIONS X's 4!! YGG :0) AWESOME!!! #7658984Ken Smith June 20, 2009
Excellent, Nikki! Congrats to you!! #7659181Jayne Martin June 21, 2009
Well-deserved congratulations!! Love the dof -- Hope to see this one in the next round! #7662343Carol Engstrom June 21, 2009
Congrats Nikki! #7662741Rolando Rosito June 22, 2009
Congratulations Nikki glad to see this one again! #7665664Marisol Pastor June 25, 2009
Congratulations again! #7677559Carol Teal July 15, 2009
Beautiful pattern, shapes and DOF and B&W is the perfect choice for this one Nikki! Congrats on your finalist! #7740570Kim Andelkovic November 29, 2009
Totally totally awesome imgage Nikki...love it. #8178002Kim Andelkovic November 29, 2009
Totally totally awesome image Nikki...love it. #8178003Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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