Uploaded: August 10, 2010 03:47:12
Finalist
Submitted for the PG101 Low Key Theme
I found this manure shovel hanging in an old barn -- by the looks of the corner, it has gotten a lot of use.
Category: Catch-All
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 40000/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400,400, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A350
Carolyn M. Fletcher August 10, 2010
Great find. Love this in black and white. #1296662Jean-Pierre Ducondi August 10, 2010
Beautiful tones and presentation Nikki.R. J. Laudenbacher August 10, 2010
Really nice light on this capture Nikki. Great tones and textures. #8817387Marcie A. Fowler August 10, 2010
Nice work and good eye. #8817412Joy Rector August 10, 2010
great shot #8817435Anita Hogue August 10, 2010
Fantastic textures, tones and details! #8817472Jack Gaskin August 10, 2010
Perfect for the theme especially in B&W WTGHappy Shooting
Jack #8817503
Karen Celella August 10, 2010
Perfect subject for B&W, Nikki. Rich tones and textures. #8817584Douglas Pignet August 10, 2010
Beautiful tones & textures Nikki, well seen and captured #8817725Danny B. Head August 10, 2010
Great B&W! #8817757Monnie Ryan August 10, 2010
Terrific B&W, Nikki -- HTD! #8817880Becky J. Parkinson August 10, 2010
This is a wonderful still-life sort of image. The textures are great and the b&w gives it such a nostalgic feel. I love it! #8817915Val Feldman August 10, 2010
I agree with Becky...nostalgic feel was the word that came to mind. This capture is perfect for b/w - all the textures in the wonderfully aged wood, the fine light, the tones - perfect. My grandfather had such a shed and a shovel very similar to this one for the same purpose...not a job I welcomed when I visited over the summers! :) #8818077Leslie McLain August 10, 2010
Terrific low key image, Nikki. #8818241Sonya L. Hatfield-Hall August 10, 2010
Too funny Nikki, I might still have dung it : ) Wonderful low key image that I would proudly hang in my living room, not barn : )Happy Theme Day! #8818333
Mitch Spence August 10, 2010
Really nice use of texture, form, and composition, Nikki, with the interest gained from the horizontal boards paired with the vertical shovel. Especially pleasing here is the modeling of the forms because of the side light and the shadows produced because of it. #8818448Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 10, 2010
Super lighting and a great low key image. You are funny Nikki! HTD! #8818451MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 10, 2010
Against The Tide ;0)I Love it NiK!!
Great Black and White Capture!! #8818535
Gord MacEachern August 10, 2010
Love that lighting Nikki, great tones, and detail, great job!! #8818649Renata Gusciora August 10, 2010
Great b&w shot,Nikki!I like the composition a lot! #8818758David Phalen August 10, 2010
Excellent B&W with wonderful comp, tones and textures!! #8818795Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 10, 2010
Wonderful find and shot, Nikki! :-) k #8818917Marcel J. Fernandez August 10, 2010
Lovely light, texture, and composition. Excellent work, Nikki. #8819180Patti Coblentz August 10, 2010
Wonderful textures and lighting, Nikki...works really well in blk/wht! HTD! #8819248Kristy A. Keene August 10, 2010
Love it!!! HTD! #8819321Hendrik Storme August 11, 2010
Great textures and tones,wonderful still life Nikki! #8819673Chris Budny August 11, 2010
Love your black-and-whites, Nikki! Wish I'd poked around in the barns... this is great! #8819744Susie Peek-Swint August 11, 2010
Wonderful lines, tones and textures Nikki ~ the barn is perfect for low-key photography ~ HTD :) #8820673Amanda D. Austwick August 11, 2010
Love this image Nikki! You have great farm and farm implement shots! #8820816Richard D. Love September 08, 2010
Wonderful tones and light. Just a beautiful B&W image.Rick #8889435
Rona L. Schwarz September 15, 2010
This is terrific in B&W, Nikki! Love the textures and tones and the composition. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Again !!! #8903748Michael M. Petrizzo September 15, 2010
Nikki, well seen and shot. Works great in black and white. Congrats on ALL of your finalists. #8904397Sonya L. Hatfield-Hall September 15, 2010
Congratulations Nikki, you dung it with this one, then shoveled up 13 more finalists with your wonderful images.Good luck in the next round!
(I know, I couldn't resist.) #8904474
Sherran Andersen September 15, 2010
Wow... you've done well this month. Congrats again Nikki. #8905106Renee Doyle September 15, 2010
Perfect tones!!! Big congrats again Nikki!!! #8906218Stefania Barbier September 16, 2010
love it Nikki... congratulations! #8907245Chris Budny September 16, 2010
Just ditto my earlier comment---and add Congratulations! #8907855Nancyj E. Hovey September 16, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SLydia Williams September 17, 2010
Nikki, you amaze me with these wonderful shots. Congratulations! Well done! #8912615Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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