Sous la Pluie
Uploaded: June 21, 2010 04:20:58
Finalist
In the Rain. This shot through the rooftop balustrade at the château of Chambord in France was taken last summer. There's not much interest in the capture itself but I thought the fit with the Unusual Shapes theme was nice. I added a light blue filter and increased the saturation for a bit more harmony in the tones.
Category: Monthly Themes
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 16667/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 64,64, FocalLength: 6.90 mm, Model: KODAK P712 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Linda D. Lester June 21, 2010
Nice shapes and reflections! #1280827Leslie McLain June 21, 2010
Beautiful shapes and reflections, Nikki. #8708042Agnes Fegan June 21, 2010
A nice rainy-day capture and perfect for the MT! #8708096Susie Peek-Swint June 21, 2010
Terrific shapes and colour Nikki ~ well suited for the MT .. good luck with it :) #8708116Jeff Robinson June 21, 2010
Fantastic perspective and capture Nikki! Jeff #8708120Douglas Pignet June 21, 2010
Very kewl find and capture...Nice comp & pov #8708191Janet McNeil June 21, 2010
Lovely capture with great pov!! #8708223Tamara K. Walker June 21, 2010
No not more rain! LOL. I like it. #8708295Jessica Jenney June 21, 2010
Terrific capture and composition, Nikki! Love the beautiful garden peeking through! #8708338David Phalen June 21, 2010
Love the shapes, textures and reflections!! Great for MT!! #8708846R. J. Laudenbacher June 21, 2010
A perfect choice for this month MT. Very nice shapes and reflections. Your addition of the blue filter to bring more harmony to the tones is wonderful work. Great as always! #8709089Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 21, 2010
It is beautiful and perfect for the MT, Nikki! :-) k #8709625Tarun Bose June 22, 2010
Outstanding capture, Nikki. #8711183Christine Lobsinger June 23, 2010
Perfect for the M T Nikki...Jayne Martin June 24, 2010
Beautiful, Nikki!! #8715786Amanda D. Austwick July 07, 2010
Nikki, this is my favorite of your last month's entries. I love the shapes, the colored fungi, and the glistening rain effect. I also like the Fall, because of the bright leaves against the blue background, along with the motion blur. #8740045Nancyj E. Hovey July 12, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SAimee S. McMaster July 12, 2010
....excellent Nikki...congratulations... #8751473Tamara K. Walker July 12, 2010
Glad to see the return of this one. CONGRATULATIONS! #8752118Kim Andelkovic July 12, 2010
Congratulations once again Nikki......wow four finalists......WTG Lady :-) #8753690Lydia Williams July 12, 2010
Woweeee....fantastic capture, Nikki...Congratulations! Good Luck!Daniella Puente July 12, 2010
Congratulations Nikki for a great month! all of your finalists are fabulous captures and I think this one is my favorite :))) #8753932Brad Harding July 12, 2010
Congrats Nikki on your finalist. I like to POV. #8754173Chris Budny July 12, 2010
A fourth congratulations, Nikki; this has almost abstract feel to it, with all the grey stone, and those bright orangey-yellow lichens (if that is what they are?) #8754419Susan M. Campbell July 12, 2010
Fabulous shot Nikki.....congrats! #8754957Sherran Andersen July 12, 2010
Congrats Nikki!! #8755060Graeme yew Chow July 12, 2010
Congratulations! Clever composition , Nikki. #8755192Christine Lobsinger July 12, 2010
Congrats to you NIKKI... WTG!!! Lovely Finalist shot!Patti Coblentz July 12, 2010
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Nikki! #8755723Stefania Barbier July 13, 2010
gorgeous, congrats on your finalist! #8756409Anita Hogue July 13, 2010
A fantastic find and capture, Nikki! Congratulations! #8756566Jessica Jenney July 13, 2010
Congratulations, Nikki on all your beautiful finalists! #8756800Amanda D. Austwick July 13, 2010
Congratulations Nikki! I hope that this one goes higher!!! #8756964Daniel Ruf July 13, 2010
This is a beauty, Nikki. Congrats and best wishes for the next leg. #8757646Rona L. Schwarz July 13, 2010
I always learn something from your images, Nikki! Not only is this a great composition with its unusual shapes and reflections, the addition of a blue filter (I would never have thought of this!)to make the tones more harmonious, was a great idea! Congratulations on another outstanding finalist and good luck in the next round! #8757751Kay Beausoleil July 13, 2010
Well seen and creatively worked, Nikki. Congratulstions on yet another finalist! #8758016Mitch Spence July 13, 2010
Congratulations, Nikki, first, for seeing that this is an image that really is about shapes, and second, for seeing and capturing both the shapes of and between the balusters and their repeated pattern in the rain slicks. Shapes are all around as is design, and you do so well at seeing them. #8758068Jeff Robinson July 13, 2010
Congrats on your Finalist Nikki!! Jeff #8758130Graham Robards July 13, 2010
Great entry Nikki. Best of luck in the next round. ~Pat #8758199Rolando Rosito July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist Nikki!! #8758483Debra R. Harder July 13, 2010
This is a FABULOUS image, Nikki! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #8758911Monnie Ryan July 13, 2010
Great job, Nikki -- congratulations on your Finalist! #8759419Jayne Martin July 15, 2010
Congrats, Nikki! Love this blue filter effect! #8764498Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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