In a Hurry
Uploaded: July 25, 2005 23:37:32
He had places to go, people to meet, and the escalator wasn't set at his speed...
S J July 26, 2005
Excellent candid capture and wonderful thoughts, Mary!! I really love this one!! #283849Janet Williams July 26, 2005
Me too - this is excellent Mary in every way. I really love it - expect we will see it again in a few weeks time! #1638788Stanley J. Contrades July 26, 2005
Aren't we all and don't we all (LOL)!! Terrific perspective on probably a daily occurrence in our lives, and I must be getting old as I usually let the escalator do its job :-)!! Well done, my friend!!Dan Holm July 26, 2005
This is EXCELLENT, Mary!! Those shadows are as awesome as your commentary! Love the story this fantastic capture tells! #1638818Donna Roberts July 26, 2005
A man after my own heart, I too find escalators too slow - there are so many photos to take, so little time....LOLMary K. Robison July 26, 2005
Thanks so much, Sanjay, Janet, Stan, Dan, and Donna, for responding so nicely to this. You are the best! #1638848Jenny Bosmans July 26, 2005
This is perfection, Mary!! Fantastic candid...really love it! I tend to walk up esclators as well. Very well done...to be seen again!? #1638890Kerby Pfrangle July 26, 2005
Mary love your explaination.WOnderful prespective and love the patterns on this.
Great image.
Kerby #1638902
Dominique Declerck July 26, 2005
On appelle ça un "Winner" shot, Mary!!!composition et réalisation RE MAR QUA BLES!!! #1638905Mary K. Robison July 26, 2005
Thank you very much, Jenny and Kerby, and Dom, merci beaucoup pour vos mots gentils!! #1638918Tammy Scott July 26, 2005
What a cool capture, Mary! #1639134Colette M. Metcalf July 26, 2005
Fantastic capture, Mary!! #1639336Agnes Fegan July 26, 2005
Neat shot Mary...like the shadows on it too! #1639356Darren K. Fisher July 26, 2005
OUTSTANDING Capture. #1639938Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 26, 2005
Very cool capture, Mary, I love the criss cross shadows...I'm with Stan, I let the escalator do the work! #1640602Goshka G. July 26, 2005
I usually run up them, in lieu of a workout (better than the stairmaster, at least you're getting somewhere;). This one looks like a winner to me, Mary, with your wonderful perspective and composition, and that absolutely gorgeous shadow pattern!! Love your poetry too!;-) #1641271Mary K. Robison July 26, 2005
Tammy, Colette, Agnes, Darren, Deb, and Goshka, thanks so very much for all your friendly comments. They mean a lot to me!Jill Flynn July 26, 2005
Great idea for a shot Mary. Love those shadows! #1641583Mata Patan July 26, 2005
I think escalators must be faster, lol!!!Kathleen R. Struckle July 26, 2005
Too Cool Mary!! #1642436Roxanne M. Bubar July 27, 2005
Fantastic image. #1645152Mary K. Robison July 27, 2005
Thanks very much, Jill, Mata, Kathy, and Roxanne, for your kind comments, which I always appreciate!!William C. Raco July 27, 2005
Wow, this is really well seen and taken, Marybill
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Ermanno Radice July 27, 2005
Fantastic composition, wonderful shadows and pattern, gorgeous shot, Mary! #1646183Mary K. Robison July 27, 2005
I really appreciate your taking time to comment on this, Bill and Ermanno. Thank you! #1646245Evy Johansen July 27, 2005
Awesome image, Mary! Beautiful light and shadows! Wonderful composition! #1647260Mary K. Robison July 28, 2005
Thanks, Evy! Glad you like it! #1651269LJ Corliss August 01, 2005
Ohhh, excellent. Love this :) #1662979Mary K. Robison August 01, 2005
Glad you like it, LJ! Thanks for taking time to comment! #1665214Dominique Declerck August 20, 2005
"On appelle ça un "Winner" shot, Mary!!!".. j'ai eu raison!
CONGRATULATIONS, Mary!!!!
.. où êtes-vous, Mary?? #1739615
LJ Corliss August 20, 2005
Congrats, congrats Mary :)Excellent work...
I do hope that you are feeling better. #1739639
Tammy Scott August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist! #1739754Jenny Bosmans August 20, 2005
Yes!!! I knew we would see this again, Mary!! Congratulations on your finalist!! #1740212Janet Williams August 20, 2005
Told you so!! Well done, so glad I was right! #1740221Jill Flynn August 20, 2005
Congratulations on this terrific finalist Mary! #1740258Kathleen K. Parker August 20, 2005
Congratulations, Mary. This is superb!Linda D. Lester August 20, 2005
Congratulations!!! #1740501Mary K. Robison August 20, 2005
Thanks so much to everyone for their kind wishes. I very much appreciate it.I'm not able to write in return due to back problems, but please accept my congratulations and thanks to all my bp friends. Best of luck to all the finalists in the next level! #1741383
Nobu Nagase August 20, 2005
Many congrats, Mary, on this great finalist!!! #1742107Gerda Grice August 20, 2005
Great work, Mary! I love the shadow Xs and the way his pink shirt makes the subjectg stand out from the background! Many congratulations on your finalist placing and best of luck in the final round! -Gerda #1743147Susan T. Evans August 20, 2005
Wow Mary, this is just awesome, congrats and good luck in the next round!!! #1743687Donna Roberts August 20, 2005
I *knew* this was special when I first saw it, so I am very happy to see this as a finalist Mary.S J August 21, 2005
Congratulations on this outstanding Finalist, Mary!! #1744278Patty Razonable August 21, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist, Mary!! Good luck!! #1745301Mary Timman August 21, 2005
Congrats and Good Luck Mary. #1745906Jim Kinnunen August 21, 2005
Congratulations on this fine image, Mary!:) #1745957Donna J. Taff August 21, 2005
Congrats on this great finalist win, Mary!!!! #1746491Anne D. Eigen August 21, 2005
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Mary! So well seen and focused, and the lines are great! Good luck with it!!! (I missed this and several others because I haven't been able to be involved much the past few weeks) #1746928Debra Booth August 21, 2005
Wonderful capture, Mary!! Congratulations and good luck!! #1748193Bobbie Davis August 21, 2005
Congrats Mary!!!!! #1748207Mary K. Robison August 21, 2005
Thank you VERY much, everyone, for your good wishes!#1748739
Kathleen R. Struckle August 22, 2005
Congrats Mary!! #1751115Leonard Pierce August 22, 2005
Congratulations Mary!!! #1753203Carol Brill August 22, 2005
Congratulations on this eye-catching finalist, Mary, and wishing you the speediest of recoveries! #1753588Mary K. Robison August 23, 2005
Thank you, Kathy, Len, and Carol, for taking time to write. I appreciate it very much! #1757691Shelly A. Van Camp August 26, 2005
VERY NICE...Congrats :) #1769792Mary N C. Taitt September 23, 2005
Nice shot, congratulations on this and on your other awards too--nice gallery! #1872518Mary K. Robison September 23, 2005
Thanks, Shelly and Mary, and Congrats to you as well! #1873214Patricia Ronan August 14, 2007
Great capture the moment shot Mary,love it:) that's always me on the escalator too unless I get blocked by a bunch on people ahead lolMary K. Robison August 15, 2007
Thanks for commenting, Patricia! I tend to stay on the same steps till I see the end coming, and then I jump off --- wouldn't want to stumble off, as I've done in the past! LOL! #4649799Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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