Upward Spiral
Uploaded: May 01, 2011 20:03:57
One of two spiral staircases at the Shaker Village near Harrodsburg, KY.
Exif: F Number: 13, ExposureTime: 4/1 seconds, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 22.00 mm, Model: NIKON D3S
Kathy Salerni May 01, 2011
Ohhhhhh, WOW, Phyllis! What a stunning staircase capture!! That blue at the top puts it over the top! #1373769Joannie Bertucci May 01, 2011
Masterful perspective on this staircase Phyllis! Excellent lighting, colors and exposure too! #9383765Robert R. Goodman May 01, 2011
Hi Phyllis,Beautiful EOD my friend.That skylight really enhance the color!!!! #9383788Ellen Hodges May 02, 2011
Absolutely gorgeous pov and color, Phyllis!! #9384039Courtenay Vanderbilt May 02, 2011
Spectacular composition and colors, Phyllis! #9384198Linda Blair May 02, 2011
Awesome!! #9384695Leslie McLain May 02, 2011
An amazing elements of design image, Phyllis. #9384822Emile Abbott May 02, 2011
Excellent EOD Phyllis #9385024Stephen S. Maguire May 02, 2011
Sensational capture!!! #9385729Steve M. Harrington May 02, 2011
Outstanding! Great shooting, Phyllis!Karen Slagle May 03, 2011
Fabulous Phyllis, I would have gotten dizzy..... #9386444Karen Celella May 03, 2011
Love it! Great work, Phyllis! #9386831Val Feldman May 03, 2011
Eye-catching, for sure! Wonderful complex eod, great color (as always:), light and comp - love the zig-zag edges of the staircase railings - that's so cool! - and the very slight shadows on the walls picking up the form and design...course, the half-moon of the blue, is the stunning topper...whew, just the perfect pov! WTG, Phyllis.... :) #9386942Debra R. Harder May 03, 2011
OMG..this is so awesome, Phyllis!! I've always wanted to go to the Shaker Village in Kentucky. You framed this beautifully...and the DOF, colors and lighting are excellent. Superb image!! Deb #9387378Jill Odice May 03, 2011
Wonderful, you picked the perfect perspective to make this unique! #9387605Carol L. Fowler May 03, 2011
Perfect and a winner for sure! #9387719Carla Capra Anderson May 04, 2011
Hi Phyllis;Phyllis H. Burchett May 06, 2011
Thanks so much everyone! #9391828Cathy Barrows May 07, 2011
hating you right now..lol...you know I love this one...perfectly done #9393792JO ANN CLEVELAND May 13, 2011
WINNER, WINNER, WINNER Phyllis!jo ann c. #9403579
Stacy Lankford May 14, 2011
Beautiful image! #9404159Summer A. Kozisek May 16, 2011
Great POV! #9407764Bojan Bencic August 25, 2011
Beautiful. Congratulations on your finalist, Phyllis. #9627955Phyllis A. Houghton August 25, 2011
Cool. Congratulations on your finalist Phyllis. #9628221Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 25, 2011
WTG on yet another wonderful finalist, Phyllis! :-) k #9628440Pattie Smith August 25, 2011
Love the curves and color contrast Phyllis! Congrats, AGAIN! #9628491Joannie Bertucci August 25, 2011
I'm not surprised on this finalist at all...congratulations Phyllis! #9628584Danny B. Head August 25, 2011
Phyllis, I think you may have a third winner! #9628870John Connolly August 25, 2011
Wonderful light, tones and composition here Phyllis! Congratulations on all your finalist awards! #9628945Leslie McLain August 25, 2011
Congrats on a stunning finalist, Phyllis. #9629318Stefania Barbier August 25, 2011
congratulations!!! #9629319Cathy Barrows August 25, 2011
Congrats on your finalist...a winner for me #9629401Mary K. Robison August 25, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS, Phyllis!Terry Cervi August 25, 2011
Love this, Phyllis!! Congrats on your well deserved finalist! #9629642Carol Eade August 25, 2011
Excellent work, Phyllis, congratulations! #9629939Kim Andelkovic August 25, 2011
Awesome Phyllis.....congrats :-) #9630147Karen Celella August 25, 2011
Now I've lost count! Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Phyllis! #9630478Marcel J. Fernandez August 25, 2011
Congratulations, Phyllis on your three Magical Finalist. #9630552Merna L. Nobile August 25, 2011
Great photographers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.Phyllis H. Burchett August 25, 2011
Thanks so much everyone!!! ☺ #9630840Usman M. Bajwa August 25, 2011
Huge CONGRATZ Phyllis on this and your other two lovely Finalists. Good luck in the coming round!!!Kerry Hill August 25, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome finalists Phyllis! #9631196Sarah Lamb August 25, 2011
I fully expect to see this one on the winners page! Wonderful Shot! #9631235Rona L. Schwarz August 25, 2011
WOW! Don't know how I missed this one earlier, Phyllis! A spectacular EoD capture and a striking composition! Love the shapes, lines and curves and the peak of blue sky at the top! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on another outstanding Finalist and Good luck in the next round! #9631283Gina Cormier August 25, 2011
Congrats on yet another gorgeous image! #9631529Reynaldo D. Reyes August 25, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist Phyllis! #9631543Ellen Hodges August 26, 2011
Huge congrats on your awesome finalists, Phyllis!! Verrrry best luck with them!!! #9632160Kathy Cline August 26, 2011
So creative Phyllis.Emile Abbott August 26, 2011
Glad to see this one again Phyllis, Congratulations on awesome finalist. #9632868Shawn Jennings August 26, 2011
Fantastic image, Phyllis! Congratulations on your finalist! #9633189Val Feldman August 26, 2011
Happy to see this one again, too...what a wonderful month you've had, Phyllis and of course, well-deserved! :) Huge congratulations, once again, and all the best in the upcoming round! #9633316JO ANN CLEVELAND August 26, 2011
Wowza! Congratulations on your awesome finalist Phyllis! This is amaszing...jo ann c. #9633926
David M. Montero August 26, 2011
Superb! Congratulations on your Finalist selection of this awesome shot Phyllis! #9633963Bojan Bencic August 26, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic photo, Phyllis. And a win, of course. #9634147Michelle Alton August 26, 2011
What a great winner, Phyllis. You make it look easy--and it is NOT! #9634155Jessica Jenney August 26, 2011
Congratulations, Phyllis on a terrific winner! #9634162Julie Burnett August 26, 2011
Congratulations on this fabulous winning image, Phyllis!! #9634234Patrick Rouzes August 26, 2011
Congratulations on another Winner, Phyllis! WTG, my friend! #9634284Janet Fikar August 26, 2011
Really amazing Phyllis! Congrats. #9634315Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 26, 2011
Fabulous July Winner! :-) k #9634358Leslie McLain August 26, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful winner, Phyllis. I definitely have to put this place on my travel list. #9634360Val Feldman August 26, 2011
Bravo, bravo! Another well-deserved Gold! Congratulations, Phyllis!! #9634403JO ANN CLEVELAND August 26, 2011
Big congratulations on this great 2nd Place Gold WinnerPhyllis, I knew this was a super shot !jo ann c. #9634410
Stefania Barbier August 26, 2011
wonderful winner, congratulations!!! #9634509Cathy Barrows August 26, 2011
Congrats on your win...you know I love this one #9634540Debra R. Harder August 26, 2011
This is soooooo AWESOME, Phyllis! Huge congratulations on another BRILLIANT GOLD WINNER! Deb #9634669Danny B. Head August 26, 2011
I was right again! lol Beautiful..congrats! #9634776Debbie Bray August 26, 2011
Well done Phyllis, you've had an awesome month!! #9634955Lana Arcemont August 26, 2011
Congratulations on this fabulous gold win! #9635201Deborah Lewinson August 26, 2011
Superb winner, Phyllis!Congratulations!
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Mary Timman August 26, 2011
Huge Congratulations on a fantastic Winner! #9635667Rona L. Schwarz August 26, 2011
Am thrilled to see you with another GOLD WINNER, Phyllis! Especially since I love this one so much (but then I love everything that you do...) CONGRATULATIONS! #9635709Carol L. Fowler August 26, 2011
Well deserved- Congrats #9635856Mary K. Robison August 27, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS, Phyllis!Kerry Penn August 27, 2011
What a cool shot--congratulations, Phyllis! #9636235Carol Eade August 27, 2011
A beautiful EOD winner, Phyllis, congratulations! #9636354Chris Budny August 27, 2011
That is one beautiful image, Phylllis; congratulations! #9636438Emile Abbott August 27, 2011
Well deserved gold badge, Phyllis #9637364Shawn Jennings August 27, 2011
Congratulations on your win, Phyllis! #9637489Stanley C. Sims August 27, 2011
Deserving of the gold. Congrats Phyllis on this beautiful omage. Great POV. #9637610Phyllis H. Burchett August 27, 2011
Thank you so very much yall!!! #9637838Terry Cervi August 28, 2011
Congrats on this awesome win, Phyllis! #9638567David M. Montero August 28, 2011
All right Phyllis!!! Congratulations! Love the shot. #9639092Nadia Paul August 28, 2011
Congrats on this outstanding winner Phyllis! #9639596Tarun Bose August 29, 2011
Congrats for your winner, Phyllis. #9640733Usman M. Bajwa August 31, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!UB. #9645644
Phyllis H. Burchett September 01, 2011
Thanks guys!!! ☺ #9646292Ellen Hodges September 03, 2011
Huge congrats on a fab winner, Phyllis!! #9651449Renee Doyle September 04, 2011
Excellent eod capture Phyllis!! Big congrats once again! #9652262Reynaldo D. Reyes September 05, 2011
This win is so impressive Phyllis. The perspective is so amazing, one can either look up or look down. Either way, Congratulations on your Winner! #9654456Rudi Reiner September 20, 2011
Love this shot! A 'favorite' #9682458Phyllis H. Burchett September 21, 2011
Thanks Ellen, Renee, Reynaldo and Rudi! #9683114Carolyn McIntosh January 19, 2012
Enjoying my visit to your gallery tonight and revisiting some of your marvellous art. I love spiral staircases . . . . this photo is magnificent. Love it. #9930208Patricia A. Casey October 29, 2016
Congratulations Phyllis on POTD & all the previously awarded Gold....wonderful capture! Cheers!!! =^..^= #11531567Lydia Williams October 29, 2016
Beautiful Phyllis, Congratulaions on your goldens! #11531596Carol Quina October 29, 2016
Congrats on your POTD! #11531603Phyllis H. Burchett October 30, 2016
Thanks for the POTD BP and to all for the lovely comments! #11532251Phyllis H. Burchett October 30, 2016
Thanks for the POTD BP and to all for the lovely comments! #11532252Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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