Inspiring Photo: Upward Spiral #11700429

Upward Spiral

Uploaded: May 01, 2011 20:03:57

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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

Comments

Kathy Salerni May 01, 2011

Ohhhhhh, WOW, Phyllis! What a stunning staircase capture!! That blue at the top puts it over the top! #1373769

Joannie Bertucci May 01, 2011

Masterful perspective on this staircase Phyllis! Excellent lighting, colors and exposure too! #9383765

Robert R. Goodman May 01, 2011

Hi Phyllis,Beautiful EOD my friend.That skylight really enhance the color!!!! #9383788

Ellen Hodges May 02, 2011

Absolutely gorgeous pov and color, Phyllis!! #9384039

Courtenay Vanderbilt May 02, 2011

Spectacular composition and colors, Phyllis! #9384198

Linda Blair May 02, 2011

Awesome!! #9384695

Leslie McLain May 02, 2011

An amazing elements of design image, Phyllis. #9384822

Emile Abbott May 02, 2011

Excellent EOD Phyllis #9385024

Stephen S. Maguire May 02, 2011

Sensational capture!!! #9385729

Steve M. Harrington May 02, 2011

Outstanding! Great shooting, Phyllis!
Steve #9385821

Karen Slagle May 03, 2011

Fabulous Phyllis, I would have gotten dizzy..... #9386444

Karen Celella May 03, 2011

Love it! Great work, Phyllis! #9386831

Val 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.... :) #9386942

Debra 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 #9387378

Jill Odice May 03, 2011

Wonderful, you picked the perfect perspective to make this unique! #9387605

Carol L. Fowler May 03, 2011

Perfect and a winner for sure! #9387719

Carla Capra Anderson May 04, 2011

Hi Phyllis;
Fantastic image. So beautiful.
;) CC #9388701

Phyllis H. Burchett May 06, 2011

Thanks so much everyone! #9391828

Cathy Barrows May 07, 2011

hating you right now..lol...you know I love this one...perfectly done #9393792

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 13, 2011

WINNER, WINNER, WINNER Phyllis!

jo ann c. #9403579

Stacy Lankford May 14, 2011

Beautiful image! #9404159

Summer A. Kozisek May 16, 2011

Great POV! #9407764

Bojan Bencic August 25, 2011

Beautiful. Congratulations on your finalist, Phyllis. #9627955

Phyllis A. Houghton August 25, 2011

Cool. Congratulations on your finalist Phyllis. #9628221

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 25, 2011

WTG on yet another wonderful finalist, Phyllis! :-) k #9628440

Pattie Smith August 25, 2011

Love the curves and color contrast Phyllis! Congrats, AGAIN! #9628491

Joannie Bertucci August 25, 2011

I'm not surprised on this finalist at all...congratulations Phyllis! #9628584

Danny B. Head August 25, 2011

Phyllis, I think you may have a third winner! #9628870

John Connolly August 25, 2011

Wonderful light, tones and composition here Phyllis! Congratulations on all your finalist awards! #9628945

Leslie McLain August 25, 2011

Congrats on a stunning finalist, Phyllis. #9629318

Stefania Barbier August 25, 2011

congratulations!!! #9629319

Cathy Barrows August 25, 2011

Congrats on your finalist...a winner for me #9629401

Mary K. Robison August 25, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS, Phyllis!
Best of luck to you in the next round with this knock-out Finalist! #9629441

Terry Cervi August 25, 2011

Love this, Phyllis!! Congrats on your well deserved finalist! #9629642

Carol Eade August 25, 2011

Excellent work, Phyllis, congratulations! #9629939

Kim Andelkovic August 25, 2011

Awesome Phyllis.....congrats :-) #9630147

Karen Celella August 25, 2011

Now I've lost count! Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Phyllis! #9630478

Marcel J. Fernandez August 25, 2011

Congratulations, Phyllis on your three Magical Finalist. #9630552

Merna L. Nobile August 25, 2011

Great photographers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.
Congratulations for your achievement, August, 25, 2011. Merna
#9630833

Phyllis H. Burchett August 25, 2011

Thanks so much everyone!!! ☺ #9630840

Usman M. Bajwa August 25, 2011

Huge CONGRATZ Phyllis on this and your other two lovely Finalists. Good luck in the coming round!!!

UB. #9631103

Kerry Hill August 25, 2011

Congratulations on your awesome finalists Phyllis! #9631196

Sarah Lamb August 25, 2011

I fully expect to see this one on the winners page! Wonderful Shot! #9631235

Rona 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! #9631283

Gina Cormier August 25, 2011

Congrats on yet another gorgeous image! #9631529

Reynaldo D. Reyes August 25, 2011

Congrats on your awesome finalist Phyllis! #9631543

Ellen Hodges August 26, 2011

Huge congrats on your awesome finalists, Phyllis!! Verrrry best luck with them!!! #9632160

Kathy Cline August 26, 2011

So creative Phyllis.
Congrats again.

#9632659

Emile Abbott August 26, 2011

Glad to see this one again Phyllis, Congratulations on awesome finalist. #9632868

Shawn Jennings August 26, 2011

Fantastic image, Phyllis! Congratulations on your finalist! #9633189

Val 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! #9633316

JO 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! #9633963

Bojan Bencic August 26, 2011

Congratulations on this fantastic photo, Phyllis. And a win, of course. #9634147

Michelle Alton August 26, 2011

What a great winner, Phyllis. You make it look easy--and it is NOT! #9634155

Jessica Jenney August 26, 2011

Congratulations, Phyllis on a terrific winner! #9634162

Julie Burnett August 26, 2011

Congratulations on this fabulous winning image, Phyllis!! #9634234

Patrick Rouzes August 26, 2011

Congratulations on another Winner, Phyllis! WTG, my friend! #9634284

Janet Fikar August 26, 2011

Really amazing Phyllis! Congrats. #9634315

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 26, 2011

Fabulous July Winner! :-) k #9634358

Leslie McLain August 26, 2011

Congrats on a beautiful winner, Phyllis. I definitely have to put this place on my travel list. #9634360

Val Feldman August 26, 2011

Bravo, bravo! Another well-deserved Gold! Congratulations, Phyllis!! #9634403

JO 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!!! #9634509

Cathy Barrows August 26, 2011

Congrats on your win...you know I love this one #9634540

Debra R. Harder August 26, 2011

This is soooooo AWESOME, Phyllis! Huge congratulations on another BRILLIANT GOLD WINNER! Deb #9634669

Danny B. Head August 26, 2011

I was right again! lol Beautiful..congrats! #9634776

Debbie Bray August 26, 2011

Well done Phyllis, you've had an awesome month!! #9634955

Lana Arcemont August 26, 2011

Congratulations on this fabulous gold win! #9635201

Deborah Lewinson August 26, 2011

Superb winner, Phyllis!

Congratulations!
Debby #9635281

Mary Timman August 26, 2011

Huge Congratulations on a fantastic Winner! #9635667

Rona 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! #9635709

Carol L. Fowler August 26, 2011

Well deserved- Congrats #9635856

Mary K. Robison August 27, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS, Phyllis!
No real surprise to see this wonderful capture in the Winners' Circle! #9636103

Kerry Penn August 27, 2011

What a cool shot--congratulations, Phyllis! #9636235

Carol Eade August 27, 2011

A beautiful EOD winner, Phyllis, congratulations! #9636354

Chris Budny August 27, 2011

That is one beautiful image, Phylllis; congratulations! #9636438

Emile Abbott August 27, 2011

Well deserved gold badge, Phyllis #9637364

Shawn Jennings August 27, 2011

Congratulations on your win, Phyllis! #9637489

Stanley C. Sims August 27, 2011

Deserving of the gold. Congrats Phyllis on this beautiful omage. Great POV. #9637610

Phyllis H. Burchett August 27, 2011

Thank you so very much yall!!! #9637838

Terry Cervi August 28, 2011

Congrats on this awesome win, Phyllis! #9638567

David M. Montero August 28, 2011

All right Phyllis!!! Congratulations! Love the shot. #9639092

Nadia Paul August 28, 2011

Congrats on this outstanding winner Phyllis! #9639596

Tarun Bose August 29, 2011

Congrats for your winner, Phyllis. #9640733

Usman 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!!! ☺ #9646292

Ellen Hodges September 03, 2011

Huge congrats on a fab winner, Phyllis!! #9651449

Renee Doyle September 04, 2011

Excellent eod capture Phyllis!! Big congrats once again! #9652262

Reynaldo 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! #9654456

Rudi Reiner September 20, 2011

Love this shot! A 'favorite' #9682458

Phyllis H. Burchett September 21, 2011

Thanks Ellen, Renee, Reynaldo and Rudi! #9683114

Carolyn 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. #9930208

Patricia A. Casey October 29, 2016

Congratulations Phyllis on POTD & all the previously awarded Gold....wonderful capture! Cheers!!! =^..^= #11531567

Lydia Williams October 29, 2016

Beautiful Phyllis, Congratulaions on your goldens! #11531596

Carol Quina October 29, 2016

Congrats on your POTD! #11531603

Phyllis H. Burchett October 30, 2016

Thanks for the POTD BP and to all for the lovely comments! #11532251

Phyllis H. Burchett October 30, 2016

Thanks for the POTD BP and to all for the lovely comments! #11532252

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