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Orange and Blue

© Nikki McDonald

Orange and Blue

Uploaded: August 11, 2013

Description

1st place Winner
Would you believe a detail shot from the outside of a parking garage facade at high noon (hence the strong shadows)?
Category: Elements of Design

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 6250/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 40.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A580

Comments

William C. Raco level-classic August 11, 2013

Wonderful composition, details, design and light.
Excellent find and photo, Nikki #1539980

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 11, 2013

Fantastic find, design, color and capture! #10804295

Lucy Abrao level-classic August 11, 2013

Thanks for the description, Nikki. Great detail in this image. #10804554

David Phalen August 11, 2013

Great find and capture Nikki!! The light, comp, colors and details are excellent!! #10804661

Daniel Ruf August 11, 2013

Great eye and capture. #10804819

Susan M. Hembree August 11, 2013

Very colorful & wonderful capture, Nikki! #10804892

Peggy Pfister level-classic August 12, 2013

Very cool, love it, Nikki! #10805471

Gail Sullivan level-classic August 13, 2013

I just love this one, Nikki...the colors, shapes and careful composition are excellent! #10806343

Rona L. Schwarz August 13, 2013

Another one I love, Nikki! Great eye to see this and a most striking graphic composition with great clarity and color! #10807322

Renee Doyle August 14, 2013

Love this one Nikki!!! #10807422

Carol L. Fowler September 30, 2013

Congrats on this wonderful Finalist! #10856474

Cheryl Schneider September 30, 2013

Great graphic image, Nikki. Congratulations! #10856573

Gerda Grice level-classic September 30, 2013

Brilliant seeing and shooting, Nikki! Congratulations! #10856576

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 30, 2013

Nicely seen and captured Nikki! Congrats! #10857054

Memoriee G. Sconce September 30, 2013

Congrats great color and detail.
Memoriee #10857739

Julianne Bradford September 30, 2013

Wow! Wonderfully seen and captured! Congrats on your Gold Nikki #10857845

Laura E. Swan level-classic September 30, 2013

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ON YOUR HUGE 1st Place GOLD WIN, Nikki!!!! :D
-Laura #10857874

Katarina Mansson October 01, 2013

Congratulations on your excellent winner Nikki! #10857973

Colette M. Metcalf October 01, 2013

Congrats to you on your WIN!!!! #10858139

Gail Sullivan level-classic October 01, 2013

Great to see this win, Nikki..congrats! #10858149

Nadia Paul October 01, 2013

Congrats on this wonderful winner Nikki! #10858252

Nancy Marie Ricketts October 01, 2013

Congratulations, Nikki, on your 1st place GOLD! #10858330

Kathryn Wesserling October 01, 2013

A terrific and well-deserved Gold, Nikki! #10858352

Jessica Jenney October 01, 2013

Congratulations, Nikki on your fabulous First Place Win! #10858363

Nikki McDonald level-classic October 01, 2013

Thank you all so much - my first 1st place Win and so unexpected. Wow, just wow! I think I'll grin all day :) #10858393

Carmody Baker October 01, 2013

Well done Nikki. Congratulations! #10858422

Terry A. Stoa October 01, 2013

Very nice, Nikki! The Gold badge looks great below this fine work of art. #10858425

Val Feldman level-classic October 01, 2013

A wonderful graphic design found and captured (great eye, Nikki) and a perfect EOD First Place Win. Warmest congratulations! #10858434

Laura Greene October 01, 2013

Congratulations, Nikki!!! You not only have an incredible eye...your artistic treatments are perfection. Well deserved. #10858486

Robert Mann level-deluxe October 01, 2013

Big congrats on your win here and at IR, Nikki! #10858511

Chris Budny level-deluxe October 01, 2013

Woohoo! I believe I picked this as my Aug Favorite! ;) Congratulations on your first First, Nikki--well done! #10858542

Mitch Spence level-classic October 01, 2013

I would believe the info on the capture, and I believe that YOU saw the possibilities and grabbed them. Congratulations to you on the FIRST FIRST! #10858720

Kimber Wallwork-Heineman level-classic October 01, 2013

Nice catch and congratulations! #10858726

Peggy Pfister level-classic October 01, 2013

Nikki, your photography is fabulous ... I never would have guessed this is your first First! Huge congrats on this exceptional winner! #10858746

Leslie McLain level-classic October 01, 2013

Congrats on your winner, Nikki. #10858753

Lydia Williams level-classic October 01, 2013

Congratulations, Nikki!!! :) #10858833

David Phalen October 01, 2013

Huge Congrats on a fabulous Winner!! #10858921

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 01, 2013

FIRST PLACE!!!! Whooo hoooo Nikki!!! Congrats!!!! #10859121

Lindley Johnson level-classic October 01, 2013

Huge congratulations on your first First, Nikki! Great eye to see this composition, and terrific technique to capture it. #10859136

Claudia Kuhn level-classic October 01, 2013

Congrats on your wonderful first place winner Nikki! #10859186

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic October 01, 2013

Congratulations Nikki on this lovely First Place Gold Win!!! #10859202

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic October 01, 2013

I am with Christine...I can't believe this is your first...First Place win...you are an outstanding photographer and all of your work is first rate. A big congratulations on your win, Nikki. Whoo hoo! :) #10859207

Deborah Lewinson level-addict October 01, 2013

Fantastic image, Nikki!

Congrats on your First Place Win!
Debby #10859322

Jayne Martin October 01, 2013

Congratulations on your well-deserved FIRST place win!!!!! I'm so happy for you. I've been grinning all day for you!! Jayne #10859399

Martha R. Mazon level-classic October 01, 2013

Congratulations on your 1st place winner, Nikki! Love this one! #10859410

Phyllis H. Burchett October 01, 2013

Congrats Nikki on this wonderful winner!!! #10859487

Larry A. Cameron level-classic October 01, 2013

congratulations, nice capture #10859531

Ujjwal Mukherjee October 01, 2013

Huge congratulations on your superb winner,Nikki!!!! #10859572

Karen Celella October 02, 2013

I hope your grin will last for more than just one day, Nikki! I can't believe this is your first, first place winner. A quick look at your outstanding gallery will treat us to many more possibilities.
Huge congratulations, my friend! #10859968

Rona L. Schwarz October 02, 2013

Am so excited for you, Nikki! Hard to believe it is your first, first place winner as well. This is so representative of your wonderful eye and such a characteristic "Nikki" composition - I love it and am delighted to see it again! Huge Congrats on a fabulous first place Winner! #10860054

Dayna Cain level-classic October 02, 2013

Wow Nikki! Congrats on this awesome 1st place winner! #10860189

Carol Eade level-classic October 02, 2013

Great image, Nikki, congratulations on your winner! #10860609

JO ANN CLEVELAND October 03, 2013

Congratulations on your awesome winner
Nikki!

jo ann c. #10861098

Robert R. Goodman October 03, 2013

Congratulations on your beautiful win!!! #10861147

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic October 03, 2013

Excellent EOD Nikki. Congratulations on a well deserved First Place win. #10861303

Joseph T. Pilonero October 03, 2013

Congratulations, Nikki. I remember this one. Fantastic design - so well seen and rendered. #10861737

Maria Coulson October 04, 2013

I remember this Nikki, liked it then, great design elements and colors. Good eye, congratulations! #10862165

Anita Hogue October 04, 2013

Congratulations on your outstanding image! A terrific first place win! #10862353

Renee Doyle October 04, 2013

That's really cool Nikki!!! Big congrats on this excellent first place winner! #10862363

MELODIE C. ROBERTS October 04, 2013

Holy Cow!!

I was so excited to see the first place Gold on this image NiK

I remember you telling me you had never received one before, something I found hard to believe

Big Congratulations My Friend! #10862689

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic October 05, 2013

Congratulation on this wonderful First Place Gold Winner Nikki! Beautiful Work! #10862997

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic October 07, 2013

CONGRATZ galore, Nikki on your first First Place Gold, well deserved too and may there be many more !!!!

UB. #10864440

Sharon Sawyer October 09, 2013

WTG Nikki!!! HUGE congratulations on your outstanding First Place Winner!!! #10866949

Ann Lyssenko level-classic October 10, 2013

Congratulations Nikki on this most graphic image! Sensual curve in the midst of grid with color contrast. Ann #10867534

Merna L. Nobile October 16, 2013

Congratulations!
You’re the kind of person who makes the world a better, brighter place…You worked hard for this, you made it happen, and you have a right to be proud. So enjoy these satisfying moments; you deserve every one! Merna #10873519

Emile Abbott level-classic March 11, 2016

CONGRATS NIKKI ON 20TH ANNIV. BP ALL TIME EDITOR'S PICK. #11445595

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