Inspiring Photo: Playing Checkers #9546079

Playing Checkers

Uploaded: December 11, 2009

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From the archives. Category -- Elements of Design

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 320, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 116.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D

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Linda D. Lester December 11, 2009

Great color....love the angle!!! #1214943

Courtenay Vanderbilt December 11, 2009

WOW! A real eye opener! Fabulous capture, Mary Beth! #8207986

Joy Rector December 11, 2009

great patterns and colors #8208038

Gina Cormier December 11, 2009

Love it!!!! #8208059

Gord MacEachern December 11, 2009

Fantastic image Mary Beth, perfect for the EOD!! #8208094

Dominick M. Dimacale December 11, 2009

Elegant EOD image here, Mary Beth.

Dominick #8208117

Douglas Pignet December 11, 2009

Beautiful colors and lines here Mary Beth, great comp. #8208282

Vonda B. Magill December 11, 2009

Love this! Great composition. #8208425

Jack Ryan December 11, 2009

Creative and clever...excellent color and lines. Nicely done. #8208639

Tania Bounader December 11, 2009

Very interesting and creative composition #8208868

MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 11, 2009

"King" Yourself MB
This is a Winner!! #8209204

Ron McEwan December 11, 2009

You know Mary Beth if I had an ounce of brains I probably could find some EOD's to shoot. This is really neat congrats on having a good eye for this sharp image. #8209309

Amy M. Wilson December 12, 2009

Great angle, colors and clarity, Mary Beth!!! #8210476

Robert Jensen December 12, 2009

Great colors, comp and lighting #8210515

Debra R. Harder December 12, 2009

A masterpiece, Mary Beth!! And a winner for sure!! Brilliant work!!! Deb #8211016

Renee Doyle December 12, 2009

Excellent comp, pov and eod Mary Beth!!! Awesome! #8211476

Sherran Andersen December 12, 2009

Love the elements of design Mary Beth. #8211838

Cathy Barrows December 13, 2009

fantastic #8213605

Usman M. Bajwa January 07, 2010

Great colors, angles and lines, Mary Beth, CONGRATZ on the POTD!

UB. #8276613

Dominick M. Dimacale January 07, 2010

Congratulations Mary Beth on your POTD Win!

Dominick #8276655

Katarina Mansson January 07, 2010

YEAH!!! Excellent graphics, idea, colors and composition. Congratulations on your POTD Mary Beth! #8276697

Cindy Bendush January 07, 2010

Cool POTD Mary Beth! Congratulations! #8276748

Renee Doyle January 07, 2010

Big congrats on this awsome POTD Mary Beth!!! #8276756

Susie Peek-Swint January 07, 2010

I love the bold lines and colour Mary Beth ~ many congrats on POTD! #8276808

Mike Clime January 07, 2010

Congratulations on your POTD! #8276811

MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 07, 2010

Told Ya!!!

Congrats MB!!!! #8276828

Teri Klinger January 07, 2010

congrats on your POTD! I ditto what everyone else said!! Ü #8276836

Gord MacEachern January 07, 2010

Congratulations on your well deserved POTD Mary Beth!!! #8276838

Cyndy Doty January 07, 2010

Great POV & comp! Congratulations on your POTD!

#8276846

David Phalen January 07, 2010

BIG Congrats on a fabulous POTD!! #8276940

Joy Rector January 07, 2010

congrats on the POTD #8276974

Ken Smith January 07, 2010

Excellent work, Mary Beth. Congrats on your POTD!! #8276984

Kathryn Wesserling January 07, 2010

This is one of those "Now, why didn't I think of that??!!!" shots. It is superb, Mary Beth. #8276991

Janet McNeil January 07, 2010

Congratulations on this beautiful POTD!! #8277009

Michele Wetzel January 07, 2010

Mary Beth,

Congrats on this awesome POTD!

Shelly #8277049

Courtenay Vanderbilt January 07, 2010

Congrats on your POTD, Mary Beth! #8277074

Stefania Barbier January 07, 2010

huge congrats on this beautiful POTD! #8277114

Leslie McLain January 07, 2010

Congrats on your terrific POTD! #8277188

Christine Lobsinger January 07, 2010

Hi Mary Beth, great colour and great angle...
CONGRATS TO YOU and your EP and POTD!!!

Very SHARP LOOKING!!!!

SMILING CHRISTINE
#8277199

Nikki McDonald January 07, 2010

Congratulations on the POTD, Mary Beth. The color is amazingly sharp -- love the black on black -- just enough reflection to make it work. Great job. #8277274

Shawn Jennings January 07, 2010

Great shot and composition, Mary Beth! Congrats on your POTD! #8277280

Nancyj E. Hovey January 07, 2010

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your most deserving POTD! 8o) #8277334

January 07, 2010

Congrats on your POTD Mary Beth. A well deserved win for a well deserved Photographer. Great job from you.

Brian #8277352

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 07, 2010

Congratulations Mary Beth on this eye catching POTD! Hope we see it again!

jo ann c. #8277417

Kathy L. Clark January 07, 2010

Mary Beth huge congrats on your fabulus POTD. Way to go girl. #8277445

Cathy Barrows January 07, 2010

Congrats on your POTD..fab design #8277466

Linda D. Lester January 07, 2010

WTG!!! Congratulations on this awesome shot! #8277561

Amy M. Wilson January 07, 2010

Big congratulations on your excellent POTD, Mary Beth! #8277566

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 07, 2010

WTG on this awesome POTD, Mary Beth!!! :-)♫♪♫ k #8277713

Eivor Kuchta January 07, 2010

Great idea, well performed! Congratulations on your POTD, Mary Beth! #8277726

Becky J. Parkinson January 07, 2010

Congratulations!! This is just awesome
- cool design and colors! #8277742

Judy V. Kennamer January 07, 2010

Way to go Mary Beth!!! Congrats on your beautiful POTD!!! #8277745

Robyn A. Terrell January 07, 2010

So happy for you! Congratulations on this fabulous POTD, Mary Beth!!! #8277807

Sheri Camarda January 07, 2010

Very creative!!! Congratulations!!!! #8277887

Melinda F. Schneider January 07, 2010

Congratulations Mary Beth! Great shot! #8277894

Mary Beth Aiello January 07, 2010

Thank you all so very much for your very kind comments. They are truly appreciated. #8277912

Pamela L. Moore January 07, 2010

Very creative and beautiful color!! congrats on you POTD!! #8277967

Mitch Spence January 07, 2010

Congratulations on the POTD, Mary Beth. WTG with a great archive shot in cold, cold January. #8277969

Anita Hogue January 07, 2010

An awesome EOD image, Mary Beth! Congratulations on your POTD! #8277987

Dianna Murphy January 07, 2010

Congratulations on your wonderful POTD! #8278030

Judy A. Lawhon January 07, 2010

Congrats, Mary Beth.....this is fantastic!! #8278035

Debra R. Harder January 07, 2010

Well...can I call it or what!! WHOOOO-HOOOO! WTG, Mary Beth! Congratulations on your OUTSTANDING POTD!! Deb #8278092

Anne McKinnell January 07, 2010

Interesting graphic design Mary Beth!! Congratulations on your wonderful POTD and all your successes. You gallery is becoming full of gold badges!! #8278159

Jessica Jenney January 07, 2010

Congratulations, Mary Beth on your fabulous POTD! #8278185

Kelly S. Cavanaugh January 07, 2010

Congratulations on your fantastic POTD, Mary Beth! #8278208

Janice Mezzacappa January 07, 2010

Awesome WTG Mary Beth!! Huge Congrats on your POTD!! #8278283

Mark Dodge January 07, 2010

Wow! This is really excellent! I love the piece of checker you framed along the right. Brilliant composition and lighting. Congratulations, Mary Beth. Very well deserved POTD! #8278313

Rona L. Schwarz January 07, 2010

Very creative composition, Mary Beth, and well-executed - a perfect EOD image - it is striking! A testament to your photographic skill that an image "from the archives" becomes an outstanding POTD! Congratulations and best wishes for continued success! #8278324

Laura E. Swan January 07, 2010

Mary Beth! POTD! HOW FUN IT THIS??!!!

What a great image you shot here. The lines and colors are fantastic!

Huge CONGRATS to you and...

#8278365

Jean E. Hildebrant January 07, 2010

What a great eye you have, Mary Beth! Congrat's to you!! #8278531

Elida Gutierrez January 07, 2010

My December fav!!!

CONGRATS MARY!!!! #8278546

Lisa J. Boulden January 07, 2010

Fantastic, Mary Beth!
Big congratulations!
~♥~ #8278584

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 07, 2010

Great eye Mary Beth, awesome POTD!! Congratulations! #8278592

Stephen Zacker January 07, 2010

Like the simplicity and bold colors. Congratulations #8278931

Phyllis H. Burchett January 07, 2010

Cool shot, congrats on your POTD!! #8278933

Gerri R. Jones January 07, 2010

Very creative work with color and design, Mary Beth! congratulations on your potd! #8278966

Raymond Pauly January 07, 2010

Great colors and POV! Congrats on POTD! #8279021

Jeff Robinson January 07, 2010

Congrats Mary Beth on this Outstanding and Well Deserved POTD! Jeff #8279081

Cary Rogers January 07, 2010

Congrats on your POTD, Mary Beth! great image composition of the angles, lines, shapes and colors...lots of visual impact! #8279158

Marcel J. Fernandez January 07, 2010

Masterful composition, bold color, a beautiful and striking image. Congratulations Mary Beth. #8279267

Nancy J. Locke January 07, 2010

Am sooooooo proud of you, Mary Beth!!!

SUPER CONGRATS!!! Great capture. PERFECT EVERYTHING!!!

Hugs, Nancy J Locke
#8279328

Mary Beth Aiello January 07, 2010

Thanks everyone so very much. #8279334

Evy Johansen January 07, 2010

Wow... This is outstanding, Mary Beth!! Congratulations on your POTD!! #8279358

Jack B. Young January 07, 2010

Congrats on your POTD!! #8279525

Tommy E. Burgess January 07, 2010

Congratulations on your outstanding POTD Mary Beth!! #8279698

Larry L. Redmon January 08, 2010

Very nice shot, Mary Beth! #8282016

Ken R. Frischkorn January 09, 2010

Beautiful use of design and color on this photo, beautifully composed as well. Congratulations on your Pick of the Day also. #8283341

Ivan Chacon January 09, 2010

WOW!!! What a great photo,perspective,pov, colors and creativity. Congrats on your POTD! :) #8283939

ROLAN NARMAN January 09, 2010

Huge Congrats on your POTD Mary Beth! #8284052

Corinne M. Thompson January 11, 2010

Wonderful capture, congrats on the POTD! #8289611

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