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07-DEC-2007 Michael Shealy

Shining

Colorado Springs, CO

Canon EOS 20D ,Tamron SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 XR DiII
30s f/9.0 at 17.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Barbara Heide18-Dec-2007 06:34
fantastic composition and light!
ctfchallenge16-Dec-2007 18:06
Thanks, Tommy. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge15-Dec-2007 13:45
Other-worldly and original. Way to go, Mikey. -tv
ctfchallenge14-Dec-2007 05:47
Thanks for the comments, y'all. This is a weird photo, IMhO. I knew it would be outside my box in maybe several ways. I don't think I was prepared for what it would look like, really. So, special thanks for your appreciation of my efforts. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge11-Dec-2007 22:44
Good decision to keep it in color. Perfect capture. -COAmature
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2007 19:42
(looks like the Luxor hotel in Vegas has competition...) great idea to take advantage of your weather situation, a very eerie shot. - b.c.
Guest 10-Dec-2007 14:10
On a par with Stephen King...
Penny Street
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2007 04:35
Very erie and wonderfully done Mikey. Great job. jano
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2007 01:27
Thanks, Rod & Maurice. It was a fun shoot. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge09-Dec-2007 11:48
Thats great, I like the misty, hazy qualities and no sense of scale works really well...
Maurice
Rod 08-Dec-2007 23:07
You went to a lot of trouble but it paid off handsomely, well done.
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 20:23
Great story and I concur, the color is cool! Thanks for the information. - Kelly
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 18:34
Thanks for the comments, Lydia, Kelly & Armin. We seldom have fog in our area, so when we got this winter weather with fog and sleet, I thought of this old burned log cabin/house with no roof on a large being-developed lot; trees cut, roads being built but not quite totally demolished, as yet. I put a Coleman Powermate cordless spotlight (4" lens) in the middle of the floor and shot it at various shutter speeds. There was a slight breeze blowing with large amounts of moisture in the air, so all the detail is pretty much "washed" out. I was surprised how much color came out in this pic. Before processing, I fully anticipated that it would be best in B&W, but when I saw this I left it in color. Thanks again, -mikey
Canon DSLR Challenge08-Dec-2007 14:28
Mikey, have you been playing with dolls again? *wink* Or is this full size? I'm fascinated. I can't figure it out. ~Lydia
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 13:34
Very nice Michael. How did you realize this? - Kelly
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 11:35
ahhh, very inspiring!
Armin