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Toxic Steps

© Murry Grigsby

Toxic Steps

Uploaded: March 19, 2006 06:04:13

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Shot just past mid-day but the overhead sun turned these metal steps into something magical with the long shadows.

Comments

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic March 19, 2006

SUPER!!! I love this! Great catch! #411474

Murry Grigsby March 19, 2006

Thanks Carolyn! #2548795

Linda D. Lester level-classic March 19, 2006

That is just way to cool! Great find, Murry! #2548835

Murry Grigsby March 19, 2006

Thanks and Happy Birthday Linda :0) #2548893

Karen Engelbreth March 19, 2006

WOW - cool shot, Murry - love it! #2548932

Murry Grigsby March 19, 2006

Thanks Karen! #2548953

Colette M. Metcalf March 19, 2006

GREAT find and capture, Murry!! #2549230

Leanne M.E. Boyd March 19, 2006

Good eye, Murry! Excellent shot! #2549412

Murry Grigsby March 19, 2006

Thanks Colette and Leanne! #2549543

Wally Orlowsky March 19, 2006

Awesome graphic image, Murry. It creates quite an illusion if you concentrate on the portion between the shadows and the step edges ... I.m getting dizzy ;) #2549684

Sudheer Sakthan March 19, 2006

Excellent capture! Smart caption! #2549718

Murry Grigsby March 19, 2006

Thanks Wally and Sudheer! #2549742

William Moore March 19, 2006

beautifully done i'm getting vertigo... #2550021

William C. Raco level-classic March 19, 2006

Excellent shapes, lines, angles and detail
Very nicely seen and taken, Murry

Bill #2550118

Claudia Kuhn level-classic March 19, 2006

Cool shadow Murry, appropriate title! #2550165

Murry Grigsby March 19, 2006

Thanks William, Bill and Claudia! #2550199

Jim Kinnunen level-classic March 20, 2006

Love those lines, comp and lighting, Murry!:) #2555479

Murry Grigsby March 21, 2006

Thanks Jim! #2556676

Paul Conlan April 22, 2006

Hi Murry... I've tried ones like this before but never seen these kinds of lines and shadows. Great work! #2673302

Murry Grigsby April 22, 2006

Thanks Paul! This is one of the exceptions to shooting at mid-day :0) #2673719

Sherri Conley April 25, 2006

Congrats on your outstanding finalist, Murry! The shadows almost look like they were painted on there. Very cool shot! #2685909

Karen Engelbreth April 25, 2006

Congratulations Murry :0)) #2686233

Jenny Bosmans April 25, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Murry!! #2686986

Jim Kinnunen level-classic April 25, 2006

Congratulations on this excellent finalist, Murry!:) #2688024

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe April 25, 2006

Congratulations!

ccc #2689776

Stanley J. Contrades April 26, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS for the fourth time, Murry, and best of luck to you in the next judging round with all of your Finalists!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2691453

Vicki Hunt April 26, 2006

Congrats on this awesome finalist....I have something similar I was going to enter, but this puts mine to shame!!! so I will put it away!!!lol! Congrats! I love it!!! #2694460

Monika Sapek April 26, 2006

Great shadow! Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round, Murry!
Monika
#2694669

Lorraine A. Cook April 26, 2006

Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Murry!<:)) #2695573

Mary N C. Taitt April 27, 2006

Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Murry! WOW! Love those shadows and everything else about it, wonderful work! You sure have lots of incredible photos in your gallery! WOW! Mary :-) #2697277

Dale Ann Cubbage April 27, 2006

Congrats, Murry!

da #2697469

Cathy M. Gromball April 27, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Murry!

Cathy :) #2697901

Murry Grigsby April 27, 2006

Thanks for all the nice comments! #2698088

Corinne M. Thompson April 27, 2006

I like the way you captured this...Congrats on your Finalist! #2698489

Brenda W. LaFleur level-deluxe April 27, 2006

Who says you can't make great photos at mid-day! Great catch, Murray! #2700036

Murry Grigsby April 28, 2006

Thanks! #2701169

Noel Baebler May 03, 2006

I really missed this one, Murry! What a great feeling it must have been to turn and see this before you! Beautiful image! #2722501

Murry Grigsby May 03, 2006

Thanks Noel! #2722575

Carlo Cascone August 09, 2006

Wonderful shot! An image that stands between a photo and a graphic work!
Carlo #3144136

Stephen Zacker October 09, 2006

Awesome shadows. Like the way they get longer. #3425703

Murry Grigsby October 09, 2006

Thanks Carlo and Stephen :0) #3425717

Becky J. Parkinson level-classic October 14, 2008

Oil drum photos are a favorite of mine. This is neat with the rusty old drum and the nice clean shadows- nice contrast.

#6597559

Murry Grigsby October 14, 2008

Thanks Becky! #6597567

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