Inspiring Photo: THOUSAND WORDS #3574619

THOUSAND WORDS

Uploaded: March 23, 2007 02:21:57

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FOUND THIS OLD TYPEWRITER IN AN OPEN SHED AT BUD MCINTOSH'S BOAT YARD THOSE OLD THINGS JUST KEEP FASCINATING ME

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Jeana Clark March 23, 2007

Interesting subject Ron!!
Great lighting and excellent details!
Well Done!

~Jeana~ #625244

Ron Roberts March 23, 2007

THANK YOU JEANA YES I LIKED THE SUBJECT AND THE LIGHTING AND THE FADED KEYS IN THE BACK GROUND I HAVE A FEW OF THIS ONE I AM GONNA POST...RON... #4085971

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 23, 2007

Great image, Ron!!!! Fantastic details and lighting!!!!! ^.^ #4088445

Ron Roberts March 23, 2007

THANK YOU YES I WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT KITTY BUT NOT MUCH RESPONSE I THOUGHT I WOULD GET MORE OH WELL GUESS ITS NOT LIKE ITS A CRANE OR SOMETHING LOL HAVE A GREAT DAY...RON... #4088594

Kay E. Mahoney March 23, 2007

Nice capture,Ron. Love these old typewriters. Things sure have changed since then. #4088640

Ron Roberts March 23, 2007

THANK YOU KAY YES SO MUCH CHARACTER IN THEM I CAN BARELY TYPE ON A KEY BOARD I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE ONE OF THESE I GIVE CREDIT TO ALL THOSE OLD TIME TYPIST...RON... #4088688

Tamara K. Walker March 23, 2007

Such a great find. It makes a fantastic composition. awesome details, great light and perfect tones. #4089249

Dominick M. Dimacale March 23, 2007

This is a great find Ron, lovely capture...Dominick #4090128

Ron Roberts March 24, 2007

THANK YOU TAMMY YES THIS ONE DID MAKE ME SMILE WITH THE DETAIL

THANK YOU DOMINICK YES I THINK I'LL DO MORE OF THIS ONE SO MUCH CHARACTER...RON... #4091084

Jenny D March 24, 2007

Oh, the memories that this brings back! Wonderful details in this & great dof too! #4092111

Ron Roberts March 24, 2007
THANK YOU JD DON'T TELL ME YOU TYPED ON ONE OF THESE OLD THINGS THAT BELL RANG WHEN IT REACHED TO END OF THE LINE...RON... #4092200

Jenny D March 24, 2007
Oh, yes. I used my grandmother's when I was a kid. I wish I had kept it! #4092450

Lynne Morris March 24, 2007
Wonderful image Ron, great details and lighting. This shot has reminded me I have one of those old typrwriters in a cupboard!! #4092545

Ron Roberts March 24, 2007
THANK YOU LYNNE DIG IT OUT AND TAKE SOME SHOTS OF IT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM...RON... #4092643

David Pratt March 24, 2007
Cool subject! This is great! #4092794

Ron Roberts March 25, 2007
THANK YOU DAVID...RON... #4094726

March 25, 2007
Awesome find my friend, you just don't stop amazing me. Do you have the eye or don't you? Ron doesn't miss anything; he has eyes all around his head when it comes to antics Good job Ronny Baby!
Francine
#4097295

Ron Roberts March 26, 2007
THANK YOU FRANCINE MY EYES HAVE IMPROVED THE MORE YOU SHOOT THE MORE YOU SEE NOW I'M FRAMING EVERYTHING...RON... #4097549

Carla Metzler March 26, 2007
Wonderful capture, great details and lighting, Ron! #4098511

Kathleen K. Parker March 26, 2007
Ron this is really good!! I tried to surreptitiously shoot a cash register in a shop but it was out of focus. You did a good job with this. I really like your gallery, too!!!
kk #4098640

Ron Roberts March 26, 2007
THANK YOU CARLA FOR VISITING AND TAKING THE TIME TO COMMENT I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT
THANK YOU KATHLEEN YES I DID HAVE TIME TO PLAY AROUND WITH THIS ONE AND DIF ANGLES AND I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS THANKS AGAIN...RON... #4099921

Daniel Siddlington April 04, 2007
Excellent capture, beautiful tones. #4128534

Ron Roberts April 04, 2007
THANK YOU DOMINIC...RON... #4130125

Tamara K. Walker April 24, 2007
Congratulations! #4204977

Mike D. Perez April 24, 2007
Congratulations on your Finalist selection, Ron! #4205071

Nikki McDonald April 24, 2007
Congratulations! I'm so pleased for you. This is only the first of many, I'm sure. Good luck in the next round. #4205311

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Ron!!!!! :-) ^.^ #4205679

Colleen Farrell April 24, 2007
So much rich detail in this image, Ron--it *is* fascinating! Great title, too. Congratulations on your finalist! #4206601

Su Sana E. P April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Ron!! #4206938

Jeana Clark April 24, 2007
Congrats Ron!!! WONDERFUL work...WONDERFUL IMAGE!!!! Well done and WTG!!!!!
~Jeana~ #4207666

Kathy Radford April 25, 2007
Congratulations Ron on this wonderful capture. I remember typing on one of these old gems. Now I'm really dating myself. Kathy in NH #4209098

Kay E. Mahoney April 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Ron. Good luck in the next round. #4209515

David Pratt April 25, 2007
COngratulations Ron! #4210620

Glenn E. Urquhart April 25, 2007
A Big Congratulations on your Finalist Award!!! Well Deserved, Cheers, Glenn. #4213298

Ron Roberts April 25, 2007
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VERY KIND COMMENTS I'M HONORED TO BE AMONG THE FINALIST ITS A VERY TALENTED GROUP THAT DISPLAYS HERE IN BETTERPHOTO CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE IT AND ALL THOSE WHO SHOOT AND SUBMIT EVERY DAY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY...RON... #4213554

Carla Metzler April 25, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Ron! #4213608

Su Sana E. P April 25, 2007
Ron, Huge Congratulations on your Win!! #4214365

Janine Russell April 25, 2007
Ron, great tones, detail, textures, lighting and DOF; congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4214570

Ron Roberts April 26, 2007
THANK YOU CARLA, SUSANNA, AND JANINE I FEEL HONORED TO BE AMONG THE WINNERS ON THIS GREAT SITE...RON... #4214840

Nikki McDonald April 26, 2007
Woo hoo! Now this is a coup. A win on your first finalist! Way to go, Ron. #4215373

Mike D. Perez April 26, 2007
Congratulations, Ron! #4215980

Bill Houghton April 26, 2007
Ron, congratulations on this beautiful win. Well done. Bill #4216534

Jeff Robinson April 26, 2007
Congrats Ron on your Excellent 2nd Place Win! Jeff #4217055

She-She Killough April 26, 2007
WOW! They facinate me now too!! Great image and winner Ron!! #4217514

Sharon King April 26, 2007
Congratulations on this super winning image! #4218153

MELODIE C. ROBERTS April 26, 2007
WOW RON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! I am thrilled for you.
Way To Go!
Melodie #4218474

Kay E. Mahoney April 26, 2007
Congratulations on your second place winner. #4218805

Ron Roberts April 27, 2007
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WONDERFUL COMMENTS IT SURE IS AN HONOR TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AMONG ALL THESE WONDERFUL PHOTOS...RON... #4219600

Mark Stevens April 28, 2007
Congratulations,well done! #4223436

Ron Roberts April 28, 2007
THANK YOU MARK...RON... #4223504

Jenny D April 28, 2007
Ron, a big huge CONGRATULATIONS to you!!! #4224373

Tamera S. Phillips April 28, 2007
Big Congrats to you on this your first win! Great image and well deserved. #4225508

Ron Roberts April 29, 2007
THANK YOU JD AND TAMERA...RON... #4226457

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett April 29, 2007
Congratulations on This wonderful 2nd place winner, Ron .... Steve
#4227264

Tori A. Woods April 29, 2007
this is awesome, Ron....
congrats on your win...
I tried to photograph my grandfather's old typewriter a while back but just couldn't get the right composition I thought....I love this !!
Tori #4227465

RC Fritz May 12, 2007
Fabulous POV. Congratulations! Great image, Ron! #4275462

Patrick R. McMullen May 13, 2007
Congratulations Ron! Great subject. Nice capture of it.
pat #4278838

Sandra R. Alvey June 07, 2007
Ron,
First of all, congratulations on the Winner!! It's a wonderful shot!!
I really really love your gallery. So many different points of view and the play of shadows, it's excellent!!
I also want to thank you for your kind post and hope to pick your brain and learn a great deal from you. :)
Sandi #4375875

Ron Roberts June 08, 2007
WELL NICE TO MEET YOU SANDI I SEE FROM YOUR FEW COMMENTS IN MY GALLERY YOUR AS GRACIOUS AS YOUR MOTHER I'M NOT SURE ABOUT YOU LEARNING A GREAT DEAL FROM PICKING MY BRAIN BUT YOUR MORE THAN WILLING TO PICK AWAY ENJOY YOUR DAY AND I HOPE YOUR A FREQUENT VISITOR...RON... #4377474

RC Fritz February 23, 2008
A very late Congratulations on this beautiful image!!! #5540646

Laura E. Swan December 09, 2008
Wow, does this shot bring back memories! Kids these days might not even know what this is! I remember typing so fast and the keys always getting stuck on each other! (I STILL TYPE TOO FAST but now I just get type-o's! Ha!)
Wonderful image, Ron. Not surprised at ALL that received a big win here! CONGRATULATIONS!!! -Laura #6873087

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