Gold Illusion

© Sandy Powers

Gold Illusion

Uploaded: May 20, 2007 20:26:22

Description

This is the side of one of our downtown hotels, the Hilton Palacio Del Rio on San Antonio's Riverwalk. It's interesting how you can look at it different ways and see totally different things -- but it is balconies.

Comments

Marta J. Baldwin May 23, 2007

Great job on this shot Sandy! Very fun to look at! #660725

Lynn Haack May 24, 2007

Wonderful design, color and comp...very powerful image. (no pun intended) :) A winner in my book...good luck! Saw this on EFP..congrats. Lynn #4322165

Mary Timman June 26, 2007

Wow...stunning design with amazing color!
Congratulations and good luck!
Taking a break this month, but will be back soon! Miss everyone! #4442851

Lynn Haack June 26, 2007

CONGRATS on your finalist! Well deserved....Lynn #4443600

Lester A. Garcia June 26, 2007

Sandy, this one's really nice. Congrats! #4444608

Carla Metzler June 27, 2007

Congratulations Sandy! Great image! #4447669

Mary K. Robison August 22, 2007

Wonderful graphic image, Sandy ~
Congratulations on your well-earned POTD! #4681469

August 22, 2007

Wonderful picture. I saw it the wrong way first time. #4681591

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict August 22, 2007

Congratulations to you Sandy on your POTD...Dominick #4681595

Helen N. McHugh August 22, 2007

Wonderful design image, Sandy! Congratulations on your POTD! #4681601

Evy Johansen level-classic August 22, 2007

Cool image!! Congratulations on your POTD!! #4681638

Faisal Almalki August 22, 2007

Excellent perspective and composition. congratulations on your POTD #4681753

Joy Rector August 22, 2007

congrats on the POTD #4681833

Josselyne Klecanda August 22, 2007

Fantastic! #4681968

Anna Diederich August 22, 2007

Congrats on your POTD!! #4682015

Robert Mann level-classic August 22, 2007

Great color, design and composition, Sandy! Big congrats on your finalist selection and your POTD! #4682178

Lori Carlson August 22, 2007

This looks super cool Sandy!!! It is just fantastic! Congrats bunches on all your recognition! :0) #4682254

Jim Britt August 22, 2007

Great job. Nice demensional balance. Congrats on POTD. #4682543

Michael Robichaud August 22, 2007

Beautiful tones and perspective, Congrats on your POTD. #4682646

Neil R. Shapiro August 22, 2007

Sandy, this is fantastic. Congrats on picture of the day! #4682683

Dorothy Neumann August 22, 2007

Boy, do my eyes ever play tricks with me on this one! Great image, Sandy. It took me about five minutes before I could see what I was really looking at. Wonderful illusion!! #4682690

Mary Timman August 22, 2007

Congratulations on POTD. A Really neat image Sandy! #4683344

Linda Shapiro August 22, 2007

Beautiful composition-- nice eye to see this pattern and color where others just skimmed over it. Good work! #4683549

Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 22, 2007

Very cool presentation, colors and design. A big double congratulations on your potd and finalist wins! #4683563

RC Fritz August 22, 2007

Well deserved Finalist and POTD. Great job and Congratulations, Sandy!! #4683611

Ivan Chacon August 22, 2007

Big congrats Sandy! Great photo! :) #4684535

Patricia Ronan August 22, 2007

Well seen and taken, congrats on your POTD:) #4684844

Vikram Jamwal August 22, 2007

Wonderful capture Sandy! Congrats on POTD! #4686299

David Collins August 23, 2007

Hey Sandy, Congratulations in having this image chosen for the POTD. Way to go!! #4688882

Goh Muk Hsiung August 24, 2007

i love how architecture work forming patterns...great golden balcony! #4694528

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic August 30, 2007

So very COOL!
Congrats on your POTD, Sandy!
--Lisa #4724932

Nancy L. Green level-classic August 30, 2007

Beautiful work Sandy and wonderful POTD and fantastic finalist!! <>< #4725117

Mark R. Alonso September 08, 2007

You have captured one of the most interesting images of the year. I no longer respond to the day to day pics we recieve from BP. However,your image stands out and deserves reconition. You have captured something on the order of the grand masters of painting. I can look at your image and get lost trying to find a balcony. Many thanks #4764745

Vladan D. Djordjevic August 11, 2008

Fantastic lines, pov, lighting and composition! #6301030

Susan M. Campbell October 09, 2008

A well deserved POTD Sandy. Such great lines, designs and tones in this fabulous shot!! #6577630

Gary Lange October 24, 2008

Wow, how'd I miss this...this is great, Sandy!! A POTD and a Finalist, why on earth didn't it get at least a First Place win is beyond me! Wonderful shot here!! #6652807

Joseph M. Muench level-classic November 13, 2008

Beautiful lines, great color and lighting...an awesome image, one to be proud of!
-Joe #6752341

April 11, 2009

This is so awesome & unique! Just to have the eye to pick this out is a testament to your abilities. I love staring at it and seeing the different ways your mind can interpret what it is looking at. Awesome picture here! #7393699

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