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Old Town Lanterns

© Carol Engstrom

Old Town Lanterns

Uploaded: March 29, 2009

Description

Taken in Old Town, San Diego. Effects added in PS.

Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 75.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

Comments

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer March 29, 2009

Great find and excellent capture, Carol. Super composition, colors, details and effects. #1105501

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe March 29, 2009

Terrific composition and effects, Carol. #7346930

Carol Engstrom level-classic March 29, 2009

Thanks so much Kirsten and Tammy! Great to hear from you. #7347981

Julianne Bradford March 29, 2009

Love that area. Very nice work and effects Carol. The PS effects add so much to this one. #7348767

Judy A. Lawhon March 29, 2009

Lovely image, Carol, I love the palm tree in the BG. The effects are perfect, too!! #7348774

March 29, 2009

Excellent capture,and find,Carol! #7348860

Laura E. Swan level-classic March 29, 2009

Great Job Carol! Straight into Favorites! I have never seen lanterns displayed in this way. Terrific framing and treatment.

-Laura :) #7348877

Tiia Vissak March 29, 2009

cool tones, effects & framing! #7348987

Kerry Hill March 29, 2009

Wonderful shot, great composition and effects, Carol!! #7349017

Jessica Jenney March 29, 2009

Lovely capture, composition and effects, Carol! #7349077

Carol Engstrom level-classic March 29, 2009

Thanks so much for your comments, Jessica, Kerry, Tia, Laura, Walter, Judy and Julianne. I appreciate each one.

I liked the composition of this image, but it was really kind of dull. Adding the effects made all the difference. #7349177

Stefania Barbier level-classic March 29, 2009

wonderful comp, fx and capture Carol! #7349535

Carol Engstrom level-classic March 29, 2009

Thank you Stefania! : ) Glad you enjoyed this. #7349555

Barbara Waldoch March 29, 2009

Beautiful image, Carol! #7349845

Ron McEwan March 29, 2009

Neat capture Carol, like the effects #7349870

Chua Wee Boo March 29, 2009

Great comp & effects, Carol! #7350028

Gord MacEachern March 29, 2009

Well seen and well captured Carol,like the effects. #7350165

Teresa Burnett level-classic March 29, 2009

Wonderful find and capture, Carol!! Super composition, color and effects!! #7350462

Jyri Vissak March 29, 2009

Nice composition! Well done. #7350682

Karen Engelbreth March 29, 2009

Great find and capture, Carol.... #7350694

Eugenio Diaz March 30, 2009

Great composition and effects applied to this image! #7352492

Carol Engstrom level-classic March 30, 2009

Hi Eugenio, Karen, Juri, Teresa, Gord, Chua, Ron and Barbara. Thanks so much to all of you for your kind comments. It was great to hear from all of you. Glad you enjoyed this one. : ) #7354866

Susan M. Campbell April 01, 2009

I've been wanting to get to old town San Diego. Do you live near there? I love your comp on these lovely lanterns. The effects add to the "old" feel. #7362141

Carol Engstrom level-classic April 02, 2009

Hi Susan,
I used to live in So Cal, but moved to Utah a little over a year ago. I was in San Diego for the BP Summit and had one day of shooting. I would love to go back for a longer stay as there are so many wonderful photo spots there. Thanks for your comment. : ) #7365566

Patricia A. Stalter April 03, 2009

Nicely seen and captured. BTW.. I enjoyed meeting you in SD! #7367384

Carol Engstrom level-classic April 03, 2009

Hi Patricia. Thanks for stopping by. I enjoyed meeting you as well. Have a great day! #7367696

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