Inspiring Photo: Eye Exam #9537107

Eye Exam

Uploaded: December 09, 2009 | Entered: November 21, 2018 05:10:55

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I found these Red Stairs while walking along the River Walk in San Antonio early one morning - I can only imagine what affect seeing these stairs has on people after they have enjoyed a few adult beverages:-)

Canon 70-200L IS at 70mm. Early morning, overcast, ISO 400, 1/15th @ f2.8 (EoD)

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/15 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

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Paul E. Earl December 09, 2009

GREAT find! Terrific capture!! #1214220

Tammy M. Anderson December 09, 2009

Fantastic find and capture, Jeff. Terrific pov and interesting thought. #8202820

MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 09, 2009

I Think I will Take the Elevator #8202832

Douglas Pignet December 09, 2009

Great find and capture Jeff...Love Red as it always pops whatever it covers, well done. South is looking good....lol #8202841

Gord MacEachern December 09, 2009

Wow, what a great find and capture Jeff, and the red sure does "pop"!! #8202845

Aimee S. McMaster December 09, 2009

..I'm with Melly. the elevator sounds like a plan! well seen & captured Jeff....great work...Aimee #8202860

Amy M. Wilson December 09, 2009

Great find, capture, pov and colors, Jeff! #8202935

Michelle Alton December 09, 2009

Great isolaton of this enigmatic staircase, Jeff. I walked back and forth and forth and back on that Riverwalk last summer, and never took note of these stairs...perhaps it was just too hot and sticky on that long weekend. #8202951

Marilyn Cornwell December 09, 2009

Wonderful work here, Jeff!! #8202982

Ellen Hodges December 09, 2009

Love the find and comp, Jeff! Added to favs! #8203038

Courtenay Vanderbilt December 09, 2009

I need more coffee!! Fantastic find, Jeff! #8203088

Alan L. Borror December 09, 2009

Great eye and an excellent resulting image, Jeff! #8203101

Linda D. Lester December 09, 2009

Great elements shot....I would be saying where's the elevator too! #8203118

Anita Hogue December 09, 2009

An excellent find and capture, Jeff! Perfect perspective! #8203164

Lynn M. Whitt December 09, 2009

Great lines and pov.... #8203213

Hal Bambrick December 09, 2009

Very Cool Capture and Title Jeff!!!!!. #8203233

Mary L. Graham December 09, 2009

Excellent Pov and colors Jeff!! =) #8203285

Ray Clarke December 09, 2009

Great find and capture Jeff.!!!(R) #8203366

Marty Straub December 09, 2009

A lot of impact on this shot, Jeff. Man, those red lines hit hard (I'm having an adult coffee). I like how you included the turn and the additional patterns of the rails. Very cool, er, hot, shot. Looks like the steps are on fire. #8203387

frank w. degenhardt December 09, 2009

Jeff- You have such a talented eye to see things like this and then to talent to make them stand out as a picture. Love the red lines, the way you lead us up the stairs. Simple in design, yet it holds our attention. Amazing work my friend.
Have a great day, do take care. #8203393

ROLAN NARMAN December 09, 2009

Wonderful find and capture Jeff! #8203397

Karen E. Michaels December 09, 2009

Jeff, Your piece sent me to the floor. I've had vertigo and double vision for many years. A very effective piece, and please don't take offense if I don't look again ;-). Bravo! #8203420

Jack Ryan December 09, 2009

Great perspective...and interesting speculation. Excellent lines and color...excellent work as always. #8203476

Gail Vitikacs December 09, 2009

Thank you for the reminder Jeff! LOL! This is such a creative shot...love your perspective! #8203564

Kathleen Brennan December 09, 2009

Great comp and title! #8203580

Tiia Vissak December 09, 2009

a cool EOD! #8203589

a2o akmal aini othman December 09, 2009

fantastic capture, Jeff! superb framing & awesome perspective. love it! #8203617

Monnie Ryan December 09, 2009

Oh heck, Jeff, the red just makes them easier to find when you're crawling! :-) Really neat capture and love the title! #8203721

Stephanie Laird December 09, 2009

This is such a cool image Jeff! #8203744

Mary Beth Aiello December 09, 2009

Wow, Jeff. What a great find -- and capture. The red makes this a real stand out. #8203789

Toni Riggs December 09, 2009

Wonderful find! #8203929

Mike Clime December 09, 2009

What a cool staircase! Great lines! #8204011

Kerry Hill December 09, 2009

Fantastic composition and capture Jeff, great job!! #8204051

Claudia Kuhn December 09, 2009

Cool find, love the colors and great lines, especially the ones near the top on the sides. #8204319

Jessica Jenney December 09, 2009

Fantastic color contrast, lines and composition, Jeff! #8204336

Margaret R. Barry December 09, 2009

Fantastic find, lines and color, Jeff! #8204503

Cathy Barrows December 09, 2009

very cool...it sure has that optical illusion fx #8204538

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 09, 2009

WHOA!!! Even with my blurry vision I can see how this plays with your eyes!!! AWESOME, Jeff!!! :-) k #8204545

Karen Slagle December 09, 2009

Great shot, Jeff, love that red. #8204557

Tammy Espino December 09, 2009

Looks steep to me without a few drinks!! Fantastic shot!! #8204803

David Phalen December 09, 2009

Been there twice and never got that shot. (: Love the red and horizontal lines framed by the diagonal lines of the railing!! #8204808

Renee Doyle December 09, 2009

That would be a challenge after a few - lol!!!! Fantastic find and excellent eod capture Jeff!! Very nicely seen and captured!! #8204909

Sam Britt December 09, 2009

Terrific find & capture, great POV, lines & color, Jeff. #8204934

Kelly S. Cavanaugh December 09, 2009

Excellent colors and comp, Jeff! #8204963

Patrick Rouzes December 09, 2009

Cool title, fantastic colors, ligthing, clarity, pov & lines here, Jeff! #8205011

Barbara Waldoch December 09, 2009

Terrific pov and capture, Jeff! #8205074

Nancy L. Green December 09, 2009

Makes me dizzy and I HAVEN"T had any of those "adult beverages"!!! Wonderful capture my friend!! <>< #8205111

Tommy E. Burgess December 09, 2009

Fantastic capture with wonderful colors and use of leading lines in your composition Jeff!! #8205163

Jeff Robinson December 10, 2009

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #8205295

Stephen Zacker December 10, 2009

Cool.. Like that Red #8205353

Maria A. Gonzalez December 10, 2009

Excellent perspective, up or down this red stairs look impressive...Excellent capture and find,Jeff. #8205442

Carrie M. Groseclose December 10, 2009

Fantastic find so well captured, Jeff! Love the lines and color! #8206256

John Connolly December 10, 2009

Well seen and captured Jeff! I think it would be a bit tricky coming down the stairs after a few drinks...LOL! #8206277

Holly Hitchcock December 10, 2009

Fantastic compositon, Jeff. AWESOME! #8206770

Avril Young December 10, 2009

awesome POV and well seen and captured! #8206853

Brett Dolsen December 11, 2009

Wonderfull colours and composition Jeff!!Brett #8207548

Jeff Robinson December 11, 2009

Thank You! Jeff #8207648

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 11, 2009

Fantastic set of lines and title Jeff!,
Amalia #8208730

Cassie L. Woodlee December 11, 2009

What a great find, well seen and presented Jeff. The color and lines are awesome!! #8208812

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 11, 2009

GREAT lines and design, Jeff. Well seen and captured! #8208833

Mike F. Anderson December 11, 2009

Great find here, Jeff. An interesting, eye catching (and eye holding) image! #8209925

Debra R. Harder December 12, 2009

There you go again!! You have such a wonderful eye for design, Jeff! Excellent full-frame comp, details, lines and colors. LOVE IT!! Deb #8210999

Ken Jarvis December 12, 2009

Excellant capture, Jeff! #8211490

Jeff Robinson December 13, 2009

Thank You!! Jeff #8212208

Mitch Spence December 13, 2009

Great lines here, Jeff, and you're right about the effect they might have. Might make for a few folks backward into the drink. :) #8212606

Laura E. Swan December 13, 2009

I scrolled up and down and up and down looking at the stairs until I felt sick.

I have to leave now...(Where's that bucket?)

HA! JJ! (Just joking!) But I did do that and I can safely say I agree with you. Look for marks at the bottom like Doug suggested! You might find some!

LOVE your POV here. Killer image!

(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa -Splat)

-Laura :) #8212792

Jeff Robinson December 13, 2009

Thank You Mitch and Laura! Jeff #8213532

Kay Beausoleil December 14, 2009

Wow -- they really jump out at you! Great POV, Jeff! #8215358

Jeff Robinson December 15, 2009

Thank You Kay! Jeff #8219392

Howard B. Cheek December 16, 2009

Interesting shot & comp Jeff..
I imagine that after a few drinks, climbing these stairs would be interesting as well :) #8222559

Jeff Robinson December 16, 2009

Thank You Howard!! Jeff #8224506

Kathleen K. Parker December 17, 2009

Hey, I am sober and not walking those stairs and can tell you that they have me feeling crooked anyway. Great find and shot, Jeff!
KK #8226481

Jeff Robinson December 17, 2009

Thanks very much KK:)!! Jeff #8227661

Patti Coblentz December 19, 2009

Outstanding composition, clarity and colors...great bi-line!

Patti #8233408

Christine Lobsinger December 19, 2009

I just got in from a beautiful Christmas Dinner at friends - had a few of those 'adult bev's' - red wine, to be exact... and I can tell you I see some at the top of these stairs Jeff!!

No, just kidding... lol, I love your Caption..Eye Exam.. because I have been sitting here after midnight for about 15 mins. now and EXAMINING THESE stairs...
Great POV!!!

SMILING CHRIS #8234334

Christine Lobsinger December 19, 2009

I just got in from a beautiful Christmas Dinner at friends - had a few of those 'adult bev's' - red wine, to be exact... and I can tell you I see some at the top of these stairs Jeff!!

No, just kidding... lol, I love your Caption..Eye Exam.. because I have been sitting here after midnight for about 15 mins. now and EXAMINING THESE stairs...
Great POV!!!

SMILING CHRIS #8234335

Jeff Robinson December 20, 2009

Thank You Patti and Chris!! Jeff #8234567

Dean Campbell December 21, 2009

Good eye Jeff! Love the composition, lines and colors. #8237121

Jeff Robinson December 21, 2009

Thank You Dean! Jeff #8238212

Darryl Wilkinson December 22, 2009

LOL - no beverages, but my eyes were attracted to it! :)

Merry Christmas, Jeff! #8240511

Jeff Robinson December 23, 2009

Thank You Darryl! Jeff #8242597

frank w. degenhardt December 30, 2018

Love that depth and how our eyes walk up the stairs. Congratulations on this amazing look being a Finalist Jeff. #11743778

Jeff Robinson January 01, 2019

Thank You Frank! #11744251

Dean Campbell January 01, 2019

Great find Jeff. Love the color and lines! #11744269

Jeff Robinson January 02, 2019

Thank You Dean! #11744434

Emile Abbott January 06, 2019

Great eye to see this and excellent composition. Congrats on finalist, Jeff. #11745056

Jeff Robinson January 12, 2019

Thanks Doc! #11745794

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