Supremely Elegant [Line]
Uploaded: July 01, 2012 04:45:35
Elegant curves with a little flourish of the handrail at the end, of the final flight down to the ground floor, inside the 7-story oval-shaped,
white marble, self-supporting spiral stairwell inside the US Supreme Court.
07-12 EOD 2nd Place
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -2.00, ExposureTime: 1/6 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 22.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Leslie McLain
July 01, 2012
Katarina Mansson July 01, 2012
WINNER!!! Love it!!! #10208643
Carolyn M. Fletcher
July 01, 2012
Usman M. Bajwa
July 01, 2012
UB. #10208661
Joy Rector July 01, 2012
beautiful shot #10208691Robert Jensen July 01, 2012
SUPERB #10208763
Nikki McDonald
July 01, 2012
Carol Flisak
July 01, 2012
Mitch Spence
July 01, 2012
Naomi Weiser July 01, 2012
great shot and pov! #10208980David M. Montero July 01, 2012
Absolutley masterful capture Chris!!! Love the juxtaposition of the stairs and floor, the soft tone and of course POV. Yes indeed, this is a winner! A new fav for me. #10208982
Melinda F. Schneider
July 01, 2012
Dr Silly
July 01, 2012
Bob Cournoyer
July 01, 2012
Michelle Alton July 01, 2012
Magnificent work, Chris. You are (in my esteem) the King of architectural photography on BP. #10209292
Chris Budny
July 02, 2012
Carol Quina
July 02, 2012
Dayna Cain
July 02, 2012
Chris Budny
July 02, 2012
Kara L. Hendricks July 04, 2012
Oh Chris... I see another GP in your future... at LEAST first! #10214461
Chris Budny
July 05, 2012
Linda D. Lester
July 13, 2012
Chris Budny
July 14, 2012
Kara L. Hendricks July 16, 2012
I know I chose an image from you not long ago, but when a shot needs to be showcased, it needs to be showcased! Congrats on the 101 POTW Chris.. WINNER! #10231517
Chris Budny
July 16, 2012
Nikki McDonald
July 18, 2012
Chris Budny
July 18, 2012
Amanda D. Austwick
July 23, 2012
Chris Budny
July 23, 2012
Julianne Bradford August 29, 2012
Boy! This has the most elegant feel to it too Chris! What a fabulous finalist! Congratulations! #10295926
Lindley Johnson
August 29, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND August 29, 2012
Elegant it is!!Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Chris..
jo ann c. #10296312
Shawn Jennings August 29, 2012
Super shot, Chris! Congratulations on your finalist! #10296392
Leslie McLain
August 29, 2012
Nancy L. Green
August 29, 2012
Tammy Espino August 29, 2012
Congrats Chris!!!1 #10297531
Tammy M. Anderson
August 29, 2012
Nikki McDonald
August 29, 2012
Ellen Hodges August 29, 2012
Huge congrats on an absolutely gorgeous finalist, Chris!!! Very best luck with this and your other fab finalists!! #10298314
Carol Flisak
August 30, 2012
Dayna Cain
August 30, 2012
David M. Montero August 30, 2012
Genius!!! Congratulations on your Finalist selection Chris! Candidate for Grand Prize for sure. #10300039
Chris Budny
August 30, 2012
Renee Doyle August 31, 2012
That's too funny Chris - we'll be back next weekend :-)
Chris Budny
August 31, 2012
Ryan Murphy August 31, 2012
Congrats, Chris on a wonderful month! Hard to pick a favorite amongst your 6 finalists, but this is probably mine. I expect to see some of the silver turn to gold to add to your already spectacular portfolio. #10301233
Amanda D. Austwick
August 31, 2012
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 31, 2012
An incredible POV and image Chris. Congrats! #10301946Phyllis H. Burchett August 31, 2012
BIG congrats Chris on this and all your fabulous finalists, good luck! #10302115Kay Beausoleil August 31, 2012
Congratulations on your win for this superb image, Christopher! #10302338
Stefania Barbier
August 31, 2012
Jill Battaglia August 31, 2012
this is gorgeous! congrats Chris!! #10302400Ellen Hodges August 31, 2012
Huge congrats on a gorgeous winner, Chris!!!! #10302422
Peggy Pfister
August 31, 2012
Tammy Espino August 31, 2012
Congrats on this awesome win!:) #10302521Rona L. Schwarz August 31, 2012
WOW! and then some, Chris! I haven't even made it through all the finalists yet and now see you had 6 (!) and 2 Gold Winners! This is my favorite - it is truly spectacular and so very elegantly presented. Have to agree with Michelle - you are definitely the KING of architectural photography at BP and probably wherever else you choose to compete. Huge Congratulations on this superb Gold Winner! #10302551Susan Williams August 31, 2012
Huge congratulations for the Gold on this outstanding image, Chris. Outstanding work! #10302648
Michele Peterson
August 31, 2012
Katarina Mansson September 01, 2012
Gold star in stairs photography! Congratulations again Chris! #10302829
Bojan Bencic
September 01, 2012
Linda D. Lester
September 01, 2012
Gail Sullivan
September 01, 2012
Dr Silly
September 01, 2012
Leslie McLain
September 01, 2012
Chris Budny
September 01, 2012
Jessica Jenney September 01, 2012
Congratulations, Chris on your win! Fantastic! #10303187Monnie Ryan September 01, 2012
Fabulous, Chris - congratulations on a well-deserved win! #10303346
Claudia Kuhn
September 01, 2012
R. J. Laudenbacher
September 01, 2012
Barbara Socor September 01, 2012
...and supremely seen and shot! A truly outstanding image, Chris. Congrats on a memorable winning image! #10303485Julianne Bradford September 01, 2012
Congratulations on this elegant winner Chris! #10303518
Lindley Johnson
September 01, 2012
Diane Dupuis September 01, 2012
love love love it!! congrats!!!!! #10303569
Carol Flisak
September 01, 2012
David Phalen September 01, 2012
BIG Congrats on a spectacular Winner!! #10303787
Mitch Spence
September 01, 2012
Terry Cervi
September 01, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND September 01, 2012
Congratulations on this fantastic 2nd Place Gold Winner Chris!jo ann c. #10304113
Renee Doyle September 01, 2012
:-) WTG Chris on this excellent Gold! #10304296Michelle L. Frick September 01, 2012
Supremely beautiful! Congratulations Chris!! #10304307Janet Fikar September 01, 2012
Hey Chris - awesome shot and great comp. Gotta love those spirals! I know what you mean about hanging over the rail with low light. This shot is fantastic! #10304483
Don Johnson
September 01, 2012
Deborah C. Lewinson
September 02, 2012
Congratulations!
Debby #10305009
Phyllis H. Burchett September 02, 2012
BIG congrats Chris on this fabulous winner!!! #10305997
Chris Budny
September 03, 2012
Dayna Cain
September 03, 2012
Chris Budny
September 03, 2012
Christine Czernin
September 05, 2012
Chris Budny
September 05, 2012
Lydia Williams
September 07, 2012
Chris Budny
September 07, 2012
David M. Montero September 09, 2012
A belated but rousing appluse on your win Chris! I can't fecide if I like this one better than "The Way Up" Oh well, I like them both! #10315981
Chris Budny
September 10, 2012
Usman M. Bajwa
September 13, 2012
UB. #10320759
Chris Budny
September 13, 2012
Dayna Cain
March 05, 2013
Chris Budny
March 06, 2013
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