Upside Down is Great! Two! [People]
Uploaded: April 06, 2005 10:35:00
2nd in the series, This was taken at the top of his pendulum while I was daringly laying on the ground underneath him. He tilted his head back and I took this picture!
Lori Lozzi April 06, 2005
What a great picture! It is framed perfectly and the colors (his eyes, shirt, and sky) work wonderfully. Great job!! -Lori #233352Susana Ms Heide April 06, 2005
YIKES! You really are daring! But it was worth it! You caught this swing image from a very cool and unusual perspective! #1233775Gail Vitikacs April 06, 2005
Awesome capture!! WOW! #1233806Marsha S. Smith April 06, 2005
Amazing perspective, Melissa and spectacular capture of action. #1234049Theresa Marie Jones April 06, 2005
Awesome angle and artistic approach!Stephanie Lyons April 06, 2005
Excellent shot Melissa! Everything about this shot screams winner! #1234356Melissa L. Zavadil April 06, 2005
Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments I really appreciate it! I really had a lot of fun with this shot and so did my son! :)Amy M. Parish April 06, 2005
WOW! This is an amazing picture! #1234731Kara L. Hendricks April 07, 2005
Your perspective on these rocks Melissa!! I love this!! I agree.. Winner! #1235675Melissa L. Zavadil April 07, 2005
Thanks for your encouragement! I have my fingers crossed! Thanks again for all the wonderfull comments I appreciate it so much! If you have the time check out the one I am posting today, maybe not as artistic but hilarious!Emylee M. Hendricks April 07, 2005
Wonderful image Melissa, love your angle. #1235955Tracy D. Siermachesky April 07, 2005
What a cool shot! Love the perspective and nice blue sky in the background. #1237553Kristy E. Lane April 08, 2005
This is WONDERFUL! I love the perspective and the blue sky and his expression...all around great! #1238958Rhonda Smith April 14, 2005
This is an unbelievable shot... very creative Melissa! and daring..LOL Luv it! #1255033Melissa L. Zavadil April 16, 2005
Emylee, Tracy, Kristy and Rhonda thank you so much for your incouraging comments! #1259583Tammy McAllister April 20, 2005
This is FABULOUS!!!! I am sure we will see this one again...awesome!Lori Carlson April 26, 2005
This is great Melissa!! And I'm happy no one was harmed in the making of this photo...ha!! :0) Great idea!! :0) #1293341S J May 21, 2005
Many Congratulations on this Outstanding Finalist, Melissa!! #1376940KHAWLA Haddad May 21, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist! #1376989Jim Kinnunen May 21, 2005
Outstanding image Melissa!! Congratulations!!! #1377140Tammy Scott May 21, 2005
Congratulations, Melissa! #1377264Christopher A. Vedros May 22, 2005
Congrats Melissa! Beautiful image!Lori S. Aschbrenner May 22, 2005
Outstanding, Melissa! Love how his eyes match his shirt! Congratulations!! #1380762Terry R. Hatfield May 22, 2005
Awesome Melissa!!Congratulations On Your Finalist:-) #1381397Susana Ms Heide May 22, 2005
CONGRATS Melissa! I knew this would make the cut! #1383160Tammy McAllister May 23, 2005
Congratulations...I also knew this would be here....hehehe!Lynn Crawford May 23, 2005
Congrats Melissa, great job :) #1385299Michelle Abraham May 23, 2005
What an AMAZING shot!! LOVE IT!!! Congrats!!! #1387082Diane Dupuis May 24, 2005
Congrats on an amazing capture and your first place win! #1391787Kerby Pfrangle May 24, 2005
Melissa congratulations on a first place win with an awesome entry. Well deserved. Kerby #1391899Cathy Barrows May 24, 2005
Congrats on your super win!...cute boy #1391950Kara L. Hendricks May 24, 2005
What did I say!!! Winner!! I'm so excited for you!!! Not just second.... but 1st!!!!!!! Way to go girl!!!!!! #1391975Jill Flynn May 24, 2005
A big congratulations on your First Place win Melissa! #1391986Rhonda Smith May 24, 2005
Congratulations! on a well deserved win Melissa! Great capture and you're a very brave lady in my books..LOL #1392174Jane Summa May 24, 2005
Congratulations, Melissa , on your 1st Place Win!!! Way 2 go! #1392243Linda D. Lester May 24, 2005
Congratulations, Melissa this is awesome!!!!! #1392278Terry Cervi May 24, 2005
Wonderful perspective, Melissa! Congrats on your well deserved first place win! #1392295S J May 24, 2005
Congratulations on this well deserving First Place Win, Melissa!! #1392498Dolores Neilson May 24, 2005
My goodness!! This is positively outstanding!! Creative angle!! This rocks, girl!! Rocks indeed! I wish I had taken it. #1392583Stan Kwasniowski May 24, 2005
Melissa CONGRATULATIONSStan Kwasniowski #1392660
Kimberly J. Whipps May 24, 2005
Truly incredible. A most deserved win! #1392696Colette M. Metcalf May 24, 2005
Congratulations, Melissa!!! #1392719Olivia Navarro May 24, 2005
Congratulations Melissa!!!! Your dare paid off! :) This is an awesome shot!!! #1392728Sherri Conley May 24, 2005
Congratulations Melissa! Your perspective is amazing! #1392763Stacy Wasmuth May 24, 2005
Great job! Congratulations - I hope I'm daring enough to try this one day! :) #1392781Christy C. Snodgrass May 24, 2005
Congrats Melissa! You captured the magical flying feeling we all had when we used to do that! Great job! #1392784Dan Holm May 24, 2005
Big CONGRATULATIONS on your WIN, Melissa!!! #1392862Chuck Inglefield May 24, 2005
You literally feel the motion when looking at this photo. Very creative perspective. Great shot. #1392872Nancy Grace Chen May 24, 2005
Truly wonderful and original!! Congrats to you on a well-deserved first place winner.Nancy #1392955
Melissa L. Zavadil May 24, 2005
WOW I truly can NOT BELIEVE THIS; I took my kids out to see the new Star Wars Movie and I come back to this! I am absolutely floored! I can NOT believe I WON first place! This is CRAZY! YEEE - HAAA!! WOW I need to go have a swing now! :o) #1393060Melissa L. Zavadil May 24, 2005
Thank you ALL for your wonderful comments and your support. You guys are so wonderful! #1393064Tammy Scott May 24, 2005
WOW! WTG, Melissa!!! #1393136Danilo Piccioni May 24, 2005
HUGE congratulations on this WINNER!!! #1393159Cora Miller May 24, 2005
Congratulations, Melissa! This is such a fun shot! A well deserved win!! #1393319Kate Jackson May 25, 2005
Congratulations Melissa! This is terrific!!! #1393482Donna R. Moratelli May 25, 2005
Congratulations!! Very striking image! #1393504Marsha S. Smith May 25, 2005
Yeah!!!!!! Melissa. Super shot and a big congrats on this FIRST PLACE winner!! #1393581Tammy McAllister May 25, 2005
Congratulations Melissa on your first place win, super!Lori S. Aschbrenner May 25, 2005
Congratulations on your first place win, Melissa! #1393644Claudia Kuhn May 25, 2005
Very cool shot Melissa, congrats on your win!! #1393910Kay Beausoleil May 25, 2005
Melissa, congratulations on your First Place win and for having the imagination and the courage to make this great picture! #1394344Stacey A. Bates May 25, 2005
Congrats on your first place win Melissa!!! #1394407kathy wolfe May 25, 2005
Great perspective! how original ~ CONGRATS on your win!! #1394443Deb Holmes-Hatfield May 25, 2005
Big congrats on this adorable first place winner Melissa. Excellent! #1394483Melissa L. Zavadil May 25, 2005
This is soo incredible I still can't believe I won! Thank you all for all your comments and the site has improved my skills soo much I have to than this site for helping me to expand my knowledge and having a wonderful place for me to hang out with wonderful people that share a common interest!! THANKS SOOO MUCH!!I SWING FOR YOU ALL!! :o)
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Melissa L. Zavadil May 25, 2005
This is soo incredible I still can't believe I won! Thank you all for all your comments and the site has improved my skills soo much I have to than this site for helping me to expand my knowledge and having a wonderful place for me to hang out with wonderful people that share a common interest!! THANKS SOOO MUCH!!~~~I SWING FOR YOU ALL!!~~~ :o)
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Michael McCook May 25, 2005
Congratulations on this very well deserved win, Melissa!!! #1394551Wendy Stevenson May 25, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa on this FANTASTIC FIRST PLACE win!!!!! It's awesome!! #1394949Patrick Campbell May 25, 2005
What a great idea, and well done! Congrats on your first place win, Melissa! #1394984Marta Azevedo May 25, 2005
Great work #1395000Ermanno Radice May 25, 2005
Big congratulations on this marvellous first place winner Melissa. Excellent image, well deserved!#1395761
Susana Ms Heide May 25, 2005
I'd been meaning to congratulate you on this amazing first place win, MELISSA!!! So here it goes: CONGRATS!!! I knew it was a special image when I first saw it :o) #1395801Laurence Saliba May 25, 2005
SUPER CONGRATS Melissa!!!!!!!!! #1395934Mata Patan May 25, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa!Laura Clay-Ballard May 25, 2005
congrats on your win! fabulous photograph! #1397311Alisha L. Ekstrom May 26, 2005
WOW Melissa....I'm out of town right now & had a chance to check the site & WOW....You did it!!!!! Congratulations on such a superb win & you so much deserve it!!! You are so creative! I love this image. Nicely captured!!! I'm very proud of you!!!!Anita Hogue May 26, 2005
This is an awesome photo!!!!!!!!!!!!! #1400190bob cornelison May 29, 2005
great shot! Congrats!Nicole Grimsley May 31, 2005
Melissa...I'm so happy for you! I haven't been on in awhile and I pop in today and look what I see...one of my favorite people got FIRST place!!! You so deserve it! Congrats, my dear! #1415578Jeff Dadey June 01, 2005
Congrats on your win Melissa! Great shot!Jeff #1421086
James Reininger June 11, 2005
Great shot. Its so simple but yet very creative! #1459811Greg Briley June 20, 2005
Melissa I wanted to stop by and offer my congrats on your First place win before the May contest winners get here. I love this shot. Very creative on your part to think of this perspective followed by a great once-in-a-lifetime opportune moment. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful shot and a BIG CONGRATS on your much deserved win!!! #1494947Rodel Simpauco June 22, 2005
Just came across this. What an awesome picture!! Totally worth it if you got caught on the downswing!! :-)Congrats on the award!!
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Susan L. Vasquez July 24, 2005
LOL! This is great Melissa, it's about time I got around to seeing your entire gallery. I didn't realize your children were so talented and I am very happy I finally got around to looking! #1633417Karen Walzer July 28, 2005
I really enjoyed your gallery! Just amazing! K #1649714Martin Witt August 19, 2005
Wow, what else can I say that hasn't already been said! Fantastic shot! Excellent angle and exposure. Sorry it took so long for me to find this. Congrats!!!! Cheers....Martin #1736578Katrina McMeans September 27, 2005
I have been to your gallery several times and somehow never seen this one...I don't know how I missed it! I love the perspective (you're really brave!) and the colors are so fresh!Susie Peek-Swint October 01, 2005
Belated comgrats on this fab shot Melissa ~ your gallery is truly inspiring .. wonderful images!RC Fritz August 23, 2006
What a great picture, Melissa! Congrats! #3205528Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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