The Violinist [Contest Finalists December 2009]
Uploaded: December 22, 2009 14:50:22
Taken at a re-enactment of a pioneer wedding at the Oliver Miller Homestead, site of the Whiskey Rebellion in Pittsburgh, PA. He was playing -- and pausing -- as the new wedding couple danced their first dance. Applied several filters and added several layers.
Category -- People.
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 640, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 155.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D
Melissa G. Meiselman December 22, 2009
Wonderful full frame shot taken with fine detail, vibrant color, terrific composition and outstanding darkroom work, Mary Beth!! #1218701Michelle Alton December 22, 2009
A beautiful result,Mary Beth. #8240334
Wanda Judd
December 22, 2009
Robert Jensen December 22, 2009
Wanda stole my words!!! #8240390
Jeff Robinson
December 22, 2009
Mark S. Cox December 22, 2009
Beautiful, Mary Beth. A capture near and dear to my heart (don't tell my brass playing colleagues that I wrote that.) ; > Too many musician's photos are unnaturally posed (my colleagues complain about this all the time), this one is spot-on! #8240491Amy M. Wilson December 22, 2009
Excellent capture, colors, clarity and treatment... beautiful work, Mary Beth! #8240531
Nancyj E. Hovey
December 22, 2009
David Phalen December 22, 2009
Terrific comp, light, colors, details and effects!! Very well done Mary Beth!! #8240549
Lindley Johnson
December 22, 2009
Gail Sullivan
December 23, 2009
Gina Cormier December 23, 2009
Beautiful effects and composition. Another masterpiece Mary Beth!! #8241365
Judy V. Kennamer
December 23, 2009
Marilyn Cornwell December 23, 2009
Mary Beth - what you do is magic! Have a wonderful holiday! #8241432Danny B. Head December 23, 2009
Great composition... The overall treatment is outstanding! #8241580Debra P. Chenault December 23, 2009
This is a fantastic image. Love your pp on this! #8242431
Stefania Barbier
December 23, 2009
Douglas Pignet December 24, 2009
Beautiful work and great image, wishing you a Merry Christmas,Doug & Diane #8243756ROLAN NARMAN December 24, 2009
Fantastic capture and processing Mary Beth! Merry Christmas to you and to your family! #8244671AEK December 25, 2009
gorgeous shot with outstanding pov. wonderful editing. -a. #8246166Dianna Murphy December 27, 2009
Top notch work another winner! #8249399Heather Thorsen January 07, 2010
Fantastic image Mary Beth. I really love the deep rich colours too.
Stefania Barbier
January 18, 2010
Cathy Barrows January 18, 2010
Congrats on your finalist...fabulous #8306552Daniella Puente January 18, 2010
Congratulations! :)) #8306558Courtenay Vanderbilt January 18, 2010
Awesome, Mary Beth, Big Congrats! #8306641Amy M. Wilson January 18, 2010
Big congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Mary Beth!! #8306751
Bonnie C. Lackey
January 18, 2010
Nancyj E. Hovey
January 18, 2010
Danny B. Head January 18, 2010
Congrats on the finalist..great image! #8307056Renee Doyle January 18, 2010
Excellent work Mary Beth!! Congratulations!! #8307737JO ANN CLEVELAND January 18, 2010
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Mary Beth, it definitely is your speciality!Hope we see it again!
jo ann c. #8307866
Linda Blair January 18, 2010
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist!!!!!!!!!! #8308033Patricia A. Stalter January 18, 2010
Congratulations! WTG... good luck! #8308217
Carol Eade
January 18, 2010
Debra R. Harder January 18, 2010
Ahhhh...this is just amazing, Mary Beth! Huge congratulations on your fabulous finalist!! Deb #8308367Dianna Murphy January 18, 2010
yep I knew it. A great big warm hearted congratulations to you !!! #8308789Monnie Ryan January 18, 2010
Fantastic, Mary Beth -- a great big congratulations!! #8308794ROLAN NARMAN January 18, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Mary Beth! #8309311Phyllis H. Burchett January 18, 2010
Fantastic image and treatment, Congrats on your finalist Mary Beth! #8309574Ryan Murphy January 18, 2010
congrats - very well deserved! #8309777
Bojan Bencic
January 18, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
January 18, 2010
UB. #8309945
Jeff Robinson
January 19, 2010
Aimee S. McMaster January 19, 2010
....Congratulations on this Wonderful Finalist Mary-Beth.... #8310883Karen Celella January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Mary Beth. #8311087Jessica Jenney January 19, 2010
Congratulations, Mary Beth on your beautiful finalist! #8311167
Janet McNeil
January 19, 2010
ALLEN O. HOWARD January 19, 2010
WOW! Outstanding, Mary Beth! Congratulations for sure! #8311705Eivor Kuchta January 19, 2010
Love the effects! Congratulations on your finalist, Mary Beth, and good luck in the next round! #8312377Susan Fox January 19, 2010
Congratulations #8312527
Claudia Kuhn
January 19, 2010
Barbara Waldoch January 19, 2010
Huge congratulations on your fantastic Win! #8313015Amy M. Wilson January 19, 2010
Huge congratulations on your outstanding First Place win, Mary Beth!!! #8313030Mark S. Cox January 19, 2010
Yeah!!! Big congrats on another fantastic photo and winner! #8313055Phyllis H. Burchett January 19, 2010
Congratulations Mary Beth on this beautiful winner! #8313149Robert Jensen January 19, 2010
I knew this was a winner the first time I saw it - congratulations #8313155
Lisa J. Boulden
January 19, 2010
Sam Britt January 19, 2010
Congratulations on this first place win, Mary Beth! #8313165Debra R. Harder January 19, 2010
This is so outstanding, Mary Beth!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your BEAUTIFUL FIRST PLACE WIN!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!! Deb #8313300
William C. Raco
January 19, 2010
Jessica Jenney January 19, 2010
Congratulations, Mary Beth on your fantastic First Place Win! #8313551Mary K. Robison January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Mary Beth! #8313560Peter K. Burian January 19, 2010
Mary Beth, you make such beautiful images!Congratulations.
Peter #8313562
Agnes Fegan
January 19, 2010
Nikki McDonald
January 19, 2010
Janice Mezzacappa January 19, 2010
Huge Congrats Mary Beth on your amazing Gold Winner!! #8313726
Mary Beth Aiello
January 19, 2010
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 19, 2010
FANTASTIC 1st place win, Mary Beth!!! :-)♫♪♫ k #8313767Renata Gusciora January 19, 2010
Huge congratulations on this fabulous First Place Winner,Mary Beth!!!:-) #8313816ROLAN NARMAN January 19, 2010
Huge Congratulations on your fantastic winner Mary Beth! #8313866Ryan Murphy January 19, 2010
congrats!! #8313870
Evy Johansen
January 19, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
January 19, 2010
UB. #8314153
Graham Robards January 19, 2010
Congratulations Mary Beth! ~Pat #8314176
Bojan Bencic
January 19, 2010
Nancyj E. Hovey
January 19, 2010
Stefania Barbier
January 19, 2010
Renee Doyle January 20, 2010
WooHoo Mary Beth!!!!! Huge congratulations to you on this wonderful 1st place win!! #8314526Toni Riggs January 20, 2010
Congrats on your win, wonderful image! #8314647Vicki Hunt January 20, 2010
Congratulations! #8314661
Leland N. Saunders
January 20, 2010
Lee #8314773
Katarina Mansson January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your win Mary Beth! #8314837Stephen Zacker January 20, 2010
Like the way you composed this. Congratulations #8314937
Val Feldman
January 20, 2010
Anita Hogue January 20, 2010
Congratulations, Mary Beth, on this fabulous winner! #8314981Tammy L. Newcomb January 20, 2010
I am thrilled to see this on top and what a fantastic photo.... WTG and you keep this up and you may have yourself another GRAND PRIZE WINNER....#8315042
Anne M. Young
January 20, 2010
Karen Celella January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your impressive first place winning image Mary Beth. It is well deserved and I'm thrilled to see it here! #8315068Karen Bacon January 20, 2010
Congratulations on this fantastic winner! #8315124
Carol Eade
January 20, 2010
Courtenay Vanderbilt January 20, 2010
Well deserved, Mary Beth! Big Congratulations! #8315194JO ANN CLEVELAND January 20, 2010
Woo hooo!First Place! Way to go Mary Beth...I love your series on these too, they all are winners in my opinion!
jo ann c. #8315312
Chris Budny
January 20, 2010
David Phalen January 20, 2010
WTG Mary Beth!! BIG Congrats on a fantastic First Place Winner!! #8315334Linda Blair January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your first place winner....splended work!!!!!!!! #8315485Cathy Barrows January 20, 2010
Congrats on your 1st place win...wonderful #8315516Julianne Bradford January 20, 2010
Beautiful rendition and sure winner! Congratulations!! #8315569Jack Ryan January 20, 2010
Congratulations!!! A very deserving winner!!! #8315719
Lydia Williams
January 20, 2010
Claudine Grove
January 20, 2010
Mike Clime January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your winner! #8316182Cyndy Doty January 20, 2010
Mary Beth - Congratulations on your well deserved 1st Place Winner! #8316362
Wanda Judd
January 20, 2010
Laurie Daily
January 20, 2010
Dominick M. Dimacale
January 20, 2010
Dominick #8316678
Alan L. Borror January 20, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful first place winner, Mary Beth! #8316713Susan Fox January 20, 2010
Congratulations Mary Beth! #8316753Dianna Murphy January 20, 2010
A big warm hearted congratulations to you on your fantastic winner!!! I wish you continued success in the future.
Randy D. Dinkins
January 20, 2010
JO ANN CLEVELAND January 20, 2010
Ohhh Mary Beth! So glad this was a 1st Place Winner and very well deserved!jo ann c. #8316971
Eivor Kuchta January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your well deserved winner, Mary Beth! #8317009
Judy V. Kennamer
January 20, 2010
Thomas E. Hinds January 20, 2010
Fabulous winner! Just beautiful! #8317139Michael Umbreit January 20, 2010
Mary Beth - Congratulations!! - Mike #8317248
Gail Sullivan
January 21, 2010
Karen E. Michaels
January 21, 2010
Bill Houghton January 21, 2010
Mary Beth, this is such s great shot. Beautiful job. Congratulations on your win. Have a wonderful day, BillIf you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 21, 2010
Incredible work Mary Beth! Congratulations!!! #8319590ALLEN O. HOWARD January 21, 2010
A great winner, Mary Beth! Congratulations! #8320092Michael M. Petrizzo January 22, 2010
Love it Mary Beth. Big congrats!!! #8321292Robyn A. Terrell January 22, 2010
A little late but I wanted you to know how happy I am for you, Mary Beth. Congrats to you! #8322593
Ken Smith
January 23, 2010
Patrick Rouzes
January 23, 2010
Kelly S. Cavanaugh January 23, 2010
Congratulations on your win, Mary Beth!!! #8324845Boyd L. Alexander January 24, 2010
Congratulations on your well deserved win Mary Beth!! #8325440Gina Cormier January 24, 2010
OMG..how did I miss this one!!! WOW!! Congrats Mary Beth! Another wonderful win for you!!!! woohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! #8325645
Gail Vitikacs
January 24, 2010
Kara L. Hendricks January 25, 2010
Max Aureli January 25, 2010
Congratulations Mary on this fine First Place Winner!!! Great work!!!! #8329539Paula Showen January 25, 2010
Georgeous winner! Congratulations! #8330390Robert Baer February 11, 2010
congratulations on this amazing winner. #8374125Tommy E. Burgess February 21, 2010
Huge congratulations on your outstanding and well deserved winner Mary Beth!!! #8405724Sam Britt February 22, 2010
Big Congrats on your first place win, Mary Beth! #8408062Sam Britt February 22, 2010
oops...I thought they had already posted January winners! #8408205Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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