Study in Black and White [Contest Finalists January 2007]
Uploaded: January 21, 2007 07:06:47
This is an in camera zoom of a 1960s art work.
I took two shots.
One with no zoom and the other with a zoom.
Both were taken using a tripod.
I pasted selected elements from the clean image into the zoomed image to increase the feeling of depth and provide a 3-D effect.
Entered into Elements of Design
Jacob's Entry for today can be found at:
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Nancy L. Green
January 21, 2007
Jim Huffield January 21, 2007
Outstanding work, Melissa. Jim #3845510Z. Banu January 21, 2007
Wow!Amazing creativity nice shot love black and white effects awesome!Melissa #3845512Mary Timman January 21, 2007
What an artistic mind and eye you have. Outstanding work with this. I really had to just sit and look at it for quite awhile. This is one image that really makes you study it. Very well made Melissa. #3845518Denise M. Snyder January 21, 2007
Wow!!! I REALLY like this Melissa!! Very creative. #3845522Lynne Morris January 21, 2007
Wow what a fantastic creative image Melissa, the tones and effects are wonderful! #3845541Joy Rector January 21, 2007
love the patterns and dof #3845546
William C. Raco
January 21, 2007
Bill #3845554
Remi Trepanier January 21, 2007
Awesome shot Melissa! #3845557Jenny D January 21, 2007
Very cool! #3845590Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Nancy, Jim, Zaanat, Maryk Denise, Lynne, Joy, bill and Remi for taking a look and leaving these wonderful comments!!!! #3845594Paula Showen January 21, 2007
This is really cool, Melissa! I love it! #3845630Chastity Abbott January 21, 2007
Looks like a winner to me!!! OUTSTANDING! WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!! #3845641Shirley L. Carpenter January 21, 2007
WOW is right!! Excellent Melissa!! Great work and comp!! #3845669
Arnie Horwitz
January 21, 2007
Gail Vitikacs
January 21, 2007
Tarun Bose January 21, 2007
Wow! Very creative work. Great thinking. I really admire your unusual work. There is lot of variety in your work. Your thinking is par excellence. Well done my dear friend Melissa. #3845729Darren K. Fisher January 21, 2007
I really like the BW tones here along with your creative capture. #3845869Kathy Reeves January 21, 2007
Fantastic work Mellissa!! Excellent!! #3845878Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Paula, Chastity, Shirlen, Arnie, Gail, Tarun, Darren and Kathy for commenting on this image. Much appreciated!! #3845923
Girish Vaghela
January 21, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Girish for commenting on this image. Much appreciated!! #3845985
Dr Silly
January 21, 2007
Les Rhoades
January 21, 2007
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 21, 2007
Awesome work, Melissa!!!! I have no idea HOW you did all this even when you say what you did!!! LOL HOWEVER you did it, it is FANTASTIC!!! Wonderful creativity!!!!! ^.^ #3846031Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Doc, Les and Kitty for your great comments!!! #3846072Cassie L. Woodlee January 21, 2007
Fantastic B&W image, Melissa!! #3846130Alexis Yobbagy January 21, 2007
Melissa, this is AMAZING!!!! Imaginative!!!! #3846237Cyn Valentine January 21, 2007
This is so cool! Wonderful image Melissa!! Great work! #3846240Ermanno Radice January 21, 2007
Excellent composition, georgeous work, Melissa!! #3846269Cathy M. Gromball January 21, 2007
Wonderful, creative b&w image, Melissa!Cathy :) #3846275
Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Cassie, Alexis, Cyn and Cathy for your terrific comments!!! #3846283Carol Sawyer January 21, 2007
Very creative work and B&W image, Melissa!! #3846351
Claudia Kuhn
January 21, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Carol and Claudia for your terrific comments!!! #3846420David Phalen January 21, 2007
Excellent creative black and white art work! Love the tones. #3846504RC Fritz January 21, 2007
Excellent and very creative, Melissa! #3846521Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks David and RC for your terrific comments. I appreciate them very much!!! #3846642Patricia Ronan January 21, 2007
Well done Melissa you have made an original art work creation yourself here, very striking image :) #3846725Melissa G. Meiselman January 21, 2007
Thanks Patricia for your great comment on this image!!! #3846741Sylvia Rossler January 21, 2007
To use your own words..this has a very great impact Melissa !! Beautiful and very unique ! Love it :O) #3846778JO ANN CLEVELAND January 21, 2007
Melissa, I always delight in seeing what creative piece of work you will do next! This is very unique, just like you!Bill Wyatt January 21, 2007
Very creative Melissa I love it! #3846905Kay Beausoleil January 21, 2007
Such a creative use of technique, Melissa, and a fun image! #3846908
Laurie Daily
January 21, 2007
Karen Engelbreth January 21, 2007
Wonderful and very creative abstract, Melissa - WOW! #3847100Charlene Taylor January 21, 2007
A wonderful abstract Melissa! #3847409April Riggs January 21, 2007
Stunning! #3847534Pamela Shane January 21, 2007
This has to be a winner Melissa! Outstanding creativity, & end result.Ronald F. Fischer January 21, 2007
Fantastic work, Melissa!! #3847557Cheryl E. Molennor January 21, 2007
Awesome Melissa #3847636
Evy Johansen
January 21, 2007
Marie Fields January 21, 2007
Fantastic image, Melissa! Very creative and well executed! #3847666
Su Sana E. P
January 21, 2007
Vladan D. Djordjevic January 21, 2007
Fantastic photo!!! Great effects, lines, composition, lighting! Very creative! I love this design! #3847977Glenn E. Urquhart January 22, 2007
WOW.... Striking work, Outstanding composition, Melissa!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3848552Tammy Scott January 22, 2007
This is one terrific abstract image. Very well executed! #3850422Donna W. Neal January 22, 2007
Love it Melissa! Excellent work and abstract! #3850544Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks to everyone who has taken a look at this image and commented upon it. I really appreciate the time you took!!! #3850562Bambi L. Dingman January 22, 2007
Wow! I love this, Melissa!! Terrific effects and an interesting b&w image. Great job!! #3850673Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Bambi for your wonderful comment. It is much appreciated!! #3850755
Ken Smith
January 22, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Ken for your kind comment!! #3850879Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 22, 2007
Truly outstanding, amazing design and tones. I hope this image goes far in the contest!!! #3851216Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thank you so much, Donna, for your great comment!!! #3851325Michael Khoury January 22, 2007
wow!...what drama Melissa !! Bravo!!!Melissa A. Mannon January 22, 2007
really interesting abstract! I love it! #3851453
Marilyn K. Lincecum
January 22, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Michael, Melissa and Marilyn for your terrific comments!!! #3851510Stan Kwasniowski January 22, 2007
Melissa, beautiful #3851520Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Stan for commenting. I really appreciate it!!! #3851529Manuel Barrera January 22, 2007
Extremely creative! #3852017Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Manuel for commenting!!! #3852223David Pratt January 22, 2007
A very striking B & W image Melissa! Great work! #3852440Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thank you David for your great comment!!! #3852636
Terry L. Ellis
January 22, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Terry for your wonderful comment on this image!! #3852703
Rakesh Syal
January 22, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2007
Thanks Rakesh for your great comment!! #3852834Morteza Safataj January 22, 2007
Beautiful work Melissa!! #3852856Beverly A. Wright January 23, 2007
Great artwork came out of the sixties.Paula Dwyer January 23, 2007
Fantastic B&W image and excellent PS work Melissa!!! :) #3854376Melissa G. Meiselman January 23, 2007
Thanks Morteza, Beverly and Paula for your wonderful comments. Much appreciated!!! #3855189Cathy Stancil January 23, 2007
LOVE this abstract Melissa !! Well done ! #3857034Melissa G. Meiselman January 23, 2007
Thanks Cathy for your great comment!! #3857064Melissa G. Meiselman January 25, 2007
Douglas thanks for your humorous comment. I really appreciate it!!! #3869931john dunne February 19, 2007
excellent #3965312Melissa G. Meiselman February 19, 2007
Thanks John for leaving this comment!! #3965523John Caruso February 19, 2007
Such a cool shot, Melissa! Your technique on this one really paid off! #3965909Melissa G. Meiselman February 19, 2007
Thanks so much John for looking at this and leaving such a great comment!! #3966022Nadya Johnson February 24, 2007
Congratulations again, Melissa! A striking photo and a well deserved finalist! Best of luck in the second round! #3983078Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 24, 2007
And AGAIN, CONGRATULATION on your FINALIST, SAM!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3983472Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 24, 2007
OOPS!!!! Sorry about that, Melissa!!!!I mess up!!! DUHHHH CONGRATULATION on your FINALIST, Melissa!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3983484Colleen Farrell February 24, 2007
Amazing photo, Melissa! Congratulations on another finalist--this is great! #3983679Shooting Star Photography February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa. Good luck. #3984204Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
thanks Nadya, Kitty, Colleen and Oregon Trails for your best wishes!! #3984484Candy Avera February 24, 2007
Congrats Melissa! #3984819Patricia Ronan February 24, 2007
Congratulations again Melissa :) #3984876Carol Sawyer February 24, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa!! #3985108Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks Candy, Patricia and Carol for your good wishes on this finalist! #3985629David Pratt February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa! #3985670Renee Doyle February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks David and Renee for you best wishes!! #3985947Cathy Stancil February 24, 2007
Congrats on an awesome finalist, Melissa ! Love it ! #3986813
Chris Budny
February 24, 2007
Cheryl E. Molennor February 24, 2007
You are doing great Melissa! Congratulations #3986954
Terry L. Ellis
February 24, 2007
Dr Silly
February 24, 2007
Kenneth Mucke February 24, 2007
Really a wonderful finalist Melissa.,,WTG #3987270Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks Cathy, Christopher, Cheryl, Terry, Doc and Kenneth for your kind words!! #3987641
Kay E. Mahoney
February 24, 2007
Marilyn K. Lincecum
February 24, 2007
Jessica Jenney February 25, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa on this wonderful finalist image! #3988947Ken Jarvis February 25, 2007
Congratulations again Melissa! #3989062Colette M. Metcalf February 25, 2007
Congrats once more, Melissa!! #3989341Sharon King February 25, 2007
Very Coll Finalist!! #3989658
Ken Smith
February 25, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks to everyone for your encouragement and kind wishes!! #3990442Joy E. Cobb February 25, 2007
Awesome and very creative, Melissa! Congrats! #3991235Jenny Bosmans February 25, 2007
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Melissa! :) #3991334
Dominick M. Dimacale
February 25, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Jenny and Dominick for your best wishes!! #3991644Z. Banu February 25, 2007
Congratulation!Melissa best of luck for next round! #3991681Jennifer Rennison February 25, 2007
Fabulous in camera effects, Melissa!! Congratulations on another excellent finalist!! #3991769Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Zaanat and Jennifer for you best wishes!!! #3992189Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Zaanat and Jennifer for you best wishes!!! #3992190
Erica Murphy
February 25, 2007
Erica #3992321
Hendrik Storme February 25, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!! #3992661Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Erica and Hendrik for your best wishes and great comments!! #3992692
Sheryl A. Hudson
February 25, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Sheryl for your terrific comment!!! #3993213
Laurie Daily
February 25, 2007
Emile Abbott
February 25, 2007
Jeff Robinson
February 25, 2007
Evy Johansen
February 25, 2007
RC Fritz February 25, 2007
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist, Melissa. Good luck! #3994526Brian Lobdell February 25, 2007
Don't know where I missed this, but my browsing came to a screeching halt when I saw the thumbnail for this! Stunning B&W capture, Melissa!! Congratulations on this finalist!! #3994592Datha Y. Thompson February 25, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Again Melissa!!! Awesome work!!! WTG :0) #3994597Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Laurie, Emile, Jeff, Evy, RC, Brian and Datha for your best wishes!!! #3994742Sam Britt February 25, 2007
Congratulations again, Melissa. #3994778Tarun Bose February 25, 2007
Big, big congrats my dear Melissa for your outstanding finalist. #3995046Melissa G. Meiselman February 26, 2007
Thanks Sam and Tarun for your good wishes!!! #3996572
Rakesh Syal
February 26, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 26, 2007
Thanks so much Rakesh for your congratulations. I really appreciate that!! #3999279Remi Trepanier February 27, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!!! Terrific capture... Still dont know what it is, but I really like the mood:) #4001213Alison Krylowski February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your fabulous winner Melissa! The effects are just great! #4002001Ray Clarke February 27, 2007
Congratulations on this winner Melissa (ac) #4002014Ray Clarke February 27, 2007
Congratulations on this winner Melissa (ac) #4002015Ronald F. Fischer February 27, 2007
Melissa, congratulations on this awesome winner!! #4002019Marie Fields February 27, 2007
Congratulations on this fantastic WIN, Melissa!! #4002022Debbie Hartley February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your awesome win Melissa!! #4002066
Erica Murphy
February 27, 2007
Erica #4002113
Teresa Norris February 27, 2007
Melissa, congratulations on this beautiful winner! #4002115Jessica Jenney February 27, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa on this stunning win! #4002164Cyn Valentine February 27, 2007
COngratulations Melissa..great winning image!! #4002186Colette M. Metcalf February 27, 2007
Congratulations to you on your win, Melissa!!! #4002207
Dr Silly
February 27, 2007
Melissa A. Mannon February 27, 2007
congratulations Melissa! #4002253
Marilyn K. Lincecum
February 27, 2007
Laurie Daily
February 27, 2007
David Pratt February 27, 2007
Congraulations Melissa! Well done! #4002379Stan Kwasniowski February 27, 2007
Melissa, a Big Congratulations #4002435Alan L. Borror February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your winner, Melissa! #4002438Carla Metzler February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your winner, Melissa! #4002463
John V. Roscich
February 27, 2007
Chastity Abbott February 27, 2007
I love being right!!! hehehe....:)Kara L. Hendricks February 27, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!!! Fantastic!!! #4002518Holly Shao February 27, 2007
Melissa, Congratulations on your wonderful win!!Holly #4002606
Melissa G. Meiselman February 27, 2007
I just logged on and saw that the winnners had been announced and that this image was among them. Thanks to all my Better Photo friends for your best wishes. #4002664Sam Britt February 27, 2007
Congratulations on this winner, Melissa! #4002696Hendrik Storme February 27, 2007
Big congrats, Melissa!!! #4002747Nadya Johnson February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your GOLD, Melissa!! Way to go! Stunning photo and well deserved! #4002778
Claudia Kuhn
February 27, 2007
Judyann Plante February 27, 2007
Congrgatulations, Melissa!!! WTG!Judyann ><> #4002803
Gary Lange February 27, 2007
Congrats on your wonderful win here, Melissa!! #4002818Susan Fox February 27, 2007
Congrats Melissa on your win! Wonderful abstract!! #4002917
Chris Budny
February 27, 2007
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 27, 2007
FANTASTIC, Melissa!!!!! I was very happy to see this here!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #4002950Melissa G. Meiselman February 27, 2007
Thanks to all my Better Photo friends for all these great comments. I am really honored to be among the winners!!!!! #4002980Manuel Barrera February 27, 2007
congratulations, Melissa #4003019Colleen Farrell February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your win, Melissa! Yay! :) #4003078Revonda L. Gentry February 27, 2007
Congratulations on this fantastic winner!! #4003114
Girish Vaghela
February 27, 2007
Ken Smith
February 27, 2007
Barbara Waldoch February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your win, Melissa! #4003228Sylvia Rossler February 27, 2007
Big congrats on your win Melissa :O) #4003235
Emile Abbott
February 27, 2007
Kay Beausoleil February 27, 2007
So glad for you to see this as a winner, Melissa -- congratulations! #4003439Karen Slagle February 27, 2007
WTG girl, big congrats... #4003440Ken Jarvis February 27, 2007
Congratulation Melissa on this well-deserved win! #4003444Melissa G. Meiselman February 27, 2007
Thanks so much all my BP friends for your wonderful messages of congratulations!!! #4003455LENA U. FRIEDMAN February 27, 2007
Congratulations! A very cool image!!!! #4003679David Phalen February 27, 2007
BIG congrats on a well deserved winner!! #4003713Christopher Delaney February 27, 2007
Congrats! Happy to share 2nd with such a creative shot! Awesome image! #4003743Melissa G. Meiselman February 27, 2007
Thanks so much for your great wishes Lena, David and Chris!!! #4003773Kenneth Mucke February 27, 2007
WTG Melissa...This is an awesome winner...I am so happy for you #4003795
Janet McNeil
February 27, 2007
Sharon King February 27, 2007
Such a Cool shot, Congratulations Melissa on your win! #4004068Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 27, 2007
Congratulations!!! Great work Melissa, and a beautiful winning image!! #4004079Robert R. Goodman February 27, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!!!!! #4004151Cheryl E. Molennor February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your awesome win!! #4004308
Terry L. Ellis
February 27, 2007
Sharon Day February 27, 2007
Big congratulations on this outstanding win, Melissa!!! #4004509
Dominick M. Dimacale
February 27, 2007
Kristi A. Howson February 27, 2007
Congratulations Melissa on this awesome winner. Incredible perspective and effects! #4004525Roger Bernabo February 27, 2007
Super creativity Melissa!! #4004633Melissa G. Meiselman February 27, 2007
Thanks so much everyone for leaving me these terrific best wishes. I appreciate them all very much!! #4004638Datha Y. Thompson February 27, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS On this Excellent WINNER Melissa!!! WTG :0) #4004708Cassie L. Woodlee February 27, 2007
Congratulations on your win Melissa!! #4004821Darryl Wilkinson February 27, 2007
Great concept, Melissa. Congratulations!! #4004861Brian Lobdell February 27, 2007
Knew when I came to that "screeching halt" that this was special! So glad to see it as a winner! Congratulations Melissa - one of my very favorites!! #4004925
Robert K. Bemus
February 27, 2007
Tarun Bose February 27, 2007
Big, big congrats my dearest Melissa for your winner. Well done. #4005029Graeme yew Chow February 27, 2007
Super win ! congrats Melissa. #4005047Paul E. Earl February 28, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS!! #4005070Katarina Mansson February 28, 2007
Excellent work Melissa! Congratulations to your well deserved win! #4005211Wally Orlowsky February 28, 2007
Congratulations on this creative winner, Melissa! #4005312Tammy Scott February 28, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome winner! #4005386
Kay E. Mahoney
February 28, 2007
Jenny Bosmans February 28, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Melissa! :) #4006727RC Fritz February 28, 2007
Congratulations on your Winner, Melissa! #4006891Ermanno Radice February 28, 2007
Many congrats on a well deserved winner, Melissa!! #4007136Pamela Shane February 28, 2007
Big congratulations on your super winMary Timman February 28, 2007
Way to go girl. Congratulations !! #4007425
Jeff Robinson
February 28, 2007
Patricia Ronan February 28, 2007
Huge Congratulations on your win Melissa :) #4007797Renee Doyle February 28, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful win Melissa!
Boris Kirpichnikov
February 28, 2007
Linda M. Walker February 28, 2007
A big congratulations on this wonderful winner #4008259
Janine Russell
February 28, 2007
Crystal L. Craig February 28, 2007
Congratulations Melissa for this wonderfully creative win! Awesome work! #4008761
Sherry Stricklin Boles
February 28, 2007
Evy Johansen
February 28, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman March 01, 2007
Thanks everyone for your congratulatory comments. I really appreciate them. #4011576Nobu Nagase March 01, 2007
randy dannheim March 01, 2007
Congratulation Melissa!!!!!!!! #4012053
Guy D. Biechele
March 01, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman March 02, 2007
Thanks Nobi, Randy and Guy for commenting!! #4014817
Robert Mann
March 02, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman March 02, 2007
Thanks Robert for your wonderful comment! Much appreciated!! #4015895Husain Akhtar March 02, 2007
Melissa, whole heartily congratulations on your most deserving win in the January 2007 contest! Sorry for not contacting you earlier because I had no access to the internet for days! #4016634Ross Throndson March 03, 2007
Congratulations Melissa, on this Fantastic Winning Image....Great Work!!! #4017531Melissa G. Meiselman March 03, 2007
Thanks MH and Ross for stopping by and commenting!! #4017753Glenn E. Urquhart March 04, 2007
A late Big Congratulations on your award, Melissa!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4020085eileen bedford March 12, 2007
Congratulations on your great work Melissa... #4047303Melissa G. Meiselman March 12, 2007
Thanks Glenn and Eileen for commenting!! #4047791
Ronda Chatelle
March 22, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman March 22, 2007
Thanks Ronda for finding this image and leaving this terrific comment!! #4082203Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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