Inspiring Photo: Madaket takes a ride #428570

Madaket takes a ride

Uploaded: June 17, 2004 05:18:34

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Amanda E. Radovic June 17, 2004 1

This is so cool!!! Did you purposely place the red bottle with the watermelon because it looks great. It looks as if the left side is almost greyscale and the right is a blur of colour and life. Fantastic capture - tons of originality, I hope to see it in the winners circle in a months time. #138595

Leanne M.E. Boyd June 17, 2004 0

Cool shot, Jim! #600529

Dan Holm June 17, 2004 0

Very different, very fun! Excellent shot, Jim! #600532

Cathy T. Vettes June 17, 2004 0

OH my !! We are having some fun now !!! LOL ! What a cutie!! Great expression !! Great capture Jim !! #600891

Jim Mires June 17, 2004 0

Thanks everyone.

Amanda yes, I did arrange the Items in the cart to add some color.
#600896

Kathleen Clemons June 17, 2004 0

Nicely done, Jim. She looks like she's having a blast! :) #601670

Jim Mires June 17, 2004 1

Thanks Kathleen! She was having fun, she did not even mind doing this over and over untill I got it right. #601703

Kristen McKain June 17, 2004 0

awesome! I love this! #601992

Susan T. Evans July 17, 2004 0

Congrats Jim, just awesome! #651577

Sharon E. Lowe July 17, 2004 0

Congrats Jim! #652159

Kathleen Clemons July 17, 2004 0

Congratulations to you, Jim. :) #653566

Leonard Pierce July 17, 2004 0

Congratulations Jim!!! #654329

Debra Booth July 18, 2004 0

Wonderful fun, well captured!! Congratulations, Jim!! #654694

Julie Turner July 18, 2004 0

How creative! Congratulations and good luck!!!! #655159

Nancy Grace Chen July 18, 2004 0

Outstanding!!! Very creative and well-executed. Hope to see this again. Congratulations.

Nancy #655258

Mette Vendelboe Allison July 18, 2004 0

What a well-taken great photo, I think this will go further! Congrats! #656063

Jill Battaglia July 18, 2004 0

Love it! Excellent! Congrats!! #656123

Kathleen Clemons July 19, 2004 0

The Grand! Way to go, Jim! Big congrats to you! #656966

Dolores Neilson July 19, 2004 0

Jim...this is very deserved!! Big congrats on the GRand! I missed this the first time...I love it! #657035

Donna R. Moratelli July 19, 2004 0

This is probably one of the most well deserved grand prize wins that I've ever seen.. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS IMAGE!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS JIM!!..
PS, This looks like a promo image for a shop til' you drop contest. I can't stop looking at it!! It's just faaantasstic!! #657046

Paul C. Gazzanigo July 19, 2004 0

Terrific! BIG Congratulations, Jim! #657071

Wally Orlowsky July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations on your Grand win, Jim! #657186

Colette M. Metcalf July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations to you Jim!! #657256

Debra Booth July 19, 2004 0

A big congratulations, Jim!! #657272

Jim Mires July 19, 2004 0

Tanks Everyone! I will defiantly be carrying my camera to store more often! #657500

Judith G. Secco July 19, 2004 0

Wonderful image, Jim. Congratulations!!
Judy #657556

Robin L. Wehrman July 19, 2004 0

Spectacular Jim!! Cool shot Congratulations on a well deserved photo!! #657604

Kristen McKain July 19, 2004 0

Congrats!! #657609

Jacqueline W. Mills July 19, 2004 0

Congrats on your big win, Jim! Remember our Oregon Vagabonds trip with BFP? You've come a long way, straight to the top! All my best, enjoy! #657641

Stephen Zacker July 19, 2004 0

Congrats Jim! This is really a creative and fun image! #657694

Terry Cervi July 19, 2004 0

I love this, Jim! Wonderful job and congrats on a well deserved win! #657708

Kelly Abernathy July 19, 2004 0

Congrats on your win! -K #657740

Marie Fields July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations, Jim!!! #657743

Vicki Tillard July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations Jim! Wonderful photo, well-deserved win. I looked at your gallery and your work is really outstanding. Thanks for sharing it.
Vicki #657845

Murry Grigsby July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations on this well designed action packed image Jim! A super choice for the Grand Prize!! #657892

Julie Turner July 19, 2004 0

Well deserved! Congratulations!!! #657909

Lori Ditlefsen July 19, 2004 0

I missed this one some how Jim. Wonderful shot with great color and love her expression. Congrats on the win! #658071

Sherri L. Regalbuto July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations Jim, wonderful shot. #658090

Evy Johansen July 19, 2004 0

Many congratulations, Jim! #658261

Susan T. Evans July 19, 2004 0

A Big Congrats Jim on your Grand Prize Win, well deserved!!!, love it, cannot stop looking at this one too!!! just awesome! #658300

Dan Holm July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations, Jim!! Very well deserved! #658426

Sherrie H. Penny July 19, 2004 0

CONGRATS! Way to go -- Jim. #658660

Peggy Wolff July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations Jim! #658906

June Marie Sobrito July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations!!! #658947

Steven Gunnerson July 19, 2004 0

Congratulations Jim! Awesome photograph... what fun. #658985

David L. Shannon July 19, 2004 0

Well deserved win for a sensational photo Jim. You have a gift for capturing great candids of people (been to your gallery).
Dave S. #659074

Jim Mires July 19, 2004 0

WOW! Thanks everyone, it’s wonderful to see so many nice comments. #659126

Susie Marie Uston July 20, 2004 0

Can I add one more to this long list ...

Congrats! Great image! #659163

Jeff Lovinger July 20, 2004 0

Jim,Congrats. Fantastic, and verrrrrrrrry well deserved. I love your site. A real PRO.
Jeff #659212

Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 20, 2004 0

Congrats on this beautiful fun image. I am very happy for you!! Well done. #659251

Monika Sapek July 20, 2004 0

Many congratulations on your fabulous Win with this very creative and fun to look image, Jim! So well done and composed!
Monika
#659319

Nancy Grace Chen July 20, 2004 0

Absolutely deserved win. Big congratulations on your Grand Prize winner!!

Nancy #659374

Audrea Telkamp July 20, 2004 0

Congratulations on your Grand Prize Win Jim!! I love the color, motion, and her expression is priceless!! #659520

Serena Pierce July 20, 2004 0

Wow Jim!! I am soooo excited for you!! Awesome image!! Congratulations!!
#659548

Amanda E. Radovic July 20, 2004 0

WOW- congratulations Jim, very well deserved too. I thought I would see this in the winners circle and the GRAND to boot, what an achievement!!!! Have fun putting together your new Deluxe website - congrats again!!! #659579

Collin Clack July 20, 2004 0

Congrats Jim, This image is right where it deserves to be. #659654

bob garas July 20, 2004 0

congradulations on your win. great fun shot #659669

Terry Joshi July 20, 2004 0

congratulations - excellent shot and well deserved win!
Terry #659682

Patrick Campbell July 20, 2004 0

Just back from vacation and I see you won the Grand Prize with your outstanding photo! Congrats to you, Jim!! #659693

Jean-Francois Schmutz July 20, 2004 0

You are the best, Jim !

Big Bravo !!!!

JF #659753

Jennifer Bulsza July 20, 2004 0

Jim, from a former classmate, I just wanted to say "Congrats" and that I couldn't be happier for you! I'm also glad to see this sweet face again! :)

Bravo! #660018

Mette Vendelboe Allison July 20, 2004 0

Big congrats, Jim! #660515

Bernard B. Travers July 20, 2004 0

AT-A-SHOOTER, Big Jim. Knock-um-dead. A big congrats on this one. #660545

Cathy Shotz July 20, 2004 0

Jim...I was thrilled to see this fabulous photo as the Grand Prize Winner. What a well-deserved win for you. Big, big, congratulations to you and your adorable little girl. #661443

Ray Charles July 21, 2004 0

Congrats, Jim. Stunning shot, very funny, and original. Well done. #661662

Jim Mires July 21, 2004 0

THANKS EVERYONE! It really is encouraging to see all of the wonderful comments. #662693

Marta Azevedo July 21, 2004 0

Congrats, Jim #662783

Sharon E. Lowe July 21, 2004 0

Congrats Jim - absolutely thrilled to see this one here!!! #662820

Andre Marhaug July 21, 2004 0

Congrats on your big win, Jim!. Awesome picture that makes me smile ("Mall Rally", he, he...).

Have you desaturated the ceiling?. Everything fits in this picture (colors, the way it's composed, the movement... awesome...) #662988

Susana Matos July 21, 2004 0

Congratulations!!!! this is top rate photo!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #663002

Jim Mires July 22, 2004 0

Thanks Marta, Sharon, Andre and Susana!

Andre,
I did not de-saturate the ceiling. I think the gray color is due to the dimly lit portion of the ceiling above the fluorescent lights. The only thing I did in PS was a slight rotation and crop so the left side of the shopping cart aligned better with the edge of the image. Oh yea I almost forgot I did clone out the word ‘Viva’ on the top of the milk bottle. If anyone from ‘Viva’ wants to buy the shot I can put it back in!
#663438

Thomasa July 22, 2004 0

WOW!! This definitely deserved a grand prize win!! I love the color, composition, lighting and DOF. Her expression is priceless too. So how many shots did it take to achieve this masterpiece? #664054

Jim Mires July 22, 2004 0

Thanks Thomasa! I don’t know exactly how many shot I took to get this one but it was most likely about 50 or so. I held the camera and rested my hands on the shopping cart as my wife pushed it along and I would hold down the shutter button every time she smiled and looked up. Normally I would try a super clamp for this type of thing but I did not have mine with me. We went down the juice isle about three or four times, we also tried this in the meat department but the color there wasn’t as good. #664234

Peter Mantione July 23, 2004 0

Bravo Jim, Awesome shot congrats! #666406

Stephen H. White July 27, 2004 0

Wonderful shot Jim! Congrats on the win. I love the energy of this picture. #671253

Matt S. Raspanti July 27, 2004 0

wow brings back some exciting memories of when I was a kid (not too long ago actually) riding on the front of the cart was the most fun.

Now on the picture. Are the colors that vibrant when read by a canon chip or was there any saturation enhancement? #672539

Louison Rousseau July 29, 2004 0

Wow, this is fun, dynamic, colorful and original. Great shot, congratulations! #675635

Donna J. Eaton August 06, 2004 0

Jim, please forgive my late response but please accept my heartfelt congratulations for your grand prize win! I'm so happy for you and a big congratulations! See you in class! :-) #690058

Laura Clay-Ballard April 17, 2005 0

I actually "felt" the movement in this! What fun! #1260924

Melody Molinaro August 28, 2006 0

hahahahhaha oh my god what a great photo!!!!!!!!!!! It makes me laugh just looking at it. #3232703

Kathleen K. Parker May 27, 2007 0

Somehow I always knew in my heart that this is how men shop! :-) It is a wonderful photo in all possible ways!!
Congratulations, Jim!
KK #4334940

Amanda Chapman December 10, 2007 0

I found this image on BP when searching panning techniques and WOW!!!! I was thrilled to find this!

Adding it to my FAVES for sure! #5191420

Sarah Baker April 15, 2008 0

very cute! Great job #5788288

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