the "real McCoy"

© Gene Spears

the "real McCoy"

Uploaded: November 14, 2008

Description

1s at f14 and iso100.

Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: 4293.97, ExposureTime: 1000000/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D

Comments

Michelle Alton November 15, 2008

Excellent!!! Love the gleaming spurs! #1035609

Gene Spears November 15, 2008

thanks, Michelle! #6757433

Erin Appelbaum November 15, 2008

Stunning capture Gene. Love the lighting and details. Peter #6757743

Lynn Haack November 26, 2008

Love the patena of these well-worn boots. Excellent close-up! lynn #6813990

Tommy E. Burgess January 30, 2009

Big congrats on this terrific POTD Gene!! #7104795

Laura E. Swan level-classic January 30, 2009

Wonderful Photo Of The Day! Big Congrats to you Gene. This HONOR is the REAL DEAL, too! COOL! -Laura Swan #7104829

Les Rhoades level-classic January 30, 2009

Congrats on your POTD selection! #7104831

Susie Peek-Swint January 30, 2009

Great shot Gene ~ excellent light and detail .. many congrats on POTD! #7104836

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 30, 2009

Congratulations Gene, great details and composition on your POTD! #7104942

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic January 30, 2009

Congrats. on the POTD selection, Gene.

UB. #7104963

Katarina Mansson January 30, 2009

Love it; congratulations Gene! #7105097

Vicki Hunt January 30, 2009

Great lighting! Congrats on your POTD! #7105121

Gord MacEachern January 30, 2009

Great still here Gene,well done.
Gord #7105176

William C. Raco level-classic January 30, 2009

Excellent light, detail and composition.
Congratulations on the POTD, Gene #7105249

Janet McNeil level-classic January 30, 2009

Great capture - fantastic pov!! Congrats on POTD!!! #7105285

Shirley Sicurello level-classic January 30, 2009

Fantastic POTD - love it! Congratulations. #7105443

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic January 30, 2009

Love them shiny spurs!
Congratulations on your wonderful POTD!
#7105794

Terri L. Scribner January 30, 2009

Congratulations on this great POTD!! #7105804

Leslie Carson Wolfe January 30, 2009

Congratulations, Gene! Nice work! #7105910

wolfie wolfe level-classic January 30, 2009

Wonderful capture Gene! Congratulations! #7105912

A P January 30, 2009

very cool and congratulations on your wonderful POTD #7106145

Joan Powell January 30, 2009

A big congrats on this fabulous capture
!! #7106169

Denise Denomy January 30, 2009

FABULOUS CAPTURE, Gene! Great detail!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR POTD!!! :0) #7106221

Sheri Wahlstrom January 30, 2009

Awesome pic! Love everything about this one! It's nice to see something out of the ordinary! #7106291

Colleen Farrell January 30, 2009

Terrific image, Gene! Wonderful comp and details. Congratulations on your POTD! #7106394

Kathy L. Clark January 30, 2009

Congrats Gene on an awesome POTD. #7106649

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton January 30, 2009

Great image! Congratulations on your POTD, Gene!! #7108007

Marisol Pastor January 31, 2009

Fantastic POTD! Congratulations Gene. #7109990

Gene Spears February 02, 2009

thanks everyone for all of your kind and supportive comments!!! #7119505

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe February 03, 2009

Outstanding, Gene! What a beautiful capture of these boots and spurs! Excellent light, detail, clarity, color, POV and composition! Exceptionally well done and so deserving the POTD, Congratulations!!! #7120188

Stefania Barbier level-classic February 04, 2009

Congrats for your gorgeous POTD!!!!!! #7124165

Vitor Dias February 12, 2009

Stunning work Gene, great POTD.

rgs Vitor #7157314

Barbara Waldoch February 23, 2009

Wonderful shot, congratulations, Gene! #7204388

Murry Grigsby March 07, 2009

Giddy up cowboy :0) Wonderful slice of life Gene! I love the closeup/low POV and lighting!! We are in the middle of our rodeo here in Houston so this shot really rings true. Congrats on it being the POTD. #7253814

Doug K. Herrman April 17, 2009

I really like the zoomed-in crop of this composition. Great darker exposure with a lot of shading. #7413944

Stephen Zacker May 19, 2009

Great lighting and detail. Congratulations #7537186

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