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Spiral Melk Abby

Spiral Melk Abby

Ornate spiral staircase inside of Melk Abby, Austria

Ornate spiral staircase inside of Melk Abby, Austria
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/60

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Dec, 2014

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Awards

Top Shot Award 21

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Contest Finalist in Spiral Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Stairways to Heaven Photo Contest

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absolute masterpiece. Good luck in the contest. This one is a winner image in my book.

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Just found it is in the tip 10% so have my fingers crossed, thanks

congratulations on your finalist status..I am crossing my fingers that you win. Joan

Amazing capture. Congrats!

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Thanks, not a winner but sure nice to be a finalist.

just great!

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Thanks, I have been surprise with this one, you never know :D

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Its like an illusion - amazing shot - voted Architectural Design

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This image has exceeded my expectations, thanks for the vote

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Thanks Cipriana

Congratulations on your Award!

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Jelieta, thanks again. This one just keeps doing well.

voted creative composition!

Congratulations on your awards!

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Thanks Gig, been up in Colorado past couple weeks with my brother.

Spectacular. Bold color, beautiful.

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Thanks Joy, appreciate the kind remarks

Pure art!

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I love finding spiral stairs, I pushed the color a bit to help set the mood.

Great shot with superb editing adjustment! Congrats on the Contest successes! Makes a bit of a contrast to my unedited, but otherwise almost identical shot of the same staircase - it took me a second look to realise it was the Melk Abbey spiral staircase! This really works well!

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Phil, thanks for the nice comments Looked at your shot and looks very close but think I had a wider lense. I used a 24mm for my shot and think you used 55mm, at least that is what the EXIF data shows. I also played with the white balance to get the gold tones. Cheers Ron

I adore spiral staircases, this is a master shot

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Dee, I love spiral stairs also. Thanks for the nice comments. Ron

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