Three of Cups [190967 Elements of Design]
Uploaded: February 26, 2008 07:31:02
2nd Place Winner - March 2008
These were three plastic goblets (from Wal-Mart!) photography in natureal light from the window. White foam board as backdrop.
Erika Haight February 27, 2008
How does one choose their favorite from a run of AWESOME images like these..??? HUMMMM!!! Great work Susan! I love the colors, POV, and compositions!!!~ erika haight :0)~ #864738
Susan M. Smith February 27, 2008
Erika, you are so sweet!!! Well, when you have a wild and crazy gallery (borrowed from our own Les) who knows?? Just point and shooot...hahaha! #5562976Paul G Slate March 04, 2008
Wow Beautiful! great colors! great composition! very well done! #5591291Susan M. Smith March 04, 2008
Thank you Paul! #5592056Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 08, 2008
This is outstanding Susan, the colors and design work so well. Good luck with this beauty!!! #5612346Lynn Haack March 09, 2008
I LOVE this clean, well thought out design photo. Beautiful lighting, elegant shapes, striking colors and an outstanding comp all come thogether to make this photo very appealing and enjoyable. WTG!!! Lynn #5615426Susan M. Smith March 09, 2008
Donna and Lynn, thank you so much for your wonderful comments! I really appreciate the wonderful feedback :) #5615665Robert Baer March 17, 2008
wonderful colorful image. I really like the design qualities! #5652849Susan M. Smith March 19, 2008
Thanks Justin! #5662886
Lisa J. Boulden
March 24, 2008
Lois Adomite March 31, 2008
Wonderful colors, simple clear design. Lois #5726073Susan M. Smith April 01, 2008
Lisa and Lois, thank you both for the wonderful comments! #5728385Daniella Puente April 21, 2008
GREAT finalist Susan congrats!!!!! #5818184
Elida Gutierrez
April 21, 2008
Colleen Farrell April 21, 2008
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Susan! #5820622Erika Haight April 21, 2008
Outstanding job on Finalist Susan!!! :)))))))))WTG! #5820747Sam Britt April 21, 2008
Congratulations, terrific finalist, Susan! #5820954
Mike D. Perez
April 21, 2008
Rob Bishop April 21, 2008
Excellent use of those cups, Susan! #5821460
Leslie McLain
April 21, 2008
Katarina Mansson April 22, 2008
So elegant and colorful. Congratulations Susan! #5822873Pat Gamwell April 22, 2008
Incredible creation, Susan! WTG! #5823674Susan M. Smith April 22, 2008
Yowza! I am still in shock but quite thrilled at this Finalist choice! See how nice you can make items from Wal-Mart look? LOL!! Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments!!! #5823716Teresa Norris April 22, 2008
Susan, congratultaions on this super colorful and beautiful finalist!!! #5824053
Lisa J. Boulden
April 22, 2008
Kimi A. Phillips April 22, 2008
CONGRATS!!! :) #5824333Susan M. Smith April 22, 2008
Thank you Teresa, Lisa and Kimi!!!! #5824437Amber Kennedy April 22, 2008
now this is well deserving of recognition! CONGRATS! and I always love viewing your images.Thanks for sharing. #5824563Sylvia Rossler April 22, 2008
Big congrats on this superb finalist Susan :o) #5824814
Nikki McDonald
April 22, 2008
Laurie Daily
April 22, 2008
Patrick Rouzes
April 22, 2008
mangis (Marcus Grandon)
April 23, 2008
Susan Fox April 23, 2008
Congratulations your wonderful finalist Susan! #5831624Colleen Farrell April 23, 2008
Woohooo!!! It's a WINNER! Big congrats, Susan! #5832455Susana Ms Heide April 23, 2008
I'm not surprised to see this here!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this bold and colorful WIN Susan!!!! WTG!!! #5832514
Les Rhoades
April 23, 2008
Deborah Lewinson
April 23, 2008
Debby #5832952
Katarina Mansson April 24, 2008
Wonderful Susan - congrats again! #5833397Colette M. Metcalf April 24, 2008
Congratulations on your win, Susan!!! #5833567Jessica Jenney April 24, 2008
Congratulations, Susan on your beautiful win! #5834004Wally Orlowsky April 24, 2008
Congratulations on this creative Winner, Susan!!! #5834290
Dr Silly
April 24, 2008
Sam Britt April 24, 2008
Big congratulations on your winner, Susan! #5834551
Elida Gutierrez
April 24, 2008
Susan M. Smith April 24, 2008
Thank you all so much :) My face is killing me right now because the ear to ear grin just won't let up!! Yes Doc, the birdie was right! My FIRST GOLD!!!!! woooooohoooo! #5834705Vicki L. Filippin April 24, 2008
FABULOUS image, Susan! I can totally appreciate the face pain dilemma. I was like that when I got the POTD and was screaming thru the house. When I opened up the email today about the win, it was 5am, so had to keep my excitement to myself so as not to wake the whole house.Susan M. Smith April 24, 2008
Vicki, imagine how I feel at work! I can't go screaming like I want...lol. Thank you and congrats to you and Harley on your first of many Wins!!!ps - is Harley strutting his stuff? He should be....lol! #5834895
Kimi A. Phillips April 24, 2008
BIG CONGRATS!!!! :) #5834899Lois Adomite April 24, 2008
Congrats on your win, great photo. Lois #5834939Vicki L. Filippin April 24, 2008
Sorry to hear you can't share your excitement at work. Harley isn't my cat, he belongs to my brother-in-law...which is fine with me cuz he's reeeeely mean...lol #5835215Susan M. Smith April 24, 2008
Thank you Kimi and Lois!Vicki, that is just too funny!!! Well then, you got one over on him....lololol #5835511
Michelle L. Frick April 24, 2008
Congratulations Susan on this fabulous winner!! #5835670Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 24, 2008
Congratulations on your win Susan!!! Excellent colors and design!! #5835770Susan Heath April 24, 2008
Wow - fantastic lighting and color! Congratulations on this fantastic winner! #5835831Susan M. Smith April 24, 2008
Michelle, Donna and Susan, thanks so much for your kind words! #5836285
Larry L. Redmon
April 24, 2008
Sylvia Rossler April 24, 2008
Big congrats on your awesome winner Susan :O) #5836429
Leslie McLain
April 24, 2008
Susan M. Smith April 24, 2008
Thank you Larry, Sylvia and Leslie!!!! #5836709Nadine A. Lewis April 24, 2008
AWESOME image, Susan...CONGRATULATIONS!!!! <>< #5836918
Laurie Daily
April 24, 2008
Lee Canham April 24, 2008
3 is and will always be... a magic magic magic number....this has made my day susan...3 has worked for me and has never failed in three hundred and thirty three years...''am I really that old''Susan Fox April 24, 2008
Awesome winner Susan!!!!!!!! #5837348Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 24, 2008
WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO
Claudia Kuhn
April 24, 2008
Datha Y. Thompson April 24, 2008
WOW!!! CONGRATULATIONS Susan!!! Beautiful!! WTG :0) #5838170RC Fritz April 25, 2008
Great creativity with your camera! Congratulations, Susan! #5839389Susan M. Smith April 25, 2008
Nadine, Laurie, Lee, Susan, Nancy, Claudia, Datha and RC, thank you so much! Your kind words mean the world to me :)Lee, you are wise, I believe, beyond your three hundred and thirty three years!!! I never thought about the energy and magic of "3" before. I hadn't even made the connection of the three clocks in your winning image. Wow! You have an exceptional vision and thank you for sharing it with me :) #5839626
Pat Gamwell April 25, 2008
Just to add to Lee's theory of "3's"...it is also God's perfect number, along with 7! Beautifully presented..well deserved winner! #5840078Ujjwal Mukherjee April 26, 2008
Such beautiful composition and capture!Huge congratulations,Susan on your fantastic Winner!! #5846419Vladan D. Djordjevic April 26, 2008
Lovely! #5846421Susan M. Smith April 27, 2008
Pat, you are so right! Thank you and Ujjwal and Vladan for your wonderful comments :) #5848182Linda Blair April 27, 2008
Beautiful....congratulations!!!!!! ☺ #5849126Susan M. Smith April 29, 2008
Thank you Linda! You have a wonderful gallery with great variety :) #5857260Kathleen Rinker April 29, 2008
I just realized you won, a huge congrats for this wonderful image!! #5859154
mangis (Marcus Grandon)
May 12, 2008
Susan M. Smith May 12, 2008
lol Kathy....yay!! Finally a Gold :) Thanks also Tatsuya and Marcus for looking and for your great comments! #5912913Corinne M. Thompson May 13, 2008
Wonderful image, congrats on your win! #5917564Katy Young June 13, 2008
Pure & simple, superb Susan!#6058061
Susan M. Smith June 17, 2008
Thank you Corinne and Katy! #6069965Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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