Main Card Catalog
Uploaded: April 24, 2012
An alcove off the Library of Congress' Main Reading Room (the soaring dome of which appears at the top) leads to thousands of card catalog drawers.
4/12 Second Place - T&P
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/6 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 10.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Karen E. Michaels April 24, 2012
fabulous display of creativity! #1458466Michelle Alton April 24, 2012
Yes...it's a fantastic capture, Chris. I thought card catalogs had disappeared forever! #10107010Joy Rector April 24, 2012
beautiful shot #10107041Katarina Mansson April 24, 2012
Terrific POV, composition, details and tones - love it! #10107143Dominick M. Dimacale April 24, 2012
Outstanding image and POV here, Chris!
Dominick #10107147
Patti Coblentz April 24, 2012
WOW on the image and the card catalog....amazing, Chris!!! #10107253Linda D. Lester April 24, 2012
This is really cool....love how you look up at everything! #10107287Dayna Cain April 24, 2012
Excellent detail, colors are perfect and I had a hard time finding your name on this one. (looking for your logo is my new favorite thing to do...lol) #10107560Marcie A. Fowler April 24, 2012
Love the details and your creative point of view. #10107773Bob Cournoyer April 24, 2012
Great pov and clarity... :-) #10107780Michele Peterson April 24, 2012
Very cool pov! Kind of a surprise perspective. Love it!! #10107963Zita A. Strother April 24, 2012
Great POV and composition. Love the clarity and attention to detail. #10108268Chris Budny April 25, 2012
Thank you all very much!Leslie McLain April 25, 2012
Very creative, Chris. A terrific capture. #10108554Chris Budny April 25, 2012
Thanks, Leslie! #10108645Lindley Johnson April 27, 2012
Fantastic composition and POV, Chris - so well done! #10111296Chris Budny April 27, 2012
Thank you, Lindley! #10111370Tammy Espino May 25, 2012
Congrats on this awesome finalist! #10150364Phyllis H. Burchett May 25, 2012
WOW amazing, congrats Chris. #10150708Michelle L. Frick May 25, 2012
Congratulations Chris! I love how you manage to always capture such beautiful angles/intersections! Way to go! Hope to see this one again soon! #10150787Michele Peterson May 25, 2012
I still love this one, Chris! Very creatively captured. Congratulations on the finalist!! #10151078Ellen Hodges May 25, 2012
Huge congrats and very best luck in the next round, Chris! Wow finalist!!!! #10151224Renee Doyle May 26, 2012
Such a cool pov and deserving finalist! Congratulations Chris! #10151712Usman M. Bajwa May 26, 2012
Awesome pov and lines, Chris. CONGRATZ and good luck in the next round!UB. #10151837
Linda D. Lester May 26, 2012
Congratulations Chris!!!! Awesome finalist! #10151882Monnie Ryan May 26, 2012
Congratulations on your Finalist award, Chris! Fabulous! #10152018Leslie McLain May 26, 2012
Congrats on a beautiful fianlist, Chris. Love that perspective. #10152031Lindley Johnson May 26, 2012
Love this image, Chris! Congratulations on your terrific finalist. #10152576Martha R. Mazon May 26, 2012
An extremely unusual and captivating image, Chris! I love this. Congrats! #10152714Terry Cervi May 26, 2012
Love your POV, Chris!! Congrats on your terrific finalist! #10152815David Phalen May 26, 2012
BIG Congrats on a fabulous Finalist!! #10152863Patti Coblentz May 26, 2012
Big congrats, Chris! #10152954JO ANN CLEVELAND May 26, 2012
Congratulations on your outstanding finalist Chris!jo ann c. #10153062
Carol Quina May 26, 2012
Excellent POV! Congratulations on the finalist! Good luck in the next round!! #10153248Mitch Spence May 26, 2012
An inspired point of view, Chris. Congratulations. #10153259Ken Smith May 26, 2012
That's a cool POV, Chris. Congrats to you!! #10153575Chris Budny May 26, 2012
Many thanks, folks...! The Library is an endless source of great design to photograph! #10154526Peggy Pfister May 27, 2012
A creative and beautiful finalist, Chris! Congrats! #10156040Don Johnson May 28, 2012
Great shot Chris. You produce some amazing images! #10157090Chris Budny May 28, 2012
Thank you both, very much! #10157298Thomas A. Statas May 29, 2012
Congratulations... You did it again.. Nice work.Tom #10158949
Bob Cournoyer May 29, 2012
Woo Hoo, Chris... :-) #10158974Leslie McLain May 29, 2012
Congrats on a fantastic winner, Chris. #10159061Michele Peterson May 29, 2012
Not surprised to see this get a gold badge! Congratulations, Chris!! #10159069Agnes Fegan May 29, 2012
Congrats on your winning image! #10159111Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 29, 2012
WTG on this awesome winner, Chris! :-) k #10159122Mitch Spence May 29, 2012
Excellent stuff, Chris. Congratulations. #10159129Patti Coblentz May 29, 2012
Such a unique and terrific image, Chris...like Mitch said, "good stuff!" Congratulations on your gold win! #10159178Don Johnson May 29, 2012
Congrats! Wonderful shot and a well deserved winner! #10159183Monnie Ryan May 29, 2012
WTG Chris! Congratulations! #10159330JO ANN CLEVELAND May 29, 2012
Big congratulations on this outstanding 2nd Place Gold Winner Christopher!And sooo well deserved too..I just love it!
jo ann c. #10159457
Mary Beth Aiello May 29, 2012
What a fantastic POV, Chris. Huge congrats on this beautiful Gold. #10159526Kay Beausoleil May 29, 2012
Congratulations on your win, Chris -- such an intriguing image! #10159628Val Feldman May 29, 2012
Spectacular pov..and a spectacular capture and...a very deserving and outstanding GOLD win, Chris! Warmest congrats!! #10159642Tammy Espino May 29, 2012
Congrats on this well deserved win :) #10159814Chris Budny May 29, 2012
What a treat! Thank you all very much for the kind words! The Library of Congress should be on every must-see list, for anyone visiting DC! #10159860Phyllis H. Burchett May 29, 2012
Congrats Chris on your win! #10159875Ellen Hodges May 29, 2012
Huge congrats on a fantastic winner, Chris!! #10159901David Phalen May 29, 2012
BIG Congrats on your Winner!! #10160087Renee Doyle May 29, 2012
Glad to see this one in the winners circle Chris!!! BIG congratulations to you! #10160147R. J. Laudenbacher May 29, 2012
Congrats, Chris on your fabulous winner! #10160223Peggy Pfister May 29, 2012
Big congrats, Chris! Well done! #10160281Katarina Mansson May 29, 2012
This is such a striking image - spot on! Congratulations on your winner Chris! #10160661Chris Budny May 30, 2012
Thank you all very much! #10160841Usman M. Bajwa May 30, 2012
WTG Chris. Huge CONGRATZ on the Second Place Winner!UB. #10161055
Connie J. Bagot May 30, 2012
Amazing perspective and very beautiful photo---congratulations Chris! #10161092Terry Cervi May 30, 2012
Congrats on your fantastic win, Chris! #10161108Gail Sullivan May 30, 2012
Fantastic work, Christopher...congrats! #10161192Debra R. Harder May 30, 2012
Perfect in every way, Christopher! Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT GOLD WINNER!! Deb #10161296Lindley Johnson May 30, 2012
Big congratulations on your terrific winner, Chris. #10161385Carol Quina May 30, 2012
Congratulations on the win Chris! #10161526Chris Budny May 30, 2012
Thank you all very much! #10161647Patricia (Pat) C. Exum May 31, 2012
Chris,Congratulations on your win, it's a wonderful shot! #10162549
Chris Budny May 31, 2012
Thanks, Pat! Long time---hope all's well with you! #10162600Dayna Cain May 31, 2012
WTG Chris! Excellent work! #10162751Chris Budny May 31, 2012
Thanks, Dayna! #10162946Thomas E. Hinds May 31, 2012
So well done, Chris! Congratulations on your Winner! #10163688Chris Budny June 01, 2012
Thank you, Thomas! #10164210Patricia (Pat) C. Exum June 02, 2012
Hi Chris, Doing well in SC, have taken up painting and still doing a little photography, not as much as I would like thought. Miss all by DC friends!David M. Montero June 08, 2012
I apologize for my tardiness. Congratulations on your gold award for this very dramatic and fantastic capture Chris!!! #10173446Chris Budny June 08, 2012
Hope you get up here on a visit sometime, Pat!Mick Burkey June 12, 2012
Congratulations, Chris!! Very provocative POV. #10178126Chris Budny June 13, 2012
Thanks, Mick! The ultra-wide lens definitely encourages straight-upwards compositions, I find! #10178395Amanda D. Austwick July 22, 2012
Love the POV and the patterns. Congratulations on your Gold win! #10239953Chris Budny July 22, 2012
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