Inspiring Photo: Sunrise Over the Steel City #1699031

Sunrise Over the Steel City

Uploaded: January 28, 2006

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January 28, 2006

Great shot.

Ed #382148

Pat Gamwell January 28, 2006

This is a prize winner, Christopher! The clarity, comp, colors & POV are extraordinary! This needs to be appreciated by EVERYONE! Maybe the Chamber of Commerce would be interested in using it in their promos! Could be very lucretive for you! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! #2349635

Michelle R. Kovach January 28, 2006

Gorgeous Christopher! I agree with Pat, a definate winner! #2349679

Jane Summa January 28, 2006

Beautiful colors, reflections, dof & pov, Christopher! #2349709

Sylvia Rossler January 28, 2006

Wonderful shot Christopher !!! Those colors are simply amazing !!! #2349725

Judyann Plante January 28, 2006

Just beautiful! #2349856

Mary Clarke January 28, 2006

Fabulous image Christopher #2349879

Ken Cole January 28, 2006

Colors are wonderful, Christopher. Do you recall what your settings were for this shot? #2350197

Nicole Kessel January 28, 2006

Very beautiful, Christopher! #2350271

Christopher Jamison January 28, 2006

thank you all so very much. I am truly flattered. here are the settings that I got from my RAW file...
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length: 38mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
6 sec - F/8
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Direct sunlight
AF Mode: AF-S

i also used a cokin ND4 gradient filter and a sunset filter #2350636

Renee Doyle January 28, 2006

Great capture Christopher!!!! #2350638

Janine Russell January 28, 2006

Christopher, excellent detail, colors, clarty and clarity. #2350696

Gina Lowthert January 29, 2006

this is a wow...this is a winner... great shot....WOW, WOW, WOW:) #2351630

Lynne Morris January 29, 2006

Wow what a fantastic capture, the lighting is perfect and the colours are awesome. #2352617

Jill Battaglia February 21, 2006

Congrats Chirs! Well done. :-) #2444794

Carla Metzler February 21, 2006

Congratulations, Christopher! Beautiful!!! #2445664

Life Expressions February 21, 2006

Beautiful image, Christopher. Congrats on your finalist! #2447647

Paula Showen February 21, 2006

Contratulations on your finalist! #2450171

February 22, 2006

Beautiful cityscape! #2451625

Cathy M. Gromball February 22, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Christopher!

Cathy :) #2453216

Christopher Jamison February 22, 2006

thank you all very much for the kind words! i'm honored. #2453451

Digvijay P February 22, 2006

Congrats on this wonderful finalist !

..Jay #2454295

Chris Budny February 22, 2006

Super vantage point on this great, great shot! Congratulations on Finalist; easy to imagine seeing this one again soon! #2455179

Tamera S. Phillips February 22, 2006

Wow! Just beautiful. I'm sure this will be a winner. Thanks for sharing your information on the shoot itself. #2455237

Stefan G February 22, 2006

Congratulations, Christopher! Very nice night scene! #2455263

Rachel Scott-Renouf February 24, 2006

wow, congrats on this stunning image! #2462908

Kerby Pfrangle February 25, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win. Awesome job. Beautiful image.

Kerby #2466390

Bill Merlavage February 25, 2006

wow!! congrats! #2466477

Karen Rahlf February 25, 2006

Awesome photo! I love the beautiful colors in this. Congratulations on your win! #2466653

Jill Flynn February 25, 2006

This is so beautiful Christopher. Congratulations on your FIRST PLACE win! #2466735

Mick Burkey February 25, 2006

Beautiful work, Christopher. Congrats on the win! #2466879

Isabel L February 25, 2006

Wow!! Just beautiful!! Congratulations. #2467027

Sylvia Rossler February 25, 2006

Big congrats on your beautiful first place winner Christopher !! So well deserved :O) #2467094

Gina Lowthert February 25, 2006

good job.. #2467106

Stephanie Thibaudeau February 25, 2006

Hi Chris!
Congrats! I knew this was a winner, I just LOVE it!! Very well deserved. #2467114

Cathy Barrows February 25, 2006

congrats...gorgeous #2467123

Mary Clarke February 25, 2006

Congratulations on truy beautiful First Place Winner Christopher. #2467190

Christopher Jamison February 25, 2006

Wow! I'm completely blown away. Thank you all for the kind words. I look at the other first place winners and am truly humbled to be included in such great company! thanks! #2467209

Digvijay P February 25, 2006

Congrats on your First Place !!

..Jay #2467413

Anna Diederich February 25, 2006

Beautiful shot! Congratulations!

Anna #2467602

Kay Beausoleil February 25, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win, Christopher -- such superb light! #2467719

Garth D. Beatty February 25, 2006

Congratulations!

#2468156

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 25, 2006

This is very nice!! Congratulations!! #2468250

Corinne M. Thompson February 25, 2006

A well deserved win...Congrats :) #2468793

Leonard Pierce February 25, 2006

Wow! Fantastic image Christopher!!! Congratulations on your First Place win! #2468842

Judyann Plante February 25, 2006

Congratulations on this much deserved win! #2468915

Lynne Morris February 25, 2006

Congratulations Christopher, well deserved. #2469095

Donna W. Neal February 26, 2006

Congratulations on this outstanding winner Christopher! #2469588

Linda Boehme February 26, 2006

Congrats on this well deserved win, Christopher. #2469596

Chris Welch February 26, 2006

OMG!! Fantastic, wish I could get pics like these, congratulations. #2470563

Stefan G February 26, 2006

Congratulations on your win, Christopher.

#2471059

Kelly Munce February 26, 2006

CONGRATS christopher... wonderful night shot.. so very clear....excellent photo.... #2471396

Wendy Stevenson February 26, 2006

Congratulations Christopher on your FIRST PLACE win with this fantastic night shot! Superb exposure and beautiful colour!!! #2471413

Joan Powell February 26, 2006

Congrats on your photo of the beautiful Burgh !!! #2472305

Milan Banik February 28, 2006

BIG CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WODERFUL FINALIST ,EXTRAORDINARY and colorful shot Christopher!!! #2479842

Anita Taylor March 01, 2006

Gorgeous colors and angle of view, Christopher! Congratulations on your win! #2485517

Cathy M. Gromball March 03, 2006

Congratulations on your First Place win, Christopher!

Cathy :) #2492040

Adrienne I. Brand March 07, 2006

Where were you when you took this shot? It's fabulous! #2506824

Luigi Di Serio March 07, 2006

This is one of the best Pittsburgh skyline shots I've ever seen and I look at skyline photos all the time... big congrats, super photo #2507376

Christopher Jamison March 07, 2006

Wow! Thank you guys so very much. I'm just amazed at the response I've getting to this photo! In answer to the 'where was this taken' question...it was taken from the West End Overlook. There's a small park there with what is, in my opinion, the best vantage point for catching the city skyline. I hope to add more city skylines to my portfolio...if I can ever manage to get myself out of DA BURGH! LOL Thanks again! #2507767

Tracy Reehal March 13, 2006

Wow! I used to live in downtown Pittsburgh and I've never seen their skyline captured so beautifully. I couldn't believe this was a capture of Pittsburgh:) No offense...but the city is a bit gloomy. You've done a great job bringing life to 'da burgh'!Wonderful colors and reflections, Chris. #2527718

James E. Coleman March 18, 2006

christopher,
Beautiful,
You did a really nice job here, I can see how it won!!

Jim #2547139

March 20, 2006

Christopher - I've never seen our city look so gorgeous! Fantastic job - congrats!

#2554520

Carolyn Foster Spano January 14, 2007

Christopher, Congrats on this amazing photo, a well-deserved win!!!!! My son goes to school in Pittsburgh at the Art Institute. It is such a beautiful city and you have certainly "done it proud". #3818055

Kenneth Mucke January 17, 2007

Grew up in Pittsburgh...GO STEELERS!!!! Georgous randition of the Steel city...wonderful colors and lighting #3831323

Wende Trew June 16, 2007

AWESOME capture!!!! Big congrats!!! #4402956

April McPherson June 19, 2007

Congratulations.. how did you take this wonderful picture? GO STEELERS! (my mom grew up there and my grandma still lives there) #4412497

Beverly A. Wright July 29, 2007

First CONGRADULATIONS on this first place! Second I have never seen the
Steel City look this good! This really
is an amazing shot! The colors and
lights along with the wonderful comp.
all come together along with that
beautiful skyline and create this well-
seen and captured image!!!!!!!
Excellent work Christopher!!!!!!!!!!!! #4575528

Cynthia L. Deters August 08, 2007

Absolutely Amazing! Congrats on the First Place! #4619127

Jimmy Bhogal August 09, 2007

Fabulous work Chritopher !!! Congrats on the First Place !!! and BTW Thanks for visiting my gallery !!

regards - jimmy bhogal #4624072

Vishal Sharma August 13, 2007

AWESOME Shot, Christopher!!! Big CONGRATULATIONS to be a WINNER!!! You deserve it! #4642590

Kelly A. Gooch August 14, 2007

Stunning image Christopher!! #4649018

Ed Taguba August 15, 2007

Chris,

WOW!!!!! What an awesome photo shot... That is a wonderful photo.

Ed #4652656

Steven E. Ray August 17, 2007

I never get up early enough to get a shot like this :) The color palatte is outstanding... you must be very happy with this cityscape! Great capture Chris! #4662115

Lisa J. Boulden August 18, 2007

Really fantastic!!!
Congratulations!
--Lisa #4666751

Jim Britt August 19, 2007

Really like this shot. Great job Christopher. The colors pop. Something I'd hang in my living room. #4670843

David Stevens August 20, 2007

Fabulous Christopher! Congrats on your win. #4675354

Mata Patan August 31, 2007

Oh Christopher this is a wonderful first prize!!! You deserved it! #4727690

Jim Britt August 31, 2007

Awesome, nice job! #4728467

Sharon King September 10, 2007

This really is a remarkable photo of Pittsburgh, the colors are amazing! My son just moved to Ohio to go to college and he wants an enlarged print of Pittsburgh for his apartment. I will be going into the city to take some shots for him as soon as I can. Your shots of Pittsburgh are Awesome! #4772502

Jane Summa September 11, 2007

Congrats Christopher!! I loved it from the beginning! #4779639

Avril Young September 15, 2007

wow just out of this world STUNNING PHOTO...simply awesome. #4792934

Heather D. Benson September 19, 2007

WOW!!!!! What I'd do to be able to capture something so beautiful! Crossing my fingers, "Maybe one day I will?!?!" Congrats 2U! hdb #4812835

Indrajit Hajra September 21, 2007

Ohhh...Christofer, this is marvelous!! What a magnificent capture! Excellent detail and control over exposure! #4822667

Bill Houghton September 22, 2007

This is such a beautiful photo Christopher. You did a great job in capturing this. I can see why it won. Bill

Bill Houghton Photography
#4827001

"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar September 25, 2007

the colors, the clarity , presentation, and lighting are par excellence on this image, christopher!! it has all the elements in becoming a winner!! big congrats!! #4843881

paul parent September 26, 2007

Outstanding Shot #4850792

Jean E. Hildebrant September 28, 2007

Congratulations! This is excellent in all ways! #4857502

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett September 30, 2007

What a super Capture Christopher .. congrats on this wonderful first place win .... Love the skyline ... steve #4864307

October 04, 2007

Congratulations on this win! What a outstanding photo!! I look through your gallery and really enjoyed my self. Your very talented! #4882302

Martin J. Preslar October 10, 2007

This is an absolutely tremendous photo! Congrats on the 1st place win! (very belated, I realize) #4908992

Jill Schreiner December 08, 2007

Wow, I can't believe I haven't seen this picture before! It has to be one of the best cityscape photos I've ever seen...great job & congrats! #5185478

Joyce ONeil January 07, 2008

Congratulations! #5306061

Max Aureli October 09, 2008

Congratulations!! #6576738

Emmanuel Panagiotakis October 28, 2009

Congrats Chris I'm glad to see my friend got the 1st place :)
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