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Madaket takes a ride


 

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Madaket takes a ride
Madaket takes a ride

Jim Mires

 
 
 

Amanda E. Radovic
 

This is so cool!!! Did you purposely place the red bottle with the watermelon because it looks great. It looks as if the left side is almost greyscale and the right is a blur of colour and life. Fantastic capture - tons of originality, I hope to see it in the winners circle in a months time.


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June 16, 2004

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Cool shot, Jim!


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June 17, 2004

 

Dan Holm
  Very different, very fun! Excellent shot, Jim!


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June 17, 2004

 

Cathy T. Vettes
  OH my !! We are having some fun now !!! LOL ! What a cutie!! Great expression !! Great capture Jim !!


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June 17, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  Thanks everyone.

Amanda yes, I did arrange the Items in the cart to add some color.


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June 17, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Nicely done, Jim. She looks like she's having a blast! :)


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June 17, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  Thanks Kathleen! She was having fun, she did not even mind doing this over and over untill I got it right.


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June 17, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  awesome! I love this!


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June 17, 2004

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  Congrats Jim, just awesome!


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July 17, 2004

 
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  Congrats Jim!


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July 17, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congratulations to you, Jim. :)


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July 17, 2004

 

Leonard Pierce
  Congratulations Jim!!!


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July 17, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Wonderful fun, well captured!! Congratulations, Jim!!


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July 17, 2004

 

Julie Turner
  How creative! Congratulations and good luck!!!!


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July 17, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Outstanding!!! Very creative and well-executed. Hope to see this again. Congratulations.

Nancy


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July 17, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  What a well-taken great photo, I think this will go further! Congrats!


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July 18, 2004

 

Jill Battaglia
  Love it! Excellent! Congrats!!


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July 18, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  The Grand! Way to go, Jim! Big congrats to you!


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July 19, 2004

 

Dolores Neilson
  Jim...this is very deserved!! Big congrats on the GRand! I missed this the first time...I love it!


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July 19, 2004

 

Donna R. Moratelli
  This is probably one of the most well deserved grand prize wins that I've ever seen.. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS IMAGE!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS JIM!!..
PS, This looks like a promo image for a shop til' you drop contest. I can't stop looking at it!! It's just faaantasstic!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Paul C. Gazzanigo
  Terrific! BIG Congratulations, Jim!


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July 19, 2004

 

Wally Orlowsky
  Congratulations on your Grand win, Jim!


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July 19, 2004

 

Colette M. Metcalf
  Congratulations to you Jim!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  A big congratulations, Jim!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  Tanks Everyone! I will defiantly be carrying my camera to store more often!


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July 19, 2004

 

Judith G. Secco
  Wonderful image, Jim. Congratulations!!
Judy


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July 19, 2004

 

Robin L. Wehrman
  Spectacular Jim!! Cool shot Congratulations on a well deserved photo!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  Congrats!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Jacqueline W. Mills
  Congrats on your big win, Jim! Remember our Oregon Vagabonds trip with BFP? You've come a long way, straight to the top! All my best, enjoy!


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July 19, 2004

 

Stephen Zacker
  Congrats Jim! This is really a creative and fun image!


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July 19, 2004

 
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  I love this, Jim! Wonderful job and congrats on a well deserved win!


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July 19, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Congrats on your win! -K


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July 19, 2004

 

Marie Fields
  Congratulations, Jim!!!


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July 19, 2004

 
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  Congratulations Jim! Wonderful photo, well-deserved win. I looked at your gallery and your work is really outstanding. Thanks for sharing it.
Vicki


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July 19, 2004

 

Murry Grigsby
  Congratulations on this well designed action packed image Jim! A super choice for the Grand Prize!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Julie Turner
  Well deserved! Congratulations!!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Lori Ditlefsen
  I missed this one some how Jim. Wonderful shot with great color and love her expression. Congrats on the win!


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July 19, 2004

 

Sherri L. Regalbuto
  Congratulations Jim, wonderful shot.


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July 19, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Many congratulations, Jim!


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July 19, 2004

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  A Big Congrats Jim on your Grand Prize Win, well deserved!!!, love it, cannot stop looking at this one too!!! just awesome!


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July 19, 2004

 

Dan Holm
  Congratulations, Jim!! Very well deserved!


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July 19, 2004

 

Sherrie H. Penny
  CONGRATS! Way to go -- Jim.


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July 19, 2004

 

Peggy Wolff
  Congratulations Jim!


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July 19, 2004

 

June Marie Sobrito
  Congratulations!!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Steven Gunnerson
  Congratulations Jim! Awesome photograph... what fun.


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July 19, 2004

 

David L. Shannon
  Well deserved win for a sensational photo Jim. You have a gift for capturing great candids of people (been to your gallery).
Dave S.


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July 19, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  WOW! Thanks everyone, it’s wonderful to see so many nice comments.


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July 19, 2004

 

Susie Marie Uston
  Can I add one more to this long list ...

Congrats! Great image!


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July 19, 2004

 
- Jeff Lovinger

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  Jim,Congrats. Fantastic, and verrrrrrrrry well deserved. I love your site. A real PRO.
Jeff


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July 19, 2004

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Congrats on this beautiful fun image. I am very happy for you!! Well done.


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July 19, 2004

 

Monika Sapek
  Many congratulations on your fabulous Win with this very creative and fun to look image, Jim! So well done and composed!
Monika


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July 19, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Absolutely deserved win. Big congratulations on your Grand Prize winner!!

Nancy


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July 19, 2004

 

Audrea Telkamp
  Congratulations on your Grand Prize Win Jim!! I love the color, motion, and her expression is priceless!!


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July 19, 2004

 
- Serena Pierce

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  Wow Jim!! I am soooo excited for you!! Awesome image!! Congratulations!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Amanda E. Radovic
  WOW- congratulations Jim, very well deserved too. I thought I would see this in the winners circle and the GRAND to boot, what an achievement!!!! Have fun putting together your new Deluxe website - congrats again!!!


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July 19, 2004

 

Collin Clack
  Congrats Jim, This image is right where it deserves to be.


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July 20, 2004

 

bob garas
 
 
 
congradulations on your win. great fun shot


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July 20, 2004

 

Terry Joshi
  congratulations - excellent shot and well deserved win!
Terry


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July 20, 2004

 

Patrick Campbell
  Just back from vacation and I see you won the Grand Prize with your outstanding photo! Congrats to you, Jim!!


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July 20, 2004

 

Jean-Francois Schmutz
  You are the best, Jim !

Big Bravo !!!!

JF


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July 20, 2004

 

Jennifer Bulsza
  Jim, from a former classmate, I just wanted to say "Congrats" and that I couldn't be happier for you! I'm also glad to see this sweet face again! :)

Bravo!


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July 20, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Big congrats, Jim!


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July 20, 2004

 

Bernard B. Travers
  AT-A-SHOOTER, Big Jim. Knock-um-dead. A big congrats on this one.


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July 20, 2004

 

Cathy Shotz
  Jim...I was thrilled to see this fabulous photo as the Grand Prize Winner. What a well-deserved win for you. Big, big, congratulations to you and your adorable little girl.


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July 20, 2004

 

Ray Charles
  Congrats, Jim. Stunning shot, very funny, and original. Well done.


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July 20, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  THANKS EVERYONE! It really is encouraging to see all of the wonderful comments.


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July 21, 2004

 

Marta Azevedo
  Congrats, Jim


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July 21, 2004

 
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  Congrats Jim - absolutely thrilled to see this one here!!!


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July 21, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Congrats on your big win, Jim!. Awesome picture that makes me smile ("Mall Rally", he, he...).

Have you desaturated the ceiling?. Everything fits in this picture (colors, the way it's composed, the movement... awesome...)


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July 21, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  Congratulations!!!! this is top rate photo!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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July 21, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  Thanks Marta, Sharon, Andre and Susana!

Andre,
I did not de-saturate the ceiling. I think the gray color is due to the dimly lit portion of the ceiling above the fluorescent lights. The only thing I did in PS was a slight rotation and crop so the left side of the shopping cart aligned better with the edge of the image. Oh yea I almost forgot I did clone out the word ‘Viva’ on the top of the milk bottle. If anyone from ‘Viva’ wants to buy the shot I can put it back in!


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July 21, 2004

 

Thomasa
  WOW!! This definitely deserved a grand prize win!! I love the color, composition, lighting and DOF. Her expression is priceless too. So how many shots did it take to achieve this masterpiece?


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July 22, 2004

 

Jim Mires
  Thanks Thomasa! I don’t know exactly how many shot I took to get this one but it was most likely about 50 or so. I held the camera and rested my hands on the shopping cart as my wife pushed it along and I would hold down the shutter button every time she smiled and looked up. Normally I would try a super clamp for this type of thing but I did not have mine with me. We went down the juice isle about three or four times, we also tried this in the meat department but the color there wasn’t as good.


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July 22, 2004

 

Peter Mantione
  Bravo Jim, Awesome shot congrats!


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July 23, 2004

 

Stephen H. White
  Wonderful shot Jim! Congrats on the win. I love the energy of this picture.


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July 26, 2004

 

Matt S. Raspanti
  wow brings back some exciting memories of when I was a kid (not too long ago actually) riding on the front of the cart was the most fun.

Now on the picture. Are the colors that vibrant when read by a canon chip or was there any saturation enhancement?


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July 27, 2004

 

Louison Rousseau
  Wow, this is fun, dynamic, colorful and original. Great shot, congratulations!


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July 29, 2004

 

Donna J. Eaton
  Jim, please forgive my late response but please accept my heartfelt congratulations for your grand prize win! I'm so happy for you and a big congratulations! See you in class! :-)


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August 05, 2004

 

Laura Clay-Ballard
  I actually "felt" the movement in this! What fun!


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April 16, 2005

 

Melody Molinaro
  hahahahhaha oh my god what a great photo!!!!!!!!!!! It makes me laugh just looking at it.


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August 28, 2006

 
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  Somehow I always knew in my heart that this is how men shop! :-) It is a wonderful photo in all possible ways!!
Congratulations, Jim!
KK


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May 27, 2007

 

Amanda Chapman
  I found this image on BP when searching panning techniques and WOW!!!! I was thrilled to find this!

Adding it to my FAVES for sure!


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December 10, 2007

 

Sarah Baker
  very cute! Great job


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April 14, 2008

 
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