Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by ShannonLee:
way to go girl! way to go :)

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by JuliBoc:
Hooray for you, Deb!! This was truly a perfect exit shot. Congratulations! I love the shadows on the left that make the whole fire escape so round. And beautiful color.

Message edited by author 2007-01-31 00:13:21.

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by levyj413:
Oooooohhhhhhh boy. A ribbon. NOW who's in trouble? ;) Congrats a million times over!

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by Elvis_L:
congrats Deb!

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by SandyP:
Debbbbb!!!!! Ohmygosh!!! I am so happy for you! What a FANTASTIC PHOTO!

You TOTALLY rock!!!!!

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by idnic:
Deb! Nice job, hon! Congratulations, this is a wonderful image! :D

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by GeneralE:
I sort-of collect photos of interesting fire escapes -- I haven't seen any like that around here.

Ode to Joy
by Melethia

Comment by ursula:
Great title for a wonderful image!

Emergency exit
by Melethia

Comment by NikonJeb:
Very cool! I've never seen anything quite like this. Terrific find! 7

Minimal dog
by Melethia

Comment by Kavey:
I have searched through the challenge for those entries where the negative space is more than just a plain black or white backdrop because, whilst I think that technique often makes for some really strong and high impact images, I’m particularly drawn to entries where the negative space is relevant to the subject itself and actually contributes to the impact of the picture in a contextual as well as purely compositional way.

I really like your urban portrait which puts me in mind of Cartier-Bresson. The horizontals of the platforms and verticals of the people and lamp posts create a strong environmental frame for the main subject and the high contrast silhouette treatment works well too.