Happy 500!

Ginnie: Thank you!

Beautiful detail Ginnie.
Congratulations 500 and still going strong.

Ginnie: Thank you, Aussie. We strong women know how to keep going!

Congrats on 500! This is a great shot to celebrate with. There is a lot to see, but it is well organized and accessible.

Ginnie: I didn't know it was my 500th when I queued this, Martin. Astrid was the one who told me yesterday before it posted, so I added it to my text. I'm not sure I would have chosen THIS image for my 500th but I guess it'll work. Thanks.

Wooowww! The quality work of art high. Very good tone and his composition.
Greetings from Yogyakarta Indonesia.

Ginnie: The colors and details are just amazing to me, Bram. It's almost "too much," but I just had to show it. Thank you!

Very cool lines and colors. It's a little hypnotic.

Ginnie: It's almost "over the top" for me, Jewlya, but I still had to show it. It is what it is! Thanks.

Congratulations and what a festive image for the occasion. Amazing structure and so well captured.

Ginnie: Thank you, Sherri. It is definitely a festive place and even though I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, I think it does work for the occasion.

Reminds me of a few of the highly decorated Buddhist temples in Thailand...especially the ones with heavy Chinese influence.
Beautifully composed and presented, Ginnie, and quite appropriate for recognition of 500 posts.

Ginnie: As I have told others, Ray, I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, but I think it does work for the occasion. Thank you kindly.

Gefeliciteerd met je 500ste foto op SC, ...., you picked a nice one to celebrate the occasion, these colours are a joy for the eye, I have had the privilege to see the pictures you took at the Palace, it sure is one place to visit if we are 'in the neighbourhood'. I wonder if the colour combination has a special meaning, I saw some of the colours in the logo on the drum to.
Have a great weekend.

Ginnie: Ontzettend bedankt, mijn vriend. Yes, you've seen all the photos and have had to guess which ones I'd be showing (or not). I wonder if you're surprised at the ones I've picked thus far?! Anyway, thanks for alerting me to my 500th. I did NOT know it was when I queued this, as you know. But it does bring out the festive side of the occasion. Bedankt!

crazy colors! congrats on 500 ginnie. that's gone by fast!

Ginnie: Time flies when you're having fun, Alex. Thanks, as always.

the eyes are captured by wonderful, fabulous colours and lines and ornaments and do'nt want to rest looking at this strange- beautiful world, captured like in a fairy-tale! I could imagine to have been overwhelmed entering this building! 500 wondermooie foto's- gefeliciteerd! Ga door!

Ginnie: It's "over the top," Philine...so festive. You would have been in heaven. Thank you, dear friend!

It's like one of those tricks of the eye puzzles.

Love it a lot

Ginnie: Yes, Brian, you are so right. I love that idea. Thanks.

c'est un labyrinthe de beautés!

Ginnie: Merci, cher ami.

What an amazing place, Ginnie. Great decoration and structure.

Ginnie: It's "over the top" for me, Chad, but it is what it is. Can't help but love it. Thanks.

What a great array of colours almost explosive, and a great way to commemtorate your 500th post. Well done you.

Ginnie: As I've said to others, Tracy, I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, but I think it does work for the occasion. Astrid was the one who alerted me to the 500 number. But it works for me as a festive image! Thanks.

Well done on the 500 Ginnie...and no loss of quality!

Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir. As I've been saying, I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, but I think it does work for the occasion.

A wonderful, bright shot to celebrate your 500th shot. I'm sure to enjoy the next 500 as much as the first.

It looks as though the painting could have been done by me. It's quite like my style.

Ginnie: Awwww. If this is your style, Mary, then have at it. I'd love to see your rendition of it. Thank you kindly!

Congrats on your 500- that's some achievement! This certainly fits your description of it very well, although I think I might get a headache if I stayed in there too long.
Ingrid

Ginnie: It was way "over the top" for me, Ingrid, and not what I would have picked for my 500th if I have known ahead of time. But I do think it works for a festive occasion. Thank you kindly!

what a great shot to celebrate your 500th Ginnie

Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir! As I've told others, I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, but I think it does work for the occasion.

The colors are incredible!!! Love the abstract patterns and shapes this composition creates.
What a great place!

Ginnie: It was way "over the top" for me, Marcie, but you couldn't NOT try to capture it. It really was amazing. Thanks.

Very good description Ginnie - and happy 500th too!

Ginnie: Thank you, Chris! It was way over the top" for me, and as I've said to others, I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, but I think it does work for the occasion.

What a wonderful festival of colours to celebrate your 500th Ginnie. Congratulations!

Ginnie: It was definitely a festival of colors, Richard! Thank you.

Congratulations Ginnie!
Quite an achievement; it is not easy to keep a blog interesting and you succeed in doing that.
Today's photo did not load by-the-way.

Ginnie: Thank you, Wim. My problem is the opposite of some: I always have too many images to choose from!! You couldn't load my image today? Hmmmm. I hope you try again?

WOW ! I visited a lot of temples and palaces in asia but I've never seen such a beautiful room.

Ginnie: This was unbelievable to me, Carsten. You would have loved it. Thank you.

Ginnie, welcome back, i hpoe you have fine days. Nice colors and good lightning, well done!

Ginnie: We had great days, Klaus! Thank you kindly!

very nice shot , i like it . very interesting place

Ginnie: You're a sweetheart, Saeed. Thank you.

Happy 500!! Wow.

Happy us.

Aren't these colors and patterns terrific? This just makes me smile. And your composition is spot on.

Ginnie: It's so funny, Ruth, that SC counts the hundreds while on our other blogs we count the years! Oh well. It's fun, yes. This image is way over the top for me...too much, but it is what it was. So I just had to post it. Thanks, Sis.

You've done it again..and what a great moment to do it. Congrats on the 500th post. I'm still looking at this shot.

I'm going to take a look at what I've missed all this time. Take care..have a nice weekend!

Ginnie: You are such a sweetheart, Fausto! Thank you kindly. But when will YOU post again???

Eye candy indeed. This is a visual feast.

A fitting photograph to celebrate your 500th with, many congratulations.

Ginnie: As I've told others, Paul, I didn't know it was my 500th until after I queued this, but I think it does work for the occasion. Thanks a million.

Ingrid is spot on about the effect it would have on you being there too long ... Reminds me of an experiment that was done on the effect that different colours can have on the brain if one is shut into a smallish room paited walls floor and ceiling of all one colour. There was one particularley pericious pink that caused people to become screaming and sobbing wrecks within twenty minutes ...This certainly doesn't have that affect on me in fact it's amazing for a few moments.
By the way five hundred postings Ginnie ... Wow! you must be so so so old ..... ;-) ;-) richard

Ginnie: Very, very interesting, Richard. I can just imagine what that kind of experiment would be like! This one, I think, might come close. Thanks.

Perfect title Ginnie. Congrats!

Ginnie: It was all I could think of, ChiChi. Thanks.

Great shot for your 500th.Ginnie so congratulations. I love the painted designs, they must be worth a few close-ups in their own right.

Ginnie: Yes, Brian, I think you're right. It was so hard to pick the one image I wanted to show of this amazing structure. Thanks.

Strong on colour and patterns. It was nice seeing most of your half-a-thousand pictures.

Ginnie: Thanks, Louise. You have been one of my most faithful "fans."

well thats some post for your 500th Ginnie, fabulous in every way possible great work and looking forward to many more........tim

Ginnie: You are such a sweetheart, Tim. I have so many more images to post I hardly know where to start. With all my travels, I have plenty of subject matter, as I'm sure you can imagine. Thank you kindly.

Another great picture, Ginnie! "Eye candy" indeed! I wonder what the history is of this? Every one of those decorations were hand painted...how long did it take, how many artists worked on it? It's amazing! Congratulations on your many photos!

Ginnie: So many questions, so little time. I'd love to know every little thing about it all, Patrushka. Thank you.

500 well done you are looking very colourful on your Birthday lol

Ginnie: I'm not usually this loud, Vintage, but sometimes you just have to let go! Thanks.

Hi Ginnie,

It must be vey hard to control the lighting in such places but you did it very well.
500 posts!!! congratulations and keep on Ginnie

Ginnie: The 800 ISO seemed to be perfect for the job, CISI. Thank you kindly.

I got the photo complete now, thanks)(also on the blog). It looks like a painting. Quite beautiful!

Ginnie: So glad it finally worked for you, Wim! Thanks for trying again.

Stunning interior, and well captured. You really get a sense of the place. Well done.

Ginnie: Thabnk you kindly, Alex. This place totally amazed me.

I love colors and contrast, great work indeed.

Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Arash!

Congratulations on the 500th Ginnie; this looks an amazing place.

Ginnie: It felt amazing to me, Chris. My eyes were going crazy by the end of our couple hours there! Thanks.

Happy 500 - and a colourful and happy pic to celebrate the event

Ginnie: It was way over the top...as celebrations go. Thanks, Aksel.

First of all: congrats on your 500th post!!
And this is a good image to celebrate:A colourful inside full of precious detail...a party to the eyes!

Ginnie: Thanks for the congrats, Lina. It was fun to go "over the top!"

I really like the vivid colors in all your works, it is very consistent! I have corrected my website address, so it should work now. Keep up the wonderful work!

Ginnie: Thanks for the correction, Brian, and thanks for your lovely comment, which means a lot to me.

Wow! Ginnie! An explosion of color to celebrate your 500 photos! You have arrived before I! Many congratulations!

Ginnie: You know how to make my day, José Angel. Thank you.

Beautiful colors and detail. It's amazing, really.

Ginnie: Thanks again!

500? Wow, Ginnie. That's very impressive. Hee's to 500x3 more! Looking forward to seeing them

Ginnie: You of all people, Kay! You know how to make my day! Thanks.

Wow - all I can say is that I am stuck to this one Ginnie. Such wonderful display of colors - truly an Eye Candy

Ginnie: It was way over the top for me, Thomas.

very nice, well framed, great color

Ginnie: Thank you very much, dear Petra!

congrats on your 500th post! These photos are stunning, Ginnie! I love them and hope to read more about them either here or on blogger!

Ginnie: I just realized I need to do a post on Seoul over at "In Soul," Mad. I will probably do that tomorrow! Thank you, dear friend.

Ginnie - I am a week late in saying CONGRATULATIONS on your 500th post! I thought your photos were wonderful when you started - but they are better then ever! I so appreciate your sharing the wonderful things you are able to see. Bringing the world to all of us! THANK YOU!

Ginnie: You sure know how to make my day, Judy. I think you may be my biggest fan. Thank you.

The surgery, BTW, was done before it was scheduled to start because the doctor came early. It took only 1/2 hour. I have had no pain to speak of and was able to climb up and down the stairs the minute I got home. I'm a happy camper.