View from Red Rock Scenic Byway
by LindaLee

Comment by Lydia:
Appears on my monitor as being highly over-sharpened, but I like the composition.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by nam:
Question. Did you "erase" the cloud texture from the houses and land? I see SC's point about the texture bringing clouds into an image where they should be and where they were not, so it wouldn't matter here anyway, but I see no sign of the cloud texture in the foreground and it was my understanding that ANY texture had to be applied equally over the entire image or it was no longer considered a "texture" for the purpose of the advanced rules editing set.
And btw this is a fantastic picture - and for purposes other than DPChallentge, your editing choices are right on in terms of the scene and mood. Love it.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by PaulFrocchi:
Glad to see this do well! This is an amazing scene. Congrats!

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by glad2badad:
Ha! Look at you. 2nd challenge entry in 5 years and you pull a Ribbon out of one. :) Cool. Congrats!

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by Zita:
Congrats! Thanks, too, for sharing the story behind this tragic image.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by streetpigeon:
Congratulations on winning the yellow ribbon -- great photo.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by jomari:
Congrats on the ribbon. Awesome entry. Incredible that such a development can just be abandoned.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by P-A-U-L:
Congrats on the ribbon. What an incredible place. Processing is just perfect.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by tanguera:
Congrats on the ribbon. A truly fascinating image.

Village Interrupted
by LindaLee

Comment by BrennanOB:
Im of two minds here. I like the highly stylized approach of heavy frame and subtle hues, yet this is such a great find for the challenge that I wonder if you didn't give up too much in the textures and richness of tones to get that effect. I would love to see some outtakes of this set with a more documentary approach perhaps with a more burnt in brooding sky rather than the wash of empty we see here.