W
by dtremain

Comment:
I think you win by shooting from the highest elevation!

Multi Level View
by pharry

Comment:
Wonderful use of layers in the composition.

Zion Lutheran Church c:1787
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Nice long exposure shot. Love that you got the steeple in with such nice detail. The color of the lights is gorgeous throughout and I like the movement shown by the exhaust from the smokestack. I think I would like a wider angle to get more of the building in at the left. Here is an example of the limits of the crop sensor camera. A full frame sensor at the same zoom length would have been awesome with 40% more frame space!!

Every Idle Hour
by jagar

Comment:
I like the concept here and I just think it needs something else in the frame for balance... A truck off roading along the left path or a herd of animals on the left side... Something like that.

North Market
by timfythetoo

Comment:
The tilt shift effect enhances the looking from above effect nicely. The transition from the in focus area to the blurred area at the top is rather abrupt and I wonder if using a gradient on your layer mask to make the blur a bit more gradual would have helped, as well as trying to include the man's feet too.

Looking Down Into Your Soul
by Stagolee

Comment:
Funny play on words and with the challenge title.

Fading Light
by tvsometime

Comment:
Love the shapes of the buildings. The light is great and the centrally located cloud seems to keep the buildings grouped together well. I think it could be a bit sharper and if you didn't do it, some lens correction could be added.

Catch of the Day
by sjhuls

Comment:
I think you have a signature style here! Congrats on the well deserved ribbon!

Building site
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Greeting from the Comment Bomb Squad!

This is a shot that is underappreciated by the commenters and voters alike. The bulding has a striking shape and I love the crane on top as it takes your eye off of the building and into the sunset. But then the beautiful rays of light bring you rigt back on to the subject to complete the circle. The sky has great interest. I think you could have upped the light on the building face in PP to bring out some of those details where it is darkest. But above all the color, shape and beautiful light make this shot a winner!

RefLecTionS
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Greetings from the Comment Bomb Squad!

I voted this a 9 in the challenge I know I was stricken by the colors! They shine through on this shot. The blue on green background in the front combined with the reds of the late sunset, it has the base colors RGB! The angle this was shot at gives the frontal view some perspective and the line of the clouds on the right takes you into the image. The background of the shot looses some detail in the upper windows, but the detail is all there in the foreground on the fountain.

'Tis beautiful.

Message edited by author 2013-01-26 20:22:53.