My Shining Star
by Sonifo

Comment:
Some people are just stupid. Blow it off. You could bracket for your exposures and she wouldn't have to stand still as a stone for minutes on end. Morons.

This shot should have placed much higher. I had to wade through page after page of ghoulish, cartoon-like, crap that appear to have been created by schizophrenic 3 year olds on acid just to see how this shot fared.

What a crying shame.

Message edited by author 2006-11-22 18:14:27.

City Slicker
by Rae-Ann

Comment:
The tones on the columns are quite nice as is the perspective of the columns fading off into the distance. What punches this photo in the eye is the oversharpening. It is particularly noticeable around the bird. Overall a nice shot. Good luck.

The Lonely Ballerina
by Djabordjabor

Comment:
Beautiful bw processing on this shot. Great lighting, lovely tones. I normally find kid shots to be trite but this is really nice. Good expression on her face.

Home from Iraq-101st Airborne
by piaffe529

Comment:
This is the sort of subject matter that can yield really good stuff. I imagine there was something preventing you from getting up close, but this shot would have really taken off if the expressions on the faces of the guys getting home were up close and personal. Bigger telephoto, waiting for them to come closer. Good luck.

Thumbnail
by raish

Comment:
Nice detail, if not the pleasantest to look at. The black thing on the bottom sort of sinks the composition in my mind. Good luck.

Florality
by hotpasta

Comment:
I was wondering if anyone would do something like this what with all the talk of mundane landscape shots. This is a really great example of what HDR can be used for in a non-LSD inspired fashion. The details through the window aren't overexposed, the still life is not a shadowed mess. Nice job and good luck.

My Shining Star
by Sonifo

Comment:
Another rare and excellent example of HDR imaging. Nothing silhouetted and very nice lighting all around. I hope this does well, though I'm afraid one of the many hallucinogenic nightmares I just clicked past in horror will probably take the prize.

The Veteran
by Beagleboy

Comment:
That's some wicked haloing going on around the guy. If its intentional, I'm not sure it was the way to go here. Almost looks like some sort of album cover for a punk band or something. Good luck.

Beach Carnival
by BrianR

Comment:
Hmm, the border on this picture deserves some witty, stinging rebuke but this challenge has pretty much drained me at this point.

The photo itself... Not sure where everyone turning yellow is a component of high dynamic range. Composition is a bit rough. The sand is pea green.

Alright I guess I had some left in me after all. Good luck.

RGB
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
One of the better entries. Congratulations on not processing yourself an image that looks like it was painted by a rabid monkey on mescaline.