Thank you. Thank you very much.
by SandyP

Comment:
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! Besides being perfect for the challenge, the lighting and detail are perfect.

eta....Not only did you win the challenge with no 1-4 scores, you got a Posthumous 10, too. It's like pitching a no hitter!

Message edited by author 2007-08-27 10:53:24.

field grass
by dragonlady

Comment:
Yes! That's what I expect from a backlighting challenge!

Groton Shoreline
by brownsm

Comment:
You did a nice job getting the buildings to show up against the dark sky, without completely blowing out the lights. Technicals are all good. Not sure what would have scored better. I think this is a better shot overall, but the subject on the other one is a bit more DPC friendly.

Getting Ready for the Show
by Givemeashot

Comment:
I see the flare from the light in the upper right, but the guitar case appears to actually be lit by some other light.

Light Waves
by parma182

Comment:
I think that 4.5 is a pretty good score for something that's seriously non DPC-friendly. The idea and composition are pretty good. If you like it, that's all that counts.

From my perspective, (feel free to ignore me) the biggest thing that could be improved is the exposure balance. The taxis are pretty well exposed, but signs on the left are all completely blown out. If it were me....(again, it's yours, not mine), I think I would try to keep the long exposure, but drop the ISO down a couple of stops, and use rear curtain flash to light the taxis. That would make the taxis sharp (sort of), and drop the exposure on the lights, without killing the cool movement effects.

An evening
by zxaar

Comment:
I like the reflections, but that's a serious yellow color cast. The sky is a greenish brown color, which is just unnatural looking.

Clemente Bridge Revisited
by alanfreed

Comment:
Great execution. Really nice.

Life.
by junior_z

Comment:
This is wonderful. I really like the repeating patterns. My eye keeps getting drawn around to different parts of the image, and I keep seeing new things.

The Place Where Romance Starts
by william88

Comment:
I left my heart....(sorry, too much caffeine this morning). Brilliant! My pick of the challenge.

Toronto ON Canada by night
by basssman7

Comment:
ooooohhhhh. aaaahhhhh. Wow!