Golden crucifix in a desolate place - luxury or soul comfort?
by Altamiro

Comment:
Interesting contrast indeed between subject and setting.

Breakfast time... Milo Cereal
by rishinicolai

Comment:
I think I'd crop this tighter, maybe from the right into a square.

An apian indulgence
by APOLAUF

Comment:
I like the somewhat unusual-seeming colors in this ... nice macro.

Luxurious Train Ride - Indulge Your Senses
by adamweb

Comment:
That would be a great train ride! Does not look like a commuter run ... : )

Mmmmm....Chocolate!
by -Bec-

Comment:
I have a few shots like that : )

Gold! Oh my God...
by victor01

Comment:
I suppose if you're going to indulge anybody ...

I deserve it
by Haukur Jo

Comment:
A refreshingly minimalist approach to indulgence -- looks good.

Fishing
by alpharich

Comment:
An indulgence for some, survival for others. Nice Catch!

Shadow Of A Doubt
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by efren: It is definately interesting! Captivating and somehow troublesome. would like to know how it was done. 10

Here are the basic steps. The figures in parentheses after the Curves are (Input=Output) values for the control points on the Curves graph.

-Printed out some question marks of various sizes and gray tones on clear film. Hung it up with some pants hangers, and used a standard swing-arm desk lamp to shine through it onto a whiteboard.

-Handheld, macro mode.
-Tungsten white balance
-Cropped, slight rotation
-Retouched a couple of small reflections near the top
-RGB Curve to improve contrast (29=12) (67=78)
-Individual Red, Green and Blue Curves to achieve the colorization
--Red: (0=100) (25=5) (56=62) (74=100)
--Green: (8=0) (69=72)
--Blue: (0=100) (6=76) (74=98) (96=10)
-Resized for DPC
-USM at 88%/16 dia/TH = 0
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 7/10 = 125kb

Resized original:

Thanks everyone, for a great batch of comments!

Winter Shadow
by philup

Comment:
Stark colors work well here.