For Your Protection...
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by Olyuzi: I think you should have left this image as a bit of photojournalism rather than applying post processing modifications that confuse the issue. You were probably after some sort of futuristic/sci-fi artisitic effect, but it didn't serve the purpose because it wasn't carried out well enough. Had you left the telephone pole recognizable I think more people would have got it.

Thanks! The goal was not so much to create a futuristic look as to intoduce enough contrast into a very poor exposure that enough detail can be seen and the subject identified. The weird color shifts are just a (un)fortunate byproduct.

Heading Home
by TerryGee

Comment:
Excellent capture ... I've been practicing some shots like this recently and it's really hard! (Especially without so high a shutter speed or zoom factor or manual focus :( ) Congratulations on another top-ten finish.

San Francisco's Golden Gate
by GeneralE

Comment:
Thanks for the comments and suggestions! Later I'll post another shot which has the GG Bridge actually visible, but didn't seem to have the same oomph! as the more panoramic view.

In the meantime, here's a link to the panoramic crop most people seemed to want ...

Lick Observatory in White
by edsphotosus

Comment:
Hey, I've been up there ... about 35 years ago! That road is so winding that school buses need to negotiate some curves in two passes ... that can be kind of interesting if you're in one of those rear seats which overhangs the back wheels by a few feet (like I was) when they back up to finish the turn.

I believe there's actually another road which approaches from the East, but I've never been on it if it's there.

Imagine...
by Jasper

Comment:
Excellent job all around. You may be our youngest ribbon-winner to date!

... atop the tree sat a beautiful angel
by jen1979

Comment:
Hope those wings work.

Wonderfully Tacky
by rich

Comment:
They even seem to have extra reindeer ...

Snowman
by channeled

Comment:
Even though he's tacked together, that's actually pretty creative, I think. Looks like you used a flash, making a harsh shadow, but it makes it possible to see the detail that way.

Meet the Griswolds
by alanfreed

Comment:
You've captured the spirit of the challenge well ...

Exams are on the Horizon
by Konador

Comment:
Every time I see you studying you seem to have quite a headache. Might I suggest some brighter reading lights and a dose of your favorite caffeinated beverage?