RefLecTionS
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Last time we were shooting holiday lights I learned about shooting at twilight like this to capture the colors of the lights while retaining color and detail in the sky -- well-done!

Harley fan
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Another well-lit portrait. An experienced photograper friend of mine told me he thought photographing dark-skinned people was one of the hardest things to do well.

Dad
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Excellent capture of the essential nature of the subject in high-key style.

face in a window
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Very eerie effect; nice work bringing figure out of the dark background.

monster
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
High contrast lighting both brings out the essential details and creates the "appropriate" menacing mood. Voted (a lot!) earlier ...

In the morning sun
by Neat

Comment:
Love the light, but I'm concerned that if you really leave her permamently in the window the UV rays will seriously degrade both the colors and the materials ΓΆ€” consider putting some filtering plastic or something in the window as protection.

Congratulations on the ribbon!

0139-000
by bvy

Comment:
Actually the overlap makes it look more like a deliberate montage than the bad pano you suggest -- I like the effect. Consider some selective tone adjustments to even it out -- I think it'll look great.

Thor's Well
by aliqui

Comment:
Since your "subject" is a (fairly) well-known and dynamic feature, I think you might have done better with a tighter crop.

The lighting seems a little odd, like it can't decide between gloomy overcast or partly-sunny. If I were to try re-editing (starting from where it is now) I'd probably try and boost the contrast with an "S"-shaped Curve on the RGB Channel, and maybe try and boost the blue in the sky/sea and the yellows in the land with a separate Curve on the Blue Channel.

You might also try using the "high-radius UnSharp Mask" technique -- I find it helps make a landscape "pop" a little more ... for a DPC entry-sized image try using the UnSharp Mask filter at 15% | 50 px radius | Threshold = 0

The Technician
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
This is one of those where I look at it and wonder "why didn't I think of that?!" ... excellent execution (by both of you) to go with the great idea.

Any chance you can add a summary of the post-processing you used to get the "illustration" look?

Piccolo Trumpet?
by bassbone

Comment:
Excellent idea and execution -- congratulations!

For those unfamiliar, here is a link to the The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Web Site.