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 — 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.

01487
by pixelpig

Comment:
Love the metallic effect.

R.I.P Neil Armstrong
by Giles

Comment:
Very nice work with the set-up and the focus-stacking.

I wonder if the neon coloration of the Earth bothered some voters, or if it was the lack of an actual image of the Moon, because it should have scored much better IMO.

vegas1-1bwa
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Looks like a charcoal sketch — very nice effect.