black cats are evil
by shutterfly

Comment:
This is really well framed and the cat had a eicked look on it's face. It's just a shame it's so blurred

cow in the twilight
by kenbo

Comment:
Could have been really nice but there is way too much 'nothing' in the bootom of the frame and the horizon is tilted. Maybe a slight rotational crop and putting the horizon on the bottom third or even below in this case.

Sooty City Ghost
by Digipixer

Comment:
Might have worked slightly better in portrait to avoid cutting of the bottom

Ink Blot
by originalknappster

Comment:
Doh! - nearly missed this one :-) :8 lamedos

Reflections of a Star
by ABatsEyeView

Comment:
Maybe not the best subject for a digital camera unles you have a very very good one with top class powerful zoom lenses. Having the moon less central maybe? Very loose interpritation on the challenge but, erm OK: 5 lamedos

Reflections of Isidore
by jewettra

Comment:
Nice B&W but could have been improved by leveling the horizon. This looks like a classic rule of thirds landscape and while the reflection is clearly there - maybe putting the horizon on the top third and placing more emphasis on the reflection aspect - just a thought: 7 lamedos

Quiet Reflection - No Mirror
by Simms

Comment:
VERY subtle: 8 lamedos

Bug on the petal
by xiaohai

Comment:
At first I really struggled to see a reflection in this. Then I thought hold on, may be the whole thing is the reflection. So I'm guessing here that the only object not reflected is the flower in focus and everything else is a reflection in a window or something. Maybe even being clever by holding the camera in the shot so that it is obscured by the flower? I dunno but have to giveyou the benefit of the doubt: 8 lamedos

800 yrs
by lamedos

Comment:
Jon - I said " I needed to use the burn tool" not That "I did...". Read the comment I left after voting and there is a link to the version I "would have liked to have posted" i.e. after using the burn tool to take out the hotspot.

Cheers

Roy

800 yrs
by lamedos

Comment:
Wow, thanks for all the wonderfull comments. Lots of questions too. Well, as in the details, it's the ruins of a very old (about 800 yrs funnily enough) castle near where I live. Yes' it is IR and yes, it was shot using a Hoya R72 filter - the cheapest I could find. There's not a lot more to say really.

As for overexposed/blown out in the centre. Yep - unfortunately my camera isn't the best for IR shots. The lens configuration causes a 'hotspot' in the centre of the image. Keeping the lens open as much as possible and as wide as possible keeps it to a minimum, otherwise it shows up as a hard edged over exposed circle. Most times it can be overcome by using the burn tool but obviously that would be against the rules.

A copy that has been touched up can be seen here.