I thought YOU were watching her...
by jagar

Comment:
Great urban candid. That border is very distracting IMNSHO. 8)

Making Guano
by vawendy

Comment:
Beautiful shot with great detail. Love the comments, too.

Above It All
by MaryO

Comment:
Great detail, and a beautiful, curving diagonal.

the touch of your hand is like heaven
by Jutilda

Comment:
Out of the mist... I love that shallow DOF.

Jiang Guo Lu_1
by markheath10

Comment:
A lot of good stuff to look at here. I like it that we can catch glimpses of what's inside the windows. I love the trike on the left.

The bike's under the stairs
by markheath10

Comment:
The mosaic floor makes a nice frame for the bikes. HDR works well here. Love the composition and ambiance.

Too late to Shop
by Bpzzr

Comment:
I didn't vote on this challenge so this is the first time I've seen this. I love the shopping cart -- it's a perfect touch.

As to the blown-out street lamp, you do have some detail there, so it's not that bad.

I've tried photos in a similar vein and have had some success combining shots.

I do one shot as the meter in my DSLR tells me. Generally, this gives me good detail in the street, buildings, windows, etc. Then I take a second shot at 1/125" or 1/50" or until I have decent detail in the street light (or what ever else is blown out). Then I go home and blend the layers in Photoshop CS5. I use the long exposure as the base and layer the short exposure over it. I then fade the short exposure shot a little until the light looks good, and use a very soft brush to erase the rest of the short exposure layer. Flatten the image, and I've usually got a pretty good looking street light. (IMNSHO 8P) I've also used it for nocturnal landscapes/seascapes when the moon is blown out.

Tasty
by Prism

Comment:
The spider is a really nice extra!

Cosmo
by sjhuls

Comment:
Beautiful b&w -- really brings out the textures in the flower. Good bokeh in he background, too. This is just me, but I think I would have cloned out the stem, and just left the flower floating, very dramatically, in space. Really great shot!

Daisy Profusion
by jomari

Comment:
Beautiful back lighting.