By the Light
by ekmai

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very classy and elegant.

By the Light
by ekmai

Comment by MaryO:
Dramatic. Contrast between her appearance and the surroundings makes me pause and look a bit longer.

By the Light
by ekmai

Comment by Bud:
good use of lighting - the partial desaturation works well.

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by Structor:
Wonderful image, congrats on your ribbon!

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by Jessicaaa:
Wonderful shot. Would love to see the original. Congratulations!

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by ekmai:

Originally posted by Magnum_za: Thanks for the reply EK. It's always nice to know the limits or characteristics of a lens if it ever gets on my buying list. I meant "not a single" rather than "not a signal" DOH :) I love my 12-24mm Tokina f/4.0 but yet to give it a cityscape workout. Have only done seascapes with it thus far. No one asked if you can open your office window or did you have your outside window cleaner do you a favour? ;p

It is a good lens but I dont think it is worth the money. A friend has the 2.8 equivalent and the images are amazing. Sadly there is no way I can afford such a lens except in my dreams. My 12-24 is okay if you keep it parallel to the subject otherwise the distortion goes wild. This was shot with the lens pressed flat against the glass so it was easy to avoid tilt distortion. Lol the windows were for the most part not too bad but I did have to move around to find a relatively cleanish spot. Those windows don't open luckily and I would be too scared of falling out to do so even if they did

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by ekmai:

Originally posted by LydiaToo: I thought it was a bit oversharpened, but really lovely. Congrats on your ribbon!

Thanks Lydia. I struggle like hell with sharpening and in general think my entries are not quite sharp enough after I upload them so I did a more aggressive sharpen on this one. Hopefully I can crack the sharpening code one day.

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by Lydia:
I thought it was a bit oversharpened, but really lovely. Congrats on your ribbon!

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by ph0t0trip:
Perfect! Everything is perfect!

Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
by ekmai

Comment by HarveyG:
Thanks for the reply EK. It's always nice to know the limits or characteristics of a lens if it ever gets on my buying list. I meant "not a single" rather than "not a signal" DOH :)
I love my 12-24mm Tokina f/4.0 but yet to give it a cityscape workout. Have only done seascapes with it thus far. No one asked if you can open your office window or did you have your outside window cleaner do you a favour? ;p