Pancho's Tank
by GeneralE

Comment by hotpasta:
great colour...nice shot and true to challenge

GGpanoSign_P1160020-GfromRedDTdpc.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment by bucket:
interesting shot..makes me think about how we perceive things...

CNY-Parade_P2070043=640.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment by sfalice:
Great dragon! Good looking parade.

Alice

Peacemeal
by GeneralE

Comment by posthumous:
7 just for a good pun. ha!

Hillside Sunrise
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by meanwile: ... If a different composition or a better defined/esthetically-pleasing tree were not available, I'd probably do as you did and mess with the sky color/texture, although not quite as extremely. Better luck next time ;-)

Thanks! I was kind-of stuck as far as compositional choices go, since this was taken from the middle of the freeway at 60 MPH, without using either the viewfinder or the video screen.

I guess I thought that getting this quality of framing, lighting, timing, and (almost) focus under the circumstances was an accomplishment which deserved the opportunity to stand on its own. Someplace I have yet another version which has tonal adjustment but not the radical color shift of the currently-posted alternates -- I'll post that one too.

SunriseHill_P1100029-DkFPCdpc.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment by Jutilda:
My kind of shot. I'm a fan of the minimalist approach. The colors totally rock!!!

Hillside Sunrise
by GeneralE

Comment by skewsme:
I applaud your inclination to go natural. I wish photos didn't have to be radioactive to get a decent score on this site. The yellow in your alts seems like a little too much (to me), however, the submitted photo does appear to need some oomph. Not enough going on. If a different composition or a better defined/esthetically-pleasing tree were not available, I'd probably do as you did and mess with the sky color/texture, although not quite as extremely. Better luck next time ;-)

Hillside Sunrise
by GeneralE

Comment by Neil:
Paul, I am sure your alternates would have done better just on the color wow factor alone. But I like this one better. Perhaps if you did a little more work with the sky. The darker clouds almost look like a defective/dirty area here. This is one of those that would do better with some more sky detail--the clouds are very faint here. Maybe they could have been brought out with PP, maybe not.

Hillside Sunrise
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:
I guess I should have submitted one of the "enhanced" versions instead of this virtually unprocessed one, which I thought was my best "pure photograph" of the month.

First alternate: Second alternate:

Peacemeal
by GeneralE

Comment by Cutter:
fairly straightforward, without any composition, color or subject matter to hold lasting appeal. But it is a clever concept.