Panorama in 4:3
by GeneralE

Comment by mycelium:
I tried a couple of things to bring out the dynamic range in this image... for Basic Editing, Adding a Channel Mixer at 120/-10/-10 definitely brought out the contrast a bit more; the image could be re-duotoned from that. For Advanced Editing, duplicating the layer, setting to Multiply mode, and adding a white-black-white vertical gradient added a nice sense of richness to the image, and helped out the sky a lot. In both cases I finished up with a USM at 60%, .3 radius, 0 threshold.

I'm another member of the crowd that thinks that this is a good picture and conceptually strong, just not presented quite as well as it might have been.

Panorama in 4:3
by GeneralE

Comment by Kivet:
Well Im not sure HOW to make this better but I can tell you what I would work on. I like the foggy look of the city and the water but the sky needs more contast, it looks like there are hazy clouds there that arent blown and if you could get rid of a little of the brightness there they would stand out. The border of the sign is really bright. I would somehow darken that to make it not so glaring, the agtual sign would stand out more without the competition. I like the color scheme and the detail in the granite.

Panorama in 4:3
by GeneralE

Comment by ursula:
Wow! This is a cool double.

Panorama in 4:3
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by kteach: I'm not sure if I like the overall lack of color since it keeps it consistent with the sign, or if I would like to see more color in the top half. Creative shot and perfect for the challenge. Nicely done.

There really wasn't any color in the original -- it was a gray,hazy day and this view is at least partly backlit.

At first I tried it in a warm sepia-like look, but though it gave the sky a nice glow, it made the concrete and the sign (the real subject) look a little funny, so I switched to a Black/Cyan duotone for that cooler, foggy look.

Gorgeous George?
by GeneralE

Comment by The Dmachine:
HMMMMM kind of bunk

Dances With Dinos
by GeneralE

Comment by KuriKuri:
snap

Gorgeous George?
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by agenkin: I can barely see any DOF isolation in this shot.

It was only after the challenge started and I saw a thread on using "artificial" DOF (selective blurring), that I thought to use that technique to enhance this one.

Dances With Dinos
by GeneralE

Comment by talmy:
Good catch. Technically would be better with a bit less exposure and reduced saturation and contrast. I'd also crop out the top third of the picture which adds nothing and shows distracting sensor noise.

Painted Lady
by GeneralE

Comment by farmer48:
unusual

Painted Lady
by GeneralE

Comment by odetta:
I think I'd like to see this rotated 90 degrees CCW but this is still a very nice shot, great colour and focus.