Free will
by gyaban

Comment by jomari:
I've just come across this. What a shame about the DQ. The image is fabulous.

Revolution
by gyaban

Comment by DCNUTTER:
Once again..well done!

April
by gyaban

Comment by DCNUTTER:
Another stunner. Congrats Christophe.

I Walk the Line
by gyaban

Comment by tate:
I would agree. Some amazing ideas that seem to be somewhat overly overlapped ;) Great image nonetheless - we have come to expect perfection from you ! - not exactly easy to live up to your own reputation ;)

Originally posted by Art Roflmao: You could've left out the ghosts, ship and lightning and I would have added 2 points to the score. Sometimes less is more. Still a great job.

I Walk the Line
by gyaban

Comment by vawendy:
Congrats! Yup. Too crowded for my tastes, seems overdone this way.

However, once you mentioned a larger version, I could see how it would actually work quite well larger! I do wish we had larger landscape options. :)

I Walk the Line
by gyaban

Comment by Tiny:
Congratulations,for me a sure winner without the ghosts.

April
by gyaban

Comment by wiesener:

Originally posted by gyaban: As for the unprocessed versions, no sorry, I usually don't show them. I don't like the opposition that some tend to make between "pure photography" and "post-processing": consequently, I don't want to provide originals that would be used as (so called) "evidences" by one side or another. I consider the whole thing (imagination, sketches, hardware preparations & logistics, setup, lighting, shooting, raw conversion, post-processing, quality check) as a process aimed at delivering a final product. Isolating one element or another would alter the way the image is perceived, in my opinion. This is also why I don't shoot "making of" photos.

I see your point. Just to clarify, I wasn't trying to make an opposition between photography and processing, I completely agree that they are both important for the end result. However, I am quite mediocre in both categories but try to learn from examples of others' "making of"s, before and afters. I fully respect your decision to keep this to yourself though, as giving it out might indeed "pull away the curtain" and take away some of the magic from the photos.

I nabbed a high-res version of this picture from your flickr feed to use as my new desktop background by the way... Now I'm forced to maintain a clean desktop not to clutter this masterpiece :)

I Walk the Line
by gyaban

Comment by MargaretNet:
Congrats, Christophe!

I Walk the Line
by gyaban

Comment by MAK:
almost.......5 that would of been a new record

I Walk the Line
by gyaban

Comment by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by bobnospum: Odd. I think the boat and ghosts would have made a nice image. The lightening, the person, and the lighthouse just make it go over the top into the slightly silly category.

Originally posted by Art Roflmao: You could've left out the ghosts, ship and lightning and I would have added 2 points to the score. Sometimes less is more. Still a great job.

LOL - you'll never please everyone. :) Congrats on 4th, although I'm guessing you may be in for some front page withdrawals eventually. Thenk again, that probably won't happen. :)