Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Wonderfully composed and lit photo. I love the detail. Title even works. Hope it ribbons,

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by Anand:
Perfect photographic grammer with a strong content

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by maralomar:
nice idea, i really like it, good luck

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by jansku:
Had already typed 'wish there was somebody there to make it live' when I noticed the phantom. Nice!

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by Eclectic:
I like the long exposure & the effect you were trying for - good job - 9

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by TooCool:
By definition, can it be 'Live Music' if it's a phantom? Nice shot. Wish it fit the challenge better. This shot to me says staged not 'go out and find Live Music'...
TC

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by nance-c:
Love the lighting and tones here. Strangely, I would have liked to see more of the 'phantom.' Right now I can hardly tell if there's supposed to be someone/something or not. Even if the someone/something is not supposed to be clear, I would have liked the concept to be stronger. I like the idea.

Edited-small.jpg
by Tallbloke

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Steve, this is nicely done. You've taken a very good, well exposed photo and improved it with post processing. The work in levels and curves boosted contrast enough to increase the drama. Saturation punched up the whole photo. Dodging and burning added some drama as well. In your thread comment you talked about the sea being over sharp and that you'd like a silkier appearance. What if you selected just the sea, copied it to a new layer and worked on it a bit with a blur filter, or even a slight motion blur?

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by Azrifel:
You really need to look hard to see the phantom. A good thing I think.

Phantom of the Opera
by Tallbloke

Comment by drydoc:
Perfect 10! BOL