Down The Hawsepipe
by Kha0S

Comment by whiteroom:
very xtraordinary!

Down The Hawsepipe
by Kha0S

Comment by Kolya:
Too much going on here - very difficult to see what the subject really is - birds? snake? trash? I guess I don't know what a hawspipe is...sorry.

Aid drops continue amid missile attacks
by Kha0S

Comment by kevrobertson:
nice capture

good luck
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Aid drops continue amid missile attacks
by Kha0S

Comment by Konador:
Great shot. 9

Old Glory Over Concord Street
by Kha0S

Comment by tony927:
from the thumbnail, i didn't love it, but the flag in the b.ground adds a lot. nice job

Aid drops continue amid missile attacks
by Kha0S

Comment by lucidgirl:
its a little grayed out. Maybe thats what you were going for. I like the concept.

Aid drops continue amid missile attacks
by Kha0S

Comment by ridvanerkan:
Wawww. This is my favorites...

Aid drops continue amid missile attacks
by Kha0S

Comment by Cam:
Fantastic photo, very emotive and perfect for the contest. 10

Old Glory Over Concord Street
by Kha0S

Comment by nborton:
very nice perspective.

Final Approach
by Kha0S

Comment by Kha0S:
By the way, in response to a number of posts here, I just snapped this shot from my window on a 737 (Southwest Airlines, landing at BWI on my way down to Norfolk, VA on business... breaking the "no electronics" rules! tsk!).

The original shot had a few more cars, and obviously, didn't have such stark contrast. Using levels and curves, I was able to force the entire ground area to disappear into almost pure black, while bringing the lines up and saturating them. I then went in with the clone brush and cleaned up the lines on the road (all of the cars except the white one had faded away to near blackness, leaving "holes" in the lines).

Finally, cropped it in a little bit to balance the composition.

The original is over here...



Thanks for all your great comments!

/Andrew