Xion's Prose
by jdannels

Comment by aznym:
This one grabbed my attention for some reason :)

Thank you.

It's really good and surely not in a lower league. I am really glad that my shot was of good use to you. It's a nice feeling. It's even strange looking at this one and seeing the thumbnail in the details. It's similar yet beautiful and exciting in a different way. Mine was shot like this and rotated 90° CW. I got lucky with that one.

Looking at the lights, I feel like they are turning like a propeller and the bird is trying to escape, or it might keep going round and round.

I like the bird better than the plane, then again they both server different purposes inside the frames.

Keep looking and keep shooting.

Cheers

Stair Case
by jdannels

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
Another great image (whether it's showing us your town or not); would you mind giving us (ie, me) a rundown of your post processing? I love shooting B&W, but since I put down my Rolleiflex and my Graflex, I haven't really shot a B&W that I like, and part of that is down to post processing. Anything you'd be willing to offer would be greatly, greatly appreciated! I can't imagine I'm the only one who could learn something ...

Xion's Prose
by jdannels

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
A great shot, and I like it differently from Xion's; his is of the convergence of two pretty amazing things (the spire and a jet -- sorry, I still think flying is an amazing thing); yours is of the divergence of two ordinary things. Both are striking.

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by Melethia:
Love the sweep of the clouds and the way that's echoed in the reflection.

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by EBJones:
Great job, and thanks for the tip. :)

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by Elaine:
Nice shot. Like the sky and reflection.

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by bs-photos:
Really neat looking shot, a little dark but I think it works well.

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by Sweetlittlepixie:
My daughter is writing my comments this evening and she says 'it's very stormy, the sky is very dark and looks thundery.'

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very dramatic, great job!

the new bookstore
by jdannels

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
Very dramatic! The sky with those tall trees, almost foreboding!