Pipe Dream
by balynch

Comment by darylbrown:
good depth

Pipe Dream
by balynch

Comment by sheyingshi88:
I like this photo a lot. Excellent tonality and depth of field control.

Pipe Dream
by balynch

Comment by AnAUTiger:
More DOF would have been nice to blur out the background and not make out the overpasses in the distance.

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by jkirkla1:
Sorry, but I had to stick this worthless comment on your entry cause I want to enter next week.

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by balynch:
Okay, here are the details: First, I put the camera on a tripod to support it during a extremely long duration shot. Unfortunately, I didn't have anyone who could assist me so I had to do this completely on my own, which didn't prove to be easy. I illuminated myself using a flash, as many speculated. I set the flash (Nikon SB-28) on manual at 1/32 power, set the self timer, and walked into the shot. As soon as the flash fired, I quickly left the frame and allowed the ambient light to form the rest of the exposure. The disappointing thing, at least to me, is that this shot was actually one of a series of many shots to simply test this concept. Once I proved that I could successfully pull it off in-camera, I had a much more elaborate shot planned. Unfortunately, I became sick with a cold and was not able to do it. So as a last ditch effort, I submitted this picture to gauge what the response would be. But you can be certain that I will incorporate my original idea in some future submission.

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by ClubJuggle:
Nice effect, I'd love to know how you did this. Please do share after the competition is over.

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by Yellowpeep:
cool effect! You did this well, and I like the b&W

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by mac:
very interesting interpretation of the challenge

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by jimmsp:
Very well done. A 10.

Through My Eyes
by balynch

Comment by Photo Jim:
I see a ghost, cool effect.