Snow and rain… I pray for rain... snow and rain
by HighNooner

Comment by nlghttrain:
this is a beautiful and unique landscape, the colors are so unususal, the mountains seem almost tinted greyscale against the pastel sky, lovely work

Snow and rain… I pray for rain... snow and rain
by HighNooner

Comment by tanguera:
Exquisite landscape. The sky is just phenomenal. But overall, a bit over-HDRed for me. Still think it will finish on the front page.

Snow and rain… I pray for rain... snow and rain
by HighNooner

Comment by hesitant:
Enhanced to the point of surrealism - but I like it just the same. Bound to finish high

Snow and rain… I pray for rain... snow and rain
by HighNooner

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nah, you don't want snow and rain! If you live where you don't get snow you might think it's cool and neat and pretty. But if you live where I do and you have to travel in the snow and freezing rain, it's not that great.

Beautiful photo.

Snow and rain… I pray for rain... snow and rain
by HighNooner

Comment by Rino63:
nice landscape good colors.

An urban morning
by HighNooner

Comment by J-Me:
Don't let anyone disuade you from your creative and artistic expression in this shot because it truly is a beautiful shot!:) Those who harshly criticized it are the "technical hounds" who tend to only see a photo a great piece if it's technically within "brilliant" realms. They ignore "artistic/creative" shots.

Always remember that what sinks in here, flies elsewhere and what flies in here, drops like a stone in other places. There are current professional photographers in here who make a very nice living in the photography realm and yet, get their pieces torn to shreds in here. So, take this with a grain of salt because it only pertains to people in here who have had their tastes trained towards a certain look in a photograph. :) Hang in there!!! You have an eye and talent! Remember too that photography technicals are a skill....creativity in a photo is an ART!!!

An urban morning
by HighNooner

Comment by Connor:
you took this out of your bed room window, not saying it is not a nice sunrise

An urban morning
by HighNooner

Comment by Paul:
I've given a low mark so I should justify it.

I'm sure you knew when you submitted this shot that not everyone would like it and I hold my hand up to that. There looks to be some really interesting buildings out there and I'd have liked to have seen more of them.

The whole effect reminds me of an old Cokin 'Dreams' filter I had years ago coupled with way too much saturation in post-processing.

I'm sorry I don't like it, but having given a low score, you deserve an explanation.

An urban morning
by HighNooner

Comment by spiritualspatula:
The processing on this seem a bit over the top and psychadelic to me. White balance seems like it might be a bit off, due to the distinct blue cast in the bottom. Peering through the drawn curtains definitely adds a really dreamy feel to this, but the outside landscape is somewhat in contrast to this feeling because of the harsh lines.

A blue lizard
by HighNooner

Comment by Balko:
Love that color! How about exporting some to New Mexico? LOL