The Promise of Fever
by shalrath

Comment by option:
whoa, creepy! very eerie, i like it!

Nagoya Castle
by shalrath

Comment by Nikonian Ninja:
this is tremendous!!!

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by Physics_Guru:
In my opinion there is just nothing 'striking' about this photo. It looks like a quick snapshot. It is a good idea but the composition is just not there.

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by DemonLlama:
Whoa - couple things here. First, no real motion - it's a pretty static picture, frozen in place. Second, what's up with the halos around the person and parasail? Either it's been dodged to lighten it up or the unsharp mask way overused. Now I see that it's been validated, so it's not dodging - not sure where the halo is coming from...

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by Spitfyr:
Don't like the halos around the parachute and the glider. Also, the whole image seems too blue - doesn't look natural.

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
I'm sure most will say it but it's too blue and you can see where the work you did to dodge the shute and person is way over done causing a "Halo" effect

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by MPRPRO:
This is not good. Yes it is action but no it is not a good photograph more like an over worked snapshot. Whatever you did to this image was too much. There is too much noise maybe caused by using shadow/highlight and it leaves a glow around the guy in the air.
You get an (A) for effort but remember less is more. As a good photographer once told me when you think you have adjusted it enough back up about half.

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by Blackbox:
Got some halo going on around the chute and 'flyer' in the air...sky looks weird to me and cropped a little to close at the top...but it certainly meets the challenge.

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment by munkiboy:
Too much USM, not enough action

Nagoya Castle
by shalrath

Comment by shalrath:

Originally posted by Pug-H: This is a great perspective shot. It reminds me of photos by Felix Beato, who was active in Japan in the 1870s. The original castle was destroyed during the war, but it was rebuilt in the 1950s (I think).

You are indeed correct sir!