A Clear Night in January
by hahn23

Comment by hahn23:

Originally posted by mefnj: might have cloned out the plane trails, really detracts from the majesty

The light streak in the upper middle is a meteor. The flashing light to the right of Ypsilon Mountain is a plane. Both are major elements of interest. No need to clone out major elements. My philosophy is to present images without Photoshopping.

Hydraulic Lift
by hahn23

Comment by timb:
Not a bad shot but I might have liked it more at a different time of the day. The high sun can be difficult to shoot in.

Hydraulic Lift
by hahn23

Comment by giantmike:
This does show the results of oil being used, but isn't really showing oil.

Hydraulic Lift
by hahn23

Comment by doodles:
well taken photo perfect focus good lighting ballast photograph theme good job

Ski Touring Titans
by hahn23

Comment by timb:
Seems like a really shallow DOF. I might have preferred it without the back boot blurring. JMO :)

Ursus americanus
by hahn23

Comment by hahn23:

Originally posted by glad2badad: Richard - I was one of the 39 'under average' voters on this photo. The reason for my vote of 4 on this was because of the lack of detail in the critical area of the face. That and the amount of noise in the photo. I first thought that the photo may have been underexposed and pulled back, which would have introduced more noise, but after seeing the entry details I see it's more likely the ISO of 3200.

Thanks for the vote of "4". At least you didn't give me another "1".

Ursus americanus
by hahn23

Comment by glad2badad:
Richard - I was one of the 39 'under average' voters on this photo. The reason for my vote of 4 on this was because of the lack of detail in the critical area of the face. That and the amount of noise in the photo. I first thought that the photo may have been underexposed and pulled back, which would have introduced more noise, but after seeing the entry details I see it's more likely the ISO of 3200.

Ursus americanus
by hahn23

Comment by nam:
Most impressive. And even more impressive than the capture is that you stayed there to get it :)

Byproducts of Combustion
by hahn23

Comment by armando_m:
not a good warm feeling from this, but certainly a good shot

A Clear Night in January
by hahn23

Comment by nam:
Puts us in our place. Just beautiful.