New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by Jutilda:
Holy cow, this is good. I'd given it a 9 in the challenge, but somehow didn't comment. The moon, Venus and the other lights of the night are fab.

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by balarila:
Thanks for the vote!

No problem on the Validation Request. I'd have done the same.

From Azrifel:
Thanks for the explanation, if you got a validation request in the middle of the week it was because of me. I thought no way that there was a full moon and did a dq-request. Still voted it an eight.

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by guypeters:
very nice... Bravo!

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by Azrifel:

Originally posted by balarila: The moon is actually young, not a full moon. But the long time exposure brought forth the shadowed part. Accidental effect but I like it.

Thanks for the explanation, if you got a validation request in the middle of the week it was because of me. I thought no way that there was a full moon and did a dq-request. Still voted it an eight.

Sneaking Past the Palace Guard?
by balarila

Comment by posthumous:
this is a wonderful picture, and fulfills the challenge in an interesting, exciting way. You wuz robbed!

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by graphicfunk:
A lovely wide scope image with superb coloration. Congratulations on your top 5 finish.

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by Brenb:
What a backyard view. Beautiful shot and congrats. on a 4th place finish.

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by ShotMD:
Congradulations on a stunning, vivid, colorful image... I̢۪ve been trying to take some similar ones myself. My results have not been as good. The entire city seems ablaze.

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by lebowski:
amazing...

New Year Night
by balarila

Comment by balarila:
Thanks for the votes. This is the highest I've made it so far. Still, no ribbon. Sigh.

There were comments about the horizon a bit askew. It's not, actually. Land was a bit higher on the right. If I straightened the photo horizon on the land, then the horizontal lines of the sky would be the next thing many would notice askew. Now if only this wasn't a Basic Editing competition...

Yes, the lights were overblown. I guess that's the aesthetic license I exercised. I like the way the city "burns" with life. The "hottest" parts are actually the night spots.

The moon is actually young, not a full moon. But the long time exposure brought forth the shadowed part. Accidental effect but I like it.

Taken from my backyard (yes, I'm lucky to have this almost every night) in Antipolo. The city is Metro-Manila, Philippines.