The Baton
by primabarbara

Comment by Neat:
Well done Barbara, was my top pick.

The Baton
by primabarbara

Comment by kanaj:
Wow! More than a full point ahead of the competition! Congrats! I love it when the consensus on a powerful image like this is so clear that the Blue is that much sweeter for the winner.

Peace to the World
by primabarbara

Comment by glad2badad:
Nice utilization of that statue.

The Baton
by primabarbara

Comment by sjgleah:
Great! It is responsive to the challenge.

77205
by primabarbara

Comment by nam:
This one came together quite seamlessly! Very interesting.

"round circle in the square hole" - PennyStreet makes the coolest observations!

77205
by primabarbara

Comment by PennyStreet:
Very fun! How to put the round circle in the square hole.

77205
by primabarbara

Comment by kichu:
cool!

77205
by primabarbara

Comment by primabarbara:
Here's a bit of an explanation:

This is the Olympic Park in Munich – photographed from a small hill in the middle of the complex, which is called Olympiaberg (which is far from being a mountain!). You can see the stadium with its tent-like roof, the TV tower, and the small lake. The whole thing was built for the 1972 Olympic Games and is now used as a park.

To achieve this effect, you used to have to create a panorama and then shape it into a sphere using "polar coordinates" in Photoshop. Now there are apps that do this in seconds. You just have to make sure that the ratio between ground/city/landscape and sky is roughly the same on both sides of the image; otherwise, you'll get an unsightly edge in the small globe.

77205
by primabarbara

Comment by jomari:
What a great creation. So much to see!

158264
by primabarbara

Comment by nam:
The garnishes and placemat frame this nicely - and add a very appealing freshness. I'm with others in admiring food photography when it's genuinely visually appealing.