Suburbia at Dusk
by Carlo21

Comment:
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I will definitely not give up trying the HDR thing. It makes me excited learning each day what works and what doesn't. I hope to be a 6+ scorer by end of year.

Originally posted by Melethia: Sometimes HDR works, sometimes not so much. When you first start playing with it, it's hard to tell. One thing to check is how it looks as a thumbnail. The overall grayish cast when you view the thumbnail is an indication (to me, anyway) that it may not work or is overdone. Designed to balance out the high highs and low lows, sometimes it can make everything too much in the middle if that makes sense. So don't give up on it! Keep playing with it, try different settings, etc, and find where it works, where it doesn't. I like the picture itself and would like to see it with more conventional editing - really a nice depiction of modern urban sprawl. And yes, just verified from your info that this is SoCal. Was about to write "looks like southern California..." :-)

Waiting for the Spring
by rio78

Comment:
Great 7+ and personal best. The pic is simple and the centering of it is perfect.

wolfwatch
by skewsme

Comment:
You managed to beat your best with another 7+! Great pic.

Blanco
by Balko

Comment:
When I saw this during the challenge I definitely felt a ribbon. Great pic. Perfect colors, sharpness/softness, and lighting. Congrats on the Blue and a 7+ score!

60"
by Carlo21

Comment:
Thanks everyone for the good comments.

Japanese Macaque in Jigokudani Yaenkoen Onsen
by Falc

Comment:
Congrats on the Blue! Perfect PIC...the expressions are excellent!

Message edited by author 2009-03-08 11:39:44.

Stetson Man
by LVicari

Comment:
Great shot. Congrats on the yellow.

Untitled
by Judi

Comment:
Great pic and congrats on another 7+!

Suburbia at Dusk
by Carlo21

Comment:
My first dabble with HDR didn't go too well. Tried to capture the houses at dusk with little light. It was a 6 second shutter speed. You can see the front porch lights were on a few of the houses. I think a clearer day would've helped also. There were dark clouds coming in.

It's not the south mountain area in AZ. It's in the Fallbrook area of Southern CA.

Let Me Give You a Hand
by K3Master

Comment:
Creative. Hopefully you didn't use permanent marker.