Sunset at Rock Hall
by ErikV

Comment:
Without a doubt this is the nicest photo of the Hall of Fame I've come across. Don't know if you could have found better light than this...

Mt. Sneffles Colorado
by delin

Comment:
You found beautiful light here. Congrats on keeping it natural, not overdoing the colors in post. With a scene like this it would be so easy to go there!

Festival Spirit
by denbote

Comment:
You nailed this. Not only is the composition outstanding, but you've captured the moment perfectly. Just the right shutter speed to capture the fast motion of the feathers, while keeping the face sharp. Your processing is beautifully done as well. One of my top picks of the challenge.

Arctic Lighthouse
by orvaratli

Comment:
One of my top picks of the challenge. A stunning scene, obviously, but also very well executed, and processed very nicely on the whole. My only slight niggle is the stars, which seem oversharpened. I find that this happens on downsizing with bicubic sharper when the larger image is already quite sharp. I sometimes find that this type of image needs a little different treatment when resizing for web.
You chose well on exposure, capturing detail in the auroras, as well as getting nice exposure on the foreground. It so easy to over-do these shots in post-processing, and you have avoided that; you've showed how it *should* be done.
Normally clouds detract from a scene like this, but in this case they are just a beautiful addition!

Tempest
by smichener

Comment:
I absolutely love this... the light is just ethereal. The combination of late evening daylight and the glow created by the lights on the ride... just wonderful. I really like your choice of exposure time, just enough motion in there. A beautiful image.

Stormy at the Top
by jbsmithana

Comment:
What an awesome scene, and captured in beautiful, dramatic light. My one nitpick on this is that the final web image is a little "crunchy." Slightly oversharpened to my personal taste.

Laurelindórinan (Land of the Valley of Singing Gold)
by Neil

Comment:
This, honestly, is just stunning. My top pick of the challenge... and there are some other images that are extremely good in this bunch. You've nailed the composition, and of course the content is beautiful. What takes it to the next level, IMO, is the fact that you have held the maximal amount of detail, with no hint of oversharpening. Nice job.
From the sun angle and the foreground detail, I do assume this is multiple exposure HDR; it is, IMO, what HDR is all about, rendering a natural scene believably, yet with more detail in darker areas than would normally be possible.

Do grasshoppers dream of gossamer wings?
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Oh, that is gorgeous! Philip K. Dick tribute in the title? ;-)

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by cpanaioti

Comment:
This is a beautiful result. It's neat how the slight offset of the hood ornament from center of the photo created the "crossed rings" in the final image. I still get the feel of "automobile" from the final image, but in a very abstract kind of way.

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by delin

Comment:
Ha! Stunning!
The addiction takes hold next, LOL!