Tailwhip.
by asij

Comment:
My favorite for this challenge.

Little Rainbow
by max90034

Comment:
A true beauty.

"Say cheeeese!"
by bandit

Comment:
My favorite for this challenge.

Looks like someone put too much sour in the Sweet & Sour sauce. Great opportunity shot. Very good editing too. Should do well.

Would fit the extreme action challenge too.

Jack
by fredandaud

Comment:
Would have been a great shot without the green cast. Just the right amount of lighting but the green makes it look fake.

A fawn in my yard... my new pet
by Rasai

Comment:
Painted rock in the grass?

Expensive Pets
by risu81

Comment:
Good Luck. I got slammed for showing a wild animal in a Pet challenge.

Nice long range shot. Crisp colors. Would like to have seen the midtones a little lighter.

... Hollywood Was Just A Real Estate Tract. Then Cameramen And Storytellers Came ...
by fulgent

Comment:
My mistake = Hollywood's history is NOT well known.

I thought almost everyone knew this sign was first put up to promote a real estate development. Then when the movies made Hollywood world famous they kept it as a landmark. The sign originally said "Hollywoodland" but a landslide ruined some of the letters. They only restore the Hollywood portion.

In essence this sign was there at the beginning and an important part of Hollywood's early history. So much for this lesson.

Other comments:
"Common" shot. It's a rare shot. As some may know, L.A. just had it's 2nd highest all time rain season. You will not see the hills around the sign this green in normal years. I did bump up the saturation during Raw conversion but only about as far as the camera would allow.

Tighter crop? I would have liked it better myself but I wanted the California Golden Poppy's for added color and the house to tie in the real estate development concept. The poppy's were in a restricted area.

Long Title? Maybe not long enough to give the history lesson. ;)

Knew it wouldn't ribbon but thought it would be interesting for many to see how green it is here after this last rainy season.

Estimated it would score in the 5's at least. It started out with about 20 people giving it a 3 or less the first night and averaged 3.1. Then it gradually moved up to this current score. What a disappointment.

was atom
by paha_l

Comment:
Clever use of a plasma light and it's application to the challenge.

When I tried to shoot one of these lights for a challenge I could not get the crisp quality you achieved. I'm sure you had more shots and your composition of this picture is excellent. Well done.

A View Of The Great Mausoleum At Forest Lawn
by fulgent

Comment:
I liked the statue and mausoleum composition idea. This shot was taken on the second day, the earlier image was shot higher. This was shot about a foot off the ground and made a stronger image.

Spent more time editing this challenge image than any other I can remember. I really wanted to edit towards a very dramatic lighting scene.

There was no sun breaking through the clouds. The lighting effect was created by dodging and burning with the idea of creating an uneven look as it would if the clouds were really thick and thin.

The background sky was more difficult than the rest, nature did not give me exactly what I wanted that day. I re-did the sky editing 2 or 3 times to get it to this look.

No Neat Image. Don't own that software yet.

doyouknowwheretogo
by dusanmuller

Comment:
Beautiful. I really get drawn into this scene.

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