Absolute Still — Moorings at Dawn
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Very colorful and well composed shot. I thought this would do better.

Looking at a waterfall
by muri

Comment:
Great composition and sense of stillness. One of my top picks from the challenge.

The Lone Pebble
by andri

Comment:
Awesome tones and depth. I would like to see an edited version with the sky cleaned up. And possibly rotated 0.5 degrees clockwise?

Waiting
by sephick911

Comment:
I agree, this is an underrated shot. I thought it would be in the top 5. Great idea and execution!

Reels
by Structor

Comment:
Congratulations! I had this picked as one of the top photos. Great composition and tones. So, what are those things used for anyway?

Tethered at First Light
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
The submitted version was edited on my laptop -- that's why the colors are so extreme. Here's another version...


Here are a couple more taken from the same dock as the one above...


All these shots were taken on the west side of Lake Tahoe near Homewood. I got there at 5:30 AM, just before sunrise. Pretty much all of the photos from this series were taken while holding two graduated neutral density filters in front of the lens.

Oh yeah, they were all taken with the EF-S 10-22mm lens.

Message edited by author 2006-07-12 00:36:49.

Emerald Bay
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Thanks Robert! Here are more shots taken the same weekend...

Originally posted by Bear_Music: I'm very surprised this didn't ribbon. It was my top pick. I think it's really well done. Congrats on top 10!

..:!:....:!:..
by jdannels

Comment:
Bay Bridge in San Francisco? Nice colors on the bridge!

reflections of the past
by Rikki

Comment:
Great shot Rikki. Yeah, I was there a couple of weeks ago and had a hard time getting a shot without all the fences. Love the composition and the few stars. Congratulations on fifth!

Intricacy
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Yep, used a polarizer to get the very dark sky. Other than that, just converted to b/w and did the usual resize and sharpen.

Originally posted by adine: Good work with bright light - nice tonal range from dark to light. Must have used a polarlizer too? Great dark sky. Nice composition with the 90 degree angle at the bottom contrasting with the soaring curve of the dome.