I was leary to enter this as I wasn't quite sure how many, if any, others would be submitted. :-) Taken during the DC "NotaCon" GTG. So we'll see how many like minds there are out there. I know there will be some stunning entries and this is just my little contribution.
Not much post processing done: Cropped slightly, levels and curves adjusment, cloned some hot pixels (grrrrrrr), some slight dodge & burn and usm, lastly ran through neatimage and resized.
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ok, this is a nice shot, but, if you had backed up a bit and included some people walking around, it would have been a much more dynamic challenge entry...
I like the shadows and the highlights but to get this shot wouldn't you need to have the same exposure you have to get THIS shot??? If so then how is this a longer then normal exposure??? I like the clarity and the photo almost looks B&W which is a nice feature. I also think its well composed. Good luck in tihs challenge. <7>