Sorry... been a little busy lately but here's the answer.
Yes, it IS a flipped photo. Been wanting to use this technique for a while and this was a perfect time. The reflection after the flip was achieved by giving a layer of Gausian blur to the bottom half of the image and then gradually strengthening the eraser tool as I worked my way up the image. Highlighting parts really helped with the effect as well. The rest was a mixture of dodge and burn and a little sharpening. Thanks for the comments. I'm glad it was received so well and that it was hard to determine for sure if it was a flip or not... :)
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The smoothness really suited this. Red silk. I am curious about what lens you used. My gut is suggesting this is a flip rather than an actual reflection, but so very deftly accomplished (and I just now read Pineapple, the king of flip, saying the same thing below). A strikingly vibrant horizon, any way you slice it. Nice going :)
I am glad this one made it to the top 20, I really thought it would place higher though, but, excellent picture AND congrats on your beautiful image :o)
I'm gonna guess this will do well - the red and the foggieness are quite striking - the horizon seems just a tad thin to me but otehr than that eight on.
I like the dark trees and the red - the only thing I'm not sure about are those splotches of red high in the sky, despite their authenticity (of location). Nice and moody.
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