This is the reflection in the river of a building under construction in downtown San Antonio. I kinda liked the abstract nature of it. I fully expect the DNMC vote saying it\'s more yellow than gold. That be OK.
Post processing - rotate 180 degrees, autolevels, hue/sat, clone a few bits of white stuff out of the water, sharpen, resize. This is from the small jpeg that accompanies the RAW file.
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Nice abstract with interesting lines and shapes, and good colour. Water-reflected abstracts are among my favourite, and this is well done. I like the dark patch of blue upper left, which for counter-balances all the activity below it.
Trading Post - This one didnt grab me Deb. I knew it was a funky reflection but it didnt really grab my attention. Cool swirls and the colors are ok (gold is a bit of a stretch) just not the shot for me (hey I am your customer right? :). Get back up into your 6s and lets see you crack that top 10!
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Great abstract. I wouldn't know what the reflection is of without the explanation. The gold colors are very good. The only detraction is the red lines right in the middle. I can't figure out if they are also part of the reflection or something in the water. But, if you could get rid of them it would be so much better.
I gave this a 9 - it was gold, and it was beautiful in my eyes and on my monitor. I'm a sucker for swirly water reflections, though. The colors really are exquisite. Nice job!
What I liked about this image is your creativity and the overall design of the photo. Despite the obvious effects of reflections in water, the shot is clear and technically well made. I scored this a 5 and struggled to rate it higher. However on my monitor the building looks yellow to beige rather than gold. (I hope it's not my monitor. I don't think it is because calibration information suggests it's ok.) In the end, I stuck with 5 because I liked the image but felt it wasn't really "gold". (no DNMC, just a shade off.)
I'm not normally too big a fan of abstract, but this one is so pretty. And perfect for this challenge. The reflection has such energy for such waters that would show it. Amazing.
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