At the edge of Lake Ontario. I've taken this picture before, and I'm sure it'll get lost in the sea of the Free Study... but I love the place where this was taken, so here goes.
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OK - So you had somethign a bit better than the one I thought you should have entered. Again - very nice work Louis. Great composition, lighting and detail. The fisheye lens effect works very well here. Great work and congrats on a great finish.
Wow - looks like you're standing in front of one of those glass globe things, only one of a very large size. Very neat effect and nice change from the usual landscape shot! I didn't make it all the way through the voting in this one or I'm pretty sure I'd have known this was yours. :-) Nice work, as always!
I like your use of muted color tones as they compliment the silhouette nicely. The fisheye lens does make the sky more interesting, but not sure if this actually improves the image overall.
this is excellent...the foreground reminds me of 2001 Space Odyssey...and so the surreal effect of the fishbowl sky feels right..the person gives it a point of view, as though we are sharing his experience/disorientation..
kudos to you for a great concept beautifully delivered...