Yes, this is my feeble attempt to recreate the extremely well shot image by MayaM. I set up on the Kedzie Street bridge looking south. There weren't any nice clouds or a full moon to work with, but I caught a train zooming by.
Maya's picture: .
I was using my wide angle lens, and couldn't do anything on site to fix the parallax (nor could I in post processing, under Basic rules). In Photoshop, I cropped and rotated the image, applied simple levels, curves, and bumped up the saturation a bit, USM, and resized.
[Post challenge] Woo! I thought I might get a 6 from this, but very nearly got a 7! Here's the shot that this entry replaced; I think it might have ended in the 5.2 range.
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The wide angle distortion gives the photo a feeling of grandeur, which nicely complements the golden lights of the city. And the bridge forms a lovely diagonal too. Gorgeous urban shot. Congrats on a top 10 finish - it's well deserved :)
Rob - congrats on your top 10 finish with this amazing photo! It's very sharp for a 4s exposure. I think you definitely chose the right entry on this one :-)
Beautiful shot. I really like the gold reflection. Congratulations on your PB and a top 10 finish. I gave you an 9, and for what it's worth, I scored this higher than the three ribbon winners.
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