The quasi-HDR appearance was done with excessive application of the clarify adjustment in Paint Shop Pro.
Post challenge notes:
I was really curious how this one would do. It placed well enough, but I can see from the votes and comments that this was a shot that some really liked, but did not have broad appeal.
Statistics
Place: 158 out of 429 Avg (all users): 5.7611 Avg (commenters): 7.1111 Avg (participants): 5.5804 Avg (non-participants): 6.0588 Views since voting: 1618 Views during voting: 299 Votes: 180 Comments: 11 Favorites: 2 (view)
Sitting at the edge of the yard, watching the sun set and reflecting on their own last hours. Great choice for perspective and saturation. That you, NikonJeb?