Taken in Cambridge on a particularly colourful night :)
Created from a single exposure, with no filters applied (the zoom burst is real). Pretty much all the editing used aside from dodging and burning is legal under Basic - levels, contrast, hue/sat, sharpen.
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This photo doesn't really work for me personally, but I gave it a 7 during voting because it is well composed, technically good and creative. Actually I love the effect from the horizon up (just considering the trees), it was the buildings and tree on the bottom that made me dizzy. Great tones and colors too.
Amazing effect and a very interesting perspective on a sunset! The whole of the world reaches up to the grandeur that is the sky, knowing full well they can never touch it, but to not try is unthinkable.
Stunning. You've captured the ether; are the gods aware? They're not going to be very happy, you know. First you capture fire, over and over again; then beauty is captured of you by firelight; and, then this: the ephemeral, caught, trapped, allowing those of us who are unable to see it with our souls to see it with our eyes. Yes, I might be drawn deeper in if the tree on top was dark black, pure shadow against the soft skeins of color in the 'tweens, but it is quite lovely as is.
Wow! Jelena this is beautiful! The colours are gorgeous and the zoom is very clever. I don't know why it didn't score higher, sometimes I just don't understand. :(
I was scratching my head trying to work out what you did here - the zoom works very well and the colours are gorgeous. The lack of a single main subject has probably lost you marks, but I prefer the overall effect!
Usually zoom effects like this are really noticeable, this one is subtle - I admit I missed it when I first saw it. I gave this a 6, which for me means average-but-with-great-promise - if I had gone back to review my votes like I meant to, this one may have gotten a bump. This is really quite a lovely shot!
I didn't get to finish voting so I am glad I am seeing this now. It's gorgeous! I love the different color shades of the sky. I love that the tree is arching over to fill the top of the frame. And the streaks of light are very cool. Great catch!
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