The Image: My favourite place, early in the morning. Got there in the dark, armed with mobile phone. This is not near where I was threatened by that bad man, it is in a more public place...still a danger at this time of the morning. Took this on a tripod with a 5 second exposure.
The Edit: Black and white, tint, Smart Sharpen, Noise Ninja adjustment layer, cloned a couple of sendor dust spots...levels, dodge and burn.
The Prediction: By now, people are getting sick of my water shots...mid sixes?
Post Challenge: This started life under 5, and just kept creeping upwards for a week. I was quite surprised that it finished top 10. I agree with some of the comments about the vignetting. But I wanted a real nighttime look to capture what was really there.
Thanks for the votes and comments everyone.
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WOW .. you are on such a roll ..
you can do no wrong .. !!!
very impressive photograph and process .. i can see why this is your favourite place ... its stunning .. congratulatios on another great score and an excellent place in a challenge .. :)
I'm really curious how you got this effect. It looks like it really is night and you've just utilized the city glow. If so I'm really impressed! I haven't gotten any of my night pictures to look nearly so good yet.
Looks like the slow shutter speed cused some blur. I still like it. My first two submissions have ben said to be too dark-similar to yours....I like it because the viewer has to look a little harder for the subtle details and stayes interested longer. I think any low scores you may get will be from the fast raters who don't take much time in viewing...Its a 7
I wish the black border at the top blended as well as at the bottom, and maybe a little less width on each, but that's minor on a shot that I otherwise love. Soooo peaceful :)
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