Wow!! thanks a lot for the votes. did not expect this at all. I do like the image a lot, but I expected the voters to vote this down as it is a desat.
Andrew...9th Feb09
First time taking the singapore skyline from this vantage point.
The 3 structures being built on the left are part of the multi-billion dollars Integrated resort being built in Singapore to increase tourism. This resort will house 1 of 2 Casinos planned. Scheduled to be open late 2010.
Capturing a grey citiscape is quite a challenge , thankfully the day was a bit of a grey and drab day. Did a HDR of 3 sequential shots, converted to B/W. Spent at least 2 long hours editing this shot trying to avoid the extremes and hopefully giving a surreal feel to the shot. Hope you all like it. I realize some will judge down because this is a conversion, so be it.
Andrew , 29th Jan 2009
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Place: 4 out of 184 Avg (all users): 6.2239 Avg (commenters): 7.5000 Avg (participants): 5.3750 Avg (non-participants): 6.8333 Views since voting: 3316 Views during voting: 267 Votes: 134 Comments: 19 Favorites: 6 (view)
It's hard to get a really good skyline/landscape in tones of gray and you did an EXCELLENT job with this - your work with it paid off nicely, I think. Suits this challenge very well. Congrats on the 5th place star thingie!
CONGRATS ON 5TH.Great image, I love it and choose it as a fav. Although I did not vote in this challenge...as I glanced over the entries, this one stood out. Now that it is over, I was very disappointed to see how many are giving out 1s 2s and 3s to "what IMO look like winners" This could have pulled in a ribbon had the low scorers surpressed their jealousy or whatever was going on with them. I repeat the comment of hahn23. This stood out as one to meet the challenge exactly. Great control (avoidance)of whites and blacks. Had I voted, this would have received a 9 or even 10 from me, and I give out only a few of these per challenge if any sometimes. But I will not give out a 1-2 and rarely a 3. If a photo is an apparent smack in the face to the challenge or voting community, I do not give it a low score, I just don't vote on it. But again that is an entrant that seems to be going out of their way be to go against the grain or rules etc.etc. I see too many great or good shots ending up with these 1s AND 2s. Yours did not deserve this.
I shoudl have recoginsed Singapore, that's teh Fullerton on teh right isn't it? That shot can't be far from the F1 track is it? I love this, my highest scoring shot. Nice work.
Wonderful picture. Love the movement, the shapes, the detail. But though transformed to B/W, it doesn't capture "grey" to me. High marks for quality of shot, dinged for not being something naturally gray.
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