Couldn't decide at all this month. My two best shots are already in challenges, and my better Lensbaby shots are posted in that side challenge. Had lots of single tree shots - many I liked (I apparently like shooting single trees) and one I REALLY considered entering but figured people might be sick of trees by now, and there will probably be other "tree" outtakes in the FS.
So you get this one, which I did shoot to be a FS candidate. It's a three exposure HDR tonemapped kinda thing, and it did weird things to the moving people, which I like in an odd sort of way. I've shot from this position before but wanted to try it with more tonal range. So I took my thousand pound tripod and lugged it all over Frankfurt. For that reason alone I finally decided this one got to be the FS entry.
The other single tree outtakes and the rest of the Lensbaby considerations will be in my portfolio.
[Feb. 7th, 2009 05:22:25 PM]
So far no one has commented on the moving people ghosty things....
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I definitely like the black and white version. It's almost like there's a 3-d effect going on here. So I think you did a GREAT job with the tone-mapping. My eye keeps going to the clock too. Not sure what it is that keeps pulling me there. Fascinating photo.
wow deb .. this is such a brilliant photograph .. love the sense of distance and that huge expanse under cover .. your b&w processing is amazing and i love the moving ppl .. :)
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