Loving the score, the comments, the PB, the faves, the Postluminosity and the Posthumousness. Thank you all.
Here's the lowdown on the don't try this at home, kids...
The essential techniques involved in taking this picture are:
a) Point
b) Shoot
Don't forget to pack your dumb luck.
A certain dedication to the art was necessary in that I was waiting for a tram and took a picture of it instead of getting on board.
The unedited and uncropped (resized and saved for web) original looks like this:
The picture I took when I turned round looks like this:
I did tone down the saturation a little, but the colour had to be there to retain some distinction for the ghostly figures.
Very bright and low sunlight, similar to that in Gnarf's entry in the same challenge:
which is from the same part of the world, contrasted strongly with the interior of the tram. This enabled very clear reflection as well as lighting up the people sitting near the window. The less distinct figures are standing passengers.
I didn't want to lose the faces top left and bottom right, so I ended up with a long, thin crop - hence the strange border...
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This is a wonderfully done street shot. I must have studied it for some 10 minutes - including comparing the picture that showed the view once your turned your head around. Like it!
(The light humor in your description makes it a very interesting read)
Completely awesome. What I think I love best about this is I can't figure out which layer is which. That makes it all the more curious and interesting. Terrific capture.
Oh MAN! This was my blue ribbon too! I'm seeing my 3 top picks on the front page -- but I thought for SURE this one would be the top pick of the pack! Soooooo how did you get that effect?
Wow! This is really awesome! You did such a fabulous job with your camera. I would love to see this one win the blue ribbon. It certainly is my favorite. 10
Nice shot. I really like the overall effect and exposure. Windows offer some great visual stories especially in urban settings. (But the exaggerated frame adds absolutely nothing to this shot.)
An intriging title and effective image is very impressive - the author did well to capture a scene using the tools of reflectivel light. It is a very busy image which detracts somewhat from it's immediate impact, but the over all technical success affects the artistic impact in a positive way. A very good entry into the challenge it should place high.
My first impression was confusion, but this held my attention longer than any other image in the challenge. The longer I looked at it the more I liked it. I hope other feel the same way because it is ribbon material
The pick of the bunch for me... lots of interest. I actually think that the border detracts from the image, either by being too wide, or too grey. I's like to see it with perhaps only a thin black border for comparison. Nonetheless, I still think it's the best shot in the challenge. A very different take to all the others on offer.
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