Did this while on a little photo adventure with my buddy (Austin).
The photo was taken on a railroad bridge in front of the city.
A little frustrated with the noise, but couldn't really do anything about it.
Really really really hoping for top 10, but I doubt it. a 6 maybe? Would be nice...
Editing:
Crop
Stroke white
Stroke black
Crop
Clone out some unnecessary glare
Burn
Unsharp mask
Save for web
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It's a great shot, no doubt about it. Really nice structural framing from the bridge silhouette and a well posed relaxed model (it matters!).
Technically: Nothing to say - 30 seconds seems like a slightly unnecessarily long expsoure (and would have hit the noise levels hard), but the final result really works.
PP: There are a couple of comments on noise (including yours) but it's not really a problem for me. If it really bothers you then as I said, a shorter exposure at maybe f8 would maybe help.
Artistically: I really can't add anything about the shot - I would not have done this so well, it's a great vision. THe border bothers me though. The big letterbox is ok, but the bright white strips on the dark picture really grab the eye away from what I want to be looking at - your photo.
Overall, great take and congrats on the top ten finish.
I didn't have a chance to vote on this challenge, but like the shot and the framing. Noise reduction by Neat Image, or if you have it in Lightroom 3 (to name just two programmes) is really good and can remove colour and luminance noise very effectively.
I like the composition, very strong lines, and interesting points on all the 3rds. I also enjoy the strong horizontal nature of the shot, but I don't think that the huge black borders or the large white stripes add to the shot.
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