Winter night at the amusement park(January)

Hauntingly beautiful.

1. I like the photo.

2. The horizon is tilted, and it's not a trick of the light. It should be fixed. I hope Ilia doesn't mind that I tried correcting the horizon in my attachment.

When I saw this photograph, I couldn't help but stare in amazement. I think it is perfect, and I only wish I was there to see it for myself. What an amazing thing to see and capture for others to enjoy as well. Excellent Job!!

go to any wooded park at night after a snow fall and you can get a similar picture.

It is interesting to note that if none of the alien and X-files phenomena exist this picture would create a different feeling (for me anyway). However I am quite impress with the picture here to capture some detail in the tree trunks. Great work!

definately x-files-ish. cool shot!

Awsom Shot! Love the eery lighting! although the dull orange light in the extreem right kind of takes the spookyness away. Good work. Keep it up.

Great Picture I can feel the cold at my back.

Nice moody picture, but: it does need some perspective correction and a center of interest. As is, it is just a moody picture. Well done, though.

I used to do love doing this kinds of photos when theres nobody around. It's quiet after a snow fall and everyone is inside after a day at the park. Makes ya feel kind of original being there at that time, like you are your own person.

love the lighting. But I want to know if it's moon light or just ambient light that's lighting the trees in front.

 

This is poorly composed and trite.

Cropping wont to anything to better the image. The orange light only adds to the mystery. Its not distracting, in fact it balances the image.

Beautiful photo... and feels like a magical place. Excellent work!

This photo has thorougly captured me! Taken me...entirely to another place. A crisp,cool,dark enchanting moment frozen in time that is anything but still. I'm lost and renewed with my arms wide open I go willingly-amidst this illusion

as if I ever had a choice from the instant-the instant my eyes became fixed on this magickal blend in the glowing!

 

Blown away..entirely by this photo. For me this is by far, of the hundreds if not thousands I've seen out here on photo.net, not only my favorite photo but sure to remain right up there for many moons and photos yet to be viewed.

 

Congratulations on capturing a truly remarkable photo. This is beyond splendid! Along with the many other who have commented-attesting to your well deserved accolades what more can I say that hasn't been said, and moreover,that I remain hard pressed to put into words (and speaking as a writer-that being one of my crafts I consider may well convey best what I want to say here...)..and that is, simply put-thank you,thank you,thank you for sharing this!

 

I haven't posted anything as yet to photo.net

but preparing to in the near future. As I embark on my journey to resume my love of photography it is rare qualitative shots like this I can,at best,aspire to capture in my own place & Time.

 

Wow that sounds awesome...so goes my contributing

vote that Ilia may further be inspired to play a little longer in this mystical playground. For technical measure it would also be a great learning experience for some of us out here

not as experienced working with shutter speeds and the special effects you've referenced as of yet.

J.A. - wow... you are ... quite eloquent to put it mildly.;)

No special effects were used here(Photoshop or otherwise) - it's a lucky combination of light snowfall (temps just above freezing - so snow sticks to the branches) fluorescent streetlights of two different colors, shutter speed and apperture listed up there, right next to the image.

As for the "play a little longer in this mystical playground" - I am sorry but today that place is years and thousands miles away from me(which, I guess, makes it even more mystical;)

Ilia, So that imagery--'creating ghost looking images [children] running through this scene...' would require you return to the playground literally? I didn't realize that. I thought you could play in a full featured program like PS but I guess not. As of yet I have no hands on experience and very limited knowledge of PS, thus, my 'vote' to consider a revisit into the magickal playground was an easy (and selfish) leap to make.

 

Is it the '..drag of the shutter...' that would need to be done from the actual site--no option

is viable to work with the originals that you took? And as for the 'translucency' same query. And one more question for consideration from this jumping off point is there anything at all similar i.e. 'ghostly' images/features like that could be played with for the exploration of it?

 

 

 

How can a picture like this one ever be rated 1/1 or 1/2 ? It isn't perfect to me, but I thought 1s and 2s were reserved to technically poor and totally uninteresting snapshots...

I like the mood of this very much. I just think the control of contrast and colors could have been slightly better. And that's about it. Cropped or uncropped it is fine by me besides that.

This makes me want to try something like this myself.

What a magnificent photograph! I have not critiqued pictures before on this site, but I am drawn towards this so heavily. Breathtaking!

I've been looking for playground compositions for some time and this is a great one!

Like a good old painting. It would be magnificent with a human being in it. Very nice shot.