etan_lightstone

very magical photo! good job.

I'm curious... do you take any precautions about using your Digital Rebel in winter? Like let it warm up inside the camera case once you come inside for a few hours? etc.. did it behave strangely at -21? did the LCD display get blurry?

Thanks for the comments! I think you're right about the crop idea.

I did boost contrast and saturation in photoshop a little, but very slightly. The original looks extremely close to this.

Just wonderful, really love the depth of this image and the colors.

May I ask what settings you used? the severe darkening of the right side of the image was done in photoshop? Or is this simply the result of using a polarizer?

Well the original shot had the tops of the mountains with the sky.

I purposely cropped it out, I didn't want what I would describe as three transitions (sky->mountains->foreground) I wanted two (mountains->foreground).

I suppose if I left you wondering where the mountains end.. that's a good thing :)

Thanks for the comment Daniel.

You are correct, they are called teepees. I wasn't a big fan of the petrified forest, but these were neat.

This photo is almost a 7/7 in my opinion. unfortunately had you been able to get the floor itself pin-sharp to attract, it would better complement the motion blur of the dresses.

Almost amazing!

I did slight dodging only on the very sides of the mountains that are close range.

Everything else is as it was. Just levels adjust.

amazing photo! Where and when was it taken?

I must say though, I am not fond of your caption text for the photo. It seems a little inapropriate.

A tree sized wooden sculpture located in the entrance lobby of

Lionel-Groulx Metro in Montreal, Canada.

Great capture!

But would you mind explaining what's going on? What is this event? Who is fighting whom?

Well done!

Would you mind describing you lighting technique/placement on this one?

Also what do you use as a background?

Cool shot, although the girl in the middle doesn't quite look happy :)

Also, how do you like the 12-24 tokina lens? I've been thinking about getting the same one.. its a great price. I want that wide angle goodness.