mark_sicignano

As to the earlier comment asking, "...why bother with kites if you can create this combination of colors and shapes in Photoshop?" If Maria was serious about the question, let's just say that there are many wonders of the world that we live in, and Photoshop doesn't have any filters that can render them. This KAP image was taken in a fraction of a second and makes me go "Wow!", not only for it's beauty, but for the way that it was done. I'm guessing something similar can be done in Photoshop but it would take days, and I might still way "Wow!" if you could create this in Photoshop, but it's a whole different kind of Wow feeling that I would have.

If I were to do it, I think I'd have more fun being out in the fresh air, taking on the challenge of getting the kite up, trying to position it, trying to snap the right image, and then going through the pictures on the computer later at night seeing what surprises the lens caught. Besides, trying to create this in Photoshop is not an option for me. I lack creativity and patience to come up with a work of art in Photoshop that could rival this capture of natural beauty.

If I were to apply great skill to take a picture like this I would be very PROUD of myself. If I was a novice and didn't know what I was doing with KAP and snapped a picture like this I would consider myself very LUCKY. Either way, I would be exhilerated with the results and would keep on doing it. Congrats on the POW!

Thanks for the comments so far. This picture was actually taken while the train was moving very slowly. It was a 1 second exposure.

Would have been nice if had some time to take a few shots of this with different exposures, with the train at different speeds, with a platform speeding by, but I was there with family (and small kids) so I felt lucky enough to get this shot. :-)

Keep the suggestions coming!

I agree with Roberts comments about the patterns in the comforter being distracting. I also feel like the stripes on the wallpaper are distracting as well.

A very pretty shot of a very pretty woman otherwise.

> I did not use my computer to make this picture!

Well tell us how you did make it then. I'm interested in the details...