Greetings from Cincinnati
by svt_gEEk

Comment by Techo:
Very nice work with this HDR, but that cyan colored sky patch has got to go ;)

Greetings from Cincinnati
by svt_gEEk

Comment by jerryc12:
Most of scene to right of bridge would be better cropped off.

Greetings from Cincinnati
by svt_gEEk

Comment by Jutilda:
Wonderful night shot. I wonder though, if you'd adjusted your POV a bit to eliminate more of the road. Hmmmm Great colors and the focus is terrific for a long exposure. Love the clouds and that pop of turquoise right over the bridge. It seems to have a slight tilt, but it might be an optikal illusion because the road is wider on the left than on the right. No points off for that.

Cincinnati at Sunset
by svt_gEEk

Comment by geoffb:
Hello from the CC,

This image does a great job of capturing the mood of the scene. The predominant blues and yellows go very well together, and combine to produce excellent colour tones and good contrast. Some might not like the blue colour cast apparent in the buildings, but I like how it contrasts with the yellows. You did a good job of merging the 5 shots together, and there are no obvious seams or mask edges anywhere. The water is generally crisp with great reflections. You have proven with this image that you have fairly good post-processing skills.

There are a few primary issues with this image, notwithstanding which it would have scored a good bit higher. First, the clouds are quite blurry from the slow shutter speed and combination of images. These clouds are nice, with good contrast against the sky, and clearer clouds would have resulted in a very crisp shot. Second, there doesn't appear to be much in focus; the distant buildings and the buildings on the right are quite blurry. This might have been fixable with a smaller aperture, but I don't know what your original lighting was like, so that might not have been feasible. Third, many would say this doesn't meet the challenge requirements. Landscapes are natural, whereas almost every aspect of this photo is artificial/man-made. Fourth, the yellow seems to be reflecting off of some surfaces but not others that are at the same angle. This could simply be the scenario, but might indicate a PP error. Whichever one it is, it might have influenced the voting.

Not a bad shot, but you could have scored higher if the image was crisper. Good job.

Regards,
Geoff Ball

Message edited by author 2007-04-30 19:32:07.

Cincinnati at Sunset
by svt_gEEk

Comment by svt_gEEk:
WOOT!! Thanks for all the comments!! I was kind of expecting a little better score out of this one but once again my lack of experience in post-processing hurt me a bit. At least I have a new image on my profile! :)

Cincinnati at Sunset
by svt_gEEk

Comment by jkkerr:
Interesting shot!

Cincinnati at Sunset
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Comment by Ringostarr:
I like the composition in this 8

Cincinnati at Sunset
by svt_gEEk

Comment by LalliSig:
Not a bad shot at all but wish it was crispy and sharp, looks like there is some color noise, especially in the buildings to the right.

Cincinnati at Sunset
by svt_gEEk

Comment by happykelp:
nice shot, but it comes off as too magentaey on my screen

Cincinnati at Sunset
by svt_gEEk

Comment by Brin:
Great shot, but not landscape IMHO. Although I don't think it meets the challenge well enough I like the photo very much, the colours, the sky and reflections - and will give it 7.