Tunnel Clouds
by scottswan

Comment by jfwolpert:
not a duotone

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by ShannonLee:
i had this same idea, i decided not to to do because i knew it'd be hard to make the smoggy la sky look good in the pic as I'm sure you realized.

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by fotodude:
cool shot
but the foreground is unnaturaly contrasty and the backround has is very faded...if u don't already, shoot with a UV haze filter. or in PS up the contrast and pull the brightness mback to give it some more clarity and pop. GL tho cool scene

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by Riponlady:
good idea, fits challenge, know you had to take this from a distance so some clarity lost.

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by kloughe:
Only comment would be to pick a better angle to shoot the sign so the H is clear.

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by xylke:
Smoggly LA. Color could be brighter here. Otherwise, nice frame.

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by Schuff:
Unfortunately it is hard to capture a picture of this famous sign and have it score well as there have been soo many photos captured of this and displayed in the media everywhere. Your direct competition here will be harsh. =)

Hollywood
by scottswan

Comment by Jutilda:
This certainly fits the challenge, but just doesn't have much pinache. It's just a hill with some trees and a sign. Granted it is the most well known sign, but there's nothing to make me say WOW! Just got back from the area - I wish I were still there .

Fire Hose
by scottswan

Comment by SDW:
Subject Impact: High
Meets Challenge: High
Technical: Low
Composition: Low
Creativity: Average

Score: 5

Fire Hose
by scottswan

Comment by eschelar:
I like this picture. Nice light, soft colours.
I think it would have been better if you had moved down about a foot and a half and come a little left.

Of course, I also think it might have been a lot harder to keep your own shadow out of the picture in that case. Issues being the snippet of sidewalk and the flower which is in a weird place.

nice work nonetheless.