an awesome long exposure-very detailed and very crisp-well done

Definately well done, probably a redundant comment seeing as i try not to read above comments. I love the perspective you've got here. And lighting looks really nice.

I think shot is very professional, excellent exposition, I like foreground and how shutter used.

Thanks for all the kind comments.

You use DOF well - visually there is so much going on I just don't know where to look.

It's nice pic, but for me the dark part (left) doesn't wor for me sorry...

I like the combination of light and dark in this photo. The yin/yang thing really works here.

I thank you for the critiques. On my monitor at home the clouds still have definition even though they are dark. I did however, notice that when I viewed the photo on the monitor at work, the clouds on the far left were almost totally black. ??? Color correction on monitors is so important.

Very germane photo, but the yellow part towards the bottom does not work with the darker blue (middle right), in my opinion.

I like the colour contrast but agree about the yellow. You might want to drop the yellow channel and perhaps saturate the blue just a tad to cover it up.

a bit more of the lower section of the flower would be sick.

It's perfect. Like fire burning or lamp light.

Thanks everyone :-) Quite a varied response, which is always good.

Beautiful. I agree about perhaps a little lighter on the lower part of the flower.

I actually like the light in this and the inclusion of (mostly) only the petals. I think this would be even better with wider DOF so I can see all of the petals.

If anything, I'd almost like to see even less inclusion of the bottom portion of the flower?

I can teach u Sher ;),thanks for comment
Cheers.Eric

I would LOVE some teaching Eric...I am always open to learning!

Ohh that's cool like me Sher !!

Where was it taken? A shallower DOF might have given it an even more dream like quality.

At Coonoor in India.For the "Dreamy effect"I tried a light "Orton effect" and it's not too bad I think, I tried even more but render is really bad..
Thanks for comments Suvir :)

Nice picture Daniel,and very good post-processing, well done !!

very nicely done!

Hey hey thanks schupin ;))

This is a great shot. Great processing for this topic. If the modern boat wasn't in the shot... you couldn't know the shot was recent. I could easily see this shot selling in stores. Well done.

Many thanks ibloch75 for ur comment.
Cheers.Eric

Nice shoot as usual. Only comment: what a pity for the modern cutter/boat !! the picture seams too be taken last past century....

Yes I know "Shame on me" mdr :)

Good photo but something more needs to be in focus. Now basically everything is out of focus. Just add like 5% more in focus and it will be brilliant.

The composition is attractive. I agree with the others about the color cast and the DOF being way too shallow.

Great picture. I agree with the others, it would be better whiter and then it would be better more focused as well. But it's still a great picture.

Thanks again for the comments. I am going to post one more time in this topic with a shot from the same shoot. Hopefully it will go down a bit better than this one.

Interesting composition, love the blur but I would have preferred to have more in focus. That way my eyes would find a resting point in the photo.

Sorry for me it's too blurry,maybe less it would be ok ;)

Dude, this would be much better in black and white. I think the white of the fretboard and the keys at the top would stand out better and you could mask some of the unwanted stuff by going mono. Bit tooooo much movement though overall.

Dynamism is expressed. But at least one part of the photo should be sharp, preferably the face.

Nice idea, although slow sync flash would have made this a better shot. It is too blurry for me also. What are the vertical white marks? They need to be removed.

@ Peasap - I'm not sure which white marks you're referring to. The ones in front of the guitar are probably a reflection off of the microphone stand, which I think he bumped right when I snapped this. The ones down by his leg come from a chain he had hanging off of his belt.

Thanks for the comments folks. It seems I may be too close to this image to objectively see it. I know exactly what is what, but clearly from your reaction that's only because I was there, since the rest of you aren't seeing it as clearly. Your assessments are fair and show me that I need to remove myself further to make sure the photo says what I want it to. I opened way too wide to embrace the blur here.

good point. i guess it deviates from the "big city" skyline-themed shots.

despite the above above-i like the perspective of this shot-well done!

there's a nice vibes going out this shot. I like the ethereal view of one building compared to the other.

I really like this shot. It does exactly what you said, it deviates from the conventional skyline type shot with a unique perspective.

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I love that, I'd like to see it B&W, but the framing is really great !

I'm the first and I think not the last to say
Great photo, I like the "bud flower" and of course the drop water.Well done Laurie

I actually uploaded the wrong version of this shot. I had a "cleaner" one but didn't notice that the wrong one was up until a little while ago.

I had thought about cropping out the bud, but ultimately liked the bud being included. I'm glad you agreed. Thanks.

It is very beautiful. The flower looks a bit tired, but I think, thats what you want us to see. Or?

Blumie...thank you. Yes it is tired. It was taken immediately following a day of heavy rain and the flower was soggy and heavy with water. It is a white hibiscus.

Lovely flower Laurie! I like both versions : )