PXL Shots

pretty shot

nice shot

I love this shot.

ehrm, WOW if the water would have been totally calm this would have been ZE BEST!

nice shot

great leading lines pulling you into the picture

very pretty area. I want to grab a chair and just sit and chill out.

stunning, well done.

Just lovely... if I had to criticise... then I couldn't...

Amazing shot

nice shot! i like it..........

wow. so pretty and peaceful. amazing.

excellent, congrats!

What's this mirrored on the hub? Clouds? An avalanche? Intersting, tho

nice reflections.

fantastic, could be an advert.

Great shot!

AWESOME! i live the colors here, and that shine is just... PERFECT!

beautiful shot

sweet car

Great angle! Well done!

I love the mood and the colors!

An AWESOME shot. Looks like a top 3 to me. Looks great. The lighting and reflections work very well. Good Luck!

nice wheels and great shot

This is absolutely amazing.

nice car.

stunning

wow, this is beautiful

Well, it's gorgeous -- but checking gradients in tells me it was heavily chopped and masked, thus not allowed in this contest, pity.

Actually, burn tool. No chopping or masking.

fabulous composition

the crash didn't alter your manners then nofue.................now you are acting as judge and jury!!

What tools/alterations CAN I use? Basic Adjustments (levels, curves, hue, saturation, ...) Minor filters (slight blur, noise reduction, sharpness, ...). NO sketchy or chrome effects or any effect that alter your photo significantly. Crop and rotate. Lens correction. Panoramas. Camera raw editing. Remove dust and scratches from a scan. Looks like burn and dodge is okay!

This looks like a poster I had on my wall in the 80's... retro chic... I like it...

@ade: Hu? Asking for rules compliant entries is not welcome? I just ask for a fair game -- pity if it is on a picture everybody seems o like, me included. But it's edited in a non tolerable way. And @Bluefly: Are you in charge to twist the rules here? Selective editing is a no go, as it was used to alter this picture significantly, and using _any_ brush tool, wether for coloring, dodging, burning, etc. is a no go according to the rules. I asked the author to enter the unedited version, but it seems that comment got lost. It's all about a level playing field, but if exceptions on the rules are made on occasion, it's by no means level. And I have the guts to ask for just rule compliant entries, welcome or not.

wow.. this is a stunning image. too bad there is so much arguing over whether or not someone knows how to take a good image. Wonderfully done author

dodge and burn is a traditional part of darkroom photography, we have been doing it for years, so why not here. I was using dodge and burn techniques before digital photog and PS were even thought of!!!

Ade -- yes, I know this and it's a technique I use with my regular work quite often. But it's selective editing and this is not allowed in the rules, period. There's no point about arguing about 'regular techniques', as there are many more which aren't allowed either. Just look at this picture in an editing program, push the curves and you'll see what I mean: most of the visual effect comes from hiding the less interesting parts by masking out. And if a photo is substantially changed, it's to be dq'ed. Talk about level playing fields, and please done fight me as I didn't cheat in this contest. I didn't even enter because I feel it's not a level playing field anymore, if this entry remains in the contest. Then I'll be the next after Karaflazz to leave this site.

from what I can see, all that has been done here is adjusting the curves, that is allowed!!........I can find no evidence of the 'masking' you are going on about!!!

nofue is a baby crying about a photo he thought would get removed because he said so. I am not changing anything."What tools/alterations CAN I use? Basic Adjustments (levels, curves, hue, saturation, ...) Minor filters (slight blur, noise reduction, sharpness, ...). NO sketchy or chrome effects or any effect that alter your photo significantly. Crop and rotate. Lens correction. Panoramas. Camera raw editing. Remove dust and scratches from a scan." is from the guidelines not me.

glad you resubmitted this one after the crash..lovely pic and lovely girl

Nice shot

Beautiful picture..nice mood!

Very nice portrait shot works really good in B/W

beautiful image.

excellent shot, congrats

great moody photo. agree with serious.

lovely, well done.

I love the shadows on her face... Very emotive, beautiful.

Lovely mood! HDR?

Yeah, 3 exposures.

awsome

Just beautiful!

I think it a lovely shot. Can someone tell me if HDR is allowed in the rules or not I get confused with what editing is allowed

I hope HDR is allowed. I think it should be so long as filters are not used like applying 'Photomatix'. This for example is a genuine image shot from my 30d using the auto bracket feature. It a wonderful technique to capture a scene that would otherwise be impossible to expose. I agree that HDR can be totaly blown out of proportion though.

ok, good image, but what is subject, fg and bg?

Interesting! But what's HDR?

WoW! and for fintan... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

Well done!

great mood and really sharp.

fintan: HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It's a digital technique that allows to fuse three or more identical shots with different exposition, resolving area that would otherwise totally black or totally white. A good program for HDR is Photomatix. Hope my explanation was clear... I'm not so good in english!

Such a pitty about the blow out in the clouds. Great shot!

i like this its very modern and vivid

intresting...lovely colors

Very interesting

great composition and angle and the constrast with the sky is great.

wonderful shot! colors are just beautiful