Awesome! This makes what 2 firsts for you now?!

Congrats on a well deserved win!

Congrats! Well deserved

Where was this taken?

Now I understand the challenge

I agree with Josh, but this is still very nice

I think he means the bra itself And I would have to agree it should be full Nice thinking and shot

Damn, I have no witty comeback. But now my curiosity has been sparked, what are you a professor of?

Hey nobody thinks any less of you Author, using fire is dangerous and you should probably leave it to professionals like me

That's much better Author!

Looks much better now, what iso were you shooting at?

50 is cold?! We get excited in the spring when it hits 45! People come out in droves

Very nicely done Author! I'm glad to see an entry that's on theme and with some research to boot! I love the way you captured the smoke.

Very nice find and I like it in black and white, it's a bit noisy but I still like this!

Oh you boys, don't start playing nice now. If you do that we won't have any more pissing matches to watch

Lol I was just telling my buddy that it shouldn't be too long before somebody enters this fountain! Very nicely captured

This doesn't look like a picture. I know it is, but it looks like something out of a book. Very nice job.

I would add just a bit more fill light to define the edge of the boot more, otherwise nice shot!

Another golf picture from someone who claims to not me a golfer, are you sure your not a closet Tiger Woods?

Hmmm.... a Captain's fire helmet, who in the world could this be? And they say MY work is distinguishable! Love the thought behind this, it's a wonderful shot.

It's ok kyricom, she thinks he's handsome too

Very cool, nice idea and execution.

I don't think it's too blown out at all, the edge of the computer slowly falls off, and the detail is perfect in the focal points. This past semester in my lighting class we learned about this type of high key specifically. My professor explained that in this style the old rules get thrown out the window. He said that more and more product shots are leaning this way. It may not be for everyone but by the new standards that are being set, this is perfectly acceptable.

This is BadAss! I love everything about it! I don't know a thing about sports but maclu2aif and kyricom may be right about the rubber thing. I would post something different so that this doesn't get pulled. It would be a shame to see this go to waste

But since it's not in color the sky IS white.

I like it, but then I tend to lean toward B/W's

Very nice use of High Key! We don't see too many shots with this lighting style. I wonder why?

I agree with arbroono, there is quite a bit of noise and it's most evident in the bottom portion of the shot. And unfortunately nothing is in focus.

Good thing that tripods getting a lot of use

Love this! Not only is it a good shot but the entire idea is top notch! I can honestly say I was surprised when I saw who did this! You've come a long way in a short time Author

Wow author, I suppose this is on theme but did you really call this little kid a creep?! Would I be safe to assume this is a sibling?

Lol Lamantine is right! Josh do you have a little crush goin?

Ziggy, I certainly wouldn't push but.... I do have to disagree with you completely. What made this shot for me was the fact that the trees and sky weren't in focus. I think it adds an ethereal look to to it and helps draw you're focus to the bottle.

Here's my thoughts. If this was indeed taken with an IR filter then the grass isn't desaturated it is indeed white, or at least we view it as white. Anytime you shoot in IR the sky will appear black and anything with chlorophyll will appear white i.e. grass. It's true that to our eye this grass would appear green, but to the camera's eye it looks white. Just looking at the channels would show us that.

http://www.tutorial9.net/photography/infrared-photography/ answers a lot of questions about infrared photography

I prefer to use photoshop for panoramas, CS5 has a GREAT new panorama feature.

LOL well Kare, if you did you might want to get your eyes checked! The Author changed the entry I like this one better.

Sometimes I feel like the world's biggest moron! I've been racking my brain for about 15 min. trying to figure out what the heck a bicycle has to do with Paul Mellon, then I actually decided to read the inscription in the stone! Sigh... Very nice capture though!!!

Ha! Ade I had the exact same question last night!

not far at all...

There he is!

Yay!!!

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I think he's handsome!

Absolutely stunning!

Oh the smart ass remarks that rolling through my brain! I'll leave the flower alone, but seriously, what self respecting Harley rider wears pink? Please tell me you went and bought the shirt and tie for this shot and that it isn't something you had in your closet

If you can bum a ride to Michigan one of my professors is doing a weekend, on site seminar on advanced hdr with extreme tone compression, bitmapping, and zone system concepts. We'll also be doing night shooting with image overlay

It's always nice to see an hdr entry that isn't overdone, very nice author!

Hmmm... hair in one and none in the other. So which is it author?

Not what I expected you to look like I can say that! Excellent photo (but you already knew that) I'm still trying to figure out what actor you look like. I'll probably remember it at 3 a.m.

Wow a new member who actually listened to what people had to say, and responded quickly! You sir are a rare breed