Rodeo drive is particularly beautiful during Christmas.

Gee, I was hoping for a little bit of contrast Nice job on this Eric. I like the contrast in this one. Was put off a bit by the crane, until I connected the dots.

To further Tim's sarcasm, "Gee, too bad you couldn't make use of the stairs or rail as a lead in."
Looks good with the noise, Eric. Clone the crane out and you've got yourself "Planet Christmas Tree" orbiting Rodeo Drive!

Tim ONeill wrote:
Gee, I was hoping for a little bit of contrast Nice job on this Eric. I like the contrast in this one. Was put off a bit by the crane, until I connected the dots.

Haha thanks Tim. I am contrast junkie, as many of you guys on this board have probably figured out already. When I saw the crane in real life I was actually quite put off as well, until I connected the dots too haha.

eric

T-bone1 wrote:
To further Tim's sarcasm, "Gee, too bad you couldn't make use of the stairs or rail as a lead in."
Looks good with the noise, Eric. Clone the crane out and you've got yourself "Planet Christmas Tree" orbiting Rodeo Drive!

Yeah Tim...I am kinda bad at using stuff such as stairs or rails as lead-ins... hopefully I can incorporate them more into my images I really enjoy the high-iso noise that the 5D gives me...it looks more like film grain than actual sensor noise. The original shot also didn't show the crane...but I actually recovered it to add more "context" to the flying Christmas tree in the air ahahaha.

Take care T-bizzle,

eric

Great pictures, with great comment following.
Now I am getting the Christmas spirit

Hi Eric,

I prefer the image without the crane or flying tree.

I think the foreground and middle ground have enough visual interest and provide a better "focus" for the viewer. The high contrast looks good and the many textures and lights make the image.

Great night shot! I also think cloning out the crane and "flying tree" would work a lot better! Good job.

Morgan

lazlo369 wrote:
Great pictures, with great comment following.
Now I am getting the Christmas spirit

Haha I love the feeling of Christmas...especially amongst the FM community. Thanks for the comment lazlo!

eric

Steady Hand wrote:
Hi Eric,

I prefer the image without the crane or flying tree.

I think the foreground and middle ground have enough visual interest and provide a better "focus" for the viewer. The high contrast looks good and the many textures and lights make the image.



Thanks Steadman,

I have reposted the image without the flying tree and crane haha. At first I thought it added more "depth" to the image, but now looking at it, I think it was just unnecessary. Thanks for your comment and time.

sincerely,
eric

scherertz wrote:
Great night shot! I also think cloning out the crane and "flying tree" would work a lot better! Good job.

Morgan


Thanks for your comment Morgan! I took the liberty of cloning out the tree which was suggested. Your comment helped me push myself to actually do it haha.

eric

Oh yeah! What a difference that makes!! Great job Eric!

Morg

scherertz wrote:
Oh yeah! What a difference that makes!! Great job Eric!

Morg


Thanks Morg!

Good work Eric, love the tones and contrast

Alan

Nicely and seamlessly done! Atta go, Eric. Much better, old boy!