Yeah, you were a bit radical with this one. The reflection in the water is very different than the original. Also the "darkness" on it is quite impressive.

love the colour and tone of this! definitely prefer this dark one

Hi Dave, I really like this extreme transformation. The color you selected makes the mood change to a dark and mysterious feeling. The dark vignetting really draws the eye into the center. I definitely prefer this one over the original image. However, I am curious why you decided to eliminate some of the details in the reflective water, especially on the left hand side.

Great post-processing as always… I also really like your composition: your point of view is perfect giving the reflection just the right shape. It's almost as if the water were transparent.

I can't wait to see the min PSD for this shot if it ever happens just see what you have done here. The Post Prod seems to have a silver light to it that wasn't even in the original and the much improve reflection.

Excelente toma con ese reflejo borroso sobre esa agua negra, me gusta el desenfoque¡¡:D

Okay, this is just cool! Love the dark tones and hues. It is so much fun seeing the original and your final vision. Now, if you could just provide an animated step by step movie... that would be worth popping some corn for! Beautiful painting Dave.

C.

Exceptionally good B/W post-process !!! Love the way the silver-like brightness just leaps off the page (screen :) ) coupled with the eyrie darkness. A Master's touch !!

So cool!! Love the textures and the tones and the way in which the object meets it's shadow creating a surreal scene. Superb job Dave!

Thanks everyone.

Chris: I'm not sure I follow your comment - what did I remove on the left-hand side?

Steven: yep, this would probably make a good Mini-PSD :)

Hi Dave, looking at the original image, I see more reflective details in the water, the region near the chain. After PP it seems more like an intense shadow. It doesn't take away from the image at all. I was just curious abou the details that were discarded. I also agree, this would be a great mini-psd, since I requested the first fire extinguisher image to be a mini-psd, but that doesn't exist anymore :(

Chris: I think the thing about the shadow was that I didn't want it to dominate the image, so toned down certain areas of the image. And yes, I think this one would make a good Mini-PSD.

Hi David, I really like to PP'ing on this image. Colour toning is great and I like the way you've increased the 'strength' of the reflection so that top & bottom half of the image are more 'equalised' or balanced than the original. Choosing to lose some of the detail in the reflection,through edge darkening / vignetting the original, has worked well here as it's really effective in drawing the eye naturally to the lighter area of the image where the subject is.

Great post processing, DoF and compsotion here. A very dynamic image. The just off black and white duotone adds to this immensely.

I am liking your execution on the show original image. It's something I have thought of doing but never got around to on my photoblog. But this is a prime example of how processing can really create a new image. Great work.