Whoaw! The original actually doesn't show the picture or the details. I'm so shocked how you bring in so much details.

Awesome work as usual!

Glad your back safe mate, I love the pencil like nature to the image, a nice idea to use a less obvious framing. Chat soon . CJ

I do like this one a lot!

Glad you're home safe. Just love your work here David. The transformation from the original is so cool.

A very dramatic transition. I'm a big fan of the final result. I would have also been curious to see if you used the original colors from the image and then extract the details from it what would have been the result (along with combining it with a suttle yellow tone to it).

Thanks for posting a mini-psd of this! That was going to be my next question.

David, David, David, this is just beautiful. Wow.

As always your processing is just mind-blowing. You're bringing out so many details that you probably found interesting in the first place but weren't captured that well by your camera. I love your work and your eye.

Black an' White is the best! Brilliant work.

I'll bet Libby an' the kids are jealous you get to hangout at a pool bars.

...just went through the mini-PSD for this image. It's not the "obvious" adjustments that amaze me, but the oh-so-subtle masked curves on seemingly insignificant parts of the image that take it OVER THE TOP. Brilliant processing !!

Fantastic work as usual. I enjoy where you decide to place your camera to capture the scene. Very Interesting and cannot wait for upcoming postings from the two workshops.

Thanks everyone.

Al: I did try a colour version, but the black and white / toned version seemed a lot stronger.

Dan: I edited this one several times, over several days, and ended up tweaking different areas of the image each time. I think the key point with an image like this is to think about how the different areas of the image contribute to the image as a whole. As such it's often just a question of bringing out particular elements of the scene to create a slightly different feel. In this case this involved the relationship between the buildings, the glass screen and the water in the foreground.

I like it - very original take

wow - such a creative image! :)

This is ridiculously great. Calm and complex.

David I love this one. You said it perfectly as well - there are many different areas of this image that all contribute that image as the whole (from the soft buildings, to the more distinct ones, the water, the texture on the glass, the reflection, the tile work, etc.). Interestingly enough I think over time that is what I've learned the most from your tutorials and workshops. I'm a bit slow on the uptake sometimes so it took me a while to get that figured out, but with the tools at our hands we can really make exciting overall images with fairly simply tweaks to separate areas of the image. Thank you! One question - the lighting in the original seems slightly more "even" from left to right then the final image. It seems you have enhanced that left to right difference. Was that at least partly due to the detail available on the right (I haven't seen the PSD yet so haven't seen the histogram) or more of a choice on your part for overall effect? I love the effect, just wondering if that was conscious on your part.

Thanks Jon. As for your question: I didn't change the balance between the left and right sides, but it is more pronounced in the final version - but just because I increased the overall contrast.

I really enjoyed your Creating Dramatic Images workshop in Austin and learned tons of useful stuff. I love the detail in the final photo. Is there any chance this can be made a mini PSD?

Brilliant!

This is amazing! Such a clever composition. Very imaginative and wonderfully executed:)

Amazing how certain processing can really bring out elements in an image that you wouldn't have guessed were there. I love the look of the finished image. Nice!