Tokyo Afternoon

Like a William Blake painting.

$Tokyo Afternoon by /\ltus.$

Spent the early afternoon over at a buds house for his daughter's birthday party. Was lucky to be treated to this view from their living room window.

HDR rendered photo taken in Tokyo, Japan.

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(123 comments)

Parnelli_97 says:

wow, very hand of God feeling to it.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Hotash says:

You sure have some fantastic skies over your way
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

xrvpaul says:

Dramatic sky! Great feeling!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

mliebenberg says:

This must be one of your best shots yet - excellent bro!
When enlarged you can see some sort of effect on it.. What is it?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

TokyoHam says:

I swear, the sky where you live is completely, absolutely different from what I see every day on this side of Tokyo ... ;)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Toni_V says:

Fantastic view! wonderful image, Altus!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Kastel says:

Very atmospheric. Superb pic.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

hoskarsson says:

wow this is fricking awsome - the sky looks like a painting from a farytell
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

GIJON says:

Yepper
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

dose™ says:

wow, great!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr Reelgood says:

That's INSANE! NIce work. Can you paint one of those on our side of the water?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

KaptainKaveman says:

Beautiful again!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Metro Engineer [deleted] says:

Very nice job, this is a really gorgeous image. Love the green in some of the clouds.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

linda yvonne says:

A Big Fave
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Håkan Dahlström says:

Great shot. Is it for real?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

m.platov says:

It seems that something is just about to come down from heaven... Awesome shot!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Jack Kusuma [deleted] says:

Congratulations! You're in the Interestingness page by Flickr! :-)
I got it printed in PDF, let me know if you don't have it. Please send me an email.

Nice scene for HDR!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoCharlie! says:

Best HDR shot I've seen! New fave!

Seen in Explore.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

suko1 says:

absoluto no hay mas que decir
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

dusterdb88 says:

wow... the colors are so dramatic!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

sparpy1980 says:

very cool, what a great light
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

tvossphotography says:

Incredible shot - thanks for sharing!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

ｐｒｋｂｋｒ says:

oh wow.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Bill in STL says:

extraordinary HDR, congratulations on getting it to the Explore front page!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jun nior says:

wow,,,,wow wow! ang ganda!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

oogachucka says:

it's photos like this that make me want to start taking photos. such a beautiful planet we live on!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

controltheweb says:

One of the finest sun and cloud HDRs I've seen.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

SkyShaper says:

really great work
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Michel Filion says:

Wow! Great view. Superb shot. Simply fantastic!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

* Sylvia Smiles * says:

unbelievable sky! gorgeous.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Johnny Walkerr says:

gorgeous
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

francesbean says:

glorious!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Stuck in Customs says:

Suweet! Saw this on the front page of Flickr, mate!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

bmooneyatwork says:

OH MY fantastic shot my friend! Beautiful!!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

climbotizzo says:

Fantastic Sky, complimenti!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

shapeshift says:

wow, super nice.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

me larky says:

very good.
like a oil painting done for a comic book.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Frenkieb says:

Divine!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Faborito says:

ALL RIGHT Altus!!!!! Front page explorer!!!! You rock my friend!!! Excelent pic!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Chocolate Redback says:

absolutely excellent!!!!!!!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

frazer4eos says:

Fantastic!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jangdonggun_hp2004 says:

biet bao gio..
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

rainforest_harley says:

wow instant fave :-)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

ecker says:

Fantastic sky!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Sirber says:

too cool to be true!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

[s e l v i n] says:

is it real ?
looks more like a photoshop work...
but the pic is awesome!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

bratan says:

incredible composition and sky!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

AdamBaronPhoto says:

You capture the greatest skies!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

/\ltus says:

Okay, my turn to go WOW with all the comments and faves; and frontpage of Explore no less!

All of y'all are most kind to take the time to view, comment and/or fave this picture; thanks!

@Mark - *Great* eye; yes I did apply something new to this pic that I haven't done before. Used the 'colored pencil' effect within Elements4 with a 30% 'hardlight' blend-effect applied to two layers of the same pic. Thanks bud!

@linda yvonne - Big Fave most appreciated; thanks!

@Lukman - Most kind to copy to .pdf! Yeah, if you don't mind, a copy would be much appreciated; thanks!

@oogachucka - Your comment brings the biggest joy, as this (photography *and* Flickr) is such a passion for all of us here; thanks!

And to answer one common question: Yes its real, but was HDR combined with LucisArt then blended with a PhotoShop Elements4 filter (colored pencil) that gives it the final effect.

Thanks again everyone!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

gail delderfield says:

wow! great appocalyptic feel
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

nod_432 says:

Surrealistic!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

12:00 [deleted] says:

Absolutely stunning!!
I'm gobsmacked .. this view is divine
nothing i say would to this shot justice
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Shervane [deleted] says:

Explosion up in the sky. Striking!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Grundlepuck says:

Congratulations! This spectacular image is currently (or was recently) one of Flickr's Top 10 most interesting photos. (It is/was on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Top 10 Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

hvhe1 says:

Congratulations on being in today's Explore top10 list!! Well deserved! Until I joined Flickr I hadn't even heared of HDR before but I see such stunning results. I love it!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

◄Susana► says:

Wow! Added to my faves. I have SEEN skyes like that, but never captured anything like it.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Zelnox says:

T_T gomen
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

cornerofart says:

Waw It's Very Good i Like this style :)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

aerotim.tcm says:

Oh my god!

Is that a real sky!?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Hettie Koens says:

This is too beautiful for words!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

tr1307 says:

Cool HDR shot!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

behindblueeyes says:

It could be the end of the world as we know it!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Harald Meyer says:

great picture. but for me it seems to be a scene from a nightmare.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

cxok says:

under comments.
is it really real?
it's pretty scary.
like, a hole in the sky. or something like this.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

claytor1 says:

Wow - fantastic image!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

sov says:

Awesome!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Alejandra Mavroski says:

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Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

gushnu says:

Wow the best sky shot i have ever seen great work!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Ravi Vora says:

Wooooah this is almost too unrealistic. So cool, yet the only holding me back from a fav is the HDR aspect. Aw, what the hell this is awesome, even if not pure enough photography (for my taste).
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Slimeface says:

Very cool!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Fantod says:

Stunning!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Bubblelo says:

This is amazing!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

vishy-washy says:

A painted capture
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )