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Friendship by EJP Photo.
I'm gonna go ahead and call this my most "controversial" photo ever, given the considerable mixed opinion as to whether I overprocessed it or not. I actually like the criticism as much as I do the compliments - it's nice to know you all care! For the record, my official position on it is as follows: I like it, so :-P Edit: And so do a lot of people apparently. Thanks!
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Alfie | Japanorama  Pro User  says:

The detail is amazing but, hmm, dunno.... HDRs taken this far are just a little too overcooked for my personal tastes. But superbly well done to get a shot like this with all those moving objects! :-)
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f650biker  Pro User  says:

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P. Richard   Pro User  says:

De la couleur par un temps de pluie, j'aime bien!
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Paulete Matos  Pro User  says:

The World Through My Eyes
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EJP Photo  Pro User  says:

@Alfie in Japan:

Normally I agree with you, but in this case it was necessary because a lot of the details were pretty obscured and the girls in particular were in pretty deep shadow. I did my best to strike a good balance in processing it.
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talicat2000  Pro User  says:

this is way cool.... the greenish building on the left looks creepy... i see a face in the building... maybe im nuts...
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astrycula  Pro User  says:

I think the HDR on this image makes it feel like a painting. I like it.
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CharlesMedia™  Pro User  says:

great HDR!
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Steve V. says:

I'm with the previous poster, it's more like a painting than a photo at this point, which makes it cool!
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star*munki  Pro User  says:

love this!!!
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~bear  Pro User  says:

This is so incredibly awesome. Love it.
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bloghopperuk  Pro User  says:

I really like this shot - there's so much going on, it's a great capture.
I like the "painterly-ness" of it - it works here.
I think if there was just a little less of a red cast (from the umbrella?) on the girls it would be perfect.
The crop on the umbrella adds to the energy of the shot.
Terrific
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tim caynes  Pro User  says:

I agree with Alfie, but its such a great shot I don't really care this time :)
TWTME
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Samuel Hervás  Pro User  says:

Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado Retratos en HDR y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.
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Tansy Liverwort  Pro User  says:

Fab-u-lous!!!!!!!!
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olaf gunderson says:

IMPRESSIVE, work. Fantastic picture. It seems that they want to leave the picture. Sensational. The rain is so real that, I am wetting
Enjoy the day
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Harpagornis  Pro User  says:

Having some fun in the rain as it seems - great moment you captured here.;o)
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flawedflawed  Pro User  says:

hmm...
too artificial

view with thumbnail very good
view in original size not so good..
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jim_mcculloch  Pro User  says:

Great subjects, lovely colors, nice work.
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NaiJoE  Pro User  says:

I like this way of HDR... well done.
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Slavin@  Pro User  says:

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noelnoblett (www.noelnoblett.com)  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Portraits on Location, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Love it well done :)
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torbakhopper  Pro User  says:

beautiful!!!
love the way hdr turns into modern norman rockwell!!
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Pez Brige  Pro User  says:

great shot... great work... i like much... so sunny in this big rain... hehe...
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PDPhotography  Pro User  says:

If you like the way you worked up the shot, then that's all that should matter, no?

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majlaanh_phongbmt says:

@ ding->
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mypresense says:

awesome .. for me it looks like an illustration :)
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Peggy Collins  Pro User  says:

Love it! The processing is perfect to me...it brings out the intensity of the moment. I also enjoy photos with a painterly feel to them, and this one definitely has that.
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Denis Collette...!!!  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vision Group / Invite only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

On Explore my dear friend...!!!

Please add this magic moment on the heaven's gate for all the Visions
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Maybe this feast for the eyes will be the first on the future Vision 1 000 000...!!! :)))
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alien_scream  Pro User  says:

wow!!! nice HRD work!!!!
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*ian*  Pro User  says:

Overprocessed or not, I like it! Great job!

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RoundboyzPhotography  Pro User  says:

this really looks like lucisart but not sure...either way its a great treatment and if not lucis then its terrificly done in Photoshop.

I would love to know the workflow on this shot if possible....very well done!

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irishprairiegirl  Pro User  says:

I like it too!!! Looks like its shot from a grate in the street.Very cool!
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moz_haps  Pro User  says:

Wonderful creation, too good to comment, well done
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kiki follettosa  Pro User  says:

stunning!!!!!

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BsOoOmah says:

wooow{{{{

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Sandmania says:

I love the processing on this and excellent details all round.
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diesmali  Pro User  says:

The kind of process is not my cup of tea, but I think you have been successful nonetheless!
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kevinkarnsfamily  Pro User  says:

I think this is one of the three best HDRs I've ever seen. Great work!
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ginamccaleb  Pro User  says:

Art is so personal, isn't it? I personally LOVE this shot and I find it dismaying that people make it a point to tell us when they don't! (Unless we've posted it somewhere specifically asking for such comments) Stumbled on your photostream and am looking forward to spending time with it - a quick glimpse will not be enough! :-)
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compscigrad  Pro User  says:

I love this shot!

It's very inspiring. Hopefully one day I'll be able to inspire some people with my photos the way this shot inspired me.

Thank you so much for sharing :)

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yeoldeblackhippie  Pro User  says:

beautiful
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Jaquebelle says:

It resembles a painting almost and you were great at capturing the fun aspect of being caught in the rain. I love to walk in the rain.
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AndreS -  Pro User  says:

beautiful tones and colors... amazing post,,
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> sëbastián <  Pro User  says:

Nice HDR

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-sina-  Pro User  says:

Brilliant work..........!
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Tones08 [deleted] says:

fabulous!
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San Diego Shooter  Pro User  says:

seen in explore...i like the post processing...too bad it doesn't rain much here in SD to get shots like this :)
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=Tom=  Pro User  says:

beautiful capture...love this in hdr!
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Jorge Mariano says:

beautiful HDR! looks like a drawing! beautiful!
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` ®© ROBERTO CARBONI  Pro User  says:

very very good shot .congrats.
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BlunderandFrightening says:

A gorgeous picture.
Nice how you've brought out the edges of everything.
Awesome (:
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benagain! says:

Its weird, i was looking at this picture for like 10 minutes before i realized it was Union Square. Nice shot.
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ben124.  Pro User  says:

Great shot!
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Jay96 says:

i really like the sharpness, and the color usage... brillian
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s@li  Pro User  says:

Very nice picture !
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RAWRXO says:

this makes me happy {:
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PeteWilliams  Pro User  says:

I can't believe that's a photo! Looks like it's out of a comic or something! I'd love to know how you did this!
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hh555551 says:

ب
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SirDuke2k says:

Nice shot. Love the effects.
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Dutch Camera  Pro User  says:

Hey
I love the shot, I do the same and love the detail and the efect
So keep on going....
Frits
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mikeylikesu2003 says:

laughter in the rain. this pic shows how fun the rain can be, and how it brings people closer under the umbrella of friendship and happiness.
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a_freaks99 says:

Umbrella
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lsuffy  Pro User  says:

It is a work of art. I love it! You have depicted a happy rainy day and I don't think it would have had the impact without your special touches.
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Andy Galfi says:

better, #2 in explorer :).
where was the photo taken ?
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DesireeH  Pro User  says:

LOVE!!!!!
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Amazing!
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love_human110 says:

hmm lovely good
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iceman9294  Pro User  says:

A little lucis won't hurt anyone... fine work!
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luzsabogal says:

me parece estupenda la pgina
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Dinosaur7 says:

If this is over processed I am all for over processing. It's great.
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kimberlyrenee  Pro User  says:

Instant fave!
Love it!
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Rex Honey  Pro User  says:

The image doesn't stand still! Fantastic!
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Little Rosy Runabout  Pro User  says:

I love it-- it looks like a painting!
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PacificCoastChika aka Kendra  Pro User  says:

Well, I LIKE it! So :-P
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! . © Angela Lobefaro . !  Pro User  says:

Very good job, i hope you have a tropicalized version of the camera ;-)
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harogi  Pro User  says:

Nothing wrong with the processing! It's a great HDR rendered photo. Not to mention that the photo tells a great story. Love their expressions too! Love it!

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Landersz  Pro User  says:

fantastic job!

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Madhu Gopalan  Pro User  says:

Oh wow! Gorgeous!
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jmven says:

Very nice hdr, I like it
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karenturner  Pro User  says:

Congrats on the top spot! Gorgeous photo...
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Dionoid  Pro User  says:

Just right!
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Le' Miasaa (Away) says:

This is a great HDR.. Good job!
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G O M [deleted] says:

Love this scene perfectly matches to the title.

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sarahdopp says:

I like it a lot.

So :-P
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Raymond Larose  Pro User  says:

Fantastic work on that HDR/Tone map! I looked through all your HDR's and I think this is by far my favorite.
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dclement007  Pro User  says:

great image!
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milky-brown  Pro User  says:

like it, like it a lot!
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Marcos Zegers.cl  Pro User  says:

O!O os like illustration!
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opacity  Pro User  says:

It pops, and it's got its own pseudo-cartoonish nature (in that it's brighter than nature) that's very attractive, so I think this one's a success. :)
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Luĭs Eduardo  Pro User  says:

nice perspective
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~♥~Carolina Coca~♥~  Pro User  says:

amezing shot!
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The Taleteller says:

I never do like over-processed HDR - but yours does the trick, and it looks lovely :)
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Whiskeygonebad  Pro User  says:

It is impressionistic.
Sometimes a properly changed, tweaked if you will, photograph
will convey the feel [i.e. The impression of they way the brain recalls]
of the moment much better than a strait photograph out of the camera
plagued with too much reality. In that case, it is boring and you just say "next"
This picture as displayed does not say next to me, I lingered on it,
enjoyed the moment of life and love that it captured and I absorbed it.
I can remember it. It is burned into my brain. I hope that says something to you. The tweak seems just right to me and you knew when to stop.
Bella, bella - Tony
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kazumiwannabe  Pro User  says:

It's beautiful, as it is, and a great illustration of friendship. And the girls's laughter and smiles, they're natural, no?
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EJP Photo  Pro User  says:

@kazumiwannabe:

They're real smiles - this is pure street photography, shooting strangers as they walk by. Nothing's posed.
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caterpillar girl *~  Pro User  says:

stunning! great colours, composition, sense of motion and life - amazing!!!
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