Greece is the word...
...that you might be thinking of when you look at this photograph but it's actually an unfinished monument on the top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
Recent visitors to my stream may have observed that clouds have been a prominent theme in the last few pictures - heck it was a great day, I wasn't going to pass up the chance of shots like this!
07/03/2010
This image has been blogged extensively. I'm grateful for the views
but, while you're here, how about checking out some of my other
pictures. You can see all of my HDR images here, have a look at my fake tilt-shift shots or just take a look at the rest of my photostream. Thanks for stopping by.
06/11/2011
I'm a bit hacked off that people are citing this as an example of bad
HDR. Just to be clear I'm not claiming this is a great HDR image but I
can't help it if other people want to blog and re-blog this and hold
it up as some awesome piece of art. I don't think it's that great myself but I can't control what other people make of it.
Comments and faves
wburris, Jesse Kruger, bsrblake, juannypg, and 207 other people added this photo to their favorites.
shane.gooseman (64 months ago | reply)
WOW .. sehr schönes Bild!!!!
Jesse Kruger (64 months ago | reply)
Once again, you've captured our eyes with your beautiful hdr work! These clouds are just amazing, really love your great perspective again here too, and the structure itself is quite fascinating as well!
Ramon San Juan (64 months ago | reply)
awesome!! great HDR!!
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
@ shane.gooseman - danke!
@ macroninja - thank you for your positive feedback and favourite!
@ Ramon San Juan - cheers!
juannypg (64 months ago | reply)
Excellent!!!
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
Muchas gracias juannypg! Thanks for adding this to your favourites.
The Laird of Lard (64 months ago | reply)
Makes me homesick for Auld Reekie (but not *that* homesick!)
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
Cheers The Laird of Lard :-) Thanks for adding as a fave.
Targeman (64 months ago | reply)
awesome
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
Thanks Schiehallion.
/\ltus (64 months ago | reply)
No kidding, so is this pic!
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
Cheers mate :-) Thanks for the fave too.
Eric Rousset (64 months ago | reply)
Excellent angle and treatment !!
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
Merci Eric.
flangefocal (64 months ago | reply)
Awesum. really enjoy your photo-stream pal. this one blows that film 300 away too.
elementalPaul (64 months ago | reply)
Thanks flangefocal.
Braintrove.com (64 months ago | reply)
Absolutely stunning. Looks almost cartooned.
rurik - trivoxphoto.com (64 months ago | reply)
cool
Fujin (64 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! The clouds are truly amazing. Great perspective, as well.
Jonathan Patterson (63 months ago | reply)
My eyes just can't get enough!
elementalPaul (63 months ago | reply)
@ Braintrove.com - thanks.
@ rurikbjornsson - takk.
@ Fujin - thank you.
@ SpiffyJ - cheers.
birrr (63 months ago | reply)
excellent ı like K10D
elementalPaul (63 months ago | reply)
Thanks birrr - so do I!
amit_cool2001 (63 months ago | reply)
excellent pic..amazing work..the clouds look almost surreal :)
elementalPaul (63 months ago | reply)
Thank you Amit, glad you like it!
Wiking66 (63 months ago | reply)
“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.” Well you my friend have captured the Beauty with this wonderful photo. Bravo!!!
elementalPaul (63 months ago | reply)
Tack Wiking66, most kind.
andrewbmyers [deleted] (63 months ago | reply)
HDR is an absolutely hideous fad.
elementalPaul (63 months ago | reply)
I tend not to comment on photographs I don't like but each to their own and, as you haven't expressed an opinion of this specific picture, I can only conclude that you think this is the best HDR you've ever seen, hurrah! Thanks for stopping by :-)
MOVED TO PIXELENS FOLLOW ME THERE! [deleted] (63 months ago | reply)
Love the perspective and sky on this one... great processing! And I could never figure out people commenting on stuff they don't like either - you must be right with your conclusion though!
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elementalPaul (63 months ago | reply)
Cheers Haeretik. The perspective was kind of forced upon me by someone standing right in front of the monument but it worked in my favour!
I think I'm on pretty firm ground with my reasoning with regards to my last visitor - I'm not sure he'll ever recover from the sheer awesomeness and HDR-iness of this image ;-)
jayesh joshi (62 months ago | reply)
stunning !!!!!!
elementalPaul (62 months ago | reply)
Gosh, that's a lot of exclamation marks! Thanks!
diceliving76 aka Gareth (61 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called A to Z and all things flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
elementalPaul (61 months ago | reply)
Sure, why not! Added :-)
sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) (60 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "This stands out!" - add 1, invite 1, comment 1 *CONTEST NOW*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
elementalPaul (60 months ago | reply)
Not really my thing sminky_pinky100 but thank you for the invitation!
Justin Simpson [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)
oh my goodness this is awesome!
elementalPaul (58 months ago | reply)
Thanks!
Bluebird0927 (ON/OFF) (57 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FRIENDS! ~ Comment 2/Invite, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Superb photography!
elementalPaul (57 months ago | reply)
Giittus (I seem to have a 1 in 10 chance of picking the right word for thank you in Sámi!). I appreciate the invite but I'm going to politely decline :-)
Incidentally, thanks to being extensively blogged, this image has now been viewed over 52,000 times! Wow!! Thanks to everyone who's stopped by and taken a wee peek :-)
Alex Linebrink (56 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the awesome HDR. It rocks.
I've featured you in my latest post @ www.thatindiedude.com . You can find it here: www.thatindiedude.com/2008/10/inspired-3-hdr- photos-flickr/ Feel free to share the link to help you and some other awesome photographers get some more exposure :)
Keep up the AWESOME work!
Justin Simpson [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)
whoah, 53,000 views!
elementalPaul (56 months ago | reply)
At the back of my mind I do wonder if those are actual views or just server requests.
•·.·•ë£ï§å•·.·• (AWAY) (52 months ago | reply)
Awesome treatment!!!
•·.·•ë£ï§å•·.·• (AWAY) (52 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best of Flickr (admin invited), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
elementalPaul (52 months ago | reply)
Thanks for your kind comment and invite :-)
nickspannagel@sbcglobal.net (48 months ago | reply)
Great Pic .... from a far. Looking close the noise is way out of control fringing is everywhere and colors are in less than accurate. Harsh but true. This image really needs some better post processing or simply size it down. I'm really just jealous because this hdr really stands out from the rest, nicely done :)
elementalPaul (48 months ago | reply)
Thank you for the in-depth critique! You make some fair points. I'm not sure if any HDR image stands up to really close scrutiny. As for the realism of the colour, and probably the image in general, well I never said I was aiming for realism! I read somewhere (doubtless in one of the many many places that this image has been blogged) that this image almost had a computer game look to it (I think the comparison was to Oblivion) and I'm fine with that.
pavtsorak (46 months ago | reply)
great pic of greek monuments!!!!!bravo