Greece is the word...

Greece is the word... by elementalPaul.

...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!

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shane.gooseman says:

WOW .. sehr schönes Bild!!!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

macroninja says:

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!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Ramon San Juan says:

awesome!! great HDR!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

@ shane.gooseman - danke!

@ macroninja - thank you for your positive feedback and favourite!

@ Ramon San Juan - cheers!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

juannypg says:

Excellent!!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Muchas gracias juannypg! Thanks for adding this to your favourites.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

The Laird of Lard says:

Makes me homesick for Auld Reekie (but not *that* homesick!)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Cheers The Laird of Lard :-) Thanks for adding as a fave.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Schiehallion says:

awesome
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Thanks Schiehallion.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

/\ltus says:

No kidding, so is this pic!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Cheers mate :-) Thanks for the fave too.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric Rousset says:

Excellent angle and treatment !!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Merci Eric.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

flangefocal says:

Awesum. really enjoy your photo-stream pal. this one blows that film 300 away too.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Thanks flangefocal.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Braintrove.com says:

Absolutely stunning. Looks almost cartooned.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

rurikbjornsson says:

cool
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Fujin says:

Fantastic! The clouds are truly amazing. Great perspective, as well.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

SpiffyJ says:

My eyes just can't get enough!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

@ Braintrove.com - thanks.

@ rurikbjornsson - takk.

@ Fujin - thank you.

@ SpiffyJ - cheers.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

birrr says:

excellent ı like K10D
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Thanks birrr - so do I!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

amit_cool2001 says:

excellent pic..amazing work..the clouds look almost surreal :)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Thank you Amit, glad you like it!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Wiking66 says:

“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!!!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Tack Wiking66, most kind.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

andrewbmyers says:

HDR is an absolutely hideous fad.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

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 :-)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

MOVED TO PIXELENS FOLLOW ME THERE! says:

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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Seen on abduzeedo.com (?)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

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 ;-)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

jayesh joshi says:

stunning !!!!!!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Gosh, that's a lot of exclamation marks! Thanks!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

diceliving says:

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!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Sure, why not! Added :-)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

sminky_pinky100 (Back Monday) says:

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!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Not really my thing sminky_pinky100 but thank you for the invitation!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Justin Simpson says:

oh my goodness this is awesome!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Thanks!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Bluebird0927 (Summer Hrs) says:

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!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

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 :-)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Alex Linebrink says:

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!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Justin Simpson says:

whoah, 53,000 views!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Alex Linebrink - thanks.

Justin Simpson - I know, it's crazy! People seem to love blogging this image for some reason and who am I to argue :-)

At the back of my mind I do wonder if those are actual views or just server requests.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

•·.·•ë£ï§å•·.·• (busy) says:

Awesome treatment!!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

•·.·•ë£ï§å•·.·• (busy) says:

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!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

Thanks for your kind comment and invite :-)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

nickspannagel@sbcglobal.net says:

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 :)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

elementalPaul says:

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.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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