Spheres & Prisms

[Manfred M]

This is likely the last posting I am going to put of for at least a week as the next week is going to be super busy.

Experimenting with prisms, spheres and hemispheres and the usual collection of two analogous coloured gels and heavy smoke.

[mugge]

This, again, looks good to me.
Cheers Ole

[Manfred M]

Thanks Ole - this one is one of my favourites. Not too complex and using the two semi-spheres has nicely connected the two halves of the image, without overwhelming it.

[Chataignier]

Looks great to me too, i like it a lot

[Manfred M]

After staring at this over the past month, I decided I did not like my original retouch. The scene was nice enough, but the image lacked impact and mood, so I spent the past week or so retouching it again and I feel this is more what I am looking for here. Unfortunately, it loses a bit when I convert from ProPhoto RGB to sRGB...

[mugge]

This is a very strong image. The previous shot I like also. I don't think the two images compare at all.
Cheers Ole

[The amateur]

Manfred, the first image placed here at the beginning seems to have stronger chromatic terms, while the last one has a higher smoke density and appears more uniform, flatter without any focal point, which leads me to think that perhaps something in between would be more suitable.

I understand that sometimes it's very difficult to choose between two such similar images, but I believe the choice should lean towards the one that integrates better into the set.
Moreover, there's a mysterious line right in the middle that crosses the image...

The composition is indeed very good, and the work is excellent, with a creatively used mysterious horizontal and vertical symmetry.