I am jealous of the awesomeness that is the edits on this... I mean.. I've seen the original too.

The only critique I have about it is, is the sky is bright and kinda' boring. You might wanna think about grabbing some clouds or something from another pictar and throwing them into this one. Who knows. It's just a recommendation. Maybe see if you can recover some detail or something either.

Either way, great shot. I'm digging the comp too.

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"Julian Schanbel is a pretentious, self-aggrandizing pimp who should be butt-raped by a rhinoceros in a pit full of squid." ~eyeballman

"No preview screen? Ugh, the horror!" =Dyl-Rob

yeah, the original was pretty horrible.

But I dunno. I don't think it's really good enough to merit fixing it up. It was "oh look this is shitty but it might be cool to mess around with." more than anything.

yeah, The problem with editing craptastic digital shots is that when you make one part of it cool the sky and whatever gets overexposed.

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"... so it's crying on my shingles, my floorboards moan under my feet
the refrigerator is whining, so I've got reason to complain"

Mmm. That's why I like RAW images on my dSLR. It allows me to push shit a little bit furter, and then still be able to recover brilliantly.

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"Julian Schanbel is a pretentious, self-aggrandizing pimp who should be butt-raped by a rhinoceros in a pit full of squid." ~eyeballman

"No preview screen? Ugh, the horror!" =Dyl-Rob

See, I don't like DSLR's...
They're too big and chunky, and I like the metal bodies of the original film ones.
Plastic bodies have a cheap feel to them.

And I've got to say, film SLR's are just more fun. The shutter release is more satisfying, and you can change aperture and all that without having to dick around in menus and stuff. It's simpler, turns out nicer photos, and is more satisfying generally.

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"... so it's crying on my shingles, my floorboards moan under my feet
the refrigerator is whining, so I've got reason to complain"

Eh, higher end dSLR's have metal bodies too, but they will always be much more complicated than a film SLR. There's just more to do with digital than there was with film.

Personally, i dig the simplistic metal bodies of a film SLR, that's not crowded with menus and dials... but, it doesn't outweigh the convenience of a dSLR. I can take the photo's directly into Lightroom, and arse around in there without any scanning or quality loss. I also don't have to carry around a backpack full of film.

They don't necessarily turn out nicer photos, but they are perfectly fine... and may be more satisfying.

Still though...

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"Julian Schanbel is a pretentious, self-aggrandizing pimp who should be butt-raped by a rhinoceros in a pit full of squid." ~eyeballman

"No preview screen? Ugh, the horror!" =Dyl-Rob

yeah, see, that's why I'm eying the Olympus E-P1. It's a high-end digital rangefinder that's got pretty much the same design as my OM, and I can get a lens adapter.
And don't get a big dick about having to carry film. All you need is a roll or two in your pocket and you're good. You don't need anywhere NEAR a backpack. The thing about film is it makes you think more about pictures, you end up with less shots than digital cameras because you've got to think about whether not a shot is worth it. It's some serious quality control.

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"... so it's crying on my shingles, my floorboards moan under my feet
the refrigerator is whining, so I've got reason to complain"

Eh, at times though, it's nice just to be able to machine gun your way through life.

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"Julian Schanbel is a pretentious, self-aggrandizing pimp who should be butt-raped by a rhinoceros in a pit full of squid." ~eyeballman

"No preview screen? Ugh, the horror!" =Dyl-Rob

Yeah, but not with photos D:
WHERE IS YOUR SENSE OF CRAFTMANSHIP, SON?

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"... so it's crying on my shingles, my floorboards moan under my feet
the refrigerator is whining, so I've got reason to complain"

Little girls' birthday parties get very boring...

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"Julian Schanbel is a pretentious, self-aggrandizing pimp who should be butt-raped by a rhinoceros in a pit full of squid." ~eyeballman

"No preview screen? Ugh, the horror!" =Dyl-Rob