Superb photo and that sky is amazing! The light level seems perfect to me.

Thank you that was nice to hear. I touched up the entire landscape on this side of the lake with the dodge tool and large parts of the sky with the burn tool. I'm glad you didn't think it looked realy wiered. ^_^

This is a striking shot...the level of darkness is pretty close to perfect I think...I love the wall in the left foreground, it really adds to the shot. Nice work :D

Thank you for the great comment. I thought it turned out ok too. But it's so easy to get blind for your own mistakes after a while of editing on a piece. Your feedback is most appreciated. :)

ooh klas.. you have your self some wonderful ruin photos.. i want to play with the swedish ones now..lol... got the contrast level very nice ... dark brooding skys... must edit.. muste edit... lol.. no no i must resists... so many edits not enough time... :D

Hehe. This one is in the batch I got waiting for you but you never said you downloaded the rest of the other stuff I got online for you. (It's one of the ten last of the 124 left) ;-) I acualy thought I could tease you with this one. That's the main reason I started to work with it. ^_^ I don't have much more than 20 from this ruin though. Maybe just a couple of really good ones as usual... So get started on your downloads. :D

Wow, superb job Klas! Those distant clouds are so full of detail...as is the foreground. Just wish I could have sat by your side a watched the transformation:-)

ok Klas will do.. just a little help accessing the ftp... how and where do i use the password and id?

I'll PM you GRiM... ;-)

It's very great photography,good composition and i like the colors.Nice work,Klas.

Thank you so much. It's allmost so I post my original photo just to show how much work I put into it. ^_^

The sky is great - it almost doesn't look real! I like how you caught some of the building in the foreground. Wonderful photo. :D

Thank you Teresa. I darkened the sky slightly, but not that much.

OMG klas!! it's just amazing! love this view! it has a little bit of a dark atmosphere in it! simply beautiful!

Thank you so much Lucy. :)

just what i was looking for, great pic!!!

:)

thumbs up! straight to my desktop..

Thank you Renata. :)

my mouth is hanging open. that is so beautiful. i have to go see it for myself.

Hehe. :) Thanks for the great compliment. :)

Excellent picture. Perfect.

Thank you Manolo. :)

truly amazing. i agree with Swith. i must see it for myself

Thanks Meg. :)

unreal shot

I like the d arkness due to the dark clouds that are at the top...its sort of a "reflection" of that day..but you might lighten it just a TINY BIT...also wish the horizon line would be more straight...I LOVE the brick on the left side, and I really like the sky!! Its a wonderful shot..

Thanks for the feedback. I think you are right about the horizon. It would probably look better. I put considerable time into brightening large parts of the photo (with the dodge tool in PS). I tried different "levels" (or how to put it) but I couldn't make it better than this. At a certain point the colors and textures doesn't take more editing. ^_^

I'm certainly aware of the fact I need lots and lots of training with editing to make better touchups. (This one was sort of an experiment, just checking if I could save a shot that was far too dark. Only parts of the sky were properly exposed, largely since I wanted to catch the skies in their best.)

Wow! An amazing shot...I think it's perfect!

fantastic, i really like this one. very dramatic!

When I saw the thumbnail of this, I said, that can't be a real picture. It's a truely picture-perfect shot. The lighting does seem dark, but it feels so natural and I think it's perfect as it is.

Super-brooding-PERFECT. Fix it not.

Probably the best picture in this category! Absolutely picturesque beyond words! skön!

Gorgeous. Simply Gorgeous. With the lighting as perfect as it is, and the beautiful contrasts and smoothness of the water, and the sharp clarity. Wow. It makes me wish I was there and could just sit on that hillside and think. Absolutely beautiful. Sweden is now on my list of places I want to visit if I ever go on a trip around the world. Keep up the good work!

Caiden.

P.S. Congrats on making it onto the home page display!

Thanks for the kind words. :)

To experiment with the light level I downloaded it onto my Mac and brought it up in Photoshop. When I ran Auto Levels on it in the Image: Adjustments menu, I first thought nothing happened, but by toggling back and forth I could see that the command actually removed some of the green from the water (just enough, actually). Then I opened Image: Adjustments: Curves and set the input to 145 and the output to 195. Lastly I opened Image; Adjustments: Brightness/Contrast and set the brightness to +7 and the contrast to +10. If you have Photoshop give it a try -- you might be pleasantly surprised.

-Nikoneer

thank's it's a fantastic image

A true classic.

VFS-TicK