I like it bcause it makes me smile.

i.e. it has emotion

I'm afraid the HDR bit passes me by. Sorry, Sylv.

Well done on POTW, it's a really unusual shot. Well spotted and executed.

Jo

Crikey Sylvia, haven't heard of recycling up there?

Nice, unusual, weird. Don't know why you don't let the milkman have them back though.

Lol! You two are just so funny

I am always laughing when I read these forums.

Thank you all so much Jo, Harry and Woody for your kind comments.

Syl

Sylvia,

Just came across this one. That shows you how much attention I pay to all the entries.

I simply love it!! Great work and so well executed. It reminds me of pictures of Peter Ruting. Here is a link, all these photo's are pre digital era which makes it even more amazing. 

http://www.ruting.com/index.htm

Dear Simon,

that is so very sweet of you! Thank you so much for the link and the lovely compliment. I am very flattered!

You may hate me for saying this? But to get this effect, I treated it with three exposures, one 2 stop under, one 2 stop over and one correct to create and HDR effect!

Thank you again for your lovely comment and kind encouragement,

Syl

Sylvia,

It was in your folder of HDR images so I figured as much. I am not averse to manipulation, I tutor digital imaging and photoshop in particular, so I can hardly be against it. But there are a zillion ways to use a picture editor. It can create stunning abstracts and visual enigmas but it can also be used to enhance the image to give a closer resemblance of what the photographer had in his mind when he took the shot. Unfortunately, the ease with which we now adjust our pictures blurs the boundary between the two. But like I said before that is my opinion and luckily opinions vary .

Still, I love that picture and Peter Ruting spend days in the darkroom getting that sort of effect. (I hope you can see the similarities between your and his pictures) 

I am very much self taught in what I do. I learn by observation. I would be interested to learn what that boundary that you speak of is?

Unfortunately, the ease with which we now adjust our pictures blurs the boundary between the two.

Syl,

The editing software can, in most cases better than the camera, give contrast/brightness, saturation, sharpness and white balance to the image. Using these controls the image can be adjusted to the photographers view.

A lot of images are nowadays oversharpened, oversaturated and in short spoiled. That is going over the boundary. If on the other hand you attempt to create a particular effect, be it with combining pictures, using texture layers or filters, the only boundary is your imagination.  I am from the "old school" and prefer pictures to be natural, but I also like certain abstracts and more "arty" stuff.

no probs Syl,

And please do not get me wrong, I like some of your pictures a lot and you have a lovely gallery. Sometimes I cannot express myself properly because I am a Dutchman and English is a second language to me. (I suppose it shows my lack of brains because I have been here (UK) for 23 years.)

Lol! I was born in Newcastle, but lived in Germany and had to learn the language while going to school there. Moved back to England and had to learn English again, and don't speak much German, while half the times I am only guessing what people are saying to me? If they are rude or cheeky? Or crack a funny with me? It usually is lost because of my own background. So, I appreciate where you are coming from!

Thank you so much Sande and Raife for your very kind feedback!

This photograph was taken inside the information center of Wycoller Country Park in the UK, which can be found on the net Wycoller country park