February 1, 2008 HDR Thriller (green)

Green lake. Uploaded into Flickr by wili_hybrid. Click on pic to see it in Flickr.

A mountain Lake near Uyuni, Bolivia. Pretty neat. A REAL SIGHT IN LARGE ON BLACK. Don't know much about Bolivia, except it's the place where Butch and Sundance went to start over. One of many memorable scenes in that movie has them getting off a train in Middle of Nowhere, Bolivia...well whad'ya know....a train, in the middle of nowhere in the same Flickr photoset.

Looked into this a bit more and found out that this train is from a strange Bolivian train cemetary...and it's located on the largest salt flats in the world (100km x 120 km).

Butch: Sheesh, all Bolivia can't look like this.
Sundance: How do you know? This might be the garden spot of the whole country! People may travel hundreds of miles just to get to this spot where we're standing now. This might be the Atlantic City, New Jersey of all Bolivia for all you know...
Butch: You'll feel a lot better after you've robbed a couple of banks.

The real story?

April 30, 2007 HDR Thriller (green)

RGB - Barcelona, Originally uploaded by Mor (bcnbits). Click on pic, see it in Flickr.

I found tons of great landscapes today, but I was growing weary of scenics...so this filled the bill nicely for something different. While HDR clearly improved this pic, it is not the best in the technical sense...but it also proves that a pic can connect with you whether or not its technically sound. The pic is a bit soft all over, but the colors are the thing that makes it happen (that and the bit of laughter coming from the open door). I think the photographer knows this too, judging from the title. Enjoy it in large too, but I believe this is the rare HDR pic that is better enjoyed in the size above (why is that?).

April 30, 2007 HDR Chiller (green)

Tree HDR, originally uploaded by Fallen Epitaph . Click on pic, see it in Flickr.

Hmmm....maybe the tripod slipped on this one. I kinda hope it did.