11/20/2011 4:47:23 AM

Thank you Jack.
This technique I learned from Jim Zuckerman (BetterPhoto instructor & pro photographer). He taught me to have a collection of sky and cloud pictures and use them to replace dull skies whenever needed. This was the case when we went together to Turkey last month, to photograph the statues on Mount Nemrut.
Alex

11/20/2011 5:06:35 AM

You learned the sky lesson well, Alex! It looks great behind the stone heads, which look terrific, with excellent DOF and details. This looks like an interesting place.

11/20/2011 5:58:54 AM

Hello Lindley,
Thanks for your comments. Indeed, this place is more then magic. We woke up at 2 o´clock in the morning to drive about 2 hours, start walking the mountain and just wait for the early morning light. The light was beautiful (on the stone heads) but the sky.....
alex

11/20/2011 6:18:52 AM

Wow, this is wild and fantastic, Alex....well worth all the effort put into capturing it! The sky replacement works perfectly w/the stone, and I love the bit of blue on the ground. Great POV...great image!!!

11/20/2011 10:40:29 AM

Thank you Patricia.

11/20/2011 12:02:57 PM

What a special photo, sure don't see this everyday!

11/21/2011 7:41:41 PM

Thank you very much Rudi !
Alex

11/21/2011 10:00:07 PM

Great capture and replacing the sky has made it fantastic! I really like his one Alex very different!

11/28/2011 3:14:35 AM

Thank you Lyn

11/29/2011 1:39:46 PM

Good job Alex! If you don't tell me I wouldn't know the trick of the sky & clouds!

12/14/2011 4:41:39 AM

Help Chung Wah,
Thanks for your nice comments. I think that the purpose is to keep the image realistic. Thanks to Jims comments last year I started building up a huge collection of cloud photos, different hours of the day, colors,etc
Alex

12/14/2011 8:27:27 AM

Congrats Alex!

12/14/2011 5:46:16 PM

Thank you Lyn

12/14/2011 10:04:18 PM

My heartiest congratulations Alex!

12/15/2011 4:39:36 AM

Thank you Chung Wah.

12/15/2011 4:45:44 AM

Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Alex! I love this image.

12/15/2011 7:16:43 AM

Hello Lindley,
Happy you love it.
Alex

12/15/2011 9:48:36 AM

Inspirational and beautiful work Alex, congratulations on your finalist!

12/15/2011 10:43:01 AM

Dear Donna,
Thank you for your kind comments.
Alex

12/15/2011 4:12:40 PM

CONGRATULATIONS on your Beautiful Winning image, Alex

12/16/2011 5:34:00 PM

Congrats on your winner!!!!

12/16/2011 9:29:52 PM

What could be more important in life than to know in our hearts that in everything we have tried to do, we have done our very best?
Congratulations for your magnificent contribution for the month of November, 2011.
Merna Nobile

12/16/2011 10:59:58 PM

Lyn, Merna
Thank you. Very happy with this winner
Alex

12/17/2011 4:15:04 AM

Congrats on your super finalist!
jana

12/17/2011 4:36:07 AM

Thanks Jana

12/17/2011 7:18:08 AM

Congratulations

12/17/2011 9:06:02 AM

Thank you Carla,

12/17/2011 9:30:31 AM

Big congratulations on your terrific Winner, Alex!

12/17/2011 2:20:09 PM

Good morning,
Thank you Lindley,
Alex

12/17/2011 11:02:01 PM