Inspiring Photo: Colonizing the Moon #4240957

Colonizing the Moon

Uploaded: July 20, 2007 03:33:40

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I solorized this image of a group "Earth Movers" to give it a more moon-scape look.

Original image taken with a Sigma 15-30 at 15mm. Early moring light, ISO 200, 1/250th @ f10.0 (Digital Darkroom effects created with PSE5 + nik filters)

Comments

Paul G Slate July 20, 2007

Wow this is awsome Jeff! You did a great job with this image! #695034

Glenn E. Urquhart July 20, 2007

Excellent work, here Jeff!!! Outstanding lighting, contrast, tones... Effects applied, result in a Very Creative, Artistic and Beautiful Compsition!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4529905

Gail Vitikacs July 20, 2007

You were successful with using the effects on this coooooool shot! #4529906

Judyann Plante July 20, 2007

Grerat composition and excellent effects, Jeff!

Judyann <>< #4529925

Dominick M. Dimacale July 20, 2007

Great work and image here Jeff...Dominick #4529981

Dennis Flanagan July 20, 2007

Excellent job Jeff. Now lets see you moonwalk! :-) #4529983

Walter Graziano July 20, 2007

Very Cool Jeff!!!!! #4529999

Carol Sawyer July 20, 2007

Nice capture and effects, Jeff! #4530087

Agnes Fegan July 20, 2007

Wonderful effects on this image Jeff ! #4530106

Bonnie C. Lackey July 20, 2007

What a marvelous image, Jeff! Great imagination along with the perfect effects... #4530138

Paul E. Earl July 20, 2007

Great image and use of effects!! #4530201

Chua Wee Boo July 20, 2007

Terrific effects & capture,Jeff! #4530262

Anita Hogue July 20, 2007

Awesome image, Jeff!! Cool effects! #4530285

Autum Rhoades July 20, 2007

This is really cool, Jeff! What a fun idea and a great use of effects! Awesome! #4530289

Jennifer L. Alder July 20, 2007

VERY cool idea-- SUPER effect! Wonderful pov and color! :) #4530314

Paul Michko July 20, 2007

Very cool effects and treatment, Jeff. #4530356

Erin Appelbaum July 20, 2007

superb effects, Jeff. peter #4530419

Jack B. Young July 20, 2007

Awesome effects Jeff!! #4530469

Linda D. Lester July 20, 2007

Awesome job on this!!! Love it! #4530487

Karen E. Michaels July 20, 2007

Love your effects and your creativity to think outside the box. Bravo Jeff! #4530551

Su Sana E. P July 20, 2007

Wonderful image with terrific effects, Jeff!! #4530613

Murry Grigsby July 20, 2007

That must have been quite a rocket to get these bad boys on the moon Jeff :0) Nice title/image combo! I really like your PS work on this one!! #4530820

Ronald F. Fischer July 20, 2007

Great capture, PS work and awesome title! #4531092

Nadine A. Lewis July 20, 2007

This is sooooo COOL, Jeff!!! LOVE the detail & EXCELLENT effects!!! <>< #4531120

Cyn Valentine July 20, 2007

Awesome image with perfect effects..great work Jeff! #4531129

Pamela Shane July 20, 2007

Wonderful use of effects; like the textures, & tones Jeff. :) #4531159

Emily E. Bem July 20, 2007

Super cool image!! Very unique and well executed! #4531176

Mike D. Perez July 20, 2007

Cool effects, Jeff! Looks very realistic! #4531308

Stephen Zacker July 20, 2007

Cool and unique. Looks outta this world #4531544

Nadya Johnson July 20, 2007

VERY cool! Fooled me for a minute - thought maybe Scotty beamed you up! LOL. This is excellent! It does have a real Lunar look! #4531559

Claudia Kuhn July 20, 2007

Cool effects on this one Jeff! #4531564

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 20, 2007

My mind went blank because there are no words to discribe this, Jeff!!!!! Spectacular, sensational, phenomenal X 10,000!!!!!! k #4531724

Shirley L. Carpenter July 20, 2007

Excellent image and work Jeff!! Love it!! #4532244

Mitch Spence July 20, 2007

And it does, Jeff, appear other-worldly. Great idea, great title. The wider angle shot and framing is just right for this too, as are the effects. I'd love to know whick nik filters you found useful for this one. #4532911

Nancy L. Green July 20, 2007

Fantastic DD work Jeff, this really does look quite lunar, very well done!! <>< #4532938

Melissa G. Meiselman July 20, 2007

Great title and effects, Jeff!! One could really imagine that this was taking place in an alien environment. Great job!! #4532957

Colleen Farrell July 20, 2007

You have so improved an everyday subject, Jeff--what a creative and beautifully executed piece of art! (Great title, too!) #4533063

Deborah C. Lewinson July 20, 2007

Wow, awesome image with effects that put it over the top!!!
-Debby #4533144

Kathy Reeves July 20, 2007

Awesome image Jeff!! Great job!! #4533149

Tarun Bose July 20, 2007

Excellent composition and outstanding effects created. Looks a winner to me, Jeff. #4533151

David Phalen July 20, 2007

Excellent work Jeff! Love the effects. #4533237

MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 20, 2007

AWESOME Jeff!!!
Fantastic effects!!!..Melodie #4533419

Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 20, 2007

Very cool image with awsome effect's Jeff. Love it! #4533514

Evy Johansen July 20, 2007

This is so cool, Jeff!! Wonderful image and great work!! #4533920

Kay Beausoleil July 21, 2007

A smashing image, Jeff -- great use of effects also! #4534355

Jeff Robinson July 21, 2007

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Marcie Fowler

Very cool Jeff. Just the right effect for the look you were going for. Very creative. I like this one a lot #4534388

Derek D. Dafoe July 21, 2007

Great shot Jeff!! Great effects too!! #4534416

Hendrik Storme July 21, 2007

Stunning effects and capture! Love it Jeff! #4535094

Karen Engelbreth July 21, 2007

Wonderful image and work, Jeff! #4536738

Jill Odice July 21, 2007

Now that is using the old imagination :-) Fantastic futuristic looking image! #4537508

Candice C. Calhoun July 22, 2007

Great photo with a very cool presentation!

ccc #4538605

Aimee S. McMaster July 22, 2007

....what aonderful image with terrific use of effect Jeff...AImee #4538713

Aimee S. McMaster July 22, 2007

....what a wonderful image with terrific use of effect Jeff...AImee #4538715

Husain Akhtar July 22, 2007

Excellent work - very enjoyable indeed! #4540150

April Riggs July 22, 2007

A fantastic capture! #4540856

Jeff Robinson July 22, 2007

Thanks Everyone very much for all of the great comments on this image! I am glad to see that is was liked by so many! Jeff #4541100

ALLEN O. HOWARD July 23, 2007

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! What a great composition and kudos to everything that followed! Very powerful!!! #4543823

Dan Holm July 23, 2007

Wow! VERY cool, VERY creative and beautifully done, Jeff!! Excellent image! #4545467

Susan T. Evans July 23, 2007

It's awesome Jeff, your PS work is fantastic. #4545558

Jeff Robinson July 23, 2007

Thank you very much Allen, Dan and Susan!! Jeff #4545646

Ken Jarvis July 24, 2007

Excellant work, Jeff! #4550651

Jeff Robinson July 24, 2007

Thank You Ken! Jeff #4550800

Steve M. Harrington July 24, 2007

Excellent idea and execution, Jeff.
Steve #4551607

Jeff Robinson July 26, 2007

Thank You Steve! Jeff #4561046

Jenny D July 27, 2007

Awesome work!! #4568908

C A July 28, 2007
I agree, wonderful editing! Best wishes, Corné #4572241

Jeff Robinson July 29, 2007
Thank You very much! Jeff #4574183

Marijana Fajgl August 27, 2007
Fantastic work, Jeff, big congratulations! #4705196

Erin Appelbaum August 27, 2007
Congrats and good luck again, Jeff. Peter #4705374

Melissa G. Meiselman August 27, 2007
Congratulations Jeff on this awesome finalist!! #4705620

Mitch Spence August 27, 2007
Congratulations, Jeff, on your finalist for this great creation. #4706311

Michelle L. Frick August 27, 2007
Congratulations Jeff!! #4707015

Paul Sikora August 27, 2007
Congratulations, Jeff a most deserving finalist #4707051

Nadya Johnson August 27, 2007
Ve-e-e-e-ry cool to see this in the finals, Jeff! Congrats! And best of luck in the second round! #4707195

Karen L. Sorbello August 27, 2007
Jeff... is this like 4 finalists you have this time around??? AWESOME work!
-Karen
#4707787

Mary Timman August 27, 2007
GReat work on this. Congratulations. #4707857

Derek D. Dafoe August 27, 2007
Congrats Jeff!! I like this one!! #4707903

Emile Abbott August 27, 2007
Great work and congrats again Jeff. #4708191

Leena Robinson August 27, 2007
Nice treatment on these monster machines, Jeff! Congratulations and good luck! #4709027

Evy Johansen August 27, 2007
I love this image!! Big congratulations, Jeff!! Good luck! #4709053

Colleen Farrell August 27, 2007
So cool to see this in the finalists! Big congrats, Jeff! #4709429

Tamera S. Phillips August 27, 2007
Great finalist Jeff. I love the effects! Congratulations. #4709564

Su Sana E. P August 27, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Jeff!! #4709800

Glenn E. Urquhart August 28, 2007
A Big Congratulations on your award, Jeff!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4711141

Kristi A. Howson August 28, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and best of luck in the next round Jeff. Super cool dozer work here :) #4712162

ALLEN O. HOWARD August 28, 2007
Congratulations Jeff!!! #4713375

Kathy Reeves August 28, 2007
Superb finalist Jeff! Congratulations! #4713521

Graeme yew Chow August 28, 2007
Congratulations Jeff. Awesome finalists. #4714946

Renee Doyle August 29, 2007
Many congratulations once again Jeff!!!! #4715958

Cora Miller August 29, 2007
Your post processing certainly accomplished your intent, Jeff. Very impressive effects. Congratulations. #4715959

Laurie Daily August 29, 2007
Very, very cool, Jeff. Another congrats! #4716508

Holly Shao August 29, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Jeff!
Holly #4719392

Cyn Valentine August 29, 2007
Congratulations JEff! #4719398

Jeff Robinson August 29, 2007
Thank You Very Much for all of the great comments! Jeff #4720066

Cheryl E. Molennor August 29, 2007
Cool! Congratulations #4720553

Anita Hogue August 30, 2007
Congratulations on this very creative image, Jeff! #4724660

Jeff Robinson August 30, 2007
Thank You Cheryl and Anita! Jeff #4725016

Suzanne Colson September 22, 2007
This is such excellent work. So creative!! #4826715

Jeff Robinson September 23, 2007
Thank you very much Suzanne! Jeff #4831692

Peggy J. Maguire October 04, 2007
Excellent effects, Jeff!GOOD WORK... #4881046

Jeff Robinson October 04, 2007
Thank You Peggy! Jeff #4883638

Kathy L. Clark November 30, 2007
Very cool work here Jeff. It does look lunar. #5152268

Jeff Robinson December 02, 2007
Thanks Kathy! Jeff #5160469

Lisa J. Boulden January 03, 2008
Excellent work, Jeff!
Really well executed!
Congrats on this finalist!
--Lisa #5286495

Jeff Robinson January 03, 2008
Thank You Lisa! Jeff #5287526

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