Wow really beautiful. Where is this?

About 5 miles East out of Edison, CA.

Your photography makes it look like some sort of lost paradise. Is this uuh what they call HDR photography? The tonal range seems quite broad with only the brightest lights getting washed out and none of the shadows really being completely obscured. Doesn't look like my kind of place, but just from the way you're able to show it it kind of makes me want to just go there, hehe.

Technically, no, it is not a high-dynamic range photo. Honestly, I don't think people give camera sensors enough credit; the 14-bit RAW images DSLRs output hold a huge amount of detail which can be seen be lightening and darkening the image, which is what I did with this photo using the Curves, Levels and Shadows and Highlights tools in Photoshop CS4 after converting the 14-bit RAW image to a 16-bit .TIF before finally converting it to an 8-bit .JPG.

Long process, brain exploding...

Oh wow! This is so beautiful! Your new camera is amazing~ =^__^=

It is, isn't it? :D

This is amazing.

I have been blown and my brain is now melting from the fact of how epic this picture really is.

Very nice, Looks almost post-apocalyptic. What program did you use to stitch it?

Incredible picture!

*applauds* wonderful work!

Gorgeous! @w@

This is a fantastic picture and I'm mad at myself for not looking at it sooner! My first thought upon seeing it was it, to me, kinda resembled what Mars could look like if we'd managed to populate and atmospheritize it. Don't ask me why I thoguht that, but nonetheless, very cool. I love the hills / mountains in a background, they seem to hold mystery. I want to explore them. X3

I see some light sources on the far left and the far right, they look like campfires or explosions. o_o May I ask what exactly those are?

Just some buildings out there. They only look so bright because this was a longer exposure than normal.

Beautiful photo!

Very beautiful. :)

Beautiful contrast. At first it look like something out of terragen or Bryce. The clouds, and texture make it look not quite real. Overall its very dark an brooding shot.

Wow. Awesome shot!!!