Alien worlds

As soon as i saw this image I thought. "Wow, that's going to be hard to beat." I think its fantastic that somewhere on earth someone invested enough money to build this alien environment. I definitely need to visit this place and see it for myself. The colours are lovely and the composition is pleasing. There are no blown highlights or lost shadows and any noise is handled extremely well. I wish I could leave now :-)

I'd be really interested to know how this image was achieved. It doesn't take much suspension of disbelief to see the alien planet. Its a shame that the depth of field is so shallow and more detail on the surface of the sphere cannot be made out. I love the feathered texture of the surface and the subtle hint of pink within the blue.

I never knew this place existed. Now I'm glad that I do. The light coming from within the tower works really well. I wonder whether this is natural or has been added in post. I love the moody muted colours. I'm not normally one for astro-photography but this works really well for me in generating the atmosphere of an alien world. I could easily see this as a poster, book or CD cover.

I find this image rather exiting to look at. It reminds me of so many dark sci-fi films. It says 'Industrial' , it hints at 'Cyberpunk'. The dark gun metal ribs perhaps reminiscent of alien. The red staring lights from the Sentinels of 'The Matrix'. Love it!