love the colors and light but have to be honest, really don't understand all you said about what you did. will read it again a few times and process it.
oh - well, that sounds so much less complicated! i did a handheld shot the other night - actually, am posting it tomorrow. i don't have a dslr, have a bridge but am doing manual settings as i search for and save for a dslr. i think the shot came out ok, is for the challenge i am doing. is supposed to be mostly black.
This is the sort of shot I would love to take, but just never seem to be able to.
FYI - I did post my shot for the Get Pushed challenge. Please let me know if that is what you were thinking.
Thanks for the challenge! I hope the one I gave you wasn't too crazy.
http://365project.org/myhrhelper/365/2012-08-05#comment-10650281