This is an amazing image ... almost looks photoshopped or HDR ... beautiful, nice capture AUTHOR

i don't know why ,but this photo say somthinge i like it ,good luck

I love this! Did HDR it?

I love this shot! It evokes a mood,beautiful!

It's a great shot, but if it's HDR, then it not exactly legal but only if you used multiple layers.

sorry, but this is just too dark to tell anything.

agrees

too dark for me also.

Great idea.

Good thinking

author, you need to remove the frame............we are not allowed to use them here.

I thought about doing one like this also

removed the frame, thanks adeincyprus.
to k3683: do it, it´s fun.

yeah, I think it is fun too. I did real good with the fake ghosts contest a while back. I learned it by experimenting with my camera.

stunning pic, gluck

have you tried messing with the curves already? If not, you should try so colors stick out a bit more. Lovely picture though.

Could use a bit of focus

I was actually slow-panning in low light...this is the "look" I was going for.

I have to agree with kyricom. There is no real point of focus in the picture and most of it seems like it's just melting together. At high resolution it's hard to even see the facial expressions of the people.

Personally, I think the image would benefit fit of someone, like the lantern carrying person, being in focus instead of just not being as unfocused as the rest of the picture.

Thank you for your comments...changed photo, same type of shot and such...hope this is better...but the ghostly thing is what I was going for here...just practicing some different techniques. i was getting tired of the same old thing...future submissions of this type should get better as I practice more

For a "ghostly" look I think having the background sharp would work better than it being blurry as well. This way you would get the look you want without sacrificing the interest for the looking eye. To achieve this all you need is a tripod or a stable enough surface area, like a table, where you can put your camera. A longer shutter speed, which allows the background to be sharp but everything that moves in the picture will become blurry.