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California Mission
California Mission
ScottK


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Challenge: Landmarks (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside, CA
Date: Dec 1, 2004
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Architecture, Travel
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2004

 One of many different angles I tried to get something interesting. Unfortunately, there are too many obstructions around the mission, so its difficult to get any view that doesn't have something interfering. There are lots of interesting objects to get, but none have the "landmark" quality.

Rotated a little (this is one of those tough perspective shots where no matter which way you rotate, some part of the shot seems slanted) and cropped. Cloned out a few imperfections in the mission, applied several different curves and color modifications to brighten the walls, deepen the sky, and lighten the statue. Sharpened, resized and slightly sharpened again.

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 143
Avg (all users): 6.0296
Avg (commenters): 7.0714
Avg (participants): 5.8172
Avg (non-participants): 6.2091
Views since voting: 973
Views during voting: 288
Votes: 203
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2004 06:41:24 PM
Great composition and perfect exposure. The white building really pops against the blue (polarized?) sky. The near sihlouette of the status/cross adds great drama and tension.
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 12/11/2004 06:09:01 PM
Great tones and clarity! Nice photo.
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 12/11/2004 04:48:31 AM
which mission is this?
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 12/10/2004 03:49:06 PM
Great lighting, focus, and perspective. And the colors are great. Great Shot!
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 12/10/2004 07:26:57 AM
This is an excellent subject for this challenge and the colors are incredibly rich and bright. Really great job.
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 12/09/2004 11:38:09 PM
I bet you are getting lots of comments about leveling this one. I like it. The colors are magnificent. I wonder if it couldn't have been even more interesting without the black scupture in the front. I think the top part of this building with a bit of red from the roof alone in the beautiful blue sky would have been great as well. Good shot. 6.
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 12/09/2004 10:14:35 PM
The building is beautiful and the statue is beautiful, but I can't decide which to look at. I think they draw focus from each other.
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 12/09/2004 07:54:46 PM
You just went to the head of the line with this one!!! Cool, clean, and crisp. BOL 8 Which mission? I have a similar shot of Santa Barbara which has a soft spot in my heart.
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 12/09/2004 01:04:03 PM
Very pretty shot, the colors are so vibrant.
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 12/08/2004 01:15:34 AM
Nice angle. Clear and bright.
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 12/07/2004 02:36:55 AM
Excellant contrasts between the colours that help give it DOF
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 12/06/2004 10:36:51 PM
I like this shot alot. I'm drawn to the blue / white contrast. Really pretty.
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 12/06/2004 09:49:19 PM
Nice, the building in the background looks just like something out of Greece. 7
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 12/06/2004 01:08:32 AM
lov the colour great image nice and crisp.
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