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Portal
Portal
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dreams (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: The woods
Date: May 5, 2005
Aperture: f3.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2005

 This photo represent, for me, an altered view dreams can provide into our subconscious.

Cropped, adjusted levels and saturation. Used lasso tool to separate archway from background. Rotated the lasso's layer 45 degrees, boosted contrast and decreased brightness. On the background layer, decrease contrast and increased brightness. Flattened layers. cloned out driveway edge and small part of the white archway not covered by the rotated layer.

Checked this our with the Site Council prior to submitting as I expect a DQ challenge. I'm not sure if it will pass the scrutiny but I hope so.

This was my third attempt at a portal scene (most had simple editing to make the background b&w and the gateway color. I wanted something with a more surreal feel. This is by far my most edited shot.

Disqualification Details
Cloning, dodging, burning, etc. to improve your photo or remove imperfections or minor distracting elements, etc. is acceptable. However, using any editing tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not permitted.

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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 05/06/2005 09:56:47 AM
interesting concept for theme, nice job in post
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/06/2005 09:20:56 AM
Very cool... (9)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak DX7590
 05/06/2005 08:39:31 AM
interesting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 05/06/2005 08:23:00 AM
That´s really great!!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 05/06/2005 08:07:41 AM
I love the skewed prespective . . . great effect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 05/06/2005 07:47:45 AM
Interesting !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
 05/06/2005 07:32:37 AM
thats cool, love how you did that!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
 05/06/2005 03:19:04 AM
Nice effect
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/06/2005 01:09:13 AM
Great editing! Selective rotation? Helps to really draw the gaze to the portal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 05/06/2005 12:09:53 AM
This looks like something that scalvert would make. And I mean it in the best possible manner - I love the execution. The difference in color tone between this side and the other side is just subtle enough to enhance the power of the image. 8.
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