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Photographer's Comments |
Challenge: 4:00-5:00 a.m. (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Culpeper, VA
Date: Dec 8, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1 Second
Galleries: Cityscape, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2005
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I had this idea very shortly after the contest was announced, I knew that the "Frost Cafe" sign would be good for an after-dark challenge. When I showed up at about 4:30 the diner was still dark, which was a bummer because I really wanted to have it lit up, like it was the only thing alive at that ungodly time. Luckily for me the cooks showed up right as I was considering packing up. I think I captured the total desolation of 4:00am. In my sleepy little agricultural town nobody's doing anything at 4 AM in the winter. :)
The photo required a healthy dose of post processing to make it look decent. All changes were done in RSE:
There was a horrible color cast because of the sodium vapor street lights. I haven't mastered in-camera white balance yet, so I adusted the color temp to 1800 the tint to 19, and the hue all the way to -25. If I could have gone to 1500 and -50 I probably would have. :)
Saturation was bumped up full blast without any negative effects, in my opinion. The yellow building was yellow even before I messed with saturation, and it really made the red sign pop and highlighted the reflection of the neon off the building.
Then in PS7 a slight crop, resize, and save for web.
I hope you like it. |
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12/20/2005 09:48:17 PM |
| There's something about the color in this one. Very nice! |
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12/20/2005 07:13:35 AM |
| This photo makes me feel dizzy... the building on the left is about to topple over. |
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12/19/2005 07:13:07 PM |
| Nice small town photo... it could be a post card:) |
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12/18/2005 05:51:11 PM |
| Very nice, I like it alot! 10 |
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12/17/2005 08:19:56 PM |
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12/17/2005 05:10:36 PM |
| I like the colours of this photo. A very pleasant looking place in the Christmas season. |
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12/16/2005 01:00:10 PM |
| perfect focus, great color. |
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12/15/2005 11:04:10 PM |
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12/14/2005 11:17:39 PM |
| Nicely done, love the "aloneness" it has. good color. It seems to transition from yellow to red as you go left to right. |
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12/14/2005 09:04:29 AM |
| Pretty lights. Nice shot. Wouldn't it have been cool if there was a clock in sight, too? |
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12/14/2005 04:26:12 AM |
| Sharp image and nice lighting as well....... |
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12/14/2005 12:48:22 AM |
| pretty dead at 4am - but where is the subject matter of the image? |
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