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Return to the Cosmos
Return to the Cosmos
Sammie


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Challenge: Afterlife (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: No Aqua, New Mexico
Date: Mar 4, 2006
Aperture: F4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Sky, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2006

Editing: Crop, levels, LOTS of curves - several times adjusting the little line til I got something I like, mid-tone contrast, noise removal, contrast, resize, smart sharpen, save for web.

Hopefully, this won't get a DQ request for dodging and burning - I didn't do any of that - just lots of curves.

This is my idea of the afterlife - returning to the Cosmos from which the whole universe sprang - something like being reunited with the Force. I wish I could have taken a picture that looked like one of the beautiful, amazing pictures from the Hubble Telescope - this is as close as I could come here on Earth. I've piddled and piddled with editing all the cloud pictures I took to try and get something that looks like a picture from the Hubble. To me the bright spot near the center looks like it could be a soul returning to a cosmic birthplace.

I'm a Christian and believe in God - I just really can't imagine Heaven as a literal place though. It would be nice if your soul would become a part of the Cosmos and you would feel a great sense of peace for an eternity.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/13/2006 11:57:03 PM
Normally, this kind of shot makes a good background. It's right on for this challenge however. You must have been pretty excited to see this cloud formation come together! ;^) Good luck in the challenge.
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03/13/2006 09:07:50 PM
lovely.
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03/12/2006 04:17:46 PM
heaven bound?
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03/12/2006 09:50:30 AM
This seems a little boring, maybe a little more saturation to bring out the colours would help. I do like how it almost looks like a painting though.
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03/10/2006 11:00:02 PM
This shows the hevens where it all ends up at.
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03/08/2006 06:09:43 PM
I like this
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03/08/2006 03:17:55 PM
These clouds are nice. Lack of color? The depth seems to be there. It seems that the portal is in the light area. Nice. I tried this myself.
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03/08/2006 09:43:41 AM
i wish the colors werent so desaturated but i like it alot
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