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Clearing Storm, Wychmere Harbor
Clearing Storm, Wychmere Harbor
Bear_Music


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Morning (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Harwich Port, MA, USA
Date: Oct 15, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Oct 15, 2006

From RAW, HDR merge of 3 variations of one exposure

Hue/Sat in PS7

Convert to 16-bit tiff, do another HDR tone mapping of the single conversion

merge the two in PS7, fade the tone map

Resize, USM, border, save for web

Reprocessed version:


Statistics
Place: 10 out of 188
Avg (all users): 6.7943
Avg (commenters): 8.7222
Avg (participants): 6.4500
Avg (non-participants): 7.0078
Views since voting: 3367
Views during voting: 447
Votes: 209
Comments: 42
Favorites: 12 (view)


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10/26/2006 05:41:31 PM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Beautiful shot!
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10/23/2006 08:16:04 PM
another great shot Bear_Music. I am always excited to see your new images.

mH
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10/23/2006 04:42:32 PM
I prefer the other one. This does not have the same "drama" that comes with that storm (imho).
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10/23/2006 04:41:11 PM
That's an intense and dramatic image.
Congrats on your top 10.
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10/23/2006 03:49:42 PM
Robert,

Congratulations on another Top 10 finish. This was one of my top pics. Love the HDR effect!!!

Steven
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10/23/2006 01:19:16 PM
Absolutely beautiful as always! I love the dramatic sky. Congratulations on the top ten!
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10/23/2006 10:03:33 AM
Very cool--I'll have to read up on tone mapping. I love how painterly the bottom portion looks. I also like the composition. But one minor crit: I am not as sure I like the effect on the darker clouds and proximate sky!

Congratulations on top 10 and a great score.
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10/23/2006 10:02:00 AM
The colors in this one ROCKS! Well done!
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10/23/2006 09:16:17 AM
As usual. .what can you say except WOW! Breathtaking and an amazing addition to your portfolio! Beautiful work! And Congratulations on 10th place!!!
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10/23/2006 09:05:43 AM
Beautiful! Congrats on top 10.
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10/23/2006 03:36:31 AM
Congratulations!

This is one of the prettiest images I've ever seen. This would make a great jigsaw puzzle, and I sincerely mean that. I added this one to my favorites.
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10/23/2006 02:10:15 AM
Two top 10's in a row! Great finish and great image Bear, congrats!!
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10/23/2006 01:35:28 AM
congrats on a top ten finish. I like the processing done here. It looks like an oil painting. Good contrast from the weak ambient light or blocked sunlight. It's a dark sunny day .
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10/23/2006 01:29:19 AM
*drool* Amaaaaazing.
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10/23/2006 12:45:47 AM
Another beautiful image filled with charm and great expertise. Congratulations on top ten finish. Robert you are cool!
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10/23/2006 12:42:52 AM
Beautiful colours, I would favour a slight crop of the sky,it seems to be fighting for attention a little, but what a wonderful image Robert.
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10/23/2006 12:21:30 AM
beautiful and it nailed this challenge perfectly.
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10/23/2006 12:18:06 AM
Great image Robert...and a top 10! well done
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10/23/2006 12:11:49 AM
Great shot! Good thing I wasn't facing you in the Member challenge. ;-)
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10/23/2006 12:06:05 AM
I finally get to share a front page with you. Excellent processing, Robert! Congrats.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/22/2006 11:22:00 PM
By far one of my favorites! Beautiful!!!
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10/22/2006 10:02:36 PM
This is an awesome photo!
When you have ingredients like Water, Boats, Fall Colors, Dramatic sky and the Sun's warm colors, it only follows that scenes like this exist for the appreciative eyes of those whose presence is part of this exquisite grandeur!

Thanks for the Dream...!
Rohn
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10/22/2006 08:00:17 PM
I really like your post-processing, as it looks like a painting. I might have cropped a bit off the top. Regardless, one of my favs in this challenge.
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10/22/2006 03:55:32 PM
just so dramatic ....
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10/22/2006 01:17:12 PM
Beautiful. This has an unreal quality of an artist's painting. Is it because everything in the picture is in such sharp focus?
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10/22/2006 07:46:03 AM
'Makes me wanna be down on the Cape. Beautiful!
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10/21/2006 05:25:36 PM
Great work on the sky.
I love the composition of this shot
good luck

Kev
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10/20/2006 07:36:46 PM
absolutely beautiful fall colors.
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10/20/2006 11:59:57 AM
Stunning image you have here. Perfect lighting. Amazing job on the PP - 10 from me
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10/19/2006 03:28:15 PM
Wow... it looks like a painting! Gorgeous!
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10/18/2006 06:30:13 PM
Perfect. Great exposure, lighting, color and wow.
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10/17/2006 01:24:26 PM
I really like how vibrant the colors are and the way the sun reflects off the boats. Something about the clouds look odd but I can't put my finger on it. Good job though. 7
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10/17/2006 12:50:37 PM
Love the rich, strong coloring. Good entry.
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10/17/2006 11:43:32 AM
it looks like a painting
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10/17/2006 11:17:53 AM
Beautiful Light and tonal qualities. I was just at a Wedding Recption there last weekend. I see some similar qualities in our entries. Is it possible that you are the photographer that everyone seems to be mistaking my entry for?
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10/16/2006 06:52:27 PM
High pixel unsharp mask appears to have been used here and the unnatural cast of shadow it makes around bright spots in clouds I find distracting. From the trees on downwards, it is a nice shot: I am especially fond of the grass ad the wooden pier as lit by the warm morning light.
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10/16/2006 02:05:39 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Composition/Processing - 3
Overall Impression - 3
"WOW" factor - 1
Score: 9
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10/16/2006 12:08:06 PM
"The HDR effect" immediately springs to mind. "Try to think beyond the effect" says another part of the mind. It's unreal. It's lovely, but unreal. The composition is nice regardless of the effect. I think I like it. 9. - back again: make that a 10.
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10/16/2006 11:42:54 AM
Nice, rich colors and beautiful lighting. One of my favorites. 10
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10/16/2006 01:41:50 AM
Looks like Robert giving HDR another ride??? Very dramatic lighting and pleasing.
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10/16/2006 01:19:14 AM
Very painterly. Love the sky and the detail and color on all of the boats. This is print material!
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10/16/2006 12:29:30 AM
postcard, excellent, great sky
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