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The Fog Lifts Over The Fjord
The Fog Lifts Over The Fjord
scarbrd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Location: Somewhere in Norway
Date: Dec 10, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: .40
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2007

 My first entry using Tone Mapping.

Open in RAW
Save as TIFF
Open in Photomatix
Slight adjustmenst from default (I really don't know what I'm doing with Tone Mapping!)
Save as TIFF
Open in CS2
Adjustments layes for Levels, Color Balance, Brightness/Contrast
Desat city lights a little
size
USM
add border
save for web

Post Challenge

Thanks for all the great comments!

Here's the original to show the effects of the processing.



Awesome entries. I never thought I'd be proud to be in the top 40.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 712
Avg (all users): 6.8110
Avg (commenters): 7.7027
Avg (participants): 6.7577
Avg (non-participants): 6.9762
Views since voting: 4198
Views during voting: 538
Votes: 344
Comments: 41
Favorites: 11 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/17/2009 01:08:22 PM
Tremendously beautiful. It's like a painting.
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 03/20/2007 01:07:54 AM
Just going through the before/after thread, and I have to give you congratulations on the editing here. Masterfully done!
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 03/15/2007 10:48:53 PM
Gorgeous color and comp
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 01/26/2007 04:11:00 PM
Wonderful colors on this one. Norway is such a terrific place, looks like the weather was good to you while you were there (photo-wise). This reminds me of those old romantic paintings.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 02:17:56 PM
Beautiful shot. I love the way your eye follows down the fjord. Makes want to see what is beyond. Well done, added to favs
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 01/25/2007 11:20:48 AM
This is beautiful - I feel like I am looking at a Thomas Kinkade painting brought to life - Nicely done!!
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 01/24/2007 10:18:32 PM
nice enough image, but honestly, i'm not a fan of the processing. i understand hdr, but i prefer it when it reconciles the image to the true visual, and this, to me, goes a bit too far. not that it matters, i'm pretty much in the minority on this subject.
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 01/24/2007 01:14:24 PM
Very peaceful. Reminds me of an oil painting.
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 01/24/2007 04:54:02 AM
Beautifully detailed image. Colours look a bit over-processed maybe, but in a sense that adds to the magical atmosphere of the image. There is just so much to look are here - it's like the river leads you into a whole new world.
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 01/23/2007 09:55:49 PM
OMG .. far out and awesome .. stunning ... amazing ..
a truly beautiful and dramatic photograph ... love everything about it . =10
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 01/23/2007 09:03:43 PM
Now this looks like Bear_Music. Nice job.
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 01/23/2007 12:02:12 AM
Gorgeous scene!
I think the post-processing went just a tad too far giving it an unreal look.
I would love to have a whack at the original.
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 01/22/2007 01:38:07 PM
I love it, great landscape.
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 01/20/2007 11:15:48 AM
Wonderful! Good luck in this mega challenge!
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 01/19/2007 05:34:24 PM
Wow, just stunning.
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 01/19/2007 02:05:17 AM
First rate!
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 01/18/2007 09:31:37 PM
Lovely landscape with plenty of visual interest. To me it's very exotic. 9.
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 01/18/2007 07:35:22 PM
Beautiful image, like a kinkade photo.
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 01/18/2007 07:25:23 PM
Lovely capture and nice processing. Back to bump you up to 8.
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 01/18/2007 02:28:22 AM
The HDR(I assume) gives it an otherworldly feel. I like it but might prefer a more subtle treatment. 8
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 01/17/2007 05:56:56 PM
Colours, detail, exposure, subject, all wonderful. 9 from me.
:o)
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 01/17/2007 10:21:47 AM
Great capture.
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 01/16/2007 03:48:32 PM
Like the distant desat and the little fires (lights) everywhere.
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 01/16/2007 07:35:37 AM
YAY!! where was it taken? so very beautiful and so very norwegian.
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 01/15/2007 06:25:37 PM
Gorgeous. Great job with the processing to give it that ominous feeling. Well done. Good Luck.
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 01/15/2007 03:51:29 PM
Interesting photo. Such varied lighting in different parts of the image.
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 01/15/2007 10:25:51 AM
Beautiful
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 01/14/2007 10:59:49 AM
beautiful, great colors, nice compo and POV ... really good photo, 8
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 01/14/2007 10:31:05 AM
Too over processed for my taste
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 01/13/2007 04:47:27 PM
Wow! Looks like a painting! The trees on the lower right distract me a bit, but beautiful capture nonetheless.
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 01/13/2007 11:23:03 AM
gorgeous scene
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 01/12/2007 10:00:28 PM
Amazing scene.
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 01/12/2007 06:30:07 PM
Looks like 'high pass filter' used for terrific advantage! Gorgeous. 9
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 01/12/2007 05:37:38 PM
I love the editing and the mood it has created...beautiful image
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 01/12/2007 11:27:46 AM
WOW - the colors and intricacies are spectacular. Love it.
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 01/12/2007 11:23:42 AM
wow this is fantastic 8
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 01/12/2007 09:22:21 AM
Very nice. Norge ?
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 01/12/2007 08:24:15 AM
This is a very pretty scene, almost like a calandah shot.....
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 01/12/2007 07:22:27 AM
WOW another awesome photo 10 10 10!!!!
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 01/12/2007 02:40:09 AM
Very pretty picture, love the subtle colours. 9
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 01/12/2007 12:31:12 AM
Very beautiful!
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