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Water Fountain at the Forest Preserve
Water Fountain at the Forest Preserve
tpbremer


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
Date: Mar 10, 2008
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100, 1/25, 1/6
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2008

Shot this at Sunset. Three Exposures, autobracket +-2. Convert to HDR using Photomatix, save as TIFF
In photoshop,
desat
levels
curves
flatten
dodge and burn the sky
USM
resize
usm
layer mask tone back the usm on the background--it was making the trees freak out.
flatten
save

My first HDR submission as I recently became a member! Also my first free study! Wish me luck!

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Place: 367 out of 500
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Votes: 135
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2008 01:01:35 PM
I think you've got the most out of this subject, with a good composition and very good B&W. The background though (except for the sky) really doesn't help, as it's very uninteresting.
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04/02/2008 04:26:59 PM
Good to convert to bw...good sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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