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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges 2008
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Wiesbaden
Date: Jun 30, 2008
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2008

 This is taken in the large ballroom/salon of the Wiesbaden Kurhaus. The city of Wiesbaden celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift (much of the coordination for the airlift was done in Wiesbaden) by having a bit of a party at the Kurhaus. In this gorgeous room they had at least three bands play - while I was there it was a delightful jazz band. Next up was a swing band.

VERY dark in there, but the room and the light were so lovely, I had to try. Handheld at 1/50th and ISO 1600. Did I mention it was dark? :-) The gorgeous colors were created with lights you can see along the sides, not anything I did in post processing. Processing was most definitely within the basic ruleset - levels, curves, brightness/contrast, saturation, wee bit of Neat Image, crop, sharpen, resize.

Not expecting anything scorewise, just wanted to enter the challenge (haven't entered anything in quite awhile) and share a view of this lovely place.

Post challenge - Judi is quite right - I really should have had a tripod with me! But I don't think I'll get the opportunity again to see the inside of this place lit up like this.

A couple of other views:

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 07/11/2008 11:08:34 AM
Beautiful colors and fun, wide angle.

I disagree with Judi. At the focal lengths available on that lens, 1/50s should be plenty fast. I mean, I take shots with 50mm lenses at 1/60 handheld all the time without a problem.

The slight blurring is probably due more to the wide aperture than the shutter speed.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/09/2008 09:40:13 AM
Another "thumbs up" for the strong colors. I like the wide angle, too.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 07/08/2008 10:07:55 AM
I love the colors and the lighting. Was Mozart performing?
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/08/2008 01:15:53 AM
Such beautiful colors and a wonderful capture of the interior. I really like the character you captured.
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 07/08/2008 01:13:39 AM
Magnificent looking room, and as others have said - lovey rich colours.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 07/08/2008 12:32:36 AM
Well I am glad this did not do too bad. Still think the colors are magnificent. What a cool place to visit.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/07/2008 06:12:29 PM
beautiful ceiling.
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 07/05/2008 06:41:17 PM
oooo nice capture. Love that ceiling.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 07/05/2008 06:23:43 PM
The colors are nice and vibrant, well fitting for the mood
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/04/2008 10:38:17 AM
This is a nice long exposure, but the colors kinda dont do it for me. Try it in black and wihte. It might be more dramatic
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/02/2008 09:57:47 AM
lovely lighting
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/01/2008 09:01:16 PM
beautiful colors and great composition
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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 04:50:18 PM
I like the colors in this -- very rich and engaging.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 09:42:21 AM
Good try....but try a mini tripod and longer shutter.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/01/2008 06:30:53 AM
Lovely. Captures the mood well.
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