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Adrift in the City
Adrift in the City
Lorene


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Chicago, IL on the Chicago River
Date: Jun 16, 2008
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2000 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2008

 While in Chicago for my cousin's wedding, we got to do a bit of touring. We took an architectural boat tour which turned out to be really great. This is probably my favorite picture from the tour.

What a great place for photography. I am not nearly as inspired here in Albuquerque.

Shot in RAW:
Lightroom- adjusted white balance and exposure
Photomatix- tone mapping
PS-
Layered non-tone-mapped version on top in Lighten mode
Hue/Saturation
Brightness/Contrast
Curves
Burn all over (extra on the clouds)
Dodge lighter areas of the water
Slight lightening vignette
Shadow/Highlight
Rotate
Crop
Resize
Sharpen
Save for web

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Votes: 149
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/05/2008 07:17:36 PM
Nice cityscape!
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 07/05/2008 02:36:22 PM
the water looks brown which takes away from the photo, but the sky is great, and i think that makes up for it
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/02/2008 08:20:54 PM
Nice, but I wonder if the sun would be hitting it directly. It seems like it is somewhat behind it.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/01/2008 09:23:44 PM
great reflections in the building. imo that's what makes the shot
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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 04:47:39 PM
I like the "wideness" of this. Nice colors on the buildings
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2008 10:48:01 AM
nice wide angle perspective
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 10:14:40 AM
Good detail and variance of colour across the buildings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/01/2008 05:41:29 AM
Good angle and I like the reflections in the building windows.
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