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Challenge: Rainbow II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2009 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Date: Nov 11, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: various
Galleries: Urban, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Nov 12, 2009

Pete's Famous Hot Dogs - a Birmingham, Alabama institution.
Started in 1939. Neon sign installed 1946. Owner Gus Koutroulakis has been serving hot dogs there since 1948. Inside the place is approximately 6 ft wide x 15 ft deep.

HDR from 3 RAW exposures.
Tone mapped in Photomatix
Import to PSE6
Rotate
Correct camera distortion
Crop
USM (10% R60 T0)
Topaz Detail
Noise Ninja
Select sign - color curve, shadows/highlights
Duplicate background - darken mode
Remove color cast
Select all but sign - shadows/highlights
Levels layer for left window
Hue/sat layer for sign
Stamp visible
Color curves
Shadows/highlights (except sign)
Levels layer - soft light mode
Stamp visible
Duplicate layer - high pass filter - hard light mode
Remove color cast
Hue/sat on door glass
Stamp visible
Noise Ninja
USM (10% R60 T0)
Flatten layers
Resize & sharpen
Add border
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 86
Avg (all users): 5.6437
Avg (commenters): 6.1429
Avg (participants): 5.2791
Avg (non-participants): 5.7634
Views since voting: 867
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 174
Comments: 8
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11/23/2009 09:50:18 AM
Excellent. I love this shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/20/2009 10:07:14 PM
The composition is not good for me. The stairway detracts my attention. The overall feel is not very impacting. 4.
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11/17/2009 11:22:47 PM
Great HDR. Dig it!
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11/17/2009 10:12:27 PM
Nice shot. Interesting to the eye.
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11/17/2009 03:30:03 AM
i like this shot very much... good atmosphere and good rainbow colors here, compliments.
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11/16/2009 09:39:50 PM
great capture, nice to not see another CD thanks. It's amazing that a sign that is obviously several years old still operates with all its neon intact. So if you 8 at Pete's an 8 it is
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11/16/2009 03:12:01 PM
I think this would have been a better shot if you would have zoomed in to the sign more and got rid of the rest of the block and the HDR stuff. It doesn't add anything to the image.
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11/16/2009 10:17:07 AM
Nice looking HDR, a kind of derelict look, and very into the subject.8
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