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Farmland in the morning
Farmland in the morning
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White Landscape (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Verona, WI
Date: Apr 20, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2010

 I've always wanted to photograph the scene just to the west of my workplace. I just never had the motivation to do so until this challenge.

Here we see some of the rolling farmland of Verona, WI. I got lucky that the wind was calm so I could see nice reflections in the pond, but unfortunately the sky wasn't spectacular, so I cropped much of it out.

In post processing, I played around with brightness and contrast a bit, upped the sharpness, Moved around the curves, desaturated, and took out any noise reduction (I like a bit of noise in B&W).

Interestingly, this is the first challenge I have entered using the 18-55 kit lens. Probably won't do too well, but I like it.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 04/30/2010 06:46:26 PM
would be better without so much featureless sky - good luck
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Nikon D80
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Nikon
 04/29/2010 08:23:07 AM
A little bit too much sky. It would look great if there were a few clouds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/28/2010 01:52:57 PM
I'd prefer this photo if it were less busy; it's also a bit difficult to discern the contours of the land in the foreground.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 04/26/2010 04:12:56 PM
38 Comments side challenge:

Very rural! Gives the viewer a good appreciation of the scene. For me, the contrast profile is a little dull but I nice picture nonetheless.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX-DC HSM
04/26/2010 04:24:38 AM
contrast need to be higher for me,
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