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Reflections of Fall
Reflections of Fall
jbsmithana


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Challenge: Free Study 2010-10 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Mt. Shuskan, Washington State
Date: Oct 14, 2010
Aperture: F11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 14, 2010

This was a single exposure, taken mid afternoon while returning from a hike on Mt. Baker's Ptarmigan Ridge. You drive right by this scene on the way down the mountain. I can never resist taking just one more even though I have many!

First try with the new Nik HDR Efex Pro software on a single image using their presets. Thought it did a pretty good job.

Convert in LR3
WB = Temp 6400 Tint +7
Recovery 25
Blacks 5
Brightness +46
Contrast +25
Clarity +50
Vibrance +5
Saturation +5
Medium Contrast Tone Curve
Enable Lens Profile Correction Auto
Post Crop Vignetting -10, 50, 0, 50, 0
Nik HDR Efex Pro at default setting

Export to PSCS5 as 800 pixel jpg file
Nik CEP 3.0 - Polarization
Nik CEP 3.0 - Pro Contrast
Nik CEP 3.0 - Darken/Lighten Center
USM
SFW



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Views since voting: 1326
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 156
Comments: 8
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11/07/2010 09:24:32 PM
I think a wider crop would have been more effective. The mountain feels a bit cramped with so little sky around it. Lovely fall colors and reflection, 6
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11/07/2010 11:43:10 AM
beautiful reflections...
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11/07/2010 01:43:01 AM
remarkable. you had some great weather for this trip it seems.
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11/05/2010 04:35:19 PM
Stunning - 8
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11/05/2010 06:27:01 AM
Great picture. Love the realism and processing. Great shot.
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11/01/2010 03:35:49 PM
WOW
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11/01/2010 01:01:35 PM
A darn good shot, but a couple of nitpicks that keep it from being a great one for me.
-Seems cropped a little too tight top and bottom.
-A little too strong in the foliage with the dayglo color. Desaturating the yellows would give it a more realistic appearance.

I would say my nitpicks fall into the personal preferences category, as I don't feel they will be major issues that will hold this back and I expect it to do well.
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11/01/2010 02:49:47 AM
lovely reflections and colour, the tree in the right of shot look a little muddy as the light is not getting onto them maybe shooting in portrait orientation composing tightly on the mountain and trees would avoid that patch.
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