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Creek Under Clouds
Creek Under Clouds
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2011-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Verona, WI
Date: Aug 21, 2011
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250 - 1/15
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2011

 I feel like this image will resonate more with voters who take the time to really transport themselves into the scene. Quick voters will likely only find this average. Let's see how it does.

Took a little Sunday drive with the dog and the camera. I wasn't going to turn down this road, but then noticed the GPS showing a creek crossing the road, so I figured why not. I ended up getting some pretty cool shot form here, including some close ups of Sandhill Cranes which can be seen if you look very closely in the right spot.

Post Processing:
* Combined 3 exposures in Nik HDR Efex Pro
* Topaz DeNoise
* Crop
* Chromatic Aberration
* White Balance
* Increase contrast
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* Decrease vibrancy in sky
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG
* Increase exposure, recovery, black point, and brightness

Statistics
Place: 115 out of 324
Avg (all users): 6.0137
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.0465
Views since voting: 529
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 146
Comments: 5
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/06/2011 10:56:29 AM
Great composition here and beautiful clouds
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2011 08:08:31 AM
i like perspective, feels like it was taken from in the creek.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2011 02:56:59 PM
Absoloutely beautiful, the clarity is amazing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2011 06:31:05 PM
Beautiful! Not overly processed which makes it all the better. I enjoy the reflections and the beautiful green color in the grass.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2011 03:51:22 PM
Beautiful! Love the sky!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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