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Challenge: Lens Flare (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Promaster 11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 XR EDO AF for Nikon
Date: Sep 4, 2011
Aperture: 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: Various (HDR)
Galleries: Architecture, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2011

 Wohoo! HM! :-) Delighted with this.

Got 18 points scrubbed and two votes lost (average of 9 each) on rollover which would have put me at 6.72. I thought scrubbing was meant to stop trolling not liking! :-)

Top five! Wohoo!

A brighter version and different side of this:


Processing was easy enough:
* Photomatix, three images. I had taken 5, but the resulting HDR image was a little dark, so I chose the three brighter ones.
* Topaz adjust/detail/denoise. Adjust for light balance and detail for sharpenss. Denoise for reducing noise (I don't think it was needed, but I tend to use it anyway after photomatix).
* Photoshop, dodge'd the faces of the cathedral walls an burnt its roofs. Some selective colour lightness adjustment (greens and blues) and some selective saturation boost of the flare. Then some slight desaturation of the pathway so it'd match the cathedral.
* Lightroom, crop, rotate. Try to export to 300kb. No joy. Export tiff to photoshop. Photohop, export and eventually got the right size/detail combination. Took many attempts!

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 157
Avg (all users): 6.6750
Avg (commenters): 8.5714
Avg (participants): 6.3846
Avg (non-participants): 7.0182
Views since voting: 3643
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 120
Comments: 28
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 09/17/2011 12:56:03 PM
This looks like a fairy tale.. love it!
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 09/16/2011 02:20:33 PM
Fantastic shot, congrats!
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 09/12/2011 05:46:38 PM
Magical shot; excellent colors in the flare; even better is the fairyland contrast between the gritty building and the shot.
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 09/12/2011 11:49:43 AM
Yeah! Congrats on the awesome finish! Woooo Team Cool!!!!
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 09/12/2011 05:08:18 AM
Congrats on hm. Great photo
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 09/12/2011 03:42:24 AM
Congrats on the HM, dude. Well done!
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 09/12/2011 01:18:02 AM
Congrats on the HM! I don't think you are far off from your first ribbon. Gotta admit however, that I gave it a good, but not a great vote. Nothing wrong with the shot at all, just the personal appeal factor at work.

Message edited by author 2011-09-12 01:18:26.
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 09/12/2011 12:39:53 AM
Way to go Niall!!! Congrats on your HM and new PB! Awesome image.

Message edited by author 2011-09-12 00:41:45.
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 09/12/2011 12:33:16 AM
What a beautiful structure - lovely light! Congrats on the star to add to your profile page, too!
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 09/12/2011 12:29:09 AM
Congrats on a great image, and a new personal best!
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 09/12/2011 12:18:01 AM
Congrats on the H.M. I was routing for your new P.B. but you are getting so good it's just around the corner.
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 09/12/2011 12:13:30 AM
Great job. Congratulations on the HM.
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 09/12/2011 12:11:34 AM
WTG Niall, awesome.
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 09/12/2011 12:10:43 AM
Should have won
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 09/12/2011 12:06:30 AM
Awe... sorry about missing the pb! On the bright side, you still beat me!

Congrats on the hm!
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 09/12/2011 12:06:12 AM
dammmm just missed. beautiful shot brother.
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 09/12/2011 12:05:58 AM
awesome! Congrats on a near-PB!
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 09/12/2011 12:05:56 AM
Woot woot! Nicely done, Niall! Congrats!
What a way to start off the WPL : ) Setting the bar high!
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 09/12/2011 12:05:25 AM
Great alignment. Love the details on the cathedral. Congrats on 5th place!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/08/2011 06:33:11 PM
Nice use of converging lines to accent the flare and use it as a compositional element to add to the image.
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 09/07/2011 09:11:03 AM
Yeah, beautiful shot. One of the strongest here for sure. Great dual-meaning title with a reference to the flare. Not voting, but this is a top-three shot for me.
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 09/06/2011 05:17:14 PM
Has to be near the top in my opinion,great shot and flare.
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 09/06/2011 12:53:31 AM
Exquisite photograph! I adore it.
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 09/05/2011 02:06:29 PM
Super well done - the flare really does something for the picture!!
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 09/05/2011 08:00:43 AM
I like how regal this photograph feels. And great color! *8*
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 09/05/2011 03:20:30 AM
I suspect this will place at the top. Flares like Christmas lights.
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 09/05/2011 01:55:01 AM
Super image. The traditional (6 sided) aperture flares add to the effect and DMC. Front page contender because of both the flare and the image on it's own merit.
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 09/05/2011 01:38:13 AM
... and the fairies led me to the magical castle. Beautiful.
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