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West Washington
West Washington
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Tilt Shift II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Dec 23, 2011
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2011

I wasn't sure if I would get a chance to shoot for this challenge with Christmas in the middle. But luckily, on my day off I was able to head to downtown Madison and try for some photos. On my way down there, I passed a walking bridge which I though might give a nice vantage point. I wasn't able to stop, but made a mental note that I should on the way back out. Luckily I did, as all of the shots I took while downtown didn't turn out to be as good of candidates for this challenge.

This is West Washington Street, just before it intersects with Regent (that's where the green street sign is). It's just a few blocks from the capitol building, and the traffic was pretty consistent, giving me a nice subject for the miniaturization process.

The day was very overcast, which meant relatively flat light. But with the help of Topaz Adjust 5, I was able to breathe some extra life into the scene and give it an evening feel.

Post Processing:
* White Balance
* Decrease exposure
* Increase brightness
* Increase contrast
* Increase saturation with lower vibrancy
* Highlights
* Topaz Lens Effects (to give the Tilt Shift treatment)
* Topaz Adjust (to shift the color space towards warmer)
* Crop
* Increase exposure
* Increase contrast and definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* Slight S-curve
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 73
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Votes: 169
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/03/2012 07:44:36 PM
i love this image:D
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01/03/2012 07:32:36 PM
Love the trees.
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01/03/2012 02:51:29 PM
real classic feel to this shot.
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12/29/2011 07:04:25 PM
Love the leading lines and the trees, this is great.
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