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A Mountain Stroll
A Mountain Stroll
Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Simple Pleasures (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-P200
Location: Mt Rainier - Washington (USA)
Date: Sep 4, 2006
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2006

Photographer’s Notes
• Labor Day (US Holiday) weekend Sunday, my daughter (Outdoorgrrl), son-in-law and I took our Ducatis to Mt. Rainier. We rode to the Sunrise visitor center (elevation 6,400 feet … nearly 2,000 m) and did some hiking. We returned home later in the afternoon. A great day and a “simple pleasure” for me to be with them.
• Due to the forest fires burning in Washington State, the air was very hazy. Also, it was mid-day during our hiking so the sun was high in the sky. These factors combined to wash out the photos and no amount of under exposure really compensated.
• Finally I was using my wife’s point-and-shoot Sony. It has the advantage of being able to slip into a pocket on my motorcycle jacket which my D200 can’t. It is a 7 MP camera and quite capable. But it’s not a DSLR.
• All the above necessitated quite a lot of post processing. Usually when I work this hard on a photo I end up damaging it more than helping it. Hopefully not this time. And in the end, I felt it needed a border, which I almost never add).
• In any event, if even a small part of our hiking enjoyment survives the photo, you will enjoy it. I hope so.

Post Processing
• Color Correct (Curves Adjustment Layer)
• Boost Mid-tone Contrast (Curves Adjustment Layer)
• Boost Saturation (Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer)
• Boost Saturation (Selective Color Adjustment Layer)
• Reduce Noise (Neat Image)
• Straighten (Rotate Arbitraty)
• Crop
• Resize (Bicubic Sharper)
• Boost Shadows (Shadow/Highlight Adjustment)
• Further Boost Saturation (Selective Color Adjustment Layer)
• Fade Selective Color Layer) (Master Opacity Change)
• Boost Contrast (Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer)
• Fade Channel Mixer layer (Master Opacity Change)
• Modify Selective Color Layer Settings
• Modify Channel Mixer Layer Settings
• Add Border
• Save for Web

Camera Data
• DSC-P200
• 2006/09/03 11:02:45
• Image Size: 3072 x 2304
• Focal Length: 7.9mm
• Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
• Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
• 1/500 sec - F/5.6
• ISO: 100
• Exposure Comp.: 0 EV

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.2488
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.0135
Avg (non-participants): 6.3741
Views since voting: 1372
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 213
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
09/15/2006 09:07:31 AM
Congrats on your top 20 Doc!!! Beautiful area, one of my favorite places to hike. I was there earlier in August...cheers

MW
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09/15/2006 12:36:36 AM
Certainly a delight for the senses. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/13/2006 08:31:16 AM
lovely well composed and colorful landscape
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09/13/2006 04:27:22 AM
Nice one Doc, I'll have to head up there soon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/13/2006 12:18:02 AM
Originally posted by pesque:

who is strolling here?!?


That would be me, your intrepid photographer.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/12/2006 03:06:42 PM
This looks like where The Sound of Music was filmed. Very lovely. 8.
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09/12/2006 09:51:13 AM
Yes, Mountains are a joy. Nice shot.
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09/11/2006 01:09:24 PM
Beautiful landscape! Looks almost like a painting. Even more impressive that you were able to get such dynamic range without spot editing. Good job!
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09/07/2006 10:49:07 PM
awesome shot!
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09/07/2006 10:01:00 AM
Lovely view, I'll take a simple pleasure like that any day! This reminds me of the scenery in "the Sound of Music".
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09/06/2006 07:12:13 PM
i like your choice of angle.
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09/06/2006 11:50:55 AM
who is strolling here?!?
09/06/2006 02:29:21 AM
very very very nice. 8.
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