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Ride the spiral
Ride the spiral
aliqui


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Challenge: Entrance II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Yachina Lighthouse, Oregon
Date: Mar 29, 2010
Aperture: f/4.2
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/100sec
Galleries: Architecture, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2010

This lady leaned over the ledge as I took the shot, and I flashed her in the face. She said, "Oh my, I'm sorry!" I said, "Don't worry about it, you probably just made the shot. Sorry about blinding you."

Straightened horizon
Topaz denoise
Topaz adjust - Tweaked with Adaptive Exposure and the Regions sliders
Levels
Smart Sharpen
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.7263
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
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Views since voting: 821
Views during voting: 267
Votes: 179
Comments: 6
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04/11/2010 09:17:44 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

She did indeed make the shot! Without her you have a nice geometric pattern/design that is quite interesting, but with her you add that all important sense of scale and a bit of a sense of how grandiose we humans are when we build things like this. Nicely framed, though if I were to pick a nit, it would be to add just a wee bit more on the top - ie include all of the rail, although I suspect the space and lens limitations may have prevented that.

A good shot, I think, and pretty good for the challenge, though I might argue it would have worked in Exit as well or better. As for processing, looks pretty good to me - nice light touch with the Topaz (I'd not have guessed it was used.) Did you try it in B&W at all? Not sure it would work better, as I do like the beige-ish/brown-ish palette here. I'd also not have guessed you used a flash - nice work with that, too!

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2010 07:32:37 AM
Interesting subject, nice rendition.
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04/03/2010 07:19:51 AM
How many people are shown in this picture? I like that one needs to fight in order to see beyond the distracting bulbs.
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04/02/2010 08:24:33 PM
A dizzying perspective... great shot, and I like the model looking down.
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04/02/2010 01:13:51 PM
I'm dizzy already. Guessing this may be a Tammster entry, because she has lot's of lighthouses nearby and a new wideangle lens.
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04/01/2010 12:06:54 PM
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