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Photographer's Comments |
Challenge: All Four Elements (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jan 23, 2011
Aperture: 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2011
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I went out on a Sunday morning, not really expecting to get many results. It was -6F, and although I dressed for it, I knew my hands couldn't stand the cold forever. As I was driving through the UW Arboretum, I came to the gate that was supposed to be opened to through traffic on Sundays. This particular Sunday, it was closed, so I turned around to go around the Arboretum. Just after I exited, I saw this area of very heavy fog. I found a place to park, and went to grab some photos.
Wow! This is amazing! I ended up taking over 100 shots in about 20 minutes. The ducks on the water kept moving around, as did the mist and sun. This made for a constantly changing scene that I simply didn't want to miss. Finally, I got cold enough that I had to head back to the car.
As soon as I got home, I downloaded the photos, and went through the task of finding the best. I narrowed it down to 6, then picked this photo as my challenge entry. I just hope people are ok with the sun being my Fire element.
Post processing:
* White balance
* Increase exposure
* Increase recovery
* Increase black point
* Increase brightness
* Increase definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* S-curve
* Highlights and Shadows
* Reduce blue saturation in foreground snow
* Increase blue saturation in sky
* Decrease yellow saturation
* Topaz DeNoise
* Topaz Adjust
* Export to TIFF
* Resize to 800px
* Save as Jpeg
[Jan. 26th, 2011 09:50:03 AM]
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I knew there would be some people that couldn't find the fire in here. Of course, the sun is widely considered as a large gaseous ball of fire...
It will be interesting to see how this affects the score. |
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02/03/2011 04:17:05 PM |
| should have place higher. this is epic! absolutely stunning!!! |
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02/02/2011 07:02:03 AM |
| Congrats on the high finish. I don't remember this image much during voting, but upon checking, i see that I gave this a 7. Beautiful. |
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02/01/2011 10:18:27 PM |
| Very nice atmospheric conditions. |
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02/01/2011 07:41:15 PM |
| Gorgeous scene. I love the mist/steam. |
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02/01/2011 06:26:49 AM |
| Beautiful scene. I would have ruined it in processing but you've done a great job of representing it in all its natural glory. Wonderful rays. |
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01/31/2011 08:47:06 PM |
| ohhh ... excellent picture.. |
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01/30/2011 01:23:52 AM |
| Mist always get an extra point from me |
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01/27/2011 09:36:53 AM |
| Nice capture and great for the challenge - maybe could have been a little darker to reduce the burnout of the sun. |
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01/26/2011 02:04:45 PM |
| I like the halo and the snow. Only thing is that my eye doesn't seem to find a natural resting place. I don't know what to offer as an improvement, though. |
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01/26/2011 12:45:14 PM |
| Love the mist, gorgeous shot! |
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01/26/2011 09:52:57 AM |
| Such a lovely photo...wish I was there to see this sunrise! |
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01/26/2011 01:11:48 AM |
| That fog is KILLER! Love what it does to the sun |
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01/26/2011 12:51:25 AM |
| Awesome, i just say awesome 10. |
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01/26/2011 12:49:30 AM |
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