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Lane Decision
Lane Decision
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh VII (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM
Location: McFarland, WI
Date: Apr 23, 2011
Aperture: 5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Rural, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2011

For some reason, this shot was resonating with me as a good choice for this contest. I think it's due to the fact that in my mind, effective bokeh enhances the image in some way. We can all blur a background, and that can look great, but does that hide a story? In this case, my blurred background fills in a story of the train tracks splitting apart, and the decision to go one way or another.

Post Processing:
* Recovery
* Black Point
* Highlights
* Topaz DeNoise
* Topaz Adjust
* Topaz Detial
* White Balance
* Black Point
* Definition, Saturation, and Vibrancy painted on the sign
* Curves to darken
* Highlights
* Levels
* Dodge the sign
* Vignette
* Export to TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 137 out of 167
Avg (all users): 5.0451
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 4.9344
Avg (non-participants): 5.1389
Views since voting: 787
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 133
Comments: 1
Favorites: 1 (view)


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06/20/2011 10:12:53 PM
What!?!?!?! No comments??? I loved it and gave it a 10.
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