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Shine Through
Shine Through
giantmike


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Challenge: Motivational/Demotivational Poster (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM
Location: Middleton, WI
Date: Sep 25, 2011
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60 - 1/4
Galleries: Nature, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Sep 25, 2011

It's been a while since I have entered an expert editing challenge. I really wish there weren't so many ran, as my digital art skills are basically nonexistent, which really deters me from challenges that favor that skill. But in this case, I feel the Expert portion will be used more heavily for the text adding than anything else, so I will take my chances.

The photo in this entry was somewhat of a lucky shot. I did plan on heading to this area in the morning, but I didn't really plan on going specifically here. When my first location wasn't lit right due to the clouds, I had to search out alternatives, and this is what I found.

The message I'm trying to send with this corresponds with the sun barely peaking through the clouds and the tree. Even with nature trying to block it from sight, we can still see its effect.

Post Processing:
* Chromatic Aberration
* White Balance
* Combine 3 exposures in Nik HDR Efex Pro
* White Balance again
* Increase black point and brightness
* Increase definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* S-curve
* Highlights
* Remove blue color cast from clouds
* Topaz DeNoise
* Add black border in Graphic Converter
* Add text in Pixelmator
* Resize
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 111
Avg (all users): 6.1507
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9643
Avg (non-participants): 6.2667
Views since voting: 778
Views during voting: 451
Votes: 146
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
10/07/2011 02:03:52 AM
I missed this during voting. so beautiful and true.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/02/2011 07:37:22 AM
love this photo, beautiful reflection, interesting sky, love the positive message, one of my favs in the challenge
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10/01/2011 12:48:10 PM
Beautiful use of HDR.
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10/01/2011 12:03:12 AM
Beautiful words and photo
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09/30/2011 08:31:25 PM
Wow! This is wonderful!!
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09/30/2011 09:55:53 AM
I am a sucker for a sweet HDR waterscape. Excellent work.
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09/30/2011 01:47:23 AM
Classic motivational poster and message.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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