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True North, Strong & Free!
True North, Strong & Free!
RyanW


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Canada Day (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Date: Jul 6, 2015
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2015

DSC_4733_edit2

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raw, increase shadow/saturation
duplicate layer
clone over large "hole"
topaz remask on red leaf
hue/saturation shift of green/yellow to red tones
merge
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hard to tell if this will be well received by voters or not, but it resonated well with my wife and i enjoy the edit.
crop to new image
duplicate layer
topaz adjust with vignette
resize
unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 34
Avg (all users): 5.5195
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.6897
Views since voting: 256
Views during voting: 138
Votes: 77
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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07/16/2015 10:41:01 AM
Honestly, I did this intentionally "dark" for 3 reasons: 1) it looked pretty bad in full color with the tone-shifted leaf against the green, 2) you could more easily see the stone under the leaves and it made the image feel more "cobbled together at 11:50pm", and finally 3) because not everything about Canada is bright and cheery, we do have some darkness, and I thought that showing that in this image might be interesting. we are a peace-keeping nation, but that doesn't mean we can't kick some ass on the battlefield - we took some critical objectives that others couldn't in Several wars, and we are the only country to successfully fend off a US invasion on more than 1 separate occasion. ;) (we actually pushed back and burned down the white house at one point!)
07/15/2015 08:21:47 PM
Good thinking.. sorry neither of your commenters voted... I just think this might have benefitted from some brightening, overall.
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07/15/2015 04:48:19 PM
I really like the muted colors of this. However, I suspect a more vibrant red would have made voters happier.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/11/2015 02:10:01 PM
Cool idea. I wish it were brighter.
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07/08/2015 12:13:58 PM
This red Maple leaf looks like it committed a crime and the cops have shown their spotlight on it. Hands up, Maple leaf!
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