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Spring: A Time of Rebirth
Spring: A Time of Rebirth
dwterry


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Something New III (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: Apr 14, 2006
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2006

- Used a little dodge & burn to adjust highlights
- Converted to B&W by using two hue/sat layers, one at 0% saturation and the other with the hue slider pulled left to bring out the lighting that I wanted.
- reduced size
- added border
- applied local contrast USM (10%, 60 pixels, 0)
- applied USM to sharpen the image (60%, 0.8 pixels, 3)
- saved for web

Statistics
Place: 136 out of 247
Avg (all users): 5.1892
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.9722
Avg (non-participants): 5.2727
Views since voting: 848
Views during voting: 322
Votes: 259
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2006 05:56:31 PM
I think this would have been better in color to express more the idea of spring colors and the beauty that it holds. Great shot though, you nailed it.
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04/25/2006 01:33:27 PM
Doesn't really stand out, wonder how it might've looked in color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/25/2006 09:51:52 AM
Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/24/2006 10:07:24 PM
don't like B&W - Macro combination
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/20/2006 10:23:31 PM
why get rid of all those spring colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/20/2006 09:21:42 AM
lovely flower study, well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/20/2006 05:41:34 AM
Love the simplicity of this b/w tulip.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/19/2006 11:12:49 PM
Nice contrast and nice dof. Subject is a bit bland and uninteresting though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/19/2006 03:38:49 PM
Pretty. I would love to see it in color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/19/2006 03:29:44 PM
B/W ? to bad... colored would have been so nice for a rebirth....

Simpa
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/19/2006 01:12:53 PM
would have liked to see this in color. Springtime colors are so fresh!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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