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Challenge: Death (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: Dec 5, 2006
Aperture: f 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2006

 edited with rawshooter pro:
increase color temp. to max 12500k
lower tint to -25
exposure compensation -0.38
shadow contrast +20
highlight contrast -28
use very strong curve to turn into a semi Silhouette
rotated and cropped
exported as Tiff
further editing with Photoshop:
further strong curve to darken sky and crosses further
used despeckle filter to reduce noise created by the strong curves
cloned out 2 dust spots (wish I could have cloned out the power lines)
converted to B&W (can't remember which method I used: LAB, channel mixer or desaturation)
used an orange warming filter at 100% to add the orange color back in for the sunset look
sharpened
resized
output sharpening
save for web

thanks for the ribbon I didn't expect one :)

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 227
Avg (all users): 6.4369
Avg (commenters): 7.7619
Avg (participants): 6.3488
Avg (non-participants): 6.4926
Views since voting: 6710
Views during voting: 350
Votes: 222
Comments: 37
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 12/19/2006 03:41:25 AM
Evocative, sombre, yet warm with the 'touch' of life. Great photo.
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 12/17/2006 10:24:15 PM
Simplicity in color to enhance the deadly silhouettes. Very good work!
Congratulations on your Yellow.
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 12/14/2006 12:00:54 PM
Very dramatic photograph, congrats on winning the yellow ribbon!
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 12/14/2006 10:41:56 AM
The telephone lines way in the background are no detraction. Adds a subtle context to the more etheral subject. Congratulations1
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 12/14/2006 08:56:13 AM
Whaaaaaaaat? Firsty not coming in firsty in goal? :P Congrats dude :)
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 12/13/2006 05:12:07 PM
beautiful shot... i love it all but the orange color...
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 12/13/2006 03:25:19 PM
Nice colour Firsty. Congrats on another Ribbon.
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 12/13/2006 09:55:41 AM
Congrats to your next ribbon, Keith, good shot in a boring challenge!
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 12/13/2006 09:40:47 AM
Sweet shot!! Congrats on the yellow!!
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 12/13/2006 02:27:20 AM
WTG Keith! Congratulations on yet another ribbon. Keep them coming :)
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 12/13/2006 12:45:47 AM
This is sweet :-) Beautiful light, beautiful minimalist composition. Congrats on your ribbon!
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 12/13/2006 12:34:40 AM
Beautiful silhouettes and colors! I like the tiny bit of light spilling in from the left of the frame. :) Congrats on the ribbon, man! :D
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 12/13/2006 12:29:37 AM
Congratulatios on winning the yellow with this subtle and very beautiful image.
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 12/13/2006 12:22:58 AM
I didn't vote this contest, but I feel you have earned a well deserved "Hoo- Rah!" Thank you for sharing.
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 12/13/2006 12:15:40 AM
Amazing, this was one of my top choices. I love the color! Congratulations!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/12/2006 10:04:07 PM
One of the better graveyard shots, definitely shows the most imagination, Like the post-processing.
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 12/12/2006 07:16:38 PM
the sky color is cool
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 12/11/2006 07:16:15 PM
Back to bump you up to 8. One of my top 3 for the challenge. Love the golden sky and the silhouettes.
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 12/11/2006 03:13:50 PM
I love this!
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 12/11/2006 02:13:00 PM
This has to be the best cemetery shot of the competition. 8
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 12/11/2006 06:00:55 AM
excellent effect. I ust say it captures the stillness and silence of death in a very subtle way
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 12/10/2006 07:56:54 PM
nice image
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 12/10/2006 12:39:43 PM
certainly a top 10 contender!
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 12/08/2006 03:31:33 PM
wow i love this shot!! the colors and contrast are perfect asais the setup 10!
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 12/08/2006 01:38:21 PM
Nice contrast
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 12/08/2006 04:20:38 AM
wow, looks really beautiful!!
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 12/07/2006 07:26:53 PM
Wow the sharpness of this image is incredible! Needless to say, you nailed it technically and conceptually. Composition is quite appealing too! Very well done! I can see this doing quite well! 8o)
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 12/07/2006 05:51:02 PM
pretty colors and I like the silhouettes with the touch of light on the sides o the grave-crosses. nice job, bumping up!
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 12/07/2006 02:16:04 PM
The sky is very interesting, but I really like the repeating pattern of the crosses. I'd kind of like to see that emphasized a little more. But nothing at all wrong with this photo, great job!
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 12/07/2006 12:50:23 PM
Nice colours. Silhouettes are good. I like it. Its pleasant.
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 12/06/2006 08:08:08 PM
Great lighting and silhouette.
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 12/06/2006 06:05:05 PM
Wow that is cool.
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 12/06/2006 01:44:16 PM
Amazing image... Very strong.
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 12/06/2006 07:40:08 AM
nice lighting but I do not light the plant on the left
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 12/06/2006 12:59:43 AM
cool coloring
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 12/06/2006 12:21:15 AM
That's just awesome. Very powerful.... I could see this on my wall... 10
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 12/06/2006 12:20:37 AM
Good pic and matching funny title :-)
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