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Swirly Twirly Clouds
Swirly Twirly Clouds
jaysonmc


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Challenge: Fill the Frame II (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
Date: Jan 21, 2007
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2007

 I need to invest in Noise Ninja or Neat Image.

Clouds were doing a very weird pattern in the skies the other. Really wasn't shooting for this challenge. Initial picture had trees below. Just went to square crop, nothing taken off the side. Pretty much a "Snapshot"

Post Added contrast, and a white, black, and three neutral control points to mess with the colors. Originally just blue and white. Sized to 720. Noise Reduction. Added slight unsharp mask. Lost of bit of detail with the noise reduction (need to get better in post). Not using any of the expert ruleset.

Not expecting too much. I have a feeling the field is going to be filled with full frame portraits. Thought I would try something different. It is a fairly boring shot. Guessing a 4.7

Post Challenge:
Here is the full-format, non-crop (which I like better, but DNMC)


Statistics
Place: 135 out of 211
Avg (all users): 5.1709
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.9481
Avg (non-participants): 5.3827
Views since voting: 707
Views during voting: 214
Votes: 158
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/02/2007 07:24:15 AM
I just voted on this last night and really loved it. I think you did a good job with the clouds. I think that the sharp color change may have hurt you in voting but I'm from Team Suck and I love this stuff. Good job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2007 12:23:43 PM
Unique. Would make a good background for other uses as well. Good luck in the challenge.
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 01/27/2007 03:45:24 PM
Too twirly whirly for my liking.
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 01/27/2007 11:05:47 AM
yes...... they are. sort of like a $50,000 painting.. :-)
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 01/26/2007 08:17:29 PM
That's really pretty. It looks like cotton candy or something
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 01/26/2007 12:29:01 PM
Gorgeous, soft lighting and color. Nice capture. 10
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 01/26/2007 07:26:50 AM
I really like this image - what a great idea.
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