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the new bookstore
the new bookstore
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Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 8, 2007

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Comments: 26
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 The building on the right is or new bookstore at my college. I converted from raw twice, once for the sky once for the reflections. then lots of burning and dodging. :)
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To anyone curoius about how I do dodging and burning. I duplicate the image/background layer and set to opacity to 50% then burn or dodge around 3-8%. This gives me a little leeway and can thhen slide the effect of the strength.

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 10/30/2007 08:41:36 PM
Yet another awesome black and white of yours, killer reflection, really nice tones, just an awesome shot
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 02/13/2007 02:09:02 AM
Amazing snap...very mesmerizing
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 02/11/2007 08:44:24 PM
Very nice Joe! I really like the b/w and the kinda fish eye look! Great job
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 02/11/2007 08:39:36 PM
I just love this effect of this one Joe. It has so much power, movement, and drama with the composition and reflecrion.
Very powerful, and so magical IMO.
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 02/09/2007 08:58:04 PM
Thanks for the tips on dodging and burning. I will use that method. Your wonderful toning on the water is really nice.
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 02/09/2007 05:31:57 PM
love the reflections
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 02/08/2007 08:21:33 PM
That reflection is just perfect!!
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 02/08/2007 04:27:31 PM
Love the sweep of the clouds and the way that's echoed in the reflection.
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 02/08/2007 02:43:32 PM
Great job, and thanks for the tip. :)
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 02/08/2007 02:39:00 PM
Nice shot. Like the sky and reflection.
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 02/08/2007 02:32:47 PM
Really neat looking shot, a little dark but I think it works well.
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 02/08/2007 01:43:28 PM
My daughter is writing my comments this evening and she says 'it's very stormy, the sky is very dark and looks thundery.'
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 02/08/2007 12:53:25 PM
Very dramatic, great job!
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 02/08/2007 12:41:46 PM
Very dramatic! The sky with those tall trees, almost foreboding!
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 02/08/2007 11:19:58 AM
excellent job with post processing. the b&w really brings out the feeling of a cold and dark winter day.
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 02/08/2007 10:55:01 AM
Really love what you have done here. Also the PP explination is very helpful. Thanks.
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 02/08/2007 10:09:28 AM
great shot Joe....Loving this!
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 02/08/2007 10:02:44 AM
You have really added some interest here by post processing this like this. It is dramatic, but not too much.
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 02/08/2007 07:58:05 AM
Love how you did this. Thanks for the tip. I am just learning the PP so this stuff really helps.
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 02/08/2007 07:55:01 AM
Ohmygoodness. This is spectacular. Very smart to add drama and strength this by converting it to black and white. It is PERFECT!

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 02/08/2007 07:08:03 AM
I like the way the clouds look in this one. It is extra cool how they sweep up the slant in the dark building on the right. The great reflection makes it double cool. Good capture, and excellent PP.
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 02/08/2007 06:22:49 AM
So much is wonderful about this shot - the clarity of the reflection is awesome - the clouds are sublime and as always your black and white is yummy!

Thank you so much for sharing your techniques - they are of great value to me as I grow on my journey with photoshop.
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 02/08/2007 06:09:37 AM
lovely reflection! I like this in b/w, but it looks a tad too dark.
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 02/08/2007 04:52:00 AM
Wow, dude!!! Awesome shot! Then you go and talk about this like it's just an everyday scene! LOL!!! You're too much!
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 02/08/2007 03:32:19 AM
ah ha .. the black and white man!! ...:) ... i love this photograph ... excellent result and love your processing .. i'm finding that i'v been converting from raw twice in heaps of my photographs, especially when i've got sky & landscape .. either the sky'll be ok and the landscape too dark or the landscape ok and the sky burned out .... i did it for the library, coz the outide was too pale compared to inside the library ... isnt photoshop awesome !!! ...
love your work & love the feel i get off this image ... i have a particular liking for the somber, moody or eerie ... this is all those things for me with the added bonus of being extremely dramatic ......
i got my computer upgraded and back all in the space of 36 hours ... this is the my first comment on my new system .. its so much faster ... which is very important to me, coz i'm impatient!! ..
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 02/08/2007 03:13:24 AM
Great image with some excellent PP work.
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