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The Silent Calm of Dawn
The Silent Calm of Dawn
BrianR


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Still (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Hervey Bay, Australia
Date: Mar 24, 2007
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2007

 Looking across the lake to the Tafe college, with the sun rising behind an awesome sky, there was not a sound and really calm.

Adjust-Tones-Crop in Raw

PhotoShop
NI
Contrast
Shadow/highlights X 3 Times
Contrast

No Sharpening tool was used in PP
You can see from the camera settings that high sharpen was used for this shot as it was taken early in the morning, also the flash was on which cast a light on the near forground and close trees, some viewers appear to have thought this was part of the sharpening that was not used in PP, as this was Basic editing NO selective editing was done to darken the clouds, split toning was applied to the whole image in Raw.
Shooting Date/Time
3/24/2007 5:42:26 AM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/30
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
-1
ISO Speed
400
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
37.0mm
Image Size
3456x2304
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
On
Flash Type
Built-In Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation
+2
Red-eye Reduction
On
Shutter curtain sync
1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast High
Sharpness High
Color saturation High
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB

Thank you for the comments and votes.

Statistics
Place: 89 out of 276
Avg (all users): 5.7586
Avg (commenters): 5.3636
Avg (participants): 5.4167
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 788
Views during voting: 276
Votes: 174
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/04/2007 11:54:54 AM
I love this! All the lights and reflections are dazzeling... beautiful photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/04/2007 07:35:41 AM
Brian, this is really nice! You do great work with water photos! I have a feeling that with just a touch less processig on the house area, this would have gotten you a kick-butt score! But I also think its really pretty just like it is.

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2007 06:54:04 PM
The colors are amazing!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2007 06:59:41 PM
really busy, but i kind of like that. it would be better if the building was not so commercial and more old fasioned looking
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2007 11:37:07 PM
Perfect.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 10:29:26 PM
It's got nice composition and has the potential to be a beautiful shot, you just overdid it in the post-processing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 09:24:01 PM
Interesting colors captured here. Stranged processing hurts this image. (The grass and the trees appear to be oversharpened and look unnatural.

I like the way the trees frame the picture however they are quite dominating in the scene.

The composition is okay but it could be stronger. I think this compostion is a sort of compromise. Its not really emphasizing any one element. The composition could be changed the to lend emphasis to the sky for instance or to the reflections in the water.

The challenge:
A still reflection certainly is a given for this challenge. The strange processing in the trees give this a harsh feeling however and create a sense of agitation rather than calm. Softer lines would accentuate the feeling you were going for.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 07:23:55 PM
This seems overly processed, however it does convey a sense of stillness regardless of the over post processing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 03:08:57 PM
Way to oversharpned IMHO. Also the areas in the trees in the background and the leaves give away the fact the clouds were darkened.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 12:00:53 PM
great colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 11:54:50 PM
Nice picture, looks a tad overprocessed to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 09:14:09 AM
colors give me the feel of unstill.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 06:07:08 AM
overly sharpened.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 04:30:03 AM
Wow...lots of detail in the image...
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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