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The way to Mordor
The way to Mordor
marvin


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Landscape III (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Nesjavellavegur Iceland
Date: Apr 14, 2007
Aperture: F/4,5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2007

 Taken from the road to Nesjavellir. Saw this perspective and made a handbrake turn.
I did the following with it:
1. Adjusted basic features in Picasa, such as lighting, colors and sharpness.
2. In Photoshop I adjusted levels to auto.
3. Made 2 curves, one for the sky and one for the mountains and the forground. Masked them and adjusted opacity.
4. Used burn on the clouds and mountains. Dodge on the forground and the snow.
5. Finally sharpened it with USM.

Statistics
Place: 64 out of 308
Avg (all users): 6.2878
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.2526
Avg (non-participants): 6.3068
Views since voting: 1209
Views during voting: 396
Votes: 271
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/27/2007 07:08:42 PM
I just beat my personal record there. Thanks for the vote and comments.
 04/25/2007 02:59:19 AM
Very underated IMHO. Congrats on a good score but deserves to be near the top.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2007 11:50:40 PM
good luck with this, the colors are top notch, I'll be looking for this to finish well.
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 04/24/2007 10:55:29 PM
Fantastic sky bumping to 10.
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 04/24/2007 03:08:18 PM
No less than 10 great work
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 04/23/2007 03:14:40 AM
Nice caption...7
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 04/21/2007 05:59:41 AM
Excellent,,,,,
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 04/21/2007 01:18:41 AM
The blue hue on the sky looks harsh. Nice composition.
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 04/20/2007 06:51:19 PM
Great contrast in this, I particularly like the combination of land/grass/sky reflection.
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 04/20/2007 09:53:43 AM
great shot, but too evenly split in half
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 04/19/2007 03:16:25 PM
The light in this very beautiful scene is so luminous...and wow what an incredible expanse of land. Stunning!
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 04/19/2007 04:57:51 AM
Slightly crooked? I think less foreground and more focus on the background would have imporved this greatly.
 04/18/2007 10:57:38 PM
:) looks to peaceful to be the way to Mordor.
 04/18/2007 07:50:15 PM
I can see the little Hobbits running across the swamp as we speak. excellent effect.
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 04/18/2007 11:21:46 AM
This could have been a boring shot, but the way it was composed provides a lot to look at. Good colour, well-captured reflection in the water, and generally good crispness throughout.
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 04/18/2007 02:10:14 AM
I'm interested to know where this was taken. Good work!
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 04/18/2007 01:20:28 AM
i like your idea, and the color and reflections good job... 8
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