DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Well I'll be Dam'd
Well I'll be Dam'd
Dirt_Diver


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Sony DSC-S75
Location: Columbus River Walk / Dam
Date: May 11, 2007
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2007

Okay so this was taken just after the sun went down at the river walk in Columbus, GA. There was still enough light for a longer exposure than a daylight but not too much light that it would blow out the image. I think it was about .5 of a second. Wait let me scroll down and look...

Yep, it was .5 of a second. Okay here is the deal with this image. I used selective colors for the sky to make it yellow and then erased away the light polls so they didn't look so yellow.

The water looks pretty much like that straight from the camera so I was extremely please with the way it turned out. I used the D/B on area's that were real dark and real bright to bring them out even more.

On this same note it's getting pretty close to roll over for the FS pics and I am doubting it more and more each day because voters won't like the yellow sky and say how unnatural it is. Well I think the yellow and blue really contrast each other and makes this a very interesting image. Once the challenge is over I will post the original so you can see what it looked like.

My goal score I'll shoot for is a 5.600 Lets see what happens.

Okay after playing around with the PSD file I decided to enter a dark sky pic. I just opened the yellow sky PSD file and used adjustment layers to change the sky to black. Channel mixer was involved and some selective color as well.

I will also post the yellow sky as well.


HEY HEY HEY 165 out of 613, I'll take that... Thanks everyone. Here is the one I was going to submit.

Statistics
Place: 164 out of 617
Avg (all users): 6.0247
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 5.9925
Avg (non-participants): 6.1724
Views since voting: 870
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 162
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 06/10/2007 06:07:55 PM
Joe

Well I have to be honest and sat when I flew over the hoover dam and took my picture I was at least thinking it would be the best dam shot in the free study and then you went and trumped me with this one

Wonderful image....

I think we could call it an honourable draw in terms of best pun used in the title though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2007 10:38:07 AM
Very awesome!! I LOVE that slow, dreamy shutter speed! And the blue tones: exquisite!

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2007 09:00:57 AM
I like this one much better than your outtake. Glad to see you topped your own expectations! That's great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2007 07:07:33 AM
great! this was the right choice! congrats on your finish!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2007 06:46:42 AM
great shot!.....wonderful processing gives it a surreal feel....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2007 12:26:00 AM
The yellow one is way to harsh on the eyes...you chose right with this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2007 11:18:54 PM
Nice effect. best waterfall of the free study. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2007 08:12:04 PM
you have made a real good shot of this
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2007 07:40:41 PM
Well dam! that is a dam! and a cool one as well - the colors chosen really work well
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2007 05:53:38 PM
Joe ... really well done ... the tones are fantastic! Teammate entry ...comment only, no vote ... Go Team Stranger!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/06/2007 10:43:00 PM
good exposure
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/05/2007 09:03:48 PM
Team mate - comment but no vote.

Go Strangers!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/05/2007 07:03:46 AM
beautiful motion blur of the water, with great colors, wonderful lines too from the water falling. unfortunately the bridge, road and lights are not working at all with the main subject, imo the photo would be better if you'd cropped right along the top of the dam and pushed this just a bit more to the abstract.

7

Jack
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/04/2007 11:10:04 PM
Can't vote but I like this picture a lot. Beautiful waters, you did a great job. Maybe cropping out the bridge would have been ok, we can try & see..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2007 12:25:54 PM
Realize it is probably intentional, but the blue tone seems a little too blue to me. Beautiful water, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2007 07:44:12 AM
Lovely shot :) Did you have to do it in two halves to avoid overexposing the lights above?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2007 04:21:15 PM
Pretty image. Nice use of color to bring it all together. I might have cropped a little tighter on the lamps but that's a personal choice. Probably would have gone with a different title, doesn't seem to match the image to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2007 12:41:10 PM
Great night image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2007 12:35:21 PM
interesting night shot...I like the clarity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2007 05:14:22 PM
Nice capture but the dark area is distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2007 04:53:16 PM
HA! You have a rapier's wit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2007 10:12:30 AM
whoa!! very unusual for a dam picture & really nicely done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2007 08:49:43 AM
Nice shot, but I think you would rate higher if you strightened out the horizon line.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/02/2025 11:23:10 AM EDT.