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Listening to the radio waves of the universe
Listening to the radio waves of the universe
TJinGuy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Science II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Plains of San Agustin
Date: May 28, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Landscape, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: May 29, 2007

 I happen to live less than an hour from one of the biggest astronomical radio observatories in the world, the VLA or Very Large Array. Once in a while I get the urge to drive out there to take some photos and this is one of them.
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Shot as raw.
Converted and tone mapped in PhotomatixPro.
Saved as JPG.
Edited in PSE5.
Adjust contrast, saturation and color balance.
Run Neat Image.
Resize.
Save for web.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 222
Avg (all users): 6.3474
Avg (commenters): 7.7000
Avg (participants): 6.4091
Avg (non-participants): 6.3197
Views since voting: 2079
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 213
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 07/06/2007 05:49:13 PM
Ithink you needed a polarizer on this one/ Nice composition though.
 06/06/2007 01:00:21 PM
Congratulations on your top 20 finish with this giant lookout of a receiver.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/05/2007 11:48:09 PM
Nice shot. Great dynamic range. I like the little dish way far away in the background. This looks like the VLA, but I haven't been there in a long time.
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 06/05/2007 10:08:04 PM
Great idea. nice composition, 9.
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 06/05/2007 09:01:19 PM
Nice depth with the two dishes. Looks like it's right out of a NASA press release. Except better than they'd do it.
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 06/03/2007 01:11:16 AM
Well taken.
 06/01/2007 06:42:03 PM
The VLA is a miraculous place. I like the saturation work you did on the photo. Maybe if the dish was turned more it would be better. I like how you framed the second one in the background. The dish in the foreground, though, is a lttle too dark, and thust loses a little of its edge as the focus of the photo.
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 06/01/2007 05:32:55 PM
Wow! GREAT clarity and detail!
 05/31/2007 02:41:35 PM
all capitals in the title would be nice. great exposure, all the details are lovely. not exceedingly special, but good overall. 6
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 05/31/2007 10:00:36 AM
Certainly meets the challenge. I would like to see more of the sky (it looks beautiful) on the right, and maybe less of the ground.
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 05/30/2007 11:02:46 PM
Excellent shot!
 05/30/2007 10:41:52 AM
Beautiful clarity, composition and adherence to theme....*9*
 05/30/2007 08:45:35 AM
Looks a bit like Arthur... Nice capture all the same though!
 05/30/2007 05:01:34 AM
Great shot, looks like the opening scene from "Contact". Spot on for the challenge.
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