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Fall Magic
Fall Magic
hughletheren


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-10 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: New Forest, Hampshire, UK
Date: Oct 25, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Nature, Rural
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2007

Went out to capture a landscape but the sky turned murky. On the way home the sun popped out and it was still a bit misty and there was this New Forest pony beautifully backlit - his breath was steamy - pity I couldn't capture that too!
Processing largely done with curves, bit of burning to darken the shadows and the left tree trunk. I know there is lens flare - some think it adds - I'm not sure. Did a little bit of work on the rump which was affected by flare. Selected rump, copied to a new layer, multiply and reduce opacity and desat to get a reasonable colour match. Whatever, I love the capture. . .

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11/04/2007 10:05:56 PM
Pretty scene.
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11/04/2007 02:19:36 AM
A lovely fantasy world! I like the way it's framed by the trees, and the light is lovely!
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11/03/2007 01:23:09 PM
Whilst I appreciate this is probably a slope, a fraction of straightening (or could be perspective correction) may have helped this image. Like the colors and scene, just wish it were more 'balanced', including maybe a slightly tighter crop at the top.
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11/01/2007 03:05:03 PM
Love the light and glow, almost looks like a unicorn
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11/01/2007 03:09:11 AM
nice lighting!
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11/01/2007 03:00:09 AM
I would have gone without the tree trunks & zoomed in more.The lighting is just fabulous
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