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Challenge: Best of 2007 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Caloundra
Date: Dec 31, 2007
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/15s
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2008

 Caloundra lighthouse. I'd been eyeing off this lighthouse for a while, and finally got out there to take some photos.

Tried out some new HDR software, and editing techniques on this one. I really don't think it's my best photo of 2007, but it was taken just before new year, so I can't enter it into anything else. :) In the end, I'm not sure if I really like the editing, but I have to submit something, so here it is. In the end, I think it looks better as a thumbnail. The full-size image is not that great.

I know the building at the bottom left is distracting. I thought about cloning it out, but I think I have to leave it. Prediction - somewhere between 5.5 and 6, but this is a tough challenge, being people's best shots from the year. Maybe the judging will score harder.

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Place: 201 out of 484
Avg (all users): 5.9298
Avg (commenters): 4.8000
Avg (participants): 5.8814
Avg (non-participants): 6.0615
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Views during voting: 373
Votes: 242
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/27/2008 09:17:49 PM
oh wow...what a strange sight.
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 01/27/2008 03:25:30 PM
technically excellent, and the processing is fantastic. the composition, however, is lacking.
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 01/25/2008 09:27:35 PM
Nice strong focus. If you are going to burn the sky, you have to try and be consistent throughout or simply keep it to the edges IMO. It looks very unnatural. Good Luck. 5.
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 01/21/2008 11:19:08 PM
Nice composition and processing. I really like the dodging and burning, except I think it's a bit too strong around the structures. A bit helps to draw the eye in, but it's just slightly overdone here in my opinion. Regardless, it's still a great capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2008 04:47:34 PM
cool perspective - but the halo around the buildings is a little unsettling to me
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 01/21/2008 04:34:08 PM
Kinda heavy on the post processing as I am seeing some definite haloing. :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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