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Butte Mural
Butte Mural
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Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Butte County
Date: Feb 15, 2008
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2008

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Comments: 13
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 Another shot of the Buttes for today. I stitched together 5 or 6 shots (can't remember) to get this panorama (not far from where yesterday's was taken). Afraid there may still be some noise in the sky. I want to record these beautiful formations before they get built over by 'progress'. I can see that happening in the next 10 -20 years.

pp roughly was: open each in Raw and get similar exposures. Unfortunately, each was shot at a different shutter speed (rapidly changing light at sunset), so not exactly the same color. Copied background of each and pasted all into new doc. Overlapped using reduced opacity (50%) to match edges. Created layer mask and with 50% brush erased overlap. Used Hue/Sat to get colors to match as closely as possible (starting with topmost layer and working backwards). Channel Mixer to desaturate. Overlay layer to dodge and burn. Cloned out fence post. Noise Ninja to reduce noise. Resize, border, save for web.

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 02/20/2008 10:28:47 PM
I like the b&w, quite dramatic. The clouds lead so nicely to the Buttes.
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 02/18/2008 04:35:34 PM
Wonderful landscape. What a light and space! I like the trees on the left.
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 02/18/2008 06:04:08 AM
Another great shot Roger. I like these rugged butte scenes. I think a little bit of noise helps the general feel of this photo.
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 02/17/2008 11:46:22 PM
Now this would be fantastic to see on a wall somewhere! Great job stitching them together and getting the exposures balanced.
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 02/17/2008 09:15:56 PM
Wow, Roger!!! What an awesome job you did!! What a shame we can't see this in a huge version, splashed across a wall. Totally stunning photo - amazing. The sky, the land - all beautifully captured and assembled. Thanks for giving your processing steps, too.

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 02/17/2008 05:36:34 PM
Very beautiful landscape!!
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 02/17/2008 04:56:08 PM
Geez, this is spectactible (pet word for awesome!!).. Not sure that u need the book by the looks of this..

In the process oflearning cs2 myself and all i can say is it takes a while.. Being visual would rather experiment than read a process (all the steps) .. when stumped call my friend who is the best technical wizzard i know as she reads all the steps..
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 02/17/2008 04:11:30 PM
Originally posted by patio127:
great work-PS for dummies ????


hmm, who's she calling DUMMIES ???!!

who you calling dummy, Germaine???

:)
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 02/17/2008 04:10:10 PM
oh ! GORGEOUS! this big would be GREAT!

you got all that from the book??? i didn't get near that much out of it! wow!! thanks for the recipe
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 02/17/2008 08:31:12 AM
great work-PS for dummies ????
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 02/17/2008 06:58:45 AM
lol lol LOL !!!
i quote ..
"pp roughly was: open each in Raw and get similar exposures. Unfortunately, each was shot at a different shutter speed (rapidly changing light at sunset), so not exactly the same color. Copied background of each and pasted all into new doc. Overlapped using reduced opacity (50%) to match edges. Created layer mask and with 50% brush erased overlap. Used Hue/Sat to get colors to match as closely as possible (starting with topmost layer and working backwards). Channel Mixer to desaturate. Overlay layer to dodge and burn. Cloned out fence post. Noise Ninja to reduce noise. Resize, border, save for web."
doesnt sound like you need photoshop for dummies roger ..!!

brilliant result .. awesome image .. excellent processing (for a dummy!!..) .. :)
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 02/17/2008 05:03:07 AM
very dynamic image with the strong tones and sweeps of cloud, amazing scenery
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 02/17/2008 03:37:46 AM
Lovely B&W and the sky is incredible. Great DOF. Nice stitching and lovely processing.
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