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Week 08 - Wasted Time
Week 08 - Wasted Time
Ken


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: Chesterton, Indiana
Date: Feb 2, 2008
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 3, 2008

Viewed: 703
Comments: 21
Favorites: 2 (view)

 pseudo-HDR from one raw
Nik Efex Glamour Glow filter
Nik Efex B&W Tonal Contrast filter
lots of dodge/burn
rotate
resize
save for web

Edit: After it was pointed out about the tilted horizon I went back and checked it myself. It was indeed tilted and I just uploaded a "straightened" version. This is one of those pictures where either it is straight or looks straight. I tried for compromise and then CS3 crashed and I didn't get it right the 2nd time around (which was original upload).

Another edit: This won a local contest.

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 04/06/2008 11:24:11 AM
My fave part about this is the shadow created by the clouds. Another great pseudo icelandic photo lol. Congrats on the contest win!
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 04/04/2008 10:17:28 PM
Congratulations on the contest award. This is, indeed, a very strong photo.
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 04/04/2008 10:13:18 PM
Very Nice Photo. Love the tonal range
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 04/03/2008 11:17:42 AM
Ken, Thanks for sharing your success. well deserved!
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 04/03/2008 11:02:19 AM
Ken, congratulations on winning your local contest with this great photo!

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 03/23/2008 01:00:17 PM
great shot.
i know how hard getting the horizon (to look) straight is when you use super wide lenses!
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 03/14/2008 09:38:35 AM
Looks great :)
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 03/13/2008 10:45:11 PM
Wow. What a huge array of textures and tones. It took me a while to get my bearings when I first looked at it.... Actually, on second viewing I had the land a sea backwards. Very awesome photo Ken.
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 03/10/2008 07:44:26 PM
A cornicopia of discrete shades of gray here. I would like to see more of the land and less of the sky (but that's just my personal taste). This shot is quite captivating.
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 03/08/2008 12:03:08 PM
oh yeah!! going into my fav box. incredible shot!
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 03/06/2008 09:17:50 PM
Very beautiful work, I love this view. I had to google Chesterton and am assuming this is or near Lake Michigan.
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 03/06/2008 12:12:10 AM
Holy cow, I wish I had taken this! That sky almost looks like you had to duck under it. Your processing is superb, and the tonal range is impressive.
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 03/05/2008 11:44:50 PM
Oh Ken! This is aMAZING! Dang! I'm so jealous of those beautiful turbulent skies. And your access to the ocean. And snow. But I love seeing your photos here, so that will have to do for me living in this heat scorched state.

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 03/05/2008 05:11:45 PM
Love it and a great capture! Its shots like this where I have to nit pick for improvement Ken. The reflection in the water is wonderful but the 2 things that niggle me slightly are the small blown bit of central sky and would have preffered the triangle of surf in the foreground to have been more white.
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 03/05/2008 09:09:36 AM
nice conversion to bw, nice tones and prosepctive. really dramatic shot.
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 03/05/2008 12:52:00 AM
Great tone in this shot, love it. Awsome scene and nicely composed, well done!
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 03/04/2008 02:57:45 PM
It looks straight to me. I like the richness of the tones and the variation in textures.
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 03/04/2008 01:52:31 PM
Wow. Gorgeous shot. The lines and textures are fabulous. And talk about a dramatic sky. Very well done.
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 03/03/2008 08:55:51 PM
is that a river or open water on the lake? nice image, the sky is great and adds the size to the emptiness of the snow.
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 03/03/2008 12:11:55 PM
Indianna? Lotta drama in that sky. Very nice shot.

Message edited by author 2008-03-04 10:30:15.
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 03/03/2008 06:29:05 AM
Lovely perspective & tones. It feels like the horizon tilts down at the right, but I'm not sure. I like the composition & the lines.
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