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Rain Squall on Daffodils
Rain Squall on Daffodils
jbsmithana


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Skagit Valley, Washington
Date: Mar 29, 2008
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2008

 While searching out shots of the daff fields (mainly for the upcoming tulip bloom) in the Skagit Valley I came accross this rain squall. I followed it around having some a great time and many opportunities for dramatic shots. Hope you like this one as much as I do. I'll post a few more when the voting ends.


RAW Conversion in RSP
Color Temp 6100, Tint -6, Exp comp .10, Fill Light 50, Shadow Cont 12, Highlight Cont -19, High Contrast curve adjustment, Save as TIFF

Edit in PSE6
Brightness/contrast adjustment layer at +35 and +25
Photo Filter adjustment layer - Warming #85 at 10%
Saturation/Hue adjsutment layer at +10
Flatten
Dodge and Burn sky
Midlevel Contrast +5
Crop
Brighness adjsutment layer at -5 and mask off flowers
Flatten
Resize and USM
Add border
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 500
Avg (all users): 6.5068
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.4095
Avg (non-participants): 6.7442
Views since voting: 1257
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 148
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/08/2008 03:45:39 AM
Wow that is an awesome scene!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2008 07:35:05 PM
my favorite landscapes don't look like landscapes. this one has a flat appearance, with white shapes on top and a yellow texture on the bottom. The clouds are truly remarkable. I love the title, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2008 09:17:30 PM
Wow, this is beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2008 06:48:16 AM
Wow, that's some cloud you've captured there. I like the way that, even when we're clearly looking at at some rain coming down the overall image is blue and sunny with those gorgeous yellow flowers across the scene.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/05/2008 09:34:06 AM
Beautiful. Great color and depth of field.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/04/2008 09:57:41 PM
wonderful capture!
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 04/04/2008 05:20:02 AM
Wow!
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 04/03/2008 06:32:37 AM
that's amazing...great shot
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 04/01/2008 04:40:04 AM
stunning capture
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