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Blown Away
Blown Away
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Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Honolulu
Date: Apr 19, 2008
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: .6 seconds
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2008

 PS Raw adjustments: exposure +50, black +5, brightness +71, contrast +25, clarity set at 100. Tone curve settings: hightlights +66, darks +5, shadows +20. Illumination and color noise reduction set for 100. Saturation increased for orange +100 and yellow +38. Straightened and saved.

PS: Used channel mask to increase USM. Cloned dust spots. Cropped and resized image. Added a thin border.

I thought about using the version shown below, but ultimately decided that I didn't like it as much.


Statistics
Place: 42 out of 258
Avg (all users): 6.0755
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9398
Avg (non-participants): 6.2237
Views since voting: 1019
Views during voting: 266
Votes: 159
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2008 04:15:20 AM
Great control of lighting in this minimalistic piece. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2008 11:44:30 AM
Perhaps you blew too quickly, I have the feeling that a gentler "breeze" would have made for a more pleasing photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2008 12:15:24 AM
Yeah what you said! COOL!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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