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Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: UW Library, Seattle, WA
Date: May 7, 2008
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/20th sec
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2008

 Found this little gem on the UW campus while there on a walkabout shoot with my faithful DPC gang. I have so many awesome shots from that outing - was VERY pleased :O)

We didn't want to carry our tripods around (infact, I'm the only one that walked around with my whole kit) - so this was shot handheld using f/4 at ISO800 - it was really low light in there :O( Definitely need to go back.

Normally, I'm scrambling to find a Free Study entry... and typically get one in at the last minute. This is so early - I don't know what to do for the rest of the month! Shot this on May 7th - entered it on the 8th.

24 days until rollover... AAAAaaahhhhh!!!!

pp:
convert from raw (only used one image, even though I shot for HDR).
straighten
curves
contrast
used some key actions from draganizer to add some highlights & grunge to the brick.
resize
usm
ni
border
sfw

Hope it does well - i LOVE this shot, and I'd like to see it hang around on my front page for a while! :O)

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Post Challenge:

Well, while this definitely didn't make my front page, I'm really happy with the finish - especially with so many stellar images in this FS! :O)

Note: this is the same stairwell that landed me a 6th Place finish in the ABC...LMN...XYZ challenge (photo's were taken a couple of minutes apart).


Statistics
Place: 14 out of 481
Avg (all users): 6.6970
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 6.7049
Avg (non-participants): 6.6744
Views since voting: 2214
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 165
Comments: 14
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/29/2008 09:03:58 AM
lovely and beautiful.
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 06/08/2008 06:52:40 PM
This is a beautiful image...I thought this would ribbon. I love your composition and the lighting is simply gorgeous!
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 06/08/2008 05:18:37 PM
I loved the editing on this. Works perfectly with the subject and the title completes it. Congrats on a great finish!
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 06/08/2008 12:20:57 AM
nice composition! congrats on the top 20
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2008 11:28:26 PM
Beautiful image. The colors are fantastic and go together so well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2008 08:28:14 AM
Beautiful colours. Very nice composition, the brown framing the blue parts.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/06/2008 12:25:29 PM
Great colors and detail. Great capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/06/2008 08:12:00 AM
Nice HDR. Good example on how to use HDR to improve you image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/05/2008 09:10:40 AM
Tones, colors, perspective all work here VERY well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2008 03:28:23 PM
Very nice.
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 06/02/2008 09:34:23 PM
What a perfect angle, I just love the warmth of the stone and the coolness of the window.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2008 09:24:29 AM
Such great contrast in color. Good eye.
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 06/01/2008 04:03:46 PM
Beautiful
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 06/01/2008 08:49:20 AM
lovely light and detail...nice comp
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