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Rain in the Forecast
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Challenge: Street Photography III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges - 2008
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Sigma 70-210mm UC f/4.0-5.6 for Minolta
Location: Cambridge, MA, USA
Date: Oct 22, 2008
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2008

 Taken from the 5th floor af a parking garage. 135 mm Zoom.

Convert from RAW
PP in Gimp
Levels
Hue-Sat
Quick Mask the light and raincoat to its own layer
Convert to B&W
Dodge/burn to make the whites whiter and the darks darker

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Thanks for all the great comments. Interesting to hear the mixed reviews on the desat. It was my first time ever doing it and I am pleased with my score. The non-desat looked nice as well, but I alwys wanted to try de-sat so that is what I did. There was an outtake with the fire hydrant bright yellow as well that was way over the top.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 146
Avg (all users): 5.9818
Avg (commenters): 6.9000
Avg (participants): 5.7818
Avg (non-participants): 6.0818
Views since voting: 1332
Views during voting: 380
Votes: 165
Comments: 11
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AuthorThread
 11/03/2008 01:38:14 AM
Great Work!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/02/2008 11:30:19 AM
I'm not a big fan of selective desat. Just an opinion but I think this would have worked naturally by letting the colors speak for themselves without manipulation. Myself as a viewer, I prefer not being lead.
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 11/02/2008 09:11:07 AM
Composition is strong. I'm not one for selective saturation but that being said, it works to convey your idea.
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 11/02/2008 08:58:39 AM
nice example where selective desat works 7
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 11/01/2008 06:51:57 PM
This works well! Is this Broadway in Seattle? Good use of color isolation! -10-
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/31/2008 09:17:44 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:2
Interestingness:3
Creativity:3
TOTAL: 10
Love the use of selective desat here!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/29/2008 02:35:23 AM
busy, but not too busy. i like this.
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 10/28/2008 05:32:18 PM
Hm, I think the selective desaturation here doesn't have a purpose other than to suit the first impact. The coat and the light do pop out but this impression is gone after 1.5 seconds and then you have nothing left. After that time it starts to bother me.
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 10/28/2008 04:54:47 PM
I really like the lines in this - the crossing marks and the building lines. Very strong! Cyclist is in a great location in the frame. But to be honest, I'm not thrilled with the yellow. I do fully understand that you did that intentionally - nice tie to the jacket (implying rain) and the match to the street lamp, and in that respect it's successful. My personal preference, though, would be all B&W. Still a very strong shot.
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 10/28/2008 04:49:41 PM
Loving the perspective, however I am sick of selective saturation in fact cannot stand it anymore... and in my eyes a simple black and white was more than enough for this shot!
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 10/27/2008 08:59:27 AM
good perspective and selective color.
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