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aliqui


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Ft. Stevens
Date: May 18, 2009
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/200sec
Galleries: Animals, Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 30, 2009

Viewed: 352
Comments: 5
Favorites: 1 (view)

The birds are Swallows that were zooming in and out of the abandoned structure.

Lightroom
Aged photo preset
Crop
Decreased Black clipping -4

Photoshop
Cloned out a sun beam that was in the lower left of the photo similar to the triangle further down the photo.
Used Clarity preset in Topaz, but toned it down a little and used some Denoise.
Boosted contrast
Selectively sharpened bits after resize

Original

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AuthorThread
05/31/2009 12:29:25 PM
Great shot. Love the light and the birds really give it life. Very nice b&w conversion. Wish you'd post your processing steps.

edit: thanks for posting the processing steps. Very helpful.

Message edited by author 2009-05-31 18:09:12.
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05/31/2009 12:04:09 PM
Oh, I LOVE this. This is so the kind of shot I love to find - those birds just flitting in then out of the frame make this work for me. Nice use of the processing tool - not overdone.
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05/31/2009 11:34:07 AM
Abandoned building are my very favorite subject. This one is very nice, the birds add just the smallest bit of whimsy.
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05/30/2009 11:48:46 PM
Nice capture. I gave your "...come with me" Grunge shot a 7... nice comp and processing.
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05/30/2009 10:47:54 PM
...and the birds make the shot, too. Good seeing.
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