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Kortum Trail View
Kortum Trail View
ManRayfan


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Challenge: Free Study 2010-01 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Location: The Sonoma Coast, California
Date: Jan 9, 2010
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2010

This is a view from The Kortum Trail on the Sonoma Coast California.
I broke the image down to 8 exposures 1 stop apart with Adobe Lightroom. From there I used Photomatix exposure blend to create this image.


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Place: 316 out of 388
Avg (all users): 5.1859
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1101
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Views since voting: 659
Views during voting: 242
Votes: 156
Comments: 3
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02/09/2010 05:24:12 PM
[b[GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB[/B]

aH ha, another Northern California DPCer. Welcome. It looks as if you are having fun with your new Canon DSLR. Oh, yes, I am a ManRay fan too!

Okay, to work.

The first thing I noticed when I opened your image was that your horizon was tack-sharp. Nice. You have a good composition with those rain clouds in the background, the rock in the middleground and that ravine close up. As your commenters mentioned, it is pretty flat, however.

The excitement IS there, though. By emphasizing darks and lights with Levels, and accenting colors, especially reds and greens, it is possible to bring some depth to this very nice image. Finally a tiny touch of dodging could give detail to that splendid rock.

The apple blossoms must be just about ready to burst forth in your part of the country. I can hardly wait.

Meanwhile, I shall look forward to seeing more of your work on DPC.

Alice
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2010 09:17:45 AM
for me your focus is not super clear...you have great colors although
02/01/2010 03:04:16 AM
good, but lacks something interesting...this would photograph better at evening or morning 6
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