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Parhelion Fog
Parhelion Fog
Dennisheckman


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Challenge: Clouds (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Apex Park, Golden CO
Date: Nov 18, 2010
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2010

 Was on my way to a dentist appointment and noticed in my rear view mirror that there was some very strong sundogs. I wear polarizing sunglasses so these were very intense wearing my glasses but not so much without. I turned my car around as quickly as possible and snapped a few shots. These usually don't last long so I was very pleased to capture them since they had such great intensity. I used my 1DMK4, 17-40 lens with a 4 stop ND filter and polarizing filter to pick up the colors. The technical name for this is "Parhelion Phenomena". AKA Sundogs. I love this shot and I'm not sure I would edit it any other way even if it were advanced editing rules.

loaded into Lightroom 3
recovery
black level
temp
exposure
brightness
contrast
clarity
curves
vibrance
removed some lens dust since I was standing in some very dusty bushes
opened in CS4
vibrance
exposure
cropped
resized

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Place: 91 out of 141
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2010 05:08:33 PM
I do really enjoy this photo, it seems to be a big hole that you could almost travel time through. It doesn't come through as a crisp, clean, snappy shot. Hella potential, the colors are awesome, the clouds are nice, and it is quite enchanting. Maybe the blown out part is what throws it off for me.
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 11/24/2010 08:07:58 PM
Deep and mysterious!! The colors are almost like mother of pearl.
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 11/24/2010 10:14:02 AM
The silhouettes of the trees against the night sky are lovely, but the blown out moonlight section (and that diagonal 'whatever' right/center) takes away from the overall picture.
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 11/24/2010 07:43:32 AM
ice crystals
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