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Bench Sentinel
Bench Sentinel
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sentinel (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jan 29, 2011
Aperture: 4
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 30, 2011

 I wasn't really sure about entering this challenge. I was hoping for a completely different setup, but it simply didn't work out. However, I just stumbled upon this park with a giant oak tree leaning over a bench. The difference in scale really seemed to fit this challenge.

I had to process this photo a bit to make it decent. As shot, it was pretty flat (the lighting wasn't great, as the sky had heavy cloud cover). So I started by bringing out some of the details and colors. But then I didn't really like the colors, so I went to this more classic look.

Post Processing:
* De-vignette
* Increase Exposure and Black Point
* Topaz Adjust and InFocus
* Chromatic Aberration
* Increase Brightness
* Increase Contrast and Definition
* Increase Saturation with lower Vibrancy
* Extra Saturation to foreground snow
* S-Curve
* Remove blue from snow
* Black and White
* Export to TIFF
* Resize to 760 px
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 128
Avg (all users): 5.7778
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 5.6094
Avg (non-participants): 5.9516
Views since voting: 673
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 126
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/05/2011 11:11:35 PM
Powerful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/05/2011 11:23:40 AM
Nice the way the tree expands to fill the frame. The bench is nicely framed with the surrounding elements.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/03/2011 09:39:41 AM
Really beautiful shot..may have benefited from more negative space on the right...although I recognize that would've been hard considering the smaller tree you tried to crop out. 7 from me :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2011 04:16:15 PM
Beautiful shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2011 06:24:59 AM
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 01/31/2011 10:32:29 PM
i dont really feel that the bench is the sentinel in this image, i would say it is the tree that is looming over it. just a thought
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2011 09:56:11 PM
I like that scene. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2011 01:22:01 PM
The bench makes this image for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2011 10:58:47 AM
I like the scale of the bench next to the cottonwood tree. Good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2011 12:36:33 AM
incredible shot .. loving the desaturation and the amazing patterns the tree forms with its branches and limbs .. absolutely fantastic . 8 .:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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