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Challenge: Fences III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Date: May 7, 2011
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 7, 2011

 This old farm is up in Preston CT. The farm house is currently (and slowly) being repaired. I think they will be leaving the fence for last - if it holds up at all.

I shot this image with spot metering to control the bright sky behind - leaving the foreground quite dark. I tried an HDR treatment (3 exposures -2,0,+2EV) but I didn't like the result I was getting - but I may go back and give it a go later....

Processing: Opened RAW file in LR2 and adjusted exposure, recovery, and fill to 'balance' the exposure. Exported to CS4. Applied NIK Silver Efex Pro. Adjusted levels in sky with masking. Dodge/ burn throughout image, especially on windows and fence, applied OnOne Phototools 2.5 filter with soft black. Merged to single layer, duplicate layer and skew/ perspective adjustment to 'right' the house. Resize, adamus sharpening, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 121
Avg (all users): 6.3286
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.0189
Avg (non-participants): 6.5172
Views since voting: 1292
Views during voting: 263
Votes: 140
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 05/18/2011 09:28:23 AM
Nice work , Peter-the processing really does it justice.
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 05/16/2011 04:27:40 PM
Peter, I really like the processing of your recent black and white images. What's your secret :-)
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 05/16/2011 12:19:44 AM
Love the dreamlike quality here.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/15/2011 11:36:31 PM
Nicely processed. The b&w adds a nice finishing touch.
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 05/15/2011 03:29:29 PM
Part of the dream is fixing the fence. Do like the gritty look.
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 05/14/2011 11:12:20 AM
Nice processing for this image, it works great with the fence! I do like this in black and white.
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 05/14/2011 09:58:14 AM
beautiful b/w
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 05/12/2011 11:11:20 AM
Love it,processing really pumps it up,hope it does well.
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 05/11/2011 08:05:58 AM
great relevant shot; this is set up for a ribbon of some sort- the composition, texture f wood rock and buildings and the sky- just perfect. Top three for sure.
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 05/10/2011 05:53:35 PM
This is a very strong challenge and there have been some great B&W conversions of which this is one. There have been some great pics but a few of the great ones didn't "feature" a fence. To me this photo is spot on, wow.
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 05/10/2011 04:43:18 PM
Interesting crop leaves something to the imagination. I like your processing too.
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 05/10/2011 05:30:09 AM
Nice photo, don't understand the title though, with the fallen down pickets....Oh yeah I get it, it's a bit like the American economy at the moment.
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 05/09/2011 10:05:18 PM
Great black and white conversion to add a lot of mood to this photo.
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