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Challenge: Abandon Buildings III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Warrington UK
Date: Aug 7, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Black and White, Horror
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2011

 This is handheld at 1/4 second and ISO 1600. I took my tripod with me but it was't tall enough to get the angle I wanted.
The place is known as RAF Croft. The history is interesting with a very strong USA/UK connection. Read more here

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Thanks for all the comments and votes. Really pleased to get a ribbon with this.
After ten votes it was sitting at 5.18 and I was feeling a bit sick. However, a look at the scores thread showed me that others were having a similar experience and things soon started to improve.
It was quite an adventure visiting this place (but if anybody asks... I was never there!)
BTY the car in the image is a Rover P5. These cars were built between 1958 and 1973 and were known affectionately as 'the poor man's Rolls Royce'
Thanks again
David

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post processing:
In response to a couple of requests I'm showing the original unedited picture and a colour version of the challenge entry.
First step was to produce a fairly mildly tone-mapped version using Photomatix and then open in PS.
Next a slight crop from top and bottom of image.
Then a little Topaz Denoise.
Next a black & white adjustment layer.
Then select the central area visible through the doorway. Sharpen this area and apply a curves adjustment layer to increase contrast.
Some general dodging and burning before adding a vignette and a border.

Here's the colour version:

And the original:

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 131
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Avg (commenters): 8.6364
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Views since voting: 3892
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Votes: 150
Comments: 24
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AuthorThread
 08/17/2011 05:13:53 AM
Thank you detailed information on the processing and also for showing the original. It is really helpful to beginners like me.
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 08/15/2011 09:11:15 PM
Christine has arisen!

Congrats on the ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/15/2011 07:14:41 PM
This is a gorgeous image. One of my favourite of the challenge.
I was wondering if you could give a very quick summary of the process used to process the shot. The feel you got is wonderful!
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 08/15/2011 01:16:25 PM
Congrats on the yellow! Great capture!
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 08/15/2011 11:22:14 AM
Congrats on the ribbon,love this shot.
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 08/15/2011 11:10:17 AM
Congrats on the ribbon, and for getting in and out of the place without getting busted. This is most likely the first ever photo shot at 1600 iso, and hand held at 1/4 sec to ribbon at DPC. It's exactly right for the challenge theme. Well done.
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 08/15/2011 07:21:33 AM
Congratulations!
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 08/15/2011 04:39:42 AM
Amazing photo! Love the graffiti - very apt!! I can only dream of taking photos like this. Out of interest, does it require much post editing to create a photo like this or is this straight from the camera with no post editing?
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 08/15/2011 01:06:48 AM
Excellent capture, a big congrats on your ribbon.
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 08/15/2011 12:22:10 AM
Looks like a great place to shoot David. Well done and congrats!
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 08/15/2011 12:19:19 AM
Congrats on the Yellow!
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 08/15/2011 12:06:36 AM
Excellent job! Congrats on your ribbon.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/13/2011 09:32:51 PM
I really like the hint of light coming from the top center. That somehow helps to bring things together.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/13/2011 12:10:29 PM
I,m thinking this maybe my favorite this challenge,like everything about it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/12/2011 06:22:52 PM
Love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/12/2011 01:58:08 PM
This has the strong feel of a NikonJeb shot. I see some subtle but visible tonemapping, not too far off from my own usage of it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/11/2011 12:42:31 PM
Don't you just adore walking in on things like this, close your eyes and step back in time to see the owners of this car walking around it? I think it's a plus you've finished it in B&W ,although the color version must be great as well.
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 08/10/2011 08:05:20 PM
I especially love the "DIE" in the background.
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 08/09/2011 12:20:45 PM
Great job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2011 09:58:14 AM
A strong message of any 'abandon' things...9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2011 03:27:05 AM
what happened here? that is what this picture makes me want to know. I like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2011 03:26:02 AM
Wow. Great find.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2011 03:20:10 AM
Great image! Works well in B&W. Wish it was just a tad more sharper
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2011 08:35:23 AM
I really like this. Great textures and tones.
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