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Challenge: Film Noir (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Aug 8, 2011
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10 - 1.6
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2011
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I have no illusions of grandeur for this entry. I imagine this challenge will be filled with people shots, but I don't have any of those old clothes, so that wasn't a possibility.
Instead, I went for a scene which I could see being used in an intro or as a cut scene for one of these movies. I can just imagine the detective driving up to this old house with the lights off and the shades pulled, wondering what kind of mystery he will find inside.
I waited until a day with some cloud cover after sunset, which was actually extremely difficult. Recently ass soon as the clock hits around 6-7pm all the clouds disappear and leave the sky a blank canvas, which in my mind ruins the mood of mystery. Luckily on Monday night some of the clouds stuck around (most left, again) and I was able to head downtown to this old house I knew of from past photo trips into the city. The gardens of this house are open to the public, so I knew it was safe to hang around here and get some photos. In the end I liked this angle the best, as it most reminded me of the view many of these old movies have, and includes just enough context to setup the scene.
Post Processing:
* Combine 3 exposures in Nik HDR Efex Pro
* Increase exposure
* Increase black point
* Increase contrast
* Levels
* Dodge the sky
* Dodge the dark clouds to reduce haloing
* Burn the line of haloing around the peak of the house
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen edges
* Save as JPEG |
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