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Challenge: Free Study 2011-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Llandudno Beach Cape Town South Africa
Date: Dec 20, 2011
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 50
Shutter: 50 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Blur
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2011

 Went to Cape Town to visit some famly during Christmas and managed a quick shoot on a trip to the beach with my 1 year old daughter.
It was already after 9am in the morning so the light was getting harsh and not as soft as I wanted so decided to do some long exposure shots. Used a 9 stop Hoya ND Filter together with a CPL filter to cut the glare off the water and rocks.

Editing included:
Open RAW, increase contrast a bit, opened in PS CS3, remove sensor dust, make B&W adjustment layer, duplicate B&W layer and change blending mode to overlay to increase contrast some more, curves adjustment layer, blurring of sky and water, resize and sharpen, slight glow added and vignette too. SFW

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Votes: 144
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01/04/2012 02:57:16 PM
Love the creamy quality of this shot.
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 01/03/2012 07:27:58 PM
Simply beautiful :-)
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 01/03/2012 04:50:22 PM
these ultra long exposures are very much in vogue at the moment, this is definitely one of the better examples, I like the variation of shades and the mono processing, well done and good luck with it
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 01/03/2012 02:44:53 PM
Such a tranquil picture! But for me the straight horizon is distracting. I would have prefered no horizon line, i.e the "fog" moving into the black and the black extending to the edge of the picture. I would like to know if this is a "real" landscape somewhere and you played with exposure, or if you set this up and/or photoshopped it?
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 01/02/2012 01:28:07 AM
Surreal!
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 01/01/2012 06:03:53 PM
Sublime tones. Beautiful image.
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 01/01/2012 01:11:27 PM
I don't know what I'm looking at, no clues from the title. Would guess this is from a plane, at an island/hill in the ocean/fog. Ethereal lighting
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 01/01/2012 07:48:54 AM
zen like in its simplicity
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