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Challenge: Structures At Night (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: Jun 25, 2012
Aperture: f/18
ISO: 200
Shutter: various
Date Uploaded: Jun 26, 2012

 Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex

my inspiration was this image (not really sure if it is a photo or rendering)

Entrance

six exposure combined using HDR Efex Pro

resulting image adjusted using Color Efex Pro
-soft gold reflector (lighten front structure)
-midnight (darken and add blue cast)
-bleach bypass
-glamour glow

lens distortion corrected using PTLens

final touch-up using Capture NX2
-contrast
-brighten shadows
-saturation
-unsharp mask
-crop, size, and save for DPC

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 92
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Avg (commenters): 6.0000
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Views since voting: 728
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 140
Comments: 2
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 06/28/2012 10:13:38 AM
not a big fan of the blue. nice architecture though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/27/2012 01:53:10 PM
Very good use of contrast.
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