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Challenge: Free Study 2013-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Places
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Feb 27, 2013
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2013

 Just a random shot of a stairway at a park. It's old and a bit decrepit, so I processed it to make the clouds/sky suit it better. It came out more or less as I imagined it could when I took it.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, B&W, cloned out a couple of bright spots in the grass, "lomo" filter in FilterForge, reduced saturation on blues, blended in multiply mode, resized, USM.

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Place: 45 out of 205
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Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 03/07/2013 01:35:25 PM
Up. Lovely starkness.
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Nikon D810
 03/07/2013 02:01:35 AM
It works great for me. Love the tones and the border. Looks kind of dramatic. "Your stairway lies on the whispering wind." :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/05/2013 08:33:37 PM
Great perspective!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/04/2013 09:11:09 PM
Imposing! Threatening. Very emotive image. There is a fantastic balance where all the lines and textures meet at the top of the stairs
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 03/04/2013 03:36:20 PM
Is this the stairway to heaven. Love the color in the clouds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/04/2013 01:20:31 PM
love the ominous feel you created.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 03/02/2013 09:15:49 AM
Art indeed. 7
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