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Challenge: Smoke III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Mar 7, 2013
Aperture: 18.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2013

 First ever effort for smoke photography.

Processing Steps:

- Import into LR3
- Basic adjustments to Exposure, Brightness and Clarity
- Remove dirt spots with Spot Healing tool
- Burning around edges to clean things up
- Export to Nik SEP2
- Convert to B&W (High Structure)
- Import back into LR3
- Curves and Levels
- Add 4 Color gradients (orange, green, light blue, dark blue)
- Bump up Clarity and Contrast
- Export to Elements 11
- Save for web

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 38
Avg (all users): 5.8131
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1765
Avg (non-participants): 5.9333
Views since voting: 497
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 107
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/14/2013 10:11:11 PM
a little too busy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
 03/14/2013 07:49:08 PM
Really like the color and the shape of the smoke
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z6II
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
 03/14/2013 05:02:55 PM
I like this one very much, great light on that smoke pot, nice colours, good focus. Lovely!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 03/10/2013 08:14:29 AM
too busy for my taste, can't relate to the title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/09/2013 05:35:55 PM
Good idea but needs more work on lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 03/08/2013 12:13:28 PM
Too much going on here for me... love the colors overall, but nowhere to rest my eyes and enjoy... except the pot and it's too dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 03/08/2013 11:22:30 AM
has an electrifying look to it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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