Challenge:Best of 2004 (Advanced Editing III*) Camera:Nikon D70 Location: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia Date: Nov 7, 2004 Aperture: F/22 ISO: 1250 Shutter: 1/3200 Galleries:Sky, Water Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2005
Originally an outtake for the Calendar challenge. I wish I had entered it but my Photo shop skills and Capture skills were not good enough to get rid of the noise.
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No dodge or burn as the photo really is pretty close to actual without the noise.
I know part of the sky is green but that is how it is in the photo and I can't seem to change it :(.
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Lovely scene, but your processing has pushed this too far for me and the JPEG compression has yielded many artifacts. You've got a great subject and I think many will find it frustrating not to be able to see more of it.
Off-center vanishing point and the masts strengthen the composition, and I like the whispy highlights on the clouds; good job not oversharpening the trees on the left.
i imagine that there is a beautiful image in here, somewhere, but it is too dark for me to really appreciate it. but, remember, that's just my opinion. you do have a nice image.
I love the saturation in this photograph. Especially the golden rays of sunlight meld into the turquoise of the sky. Capturing the sun face on is quite a challenge and in this case it resulted in a rather subdued mood. Effectively silhouettes the foreground. Minor notes: some harsh noise amid the clouds and the masts.
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