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Silhouette Sky
Dr.Confuser


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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Kirkland, Washington, USA
Date: Apr 13, 2005
Aperture: F/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10 Second
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 10, 2005

 Photographer’s Notes
Here is yet another stormy sunset over the Olympic Mountains.

I live in a house that looks west 80 miles toward the Olympic Mountains in Western Washington State. There two tall peaks form a deep “V” between them that I have dubbed “The Notch.” Twice a year, on the day I’ve dubbed “Notch Day” the sun sets right in The Notch: April 6th and September 6th *. In this photo The Notch is 1/4 of the frame from the left and is partially shrouded in clouds. On the date of this photo (April 13th), the sun has moved a good bit north of The Notch at sunset.

* Actually the length of a year is 365.25 days and leap year corrects the error every 4 years. So it’s a bit more complicated to predict exactly which day in April and September is “Notch Day.” But April 6 and September 6 are the officially celebrated Notch Days in our household. The Notch Day parties are not to be missed but invitations are exclusive.

Post Processing
Crop
Levels (RGB)
Curves (R&B Channels)
Dodge & Burn
Sharpen w/ High Pass Filter
Flatten Image
Reduce Noise
Resize & Resample Bicubic Sharper
Color Balance
Shadow Levels: 0, 0, 10
Midtone Levels: 0, 0, 10
Highlight Levels: 10, 0, 0
Clone Out a Distraction
Save for Web

Camera Data
Nikon D70
2005/04/13 19:34:52.1
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
Focal Length: 86mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
1/10 sec - F/22
Exposure Comp.: -1.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF

Statistics
Place: 204 out of 507
Avg (all users): 5.6639
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.5753
Avg (non-participants): 5.9808
Views since voting: 1063
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 238
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM
 09/22/2007 11:36:42 AM
This is beautiful but its just too straight to me, it doesn't have a focal point.
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 09/11/2007 01:25:35 AM
i like this shot, one of my favorite type of image. very cool, love the dark sky above
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 09/11/2007 12:49:58 AM
I would really like to see a border on this image :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/25/2005 06:05:46 PM
Nice Panoramic.......
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/24/2005 02:34:50 AM
olympic mountains on 4.12?(i have a picture that looks very similar in my portfolio) like the layers of the picture, great lanscape!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/22/2005 08:59:47 AM
this is a beautiful image, one, though, that will probably be overlooked and under-appreciated. i really doubt if any dpc-score will do this image justice. all the same, thanks for sharing. good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/19/2005 07:41:55 PM
Not overly interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 04/19/2005 05:24:46 PM
THAT is an Incredible shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
 04/19/2005 12:47:22 PM
very pretty
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