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Another Day...
Another Day...
cpurser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Irish Bayou - New Orleans, LA
Date: Apr 16, 2005
Aperture: f16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2005

 A fisherman is heading out for a day's work.

This was a good opportunity that just 'happened' while I was taking sunrise pictures.

Lens: 50mm f/1.4

No dodging and burning!

Steps:
1) Convert from RAW to 16 bit
2) Sky and water on different layers
3) Highlights to a separate layer
4) Curves and levels on sky and water layers
5) Resize
6) Flatten
7) Crop
8) Cloned 3 spots
9) USM
10) Convert to 8 bit
11) Save for web

Statistics
Place: 217 out of 507
Avg (all users): 5.6151
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5272
Avg (non-participants): 5.9091
Views since voting: 1039
Views during voting: 344
Votes: 239
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/25/2005 01:06:21 PM
You got the exposure just about right here, very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/25/2005 12:28:58 PM
what a rang of colour! shame the boat is so dark, but under the circumstances thats forgivable! one of the nicest sunsets in the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 04/24/2005 01:41:34 PM
Nice light balance between foreground and sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7R V
Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS
 04/24/2005 02:21:26 AM
Very cool sunset. I thought the foreground was snow at first. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/24/2005 01:26:12 AM
great sky! think it should be more of the focal point
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/21/2005 09:11:46 PM
Cool
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/19/2005 11:38:59 PM
what an interesting color cast on the water--it almost looks like snow! beautiful image, very enjoyable. hope it does well for you!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
 04/19/2005 07:33:00 PM
Breath Taking!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot A530
 04/19/2005 12:40:41 PM
Fantastic colours, clouds... stunning!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/19/2005 11:13:58 AM
Beautiful colors !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/19/2005 12:19:52 AM
I hope this one scores in the top 10 - it's aboslutely beautiful - great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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