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Glow of Dawn follows Winter Storm
Glow of Dawn follows Winter Storm
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: 2006
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3
Location: Virginia
Date: Dec 6, 2005
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2006

Custom white balance
Focal length 35mm

Post-processed with Paint Shop Pro X

Smart Photo Fix (Advanced option - wht balance, Color balance (brightness 15,-70,0 / saturation (25) / focus (60) / black (10) / white (4)
Duplicate background - new layer
- darken brush
Duplicate background - new layer
- gaussian blur (1)
- opacity 40%
Merge all - flatten
Crop
Select hillside
- Color : RGB (B-4)
- Hue & Saturation : HSL (R -8, Y -8)
Resize
USM (.50, 75, 5) + luminance
Border
Save as JPG

Statistics
Place: 164 out of 833
Avg (all users): 6.2322
Avg (commenters): 8.0769
Avg (participants): 6.1166
Avg (non-participants): 6.7342
Views since voting: 1744
Views during voting: 567
Votes: 422
Comments: 14
Favorites: 4 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 05:42:56 PM
Totally Beautiful!!! 10
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01/31/2006 03:56:25 PM
Gorgeous!
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01/29/2006 04:38:24 PM
ok comp, nice texture, nice light, color flat, dof ok, blacks need a little tweeking, whites barely in, overall ok
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01/29/2006 02:36:10 PM
Like this one alot.
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01/26/2006 05:31:27 AM
This is a very pleasing image, well done.....
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01/22/2006 06:02:10 PM
great composition and lighting...8
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01/21/2006 04:31:24 PM
Ice forest, like how this image shows multiple layers.
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01/21/2006 04:22:19 PM
I personally really like "sunshine after a snowstorm" photos, the light is just fantastic, and things really jump out. Not the strongest composition here though, as the foreground clutter removes a lot from any strong focal point.. if we could have seen more down that road/gully/clear-cut there..
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01/20/2006 01:57:53 PM
Glad you didn't fall into the trap of over sharpening this wonderful image. 10.
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01/19/2006 07:53:22 PM
very pretty winter scene - almost wish you had stepped to the right more though so I can see a little of what lies beyoind the curve.
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01/18/2006 01:09:19 AM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/17/2006 10:46:15 PM
Fantastic photo, love the pastel colours, technically sound. 10
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01/17/2006 01:31:42 PM
very nice!
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01/17/2006 12:58:31 PM
This is lovely, looks like a painting!
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