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Birches against the Brush
Birches against the Brush
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Challenge: Duotones II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Green Bay, WI
Date: Feb 20, 2006
Aperture: f20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Feb 20, 2006

 focal length: 55 mm
white balance: daylight
Photoshop Elements used for all post-processing.
sharpened, rotated, saved as .psd, brighten: -2 or -3, contrast: +3 or -4. To convert to sepia : enhanced>adjust color>remove color, enhanced>adjust color>color variations, adjusted color intensity slider down one notch less than middle, decrease blue once, increase red once, added border, resized to 640, usm, saved for web.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 02/27/2006 08:27:29 AM
I love birches - they lend themselves well to being photographed..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 02/24/2006 11:30:58 AM
playing with the curves to make the white whiter would help.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 02/23/2006 10:23:31 AM
David? Hmmm...looks like one of my favorite shots by dsidwell.

If not, take it as a compliment as he's racked up some impressive photo's here. ;^)

Good choice IMO for the Duotones II challenge. Hope it does well for you in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/23/2006 06:01:55 AM
Another great image.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/22/2006 10:38:52 AM
Beautiful composition. I love the details and the tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 02/22/2006 12:25:37 AM
Great shot! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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