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Challenge: Water II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Guest bathroom
Date: Mar 25, 2006
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10s
Galleries: Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2006

 Copied a previous winner, in a lot of ways. Tip of the hat to the "How'd They Do That" by Remie on "Impact of a Waterdrop", a yellow ribbon winner in 2002.

There should be at least 10 shots of this nature...

This took enough work to get the shot in itself, but it was pretty much a plane jane shot until PS got involved... I suspect those who saw the "original" (I know, I missed Deja Vu) will think this is not as good, and newer voters just won't like it, but I think it's decent, and it's dynamic. Maybe that will help.

Accidentally shot at 400ISO :(

Editing Steps...

-Crop
-Convert to BW with PhotoPlugins A/W Converter filter for PSE, including a "toning setting" for a dark sepia
-Levels
-Gradient Fill to darken the upper right hand corner
-Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, with major hue adjustment to Blue from Sepia, with significant Saturation boost as well.
-Unsharp mask for contrast
-Imagenomic noise reduction, save as JPG
-Resize and save for web

EXIF

File: - C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\Canon Dumps\032506\IMG_6330.JPG

Make - Canon
Model - Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 180
YResolution - 180
ResolutionUnit - Inch
DateTime - 2006:03:25 23:11:11
YCbCrPositioning - Centered
ExifOffset - 196
ExposureTime - 1/10 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExifVersion - 0221
DateTimeOriginal - 2006:03:25 23:11:11
DateTimeDigitized - 2006:03:25 23:11:11
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel - 3 (bits/pixel)
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/10 seconds
ApertureValue - F 11.00
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 5.60
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
Flash - Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 55 mm
UserComment -
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 3072
ExifImageHeight - 2048
InteroperabilityOffset - 2366
FocalPlaneXResolution - 3443.95
FocalPlaneYResolution - 3442.02
FocalPlaneResolutionUnit - Inch
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - DSC - Digital still camera
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
WhiteBalance - Auto
SceneCaptureType - Standard

Maker Note (Vendor): -
Macro mode - Off
Self timer - Off
Quality - Fine
Flash mode - On
Sequence mode - Single or Timer
Focus mode - MF
Image size - Large
Easy shooting mode - Manual
Digital zoom - None
Contrast - High , +1
Saturation - High , +1
Sharpness - High , +1
ISO Value - 400
Metering mode - Evaluative
Focus type - Auto
AF point selected -
Exposure mode - Av-priority
Focal length - 18 - 55 mm (1 mm)
Flash activity - Not fired
Flash details - Internal
Focus mode 2 - 65535
White Balance - Auto
Sequence number - 0
Flash bias - 1.00 EV
Subject Distance - 46
Image Type - IMG:EOS DIGITAL REBEL JPEG
Firmware Version - Firmware Version 1.1.1
Camera Serial Number - 560150116
Image Number - 2636330
Owner Name -

Statistics
Place: 215 out of 287
Avg (all users): 5.0825
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8288
Avg (non-participants): 5.4217
Views since voting: 711
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 194
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D100
 03/29/2006 11:22:46 AM
The highlights on the water are the focal point of the image since they are the brightest parts. I like the circular ripples. The actual drops are almost pointless since they do not stand out in the image at all. On second thoughts if you crop just below the falling drop, eliminating it and the diagonal line the composition changes completely and the focus is put back on the splash.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 03/27/2006 03:44:23 AM
nice composition and stop motion. only critisism is slight lack of sharpness / noise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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