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Challenge: Heat (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Chatham, MA
Date: May 21, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2006

 From RAW: wb set to 7000K for the red throw: slight hue/sat adjustment in yellow: foreground selected, then selective color in neutrals and blacks to set foreground contrast and hue: sky gradient: slight vignette: resize, USM, border

200mm

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 158
Avg (all users): 6.1910
Avg (commenters): 6.6364
Avg (participants): 6.1538
Avg (non-participants): 6.2124
Views since voting: 1264
Views during voting: 250
Votes: 178
Comments: 14
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/28/2006 02:59:35 PM
ooh, I can see travel mags wanting this, so much room for their sales pitch in the negative space. A lovely minimilist approach to the challenge. I may have 'stretched' the truth with the title though as (to me) sunset has more warmth to me than sunrise? bumping to an eight.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/27/2006 06:22:47 AM
Caught the sun at the ultimate moment. Good timing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/26/2006 01:37:16 PM
Tones -> Good.
Frame -> Bad.

It's as simple as that :)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 05/26/2006 02:09:11 AM
ahh, very nice. when i first saw this i thought "sunset"... i've been on the west coast for too long! :o) well done
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Panasonic 3CCD
 05/25/2006 02:44:25 PM
Utterly beautiful. Your timing was impeccable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Leica M10
Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black
 05/25/2006 02:04:36 PM
not buying the red here, looks like PP to me, but a nice shot for the challenge. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 05/25/2006 01:30:36 PM
Very effective, convincing "heat" shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Vivitar ViviCam 4000
 05/23/2006 05:11:08 PM
In the beginning...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 05/23/2006 05:10:07 PM
Nice moment, good capture. Just enough Sun to get a hint of its power.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 05/23/2006 09:22:02 AM
Amazing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4
 05/22/2006 06:20:48 PM
Great sunset!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/22/2006 04:55:09 AM
I like this.....Really looks hot.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/22/2006 02:53:17 AM
The sun does not seem to be high enough to so much effect on the water,for a sunrise,but the image is good....7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/22/2006 12:38:49 AM
wonderful reds
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