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Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Beatles Song/Lyrics (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Woodinville, Washington USA
Date: May 25, 2006
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 25, 2006

 Photographer’s Notes
• I’ve been wandering around trying to improve on my architecture photo for a few days and found myself at the Chateau St. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Washington (USA) this morning. I had hoped to photograph the chateau for architecture but found this instead.
• The winery has lavish grounds open to the public. They hold concerts on the grounds during the summer. The Washington Dinner Drain stops here for wine tasting mid-way through its trip. If you visit the Seattle area, it’s a pleasant place to visit.
• If ever there were evidence of the need for larger pixel dimensions and file size, this photo is it. It’s nice at 640 x 400 and 150K, but it’s a lot better bigger!
• And finally, yes, “Norwegian Wood” is a Beatles song! So no dnmc here, okay? Okay! Here are the lyrics:

"I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.
She showed me her room, isn't it good, norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere,
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine.
We talked until two and then she said, "It's time for bed."
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh.
I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath.
And when I awoke I was alone, this bird had flown.
So I lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood.
"

Post Processing
• Color correct (Curves)
• Color Balance
• Brightness/Contrast
• De-emphasize a few hot spots (Dodge & Burn)
• Hue/Saturation
• Crop
• Resize (Bicubic Sharper)
• Sharpen (Lab color + USM)
• Save for Web

Camera Data
• Nikon D200
• 2006/05/25 10:46:21.0
• RAW (12-bit)
• Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
• Color
• Lens: VR 24-120mm F/3.5-5.6 G
• Focal Length: 24mm
• Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
• Metering Mode: Spot
• 1/10 sec - F/9
• Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
• Sensitivity: ISO 100
• Optimize Image: Vivid
• White Balance: Auto
• AF Mode: AF-S
• Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
• Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
• Tone Comp.: Normal
• Hue Adjustment: 0°
• Saturation: Enhanced
• Sharpening: Medium high
• Image Comment:
• Long Exposure NR: Off
• High ISO NR: Off

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 273
Avg (all users): 6.0925
Avg (commenters): 6.9286
Avg (participants): 5.7576
Avg (non-participants): 6.2747
Views since voting: 1754
Views during voting: 436
Votes: 281
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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Sony DSC-F717
 06/07/2006 06:14:04 PM
A portrait of art, which has a refreshing mood to it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/06/2006 08:47:41 AM
Nice and green. A really nice capture, well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Macro
 06/05/2006 12:24:59 AM
fits challenge but is dark with little to give it interest
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
 06/03/2006 01:40:53 PM
beautiful shot!
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Kodak C875
 06/03/2006 12:46:37 PM
gorgeous. i wanna go there. :(
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/02/2006 03:09:14 AM
I like the over saturated colors here
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/02/2006 01:00:08 AM
Using a new formula....
0-2 Meets the Challenge = 2
0-2 Technical Merit = 2
0-4 Interest/Creativity = 2
0-2 The "wow factor" = 1
Final score: 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/02/2006 12:24:36 AM
great color
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
 06/01/2006 11:41:17 PM
Amazing details, color, and lighting! They work well with the title, too.

My only suggestion here would be to burn in the bright left-hand side. I think you need to keep it for the great compositional element of the curving branches, but it is slightly distracting from the rest of the photo.
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Olympus C-4000Z
 06/01/2006 06:55:33 PM
Beautiful. I love the lush greens.
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Fujifilm X100T
Lensbaby 2.0
 06/01/2006 11:13:40 AM
I don't know if it's Norwegian but it looks gorgeous. My only complaint is about the dark area(actually the whole right part of the photo). Snce yuo got the shade there maybe you could go a little bit forward and catch the sunny area.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/31/2006 05:24:12 PM
Very nice local. Nice tonality moving from light through to dark. Needs a subject though like a person walking or kids playing or a bike or something...
TC
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/31/2006 03:22:38 PM
Nice fantisy image.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 05/31/2006 12:13:50 PM
Lovely sylvan scene but does not capture the spirit of the song! 6
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/31/2006 05:33:04 AM
Put a norwegian flag there and I may have guessed!
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/31/2006 05:07:00 AM
Beautiful colors, although they look almost unnatural.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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