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Looking Down the Barrel of a Yucca
Looking Down the Barrel of a Yucca
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Perspective III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Jul 11, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/320 sec
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 11, 2006

 This is a Yucca cactus just down the street.

Converted from RAW, adjusted white balance
Photoshop:
Crop
Curves
Brightness/Contrast
A couple of Hue/Saturation adjustment layers
A couple of Selective Color adjustment layers to bump the blacks and shift the whites to yellow very slightly
Resize
USM
Save for Web

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Votes: 191
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 07/16/2006 12:38:56 PM
Too shallow DOF. The background becomes a flat blur instead of leading me into the distance. But a good, original idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
07/16/2006 04:40:54 AM
Nice macro.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/14/2006 07:36:18 AM
The DOF used here did not brings out the perspective used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/13/2006 09:30:34 AM
Hmmm - sorry, but the DOF is a little too shallow for me... very nice idea though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Canon
 07/12/2006 09:57:03 AM
i wish there was a little more in focus, but its still interesting - good shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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