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Challenge: Zen Photography (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: 2006
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
Location: Virginia
Date: Jul 28, 2006
Aperture: F22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 29, 2006

 RawShooter essentials 2006
RAW file - exp comp +.35, convert to TIF

Post-processed with Paint Shop Pro X

Clone out sensor dust and mark on poster board.
Duplicate BG
Photo Fix - set B/W points (White +30)
Select white poster board - promote to layer
Select dark colors with magic brush to isolate grass and easel - promote to layer
Invert selection to isolate sky - promote to layer

Sky layer - Brightness & Contrast : Clarify +20, opacity 65%
Grass layer - Brightness & Contrast : Hist Adj (0,1,160)
Bring poster layer to top
Merge all
Soften brush on edges of poster board
Resize
USM (.50,100,10) +luminance
Border
Save as JPG

UV and Circular Polarizer filters used.

Statistics
Place: 130 out of 329
Avg (all users): 5.7014
Avg (commenters): 6.3750
Avg (participants): 5.5701
Avg (non-participants): 5.8365
Views since voting: 849
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 211
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/05/2006 08:43:55 PM
Another clever idea here...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/03/2006 10:32:54 AM
zen is not a metaphor for zen. 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 08/03/2006 06:00:12 AM
Good idea but the colours feel a little dull to me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 4
 08/01/2006 06:29:44 PM
well, this one is cool, very good ... excellent, i like it, if just the colors are more saturated it would make it to the top
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/31/2006 10:49:49 PM
Nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/31/2006 07:01:57 PM
5: good idea, maybe crop out a lot of the grass to make it a "simpler" image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/31/2006 08:05:22 AM
Great composition. I like the balance of it. The colors seem a touch too muted for my taste.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
07/31/2006 01:42:07 AM
I'd like it better with no flowers, and needs more sky and grass. Great idea. I'd like to see the main subject smaller. Like to subdued colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 07/31/2006 12:23:13 AM
very interesting idea. i like it a lot. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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