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As the city awakens...
As the city awakens...
diablo2097


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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Hoddle st, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Aug 8, 2006
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 20s
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2006

 On the way to get my shot for the transportation challenge, I passed this, and it wasn't quite sunrise yet, but i had to pull over, it was waaay to nice to simply keep driving by. It's a spot i've driven past many a time, and have always meant to get a good shot of, but i've finally got around to it :). Btw, this city is Melbourne (Australia) for those who don't know, and that's the cricket grounds just off to the right. Unfortunately the bridge i was standing on was very close to a big busy road, so i got a tiny bit of camera shake, as it was a very long exposure. Picture was taken @ 38mm.

PP i can't remember too much, because i took it a while back :P
- raw conversion w/WB correction
- NN
- straighten/crop
- clone out sensor dust (nooo... gotta start cleaning now)
- cloning on buildings to get rid of some blownout highlights and distracting stuff in water
- saturation considerably punched up
- gradient to accentuate the sky colour change even more
- sharpening
- DPC resize

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5
 09/06/2006 11:59:01 PM
Looks like the night in the middle of the day.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/05/2006 02:39:12 PM
I like this. There is something funny about the color that makes it very inviting. Well done!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/05/2006 12:03:38 AM
beautiful lights...i have to say i really think this image is better than some others out there...10
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/04/2006 04:28:38 PM
This is so pretty. I really like the reflections on the water.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/04/2006 09:31:19 AM
nice reflections . seems like a little too much sky though. 6
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/03/2006 04:53:57 PM
Beautiful.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 09/03/2006 04:13:35 PM
I think that this would have done well in the pastels challenge as well. Very nicely done
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/03/2006 07:44:12 AM
lovely shot of melbourne...great light and a good comp...why didn't you go 720 px?
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 09/03/2006 02:12:51 AM
Very nice timing & composition on this shot!
I really like the first light feel with the night lighting showing.
Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 09/02/2006 03:33:45 PM
Very Nice.
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Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 09/02/2006 08:33:27 AM
Nice early moring light. Love the lights reflected in the water.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/01/2006 12:54:42 PM
great time to take the photo. 7
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/01/2006 12:29:44 PM
The lighting and reflections are very pretty. I like the colorfulness of this image and the quietness conveyed. I would suggest a slight clockwise rotation to level the horizon lines so that the building look more upright instead of the slight lean to the left.7
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