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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Aberlady, Scotland
Date: Aug 11, 2006
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Military
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2006

 The concrete blocks are tank traps left from the war.

Upped the exposure and adjusted white balance a bit while converting from RAW. Also, upped the shadows, brightness and contrast in the RAW converter. Cropped to rectify my inability to not stand lopsided. In photoshop, a tiny bit of tweaking on the levels and color balance and a bit of low intensity dodge and burn to clean up a few not quite ideal areas.

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Place: 542 out of 684
Avg (all users): 5.0480
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 4.9746
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Views since voting: 848
Views during voting: 337
Votes: 250
Comments: 14
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 02/16/2008 04:09:50 PM
I love the lighting here... it makes it look as though the tree is clutching at the light.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Canon
 09/07/2006 12:52:49 PM
Too dark in the areas to which the title is obviously referring. It is entirely unclear what they are or why they are an interesting subject.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 09/07/2006 10:20:44 AM
Nice. For this crowd, you might need something a little less busy and with more of a focal point.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/05/2006 11:38:22 PM
so creepy, so mysterious...i absolutely love it! 10
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon
 09/05/2006 03:15:57 PM
Too dark.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/05/2006 10:24:19 AM
at first I thought it was a lake, then I realized it was blocks of some sort. They are nicely integrated!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 09/04/2006 02:42:40 PM
Beautiful work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/04/2006 11:22:29 AM
Your title confuses me as to what the subject is. I find the tree very interesting and I like your processing.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/02/2006 08:28:34 PM
great processing. very rich.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/01/2006 11:17:44 PM
Tells a story from the past,liked how you used the lighting...
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Leica M10
Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black
 09/01/2006 02:34:04 PM
needs a focal point
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Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 09/01/2006 01:58:31 PM
Ooooohh this is creepy. Nice feel and excellent use of the light pattern to give it an even creepier feel.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/01/2006 10:23:23 AM
I like the light you achieved on the 'main' tree. I don't like the underexposure of the rest of the pic. 5
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 09/01/2006 01:32:03 AM
nice lighting. I like the mood of this shot
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