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Challenge: HDR (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Curbside
Date: Nov 12, 2006
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 320
Date Uploaded: Nov 12, 2006

 OK, here's what I think I did. First, I know I went out this morning and set the camera to take three exposures of each shot 0, -1.33, and +1.33. The shot was taken at ISO 320 (don't ask why, I just like varying the ISO, or perhaps keep forgetting to change it), f/9, and 1/1000, 1/3200, and 1/500.

And yes, we at Team Suck kinda like non-level horizons on occasion, so I do know that the horizon is most definitely not level. This was intentional.

Processing. Had Photomatix do an HDR on the three from the camera jpeg files. Saved that. Did a tone mapping and slid sliders around without having any real idea why or what for. Saved that. Opened the HDR in PS, added the tone mapped version on top of that. Adjusted the opacity and may have changed the blending mode to saturation but then I think I changed it back - can't tell from the history. Created a duplicate of the tone mapped layer and changed the blending mode to overlay, and reduced opacity. Flattened, sharpened. Re-sized then saved for web at 50% (!) to get it to 150K. LOTS of information in these here HDR experiments.

Now what I cannot explain: the HDR created by Photomatix does not have a watermark, but the tone mapped version does; yet the finished product does not have the watermark. I don't know where it went. I did not clone it out, nor erase it. I suspect when I used the tone mapping verion as a layer and changed opacity, it may have reduced it, then the second layer with a different blending mode may have reduced it further. At any rate, I can't see it.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 11/20/2006 12:37:30 AM
Yay purposefully-done non-level horizons!!!! :-D
Great shot, Melethia!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm FinePix S5200Z
 11/19/2006 04:45:38 PM
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 11/18/2006 08:54:25 AM
Nice colors and sharpness, but I suggest not using the tilt unless it strongly reinforces something in the image.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/14/2006 11:56:25 AM
Has dark shadows for tis challenge and overexposed ont the whites.
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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 11/14/2006 04:14:21 AM
I LOVE love love love the composition! The colors are wonderful as well.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/13/2006 08:28:27 PM
Not really fond of the angle or subject - but nice try in the limited time!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 11/13/2006 02:38:56 PM
Use of Light:1
Focus:1
Composition:1
Creativity:1
Achieves Challenge:1
Title: 1 LOL!

Nice us of HDR to allow the trees in the background to show up and not get blown out by the hydrant in the foreground
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/13/2006 02:33:44 PM
Hmmm...Don't really like having to tilt my head to examine the pic. If you'd have wanted, you could've been more aggressive with the HDR settings to better expose the trees in the background.
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Nikon D3
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 11/13/2006 05:24:50 AM
The shadows are a bit too dark here for HDR.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/13/2006 03:00:19 AM
the angle is not comfortable. makes me want to tilt my head to look at this
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