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Hoover Tower
Hoover Tower
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Night Shot IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Location: Hoover Tower, Stanford U
Date: Apr 6, 2007
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10s
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 8, 2007

 Taken in front of Hoover Tower. I wish I could have transformed the perspective of the image, but I do like the contrast between the fountain and the tower.

Interestingly enough, I found a high USM value (for me, 5 pix width in PSP XI) improved the image a lot to really make the tower jump out yet still be shrouded in darkness. Just hope my gamma is close to correct :)

Conversion Info:
Rawshooter -- raised intensity of dark values a lot, higher saturation
PSP XI -- Bit more curves, crop, resize, USM

Statistics
Place: 119 out of 266
Avg (all users): 5.5462
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3556
Avg (non-participants): 5.6471
Views since voting: 771
Views during voting: 388
Votes: 260
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 13
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 04/17/2007 11:51:15 PM
nice shot... suggestion on crop, would have worked better without the edge of the fountain at the bottom!
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/17/2007 09:06:22 AM
I miss the GSB! Thanks memory. If only they let us up to the top at night - some great views up there.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/14/2007 09:11:02 PM
Cool capture.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/13/2007 02:31:34 PM
gorgeous, love this. shame about the tower leaning due to wide angle, but this is great. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/12/2007 06:25:12 PM
I would have rotated so that the tower wasn't leaning. But nice composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 04/12/2007 11:11:39 AM
Very nice composition, the lines of the fountain lead nicely to the tower. The focus and exposure seem a bit soft though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/12/2007 09:38:10 AM
Stanford Campus! Good Shot
Pentax *ist DL
Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Pentax Digital AF
 04/12/2007 01:03:07 AM
this is an effect that IMO is a little over done in DP. But having said that i gave this a good score.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 04/11/2007 12:38:35 AM
Lacks a little contrast, but nice colours.
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