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Land Reclamation - One Stone at a Time
Land Reclamation - One Stone at a Time
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Collection: 2007 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Niantic, CT
Date: Apr 28, 2007
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Seascapes, Children
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2007

 My son and I were out for a ride and decided to take a walk on the beach. He was busy throwing rocks in the sound while I was taking some photos for the 30 day B/W side challenge. I was really happy with this one and decided to enter it - good lines, nice lighting, and solid contrast


Image taken in RAW opened in CS2 and adjusted curves, levels, and exposure. Saved as JPEG
Opened image in Elements 3.0
Cloned out some dust bunnies
Adjusted levels
Adjusted bright/contrast
Desaturated using Hue/Saturation channel mixer
Cloned sky to remove desaturation generated sky issues
Added duplicate layer of background. USM 25,50,0 adjusted opacity to improve contrast
Flattened image
Dodged and Burned in sand and sky to improve contrast and bring out detail.
USM 85,0.5,0
Noise Reduction to reduce noise
Save for web <200 kb and 720

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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/08/2007 02:20:56 PM
Hi Peter, I think you've been getting robbed lately. I was one of your 7's, and I might have bumped it up had I gone back. I think this has a message, excellent DOF, and excellent composition. I suspect you got hurt by the very slightly blown areas on the sand - people are technical sticklers with this type of competition. Still think you got robbed on an excellent entry!
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Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 05/06/2007 10:09:54 PM
This is great, i dont know where to begin. The position of the horizon, the lines formed by the shadow of the boardwalk, the wooden poles, and the shoreline are perfect. The rock in the air...excellent!
10
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 05/04/2007 09:34:23 AM
I like the choice of B&W for this image
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 05/01/2007 10:13:17 PM
Nicely composed. The bright light isn't harsh at all. I might even play with levels or curves to enrich the shadows a bit. Nice use of neg. space.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 05/01/2007 03:05:55 PM
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