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Sunlight Serenade
Sunlight Serenade
EBJones


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: Apr 29, 2007
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/3200
Galleries: Candid, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2007

 Convert from RAW. Neat Image. Cropped.

New layer, painted white the areas to lighten (The boards of the pier) and used Soft Light blending mode.

Converted to 32 bit and back to 16 bit. Adjusted the curves in the HDR dialog and copied entire image. Undo on the conversions and pasted the HDR converted image over the original. Changed new layer blending mode to soft light and adjusted the opacity to ~25%.

Used the same painting technique on the pier rails and the pillars to the left as earlier on the boards in the pier.

Layer mask to bring back the detail in the roof to the left.

Flattened, resized and SFW.


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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/10/2007 10:31:46 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Lovely, relaxing tones.

Compositionally, you have effectively used leading lines to direct the eyes upwards and through the frame. I also like the balance created between the building on the left and the flags on the right. The person helps to add a human element to the story and that adds to the interest of the story.

Technically, I like that there are still some details in the silhouette, and the orange provides a nice contrast. I honestly can't think of anything I would suggest to change in this -- it is that awesome a shot.

We had been toying with the idea of going to Charleston this summer. This shot has about made me definitely decide to do so. :)

If I need to clarify or further explain myself, please let me know.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a7R II
Pentax A 50mm f/1.4 MF
 05/07/2007 11:09:06 PM
Fabulous composition & tone...
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/07/2007 06:05:25 PM
We see a lot of orange profile shots on DPC, but this one has something special. It's hard to put my finger on it, but I think it may partly be that you haven't over-saturated it. Also I really like the balance of the composition. 10
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 05/06/2007 10:41:42 AM
A very relaxing image to look at. Subtle, simple and beautiful colours.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/01/2007 02:06:18 PM
Is the title a billy joel reference? Nice Shot.
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