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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
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Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Pentax
Location: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, CA
Date: May 20, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

 Last minute shot substitution ... got my fingers crossed. I've never taken and edited so many different shots for a challenge, or had such a difficult time figuring out which to enter.

Mask, desat, lightness adj in color channels, contrast, brightness, usm, resize, usm again, border, s4w

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Post-challenge: thanks for the nice comments and votes. I'm pleased with how this came out, especially for a last minute entry. I had one version with the center column in color too, but didn't use it because it was more noticeable in color that the highlights on the left side of the column are blown out. ;>P

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 556
Avg (all users): 6.2358
Avg (commenters): 8.1111
Avg (participants): 6.1620
Avg (non-participants): 6.5000
Views since voting: 3327
Views during voting: 340
Votes: 229
Comments: 11
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/01/2008 11:02:09 PM
Dennis,
I love this shot.. excellent use of selective coloring! thank you for sharing this.
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Nikon Z9
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 05/28/2007 12:03:09 AM
Good Job Dennis...U DA MAN!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/27/2007 10:50:32 PM
There's something breathtaking about this photo. I don't even know what it is. 9
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Sony DSLR-A700
Konica Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8
 05/27/2007 05:46:35 PM
Very nice colors, and effect. To have colors on the central support would be better, imho.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 05/24/2007 12:57:24 PM
Love the motion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/24/2007 11:19:43 AM
Very nicely captured shot. I love the colors in it. IMO it would have been nice to have the people all in on the right, for a slight better composition. You put a lot of work into this shot and it paid off. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 05/22/2007 01:13:39 PM
awesome picture and idea! 10 def
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/22/2007 12:26:01 PM
You've got a nice result with this. Love the framing used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 05/22/2007 05:46:53 AM
WOW this is one great shot, I love the sky it is just right to show off the colours on the top of the spinner.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/22/2007 12:33:59 AM
fantastic,it forces you to look - 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/21/2007 12:19:14 PM
I like the idea of this, but would have preferred to see the center column saturated as well. The framing has a nice energy to it too.
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