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Angels Eyes
Angels Eyes
McFrikki


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Challenge: Silhouettes IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
Location: Iceland, Snæfellsnes
Date: Sep 18, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2007

 I took this picture in a cemetery believe it or not, almost at the tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. I was looking for some silhouettes during sunset and had to drive a long ways to find this. It was gorgeous, first time I ever see the sun go down like this here in Iceland. I had to hurry before the sun went down behind the clouds.

PP: RAW conversion, exposure, darken, clarity, contrast, curve, HSL/luminance, sharpening, export as JPEG, all done in Lightroom.

Statistics
Place: 129 out of 273
Avg (all users): 5.4134
Avg (commenters): 4.7500
Avg (participants): 5.2375
Avg (non-participants): 5.5556
Views since voting: 1047
Views during voting: 262
Votes: 179
Comments: 5
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/26/2007 10:40:37 AM
Given what I've seen of DPC tastes, I'd have expected this over 5.4 but perhaps not to a 6. Statues are "easy" and often not well rewarded. Also, there's a bit of an outline of sorts around the silhouette - hard to tell what from. Some may have seen it as an oversharpening artifact or some other element of processing. And there are little lighter color spots in the sky, perhaps from lens flare/dust reflection - a smooth sky will be scored higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/21/2007 09:04:05 AM
great usage of the negative space. strong and warm colors. intersting crisp silhoutte
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/20/2007 02:45:35 PM
make that angel a little kid praying and you've got a solid picture.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1K
Leica 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 Mega O.I.S.
 09/19/2007 06:15:07 PM
Great catch on the sun. I esp. like the darkening gold.
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Nikon Coolpix S6
 09/19/2007 11:26:58 AM
light is more ..
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