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Autumn Dreams
Autumn Dreams
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-10 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Natchaug State Forest, CT
Date: Oct 19, 2007
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.6 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2007

 taken in Natchaug State Forest, the same location as for my Distance entry. I tried to capture the absolute beauty of a New England Fall. Luckily, the day was rainy. It made for yucky skies, but it made all the colors pop (with a polarizer filter). I used the Orton effect here hoping to add to the mood. I tried to go big here, let's see if it works.

PP - opened Raw in ACR, adjusting blacks, saturation, clarity and luminance. crop. a little burning on the rocks in the stream. clone out a little of the leaves on bottom left of frame. duplicate layers (one in screen blending mode). merge top layer down, then duplicate layer again, this time adding gaussian blur in multiply mode. soft light layer to darken a little of the foliage, especially the yellows. flatten, resize, added border.

Statistics
Place: 214 out of 521
Avg (all users): 5.8087
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.7558
Avg (non-participants): 5.9655
Views since voting: 967
Views during voting: 170
Votes: 115
Comments: 9
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 11/08/2007 01:02:49 AM
Steve - Well, I think it was a bold choice to enter an on purpose soft focus image in a free study and you seem to have scored pretty well. My guess is that the saturation (as others commented on) just overwhelmed people. I think you have a great image for a print here - the colors and softness will really translate well to the printed media.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/07/2007 10:48:15 PM
Great amount of colors in this one ... I like the softness in it.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/07/2007 08:57:45 PM
I think the saturation is a tad too much on tis otherwise good shot.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 11/06/2007 10:34:44 PM
Nice - lovely
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 11/05/2007 09:58:45 PM
GORGEOUS!!!
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Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 11/04/2007 06:05:11 AM
7 - Very nice. The movement in the branches creates a nice effect.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/02/2007 10:13:34 AM
I LIKE THE COLORS BUT WOULD HAVE SATURATED A LITTLE LESS AND THERE IS SOME BLURRINESS.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 11/01/2007 11:22:16 PM
A little too busy but nice colors.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
11/01/2007 12:17:45 AM
Nice colors but the blurring of the foliage is distracting.
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