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And All The Colors Bled Into A River Of Time

And All The Colors Bled Into A River Of Time

scarbrd

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Challenge: Rivers & Streams (Advanced Editing VI ("Time Lapse"))
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Houston, TX
Date: Jan 12, 2008
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 12, 2008

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Houston Skyline reflected in Buffalo Bayou, a waterway that runs through downtown Houston.

3 bracketed exposures in one-stop increments.

Open all in RAW in Photoshop, save as TIF
Open all 3 in PhotoMatix
Generate HDR
Generate Tonemapping
save as TIF
Open in PhotoShop
Cloned out red car on top of hill
Levels
crop
clone out stray branches on right edge
boost red and yellow saturation
size
USM
border
save for web

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Place: 14 out of 208
Avg (all users): 6.5678
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
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Views since voting: 1575
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 199
Comments: 21
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM

01/21/2008 10:00:41 AM

Wow! WOW! I had no idea Houston could look so stunningly beautiful! A-MAZING photo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on a top 20 finish in this incredible challenge that finds me completely blown away!

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM

01/21/2008 01:29:17 AM

Nice to see that this shot made it to the top 20 Grats!

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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS

01/21/2008 12:58:47 AM

I had thought this would do a bit better, actually. It's a fantastic contrast of elemental and human. The tone mapping may have flattened it a little too much. Congrats on top-20.

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM

01/20/2008 10:31:43 PM

Nice reflection and you got a good sky!

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/20/2008 09:13:29 PM

Just perfect! Love the vibrant colors and that perfect reflection!

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/20/2008 05:04:52 PM

a nice balance of color, background, and reflection

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Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital

01/20/2008 11:45:59 AM

Well done, this is brilliant! a great point of view, and a great use of the buildings in the reflection.

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

01/19/2008 09:39:33 AM

Nice reflection...

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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

01/18/2008 09:40:08 AM

Beautiful colors you've captured here, nice and sharp as well

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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/17/2008 09:52:23 PM

the colours and reflections are gorgeous. great job! /10

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Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR

01/17/2008 05:46:00 PM

Great use of color. Your tint seems a little too red on my monitor. Wonderful composition.

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED

01/16/2008 09:43:26 PM

Nice shot.

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Tamron SP AF 28-105mm f/2.8 LD Aspherical IF for Canon

01/16/2008 01:17:50 PM

The scraggly tree on the left is a tad distracting, but overall very nice.

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Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

01/15/2008 11:43:47 AM

Absolutely gorgeous colors and great reflections.

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM

01/14/2008 10:04:51 PM

omg is this houston? I didn't realize houston can actually be pretty d= please tell me where you shot this.

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Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

01/14/2008 05:30:51 PM

a bit oversaturated 6

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01/14/2008 05:04:48 PM

One of my tops picks. Stunning colours, gorgeous reflections, just beautiful.

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Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

01/14/2008 01:35:29 PM

Great tones in this & a very nice reflection.

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/14/2008 12:41:21 PM

Lot's of color here for what would otherwise be a drab photo.

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Sigma 70-200 /2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM II

01/14/2008 03:59:25 AM

lovely reflections

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS

01/14/2008 03:03:16 AM

Wonderful reflections... very nice coloring.

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