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90 Seconds on the Thames
90 Seconds on the Thames
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White in Color II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: groton, CT
Date: Feb 23, 2008
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 90 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2008

 used my 10-stop ND, and took on a dreary overcast day to minimize the adjustments to get BW look. minimal processing - opened RAW in CS3, with slight tweaks to black level and exposure. layer for levels, curves. cloned out some dust spots, a line hanging from the wharf, and a small piece of vegetation in the bottom right corner. crop, resize. USM at large radius. hue/sat layer reducing master saturation by 10%, and blue by 20% (not large changes). save for web.

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Place: 83 out of 249
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Avg (commenters): 6.0000
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Votes: 201
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 03/04/2008 10:57:54 PM
I didn't realize you were in London, Steve! Hope this is doing well for you. No vote, of course.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 03/03/2008 01:17:01 AM
great stillness of the water in this exposure! Did you try shooting this without the city in the background as it distracts me a little.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/01/2008 11:09:01 PM
This is a great photo. The water almost looks frozen.
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Samsung TL500
Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/29/2008 10:23:32 PM
a bit unbalanced to me, but nice shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/28/2008 12:41:16 AM
I really like the smooth water, great effect from the long exposure!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 02/27/2008 11:52:28 PM
You are reinforcing my impression of England as very grey.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
 02/27/2008 11:02:33 AM
nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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