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the pines weep at the encroaching darkness
the pines weep at the encroaching darkness
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Water III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2008
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Virginia
Date: Apr 11, 2008
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2008

Ok. Feeling all artsy today I guess. Maybe. Just came off a nasty stomach virus and prior to about 4 hours ago, I hadn't eaten in 36 hours. Couldn't lay around any more...had to get out, even if it meant just 1/2 dozen steps outside my door. Grabbed a water spray bottle (yes, I cheated) and soaked part of this tree. Wasn't 100% happy with the end result so I started mucking around...here's the end result. :-) Shall I make it 3 4's in a row? Hope not, but hey, it is what it is...


PSP X2
- histogram (0,1.25,175)
- crop
- nik B/W filter (4,0,60)
- levels (10,125,245)
- usm (1,85,4) +luminance
- resize
- duplicate bg
- select main drop and pine needle, promote to layer
- apply 1% gaussian blur to bg layer
- apply usm (.50,100,10) +lum, and usm (.20,75,5) +lum to drop layer
- minor cleanup with cloning tool on bg layer
- merge all layers
- save as JPG

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04/15/2008 08:15:58 AM
very nice -7
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04/14/2008 01:22:47 PM
i like the b&w treatment, though i'm sure most won't agree.
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