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Up A Tree
Up A Tree
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Negative Image II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-70 / C-7000 Zoom
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: Apr 14, 2008
Aperture: F/4.5
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Abstract, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2008

 This is a view straight up an apple blossom tree (with blossoms!). I shot this blind, by the way, to get a really low POV; this tree wasn't more than fifteen feet tall.

Admittedly, I did a lot with saturation and color balance to milk some of the more subtle colors out of this. Nothing too far out though and nothing inconsistent with what some folks did in the first challenge.

Convert from RAW. Then in PSP X2, crop, negative image, HSL, color balance with lots of fine tuning, curves, HPS (overlay), resize, noise removal, JPG.

Statistics
Place: 317 out of 355
Avg (all users): 4.5933
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 4.3671
Avg (non-participants): 4.8451
Views since voting: 909
Views during voting: 212
Votes: 150
Comments: 6
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 05/06/2008 10:41:53 AM
Nice abstract. The cold blue and icy sharp look of the tree trunk is what makes this one for me.
I agree with bobonacus - too many ones.

Message edited by author 2008-05-06 10:43:24.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 04/24/2008 08:44:07 AM
I like the colours and the abstractness of the image but I expect the abstractness is what cost you votes, I think thats what cost me though I only got one comment! .... 7 1's is really harsh though
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 04/22/2008 10:14:29 PM
nice colors, a little too abstract for my taste
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/20/2008 03:54:24 AM
Think this would have looked a bit better with more depth of field.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/19/2008 12:22:07 PM
interesting abstract.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR
 04/17/2008 08:15:14 AM
stunning fractal image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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