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Dune
Dune
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Challenge: Movie Titles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Wahiba Sands, Sultanate of Oman
Date: May 16, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2008

 This was taken at sunrise in the Wahiba sands of Oman. It is a beautiful place that you should visit someday.

Copy. Clone stamp x3 to remove sensor dust spots. Hue/Saturation layer to increase saturation (first master, then blue, then red). Contrast layer to boost contrast. Merge visible layers. New guide. Drag guide. Rotate canvas. Drag guide. Crop. USM.

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/19/2008 11:48:53 AM
What a beautiful place and capture! Well done!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/28/2008 01:12:29 PM
I'm very happy about this because now all four of my front page images are 6.0 or above. If I had any specific goals, that was one of them. It's a bummer the sky wasn't nicer that morning; but you make do with what you've got. It was a great trip out to the sands. I wish you all could go there.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/26/2008 11:30:11 PM
indeed a dune:) lovely color and the softness of the focus is great-8
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 05/25/2008 12:31:16 AM
:-) Title fits perfectly. Your image brings the word "desolate" to mind. Barren and lonely or Moses looking out across the desert. I like the composition and lighting. Good shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7 V
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II
 05/24/2008 09:58:12 PM
Great color and textures on the dune. Too bad the sky had such a poor color that day.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/23/2008 03:08:29 PM
Very good attempt on Dune. I would like to see more of it. Great colours. The dune seems to be a bit soft, probably due to the wind. Very fresh idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 05/23/2008 08:06:43 AM
I really like to colors in this. Looks like the actual movie.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 05/23/2008 12:45:17 AM
Feels like it goes on forever! I love the lines in the sand dune. Great job! :o)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix A
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
05/22/2008 11:56:13 AM
i'm enjoying exploring the vastness and all the little details in this image.
the natural tones and colors are a nice appeasement for my eyes after looking at too many oversaturated images here on the site and in the challenge ;)
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/22/2008 09:18:58 AM
the color of the dune itself is great, but the background and especially the sky seem quite dull in comparison. Perhaps a polarizing filter?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 05/21/2008 07:55:13 PM
WOW, didnt think about it, great job and it must be nice to live so near such dunes. 8
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