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Imerovigli
Imerovigli
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Imerovigli, Santorini Island, Greece
Date: Jul 22, 2008
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2008

 Captured with my widest lens - still not wide enough - on the beautiful island of Santorini (Greece). Late evening (about 1 hour before sunset)
Circular polarizer.

The (not imaginative) title from the name of this little village @ about 1 hour on foot from Thera, the main city.

Postprocessing:
Raw converted with DXO Optics pro 5.2
Very slightly rotated and cropped
Contrats adjustement, global and selective
Burning and dodging,
Blue slighly lighten, slight desaturation of the foreground
noise ninja,
Resize, USM

Post challenge:
Thanks to all for the rating and comments!

Great place for photographers - 1500 pictures captured there, not only this kind of postcards.
Here are some outtakes, , ,,,
and
The B&W was a good (better) alternative for the challenge.

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 524
Avg (all users): 6.2500
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
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Votes: 164
Comments: 15
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/08/2008 05:01:48 AM
Love the perspective on this! Looks like a marvelous place to visit.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 08/07/2008 11:55:23 PM
great shot

extra points cause its santorini :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 08/07/2008 08:02:42 PM
Lovely scene - good light. Just a tad oversharp.
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 08/06/2008 05:56:41 PM
santorini? This is where I am hoping to go for a fortnights holiday mid September! This photo makes me want to go even more - lovely.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/06/2008 11:22:02 AM
very strong foreground anchors this picture beautifully.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/06/2008 04:31:09 AM
Wow! That's three pics in Santorini so far! This one is really nice.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/04/2008 05:56:00 PM
The boat is a nice extra touch to this very good picture.
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Canon
 08/04/2008 05:39:12 PM
Really interesting perspective! It would be nice if the horizon was a bit more distinct.
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Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 08/04/2008 03:53:58 PM
Beautiful Place, and picture :)
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/03/2008 02:13:04 AM
Lovely light and a really nice postcard image 7
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
08/02/2008 03:11:49 PM
Nice scene. Watch the sharpness in the high contrast areas.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/02/2008 09:43:58 AM
very nice...great colour and composition. I want to go there.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 08/01/2008 07:37:59 PM
Is that a cruise ship in the water? This is a great view and wonderful crop. I like the way the steps lead down.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 08/01/2008 11:34:42 AM
Wow - looks so pretty and peaceful. I like the sprawling view. The boat in the background adds interest and gives concept of spacial distance. Good morning light and colors.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/01/2008 04:17:33 AM
Nice one here but may be a little over sharpened around the rock formation with some halos..
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