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Quiet Harbour Morning
Quiet Harbour Morning
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Date: Aug 7, 2008
Date Uploaded: Aug 20, 2008

 My first attempt at an HDR image, although it was not accomplished using true HDR techniques, I think.

I used the bracketing feature and a tripod to take 3 exposures at -2/0/+2 stops. I brought those 3 exposures into Photoshop and basically selected-and-copied the best parts of all three images and created a new image - sharpened and saturated here and there and this was the result.

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Place: 158 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.9396
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Votes: 149
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 09/23/2008 03:17:02 PM
Lovely!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/07/2008 09:04:08 AM
great reflection
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 09/05/2008 10:12:42 PM
great reflecton and sky
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/04/2008 02:00:27 PM
Very beautiful
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/01/2008 04:51:29 PM
I like the shot, good composition etc but the sky does feel a little bit too unnatural
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/01/2008 01:54:30 PM
This is either really exceptional or I must remember to wear my glasses when I vote. Love the touch of color in the grays.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/01/2008 10:38:36 AM
Good use of HDR, not at all overdone (as I would have invariably done with it!) I really like the reflection. To nitpick, I would have probably cropped out the rock and the stuff in the water at the bottom, and my eye is kind of led out of the picture by the cropping of the rightmost boat. Still, those are minor and I like the feeling of serenity that this image conveys by including the lush greenery on the far bank.
Sony Alpha a7 IV
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 09/01/2008 01:04:52 AM
Very serene setting, not sure I like they way it crops on the right side but still a nice image. 6
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 09/01/2008 12:41:46 AM
I love the sky.
Sony DSC-RX1
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/01/2008 12:07:51 AM
Cool! Great pic! 7/10
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