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Challenge: Free Study 2008-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2008
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Minolta/Sony
Date: Sep 27, 2008
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Sep 28, 2008

 3 exposure bracketed shots at -.5, 0, +.5

There's a main road off to the right...I'll bet people driving by wondered what the heck I was doing. I had the tripod at it's lowest setting and I'm laying prone on the ground in the middle of this field. :-)

Photomatix Pro
- Generate HDR
- Detail Enhanced (100,65,2,0,.90,.275)

PSP X2
- darken/lighten brush
- cleanup small treetops on horizon to right of large hay bale
- crop small slice off left to eliminate partial tree on left horizon
- resize
- NI
- usm (.35,100,10) +luminance (3 times)
- b/c (0,3)
- lighten/darken & soften brushes on upper left dark cloud area
- noise reduction: S&P (3,1)
- borders
- save as JPG

It rained buckets soon after I took this shot! Barely made it back to my vehicle parked 1/2 mile away. In my vehicle I took a couple of interesting (to me anyway) shots with the 'Abstract Emotion' in mind using the downpour for special effect.

(raining HARD!)

I came back to give this a final polish before rollover and noticed something I hadn't seen before. I wonder if anyone else will see it. Could be my eyes tricking me, but I see a face in the upper-left, complete with eyes, nose, mouth, long flowing hair and a beard. I've only had one beer - honest! :-P

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 430
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Avg (commenters): 7.3571
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 10/08/2008 12:08:14 AM
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
The storm came up suddenly that day, and Kathy could never forgive herself for not being nearer to her dear Darren when the lightning struck. It was not too many months later that Kathy threw herself to the cows in despair.

The first sentence is dang near true! BIG storm with thunder and lightning caught me out in the open for a few minutes while I raced back to my vehicle. All the while muttering to myself..."not good, not good carrying this 5 pound hunk of tripod metal...not good!". :-P
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 10/07/2008 09:49:15 PM
Very nicely composed image. The sky looks good and I like the balance of HDR. It's not overly done. Only nitpick is the grass looks oversaturated on my screen.
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Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR
 10/07/2008 07:49:06 PM
Love that sky, and the supersaturated grass too. Stops me on every look, so its one of my 10s for this challenge. good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 10/06/2008 08:53:38 PM
Excellent detail and DOF. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/06/2008 09:19:16 AM
Nice angry sky with the super saturated green grass. You balanec of the oak trees and bales make for a nice, pleasing composition. Congrats.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/05/2008 04:03:26 PM
Wow, i love the drama this picture portrays. The colours are very striking.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 10/05/2008 03:05:29 PM
beautiful lighting, i love that sky
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
10/03/2008 12:06:19 AM
Super photo: 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/02/2008 09:34:17 AM
way oversaturated and oversharpened
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-3
Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW
 10/01/2008 11:03:59 PM
The storm came up suddenly that day, and Kathy could never forgive herself for not being nearer to her dear Darren when the lightning struck. It was not too many months later that Kathy threw herself to the cows in despair.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 10/01/2008 09:20:21 PM
interesting image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+
 10/01/2008 02:22:59 PM
absolutly beautiful! Love the colors, the placement, the sky..wow. The grass seems a little bright for these types of clouds but seeing as the light is coming from the left, it could be correct. Reminds me of home :(

Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 10/01/2008 09:07:10 AM
A bit over-saturated for my taste, but interesting perspective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 10/01/2008 02:05:47 AM
what a good compsition i gave this another 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/01/2008 01:06:49 AM
Nice composition. Very dramatic processin.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/01/2008 12:46:33 AM
Wonderful color, well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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