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The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool
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Challenge: Free Study 2009-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Groton, CT
Date: Feb 26, 2009
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2009

 taken at my favorite nearby location, Avery Point, in Groton, CT. Used a 3-stop soft ND filter. Set-up the tripod, then waited for about an hour for the show to happen. Was a little cold, but I think it was worth it!

Opened RAW in LR, adjusting WB, vibrance, and saturation. Exported to CS3 (just got lightroom, so I don't know how to use it well enough to do all my editing there). Dupe layer for shadow/highlight adjustment, layers for levels and curves. Dupe layer in soft light mode, adjusting opacity, to bring more light into the foreground. Cloned out a small lighthouse on the horizon, a shrub, a bit of flare, as well as small distractions in the reflection and a couple of dust spots. Merged down, then sharpened using the Adamus tip (resized image to 1500 px, Sharpen 2x, resize to 720. (This method works great, BTW). Save for Web.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 436
Avg (all users): 6.4938
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
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Views since voting: 1458
Views during voting: 267
Votes: 160
Comments: 8
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 03/08/2009 12:21:23 AM
Very pretty - the reflection and the tree are both the bomb.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
03/07/2009 10:30:37 PM
Very beautiful colors nice hue could reflection and water
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
03/07/2009 06:18:09 PM
Picture perfect: 10
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 03/04/2009 07:18:36 PM
I like the clouds reflection in the water and the colors 10
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 03/04/2009 10:56:47 AM
great shot, love the name
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Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/02/2009 05:37:24 PM
Simply beautiful, I have a shot similar to this in this challenge. I like yours better.9
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Fujifilm FinePix X100S
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 03/01/2009 05:17:32 PM
Beautiful reflection, I like the calmness of the water, good composition.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/01/2009 11:19:12 AM
love the reflection in the water
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