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Abraham Erb's Grist Mill - 1816
Abraham Erb's Grist Mill - 1816
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 100 Years Old (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Date: Mar 7, 2009
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8 sec
Galleries: Landscape, History
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

 HDR shot from 3 raw files 2 stops apart, taken at sunrise. Was very sleepy this morning, and whilst trying to move the tripod head into the upright (portrait) position I nearly dropped my camera in the water, doh!

PP:
HDR processed in photomatix (See you don't have to go overboard!)
Levels
Curves
Slight gradient fill to tint the sky a little bit purple
Warming Filter
Selective desat
More Curves
Added vignette
Noise reduction
Dodge & burn
Adamus sharpening

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 184
Avg (all users): 6.7605
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.6081
Avg (non-participants): 6.8817
Views since voting: 4594
Views during voting: 293
Votes: 167
Comments: 17
Favorites: 4 (view)

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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/17/2009 09:23:03 AM
Excellent exposure! Great image!
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Apple iPhone 4
 03/17/2009 04:03:45 AM
this is one outstanding photo in my opinion, excellent processing and i really like the textures ... bravo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/16/2009 11:56:43 PM
The falls are mesmerizing :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/16/2009 07:40:56 PM
Thanks for all the kind comments, I know the power lines sort of ruin it but I couldn't clone them out.

A PB for me too!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
03/15/2009 09:27:49 PM
Great picture today could not have cloned out the highline wires.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/15/2009 05:08:32 PM
Good ol' Abe - always trying to sell my great great great great great grandma his grist. ;-) Beautiful shot!
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 03/15/2009 04:51:34 PM
Excellent! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/14/2009 04:26:27 AM
Very nice shot. I don't know what else to say :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/14/2009 04:11:59 AM
That looks like a good place to put the power lines underground , sure messes up a nice view!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/14/2009 12:32:45 AM
Beautiful shot. Pity that there have to be power poles and wires everywhere.
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Nikon D610
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/12/2009 09:34:13 PM
The long exposure on the water was a great choice to softness with the sharpness of the background.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Quantaray AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 03/11/2009 02:48:56 PM
I really like this photo.... Good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 03/10/2009 07:55:01 PM
Nice image overall, power lines are a bit distracting from the rest of the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/09/2009 09:03:21 PM
Nice shot, take the power lines out of it, and could have been taken a hundred years ago.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
 03/09/2009 04:12:39 PM
Love the effect of the water! Hate the darn telephone pole lines! Oh well, I guess it shows old AND new! Great shot, nonetheless! *7*
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax Optio 60
 03/09/2009 11:27:49 AM
I love how the water is so white and it looks almost like floating fog.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 03/09/2009 07:16:05 AM
Excellent composition with remarkable detail. Beautiful capture of flowing water motion. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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