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Fahrenheit 450
Fahrenheit 450
JuliBoc


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Location: Big Bay, MI
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2009

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 This is a shot of some pages from a dictionary that survived a total destruction house fire.

I call it "Fahrenheit 450" because Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which books burn, according to Ray Bradbury's novel.

The Topaz editing is hard to specify, because I started with Enhanced Contrast preset and modified just about everything. Then I added a layer of Spicify at 65% just on the pages to darken the text and color. Finally I used a curves layer in luminosity mode to balance the light, and ended with adamus sharpening.

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 05/25/2009 01:15:51 PM
LOL @ the title! Perfect!
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 05/18/2009 08:07:26 PM
That is so sad - the house fire and the loss of knowledge message.
Nicely captured.
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