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The Mighty Tree
The Mighty Tree
prperold


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Location: Jordan Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Date: May 20, 2009
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2009

 Cape Town City lights in the distance lit the clouds up a bit. Not much to choose from this month, so I am hoping to break a 6.

Processing:
- Cloned out little lights from a house within the silhouette part
- Dodged stars a tad
- Levels
- Contrast
- Exposure
- Vibrance
- Resize
- Sharpen

Statistics
Place: 361 out of 434
Avg (all users): 5.0303
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.0102
Avg (non-participants): 5.0882
Views since voting: 857
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 132
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 06/05/2009 09:07:09 PM
Pretty sky.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/04/2009 04:45:02 PM
I really like the dark to light then darker area again...your stars are quite noticeable
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 06/01/2009 08:42:42 AM
Nice processing you did here. the silhouttes in the horizon is just not strong/special enough to make the image stand out more. The clouds are great though. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/01/2009 12:23:14 AM
nice colour in the sky, but the image is lacking a real point of focus. Having said that, this would look great as a huge print
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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