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Contemplation of the Chosen Path
Contemplation of the Chosen Path
dswann


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Image Grain III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Sloss Furnace, Birmingham, Alabama
Date: Jun 26, 2009
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.60 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2009

 Shot inside old coal tunnel at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama.

Took single RAW exposure and processed to 3 exposures in 1 stop increments. Processed in Photomatix.
Imported HDR processed .tif file into PSE6
Crop
Levels layer (black pt 4, white pt 252)
USM (10%, R60, T0) 3 times
Hue/sat - master desaturate -63
Shadows/Highlights (LS 2%, DH 38%, MC 20%)
Duplicate layer - soft light mode @ 48% opacity
Select figure, Brightness/Contrast (B -102, C 39)
Selective dodge/burn
Hue/sat - master desaturate -35
USM (100%, R1, T3) 2 times
Noise filter (17%, gaussian, monochromatic)
Flatten
Resize
USM (45%, R0.3, T1)
Add border
Save for Web

Here is original file

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 177
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Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 6.4545
Avg (non-participants): 6.3500
Views since voting: 1686
Views during voting: 216
Votes: 115
Comments: 9
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 07/24/2010 08:54:23 PM
Great idea and great shot. Nice job on the processing.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/05/2009 02:39:32 PM
Challenge Relevance:6 Impact/Emotion/Mood:5.5 Technicals:5 Processing:5 Creativity:6
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Nikon Coolpix 5600
 07/04/2009 05:06:59 PM
great depth love the perspective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 07/02/2009 12:57:20 PM
Great image of urban exploration. Came out wonderfully.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/01/2009 04:54:54 PM
Nice setup and capture. The detail of the person is a tiny lost to me with as far away as they are but that's just nitpiking on my part. The grain feels very appropriate for this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 06/30/2009 02:29:31 PM
Interesting location for photos.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 06/29/2009 12:42:55 PM
Awesome! Fabulous composition, mood, & processing. This looks like the blue to me!.....10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone Xr
 06/29/2009 01:54:31 AM
Use of grain adds to this image. The environment is gritty and the graininess enhances that. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/29/2009 12:10:13 AM
Fantastic drama. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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