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After the Fires
After the Fires
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Challenge: Image Grain III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: Kinglake West, Melbourne Australia
Date: Jun 29, 2009
Aperture: F11
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2009

 The Image: Went back for a quiet walk through the Victorian Bushfires area where 180 people lost their lives on Black Saturday, February 7, 2009. Fires moved through this area where I am standing at between 100 and 300km per hour. This is where most people died...without a chance of escape as the fire raged up the hills.

I shot this at ISO 500 as I didn't want the camera to provide the noise as it would be slightly fake. I used software to do what needed to be done.

It is now a very quiet place. There are no birds or sounds of leaves, just silence. All you can hear is the vehicles in the distance. The black earth is now grey. There are creepers growing on the gum trees and the ferns are starting to come back in the form of little shoots, but for the most part, it's a desolate black place.

I got the new fisheye out for this shot and like the way the branches converge into the sky.

The Edit: USM, Levels, SilverFX Pro for the Image grain where I chose a High ISO film to suit. The grain is subtle at this size, but it's there. I added a tint and did some dodging and burning and selective sharpening.


The Prediction: I reckon a 6 even...let's see how we go

Post: a nice result, over my prediction

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 177
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Votes: 114
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AuthorThread
 07/06/2009 12:22:18 PM
You know what I also love about this? From the thumbnail it looks like an old cracked tree stump, which fits the image perfectly.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/06/2009 09:04:31 AM
Thought this was fabulous. I'm always so drawn to your images, Enzo.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 07/06/2009 01:54:43 AM
like burnt and distorted fingers .. which brings to mind the horror ..
its a great image enzo .. i imagine those ppl have touched the sky and gone beyond ..
i was going to enter something very similar but without the grain and not burnt in the 'from the ground up' challenge but thought it wouldnt make a 6 .. was going to call it 'and touch the sky' .. i think its part of a line from a poem, but for the life of me i cant remember wot it is .. :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/05/2009 02:51:52 PM
Challenge Relevance:6 Impact/Emotion/Mood:7 Technicals:5.5 Processing:5.5 Creativity:6
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 07/05/2009 01:56:58 PM
Love the perspective here, fantastic moody, eerie photo.
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 07/01/2009 02:08:44 PM
Nice moodiness....7
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 06/30/2009 12:02:50 AM
Interesting perspective, nice patterns.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 06/29/2009 06:01:33 PM
LOVE THIS
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Nikon D80
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
 06/29/2009 12:20:27 PM
Nice perspective, grain suites this dark feel 9
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