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Blue Is The Color Of Night
Blue Is The Color Of Night
Ken


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Mackinaw City, MI
Date: Aug 20, 2009
Aperture: F/8, F/5 (oops)
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4&30 (F/8), 8, 15,30
Galleries: Architecture, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2009

 Mackinaw Bridge in Mackinaw City, MI. Title is from the Lucinda Williams song "Blue".

4 exposures, combine in Artizen, tonemap in Photomatix
nik efex tonal contrast
Lots of basic adjustments
dodge/burn various spots
clone out a some hot pixels
blur water
dup layer in softlight/fade
Nik efext glamor glow/fade
rotate
crop
resize
sharpen
add border
save for web

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 414
Avg (all users): 6.2810
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.3298
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Views since voting: 1296
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 121
Comments: 7
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 09/20/2009 04:34:42 PM
WOW .. you sure know how to take a brilliant night shot ken ...
this is stunning .. :)
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Fujifilm X-T30
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/09/2009 10:22:23 PM
Lovely shot Ken!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
09/08/2009 03:07:22 PM
Very nice !!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
 09/08/2009 02:44:32 AM
Really great exposure, color is a bit rich, but not for me in this case. Good going.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2009 11:45:32 AM
Love the smoothness of the water and sky, very good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/05/2009 01:12:43 PM
Really nice technicals!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 09/01/2009 09:19:57 AM
Beautiful night shot. I like the sense of glow/softness. Vivid blues. WOW
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