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Pine Tree at Dusk
Pine Tree at Dusk
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2010-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jul 13, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2010

 Taken just outside my house as the sun was setting. I have been starting to practice silhouette photos a bit, as I really like that style. For this one, I placed a pine cone at the end of a branch, and brought in the branch from a corner. I Like how I wisely used negative space to show the sunset and the rays coming through the clouds.

Post processing (in Aperture): Cropped, sharpened, reduced noise, adjusted white balance to be warmer, increased exposure, recovered highlights slights, increased black point, decreased brightness, increased contrast, increased saturation, increased shadow detail, brought in endpoints of levels, adjusted colors (saturated warms, desaturated cools), and finally used a brush to intensify contrast in the sky to bring out the light rays a bit more.

Statistics
Place: 349 out of 362
Avg (all users): 4.6967
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6771
Avg (non-participants): 4.7692
Views since voting: 837
Views during voting: 208
Votes: 122
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2010 06:52:11 AM
I feel confused by this shot. I'm not really sure if it's a shot of a sunset or a minimalist silhouette or both. Maybe it's because the shape is a little complex. If it were a simpler silhouette shape maybe?
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Sigma DP1x
08/03/2010 05:49:44 PM
Nice idea, beautifully executed.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4
 08/03/2010 08:01:54 AM
i gave you a five because i do not find a real subject here, it is all too indistinct, imho...
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