[Aug. 2nd, 2010 11:00:34 PM]
i took this shot at Port Botany hoping for something challenge worthy ..
it was taken with the 16-35mm on the full frame .. i was tempted to delete it in camera coz i thought it was too boring .. i then changed over to my fancy new 15mm fisheye thinking i'd get a more interesting look, but when i saw them on the computer this is the one that worked best for the challenge ..
i wont be home when this rolls over tomorrow but its been a crazy week so far ..
thankyou everyone for the amazing votes and comments .. at the moment it's 7.2260 after 146 votes .. i'm really hoping it gets on my profile page so ppl dont think i just take insects and dogs .. !!
sorry for the long explanation but you should be used to it by now .. !!
after roll-over .. THE BLUE .. THANKYOU EVERYONE ..
for rian RianBotes ..
processing steps ..
opened jpeg in cs4 ..
scaled up background layer and rotated ..
topaz adjust ..
kodak airbrush ..
noise ninja .. and sharpened ..
adjustment layers in curves, hue and saturation, selective colour, brightness and contrast, black & white and levels ..
border and resized for challenge ..
Statistics
Place: 1 out of 120 Avg (all users): 7.2118 Avg (commenters): 7.9091 Avg (participants): 7.2182 Avg (non-participants): 7.2087 Views since voting: 6735 Views during voting: 310 Votes: 170 Comments: 54 Favorites: 5 (view)
Congrats Roz! I think I see a bug on the top left corner of that big crane in the middle of the shot. The puddle helped a lot with the composition in this.
Fantastic image roz. This shot highlights something that I have always known about you!!! You are a brilliant photographer with much much more in her repertoire then classic macro's. Once again you PP skills have added so much to this shot, great work.
OMG ROZ! Congrats!! This is so amazing - the BW processing is through the roof. Reflections are always wildly popular and this one does not disappoint. Too awesome. OX
Congratulations to you Roz on this fantastic shot, I love the mood and the texture of the shot. The reflections are a great touch and it's nice that it wasn't windy for you on the day you shot this.
Famous on DPC (and other places I'm sure) for your macro shots for bugs and all things crawly it's nice that you ribbon with other photography as well (although I'd wager there is a bug or two in this shot if we could look closer :) you are so talented and I would like to thank you for your wonderful photographic contributions to DPC and your help over the years I've been here.
Congrats on Blue Roz. Had to smile and be surprised when I saw your name below this shot (Have I not banned you from the site twice now? - nobody listens these days). Was one of my top 3. Would love to hear from you regarding processing steps on this shot.
Wow. There are few who can get just quite this level of detail into a DPC shot... And an Aussie at that huh?
Very nicely done, my top pick, it's getting a 9 instead of a 10, only because the sky has been darkened a bit too much I think.. Otherwise an excellent, excellent, excellent image.
Port Botany Expansion Project - Sydney
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