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Challenge: Sentinel (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Berkeley, California, USA
Date: Jan 27, 2011
Aperture: 7.10
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/1614
Galleries: Panoramic, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Jan 29, 2011

 ... of the Golden Gate.

Statue entitled "Guardian" was installed in a bit of artistic guerilla action ("plop art"), without prior approval of the City. It sparked some controversy due to its warlike countenance, but it has nevertheless been here guarding the fishing pier since 1985.

Alternate view showing more clearly the Asian-influenced design

-Handheld, Manual mode
-Clone out a couple extra streetlights and tops of signs, and some stray branches on the edge.
-RGB Curve
-Blue/Yellow Curve
-Localized Blue/Yellow Curve through graduated mask to skyline
-Resize
-Crop from top/bottom
-USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 5
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 10/10 = 250KB

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 02/06/2011 10:24:50 PM
nice photo. I like the silhouette with the sunburst.
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/31/2011 05:13:46 PM
wish there was more of the sentinel visible, for from this angle it is quite tricky to see details.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung TL500
Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/31/2011 10:40:03 AM
I like the perspective, aligning the sun and the main subject. Great silhouette. I find that tree branch on the upper right a bit distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 01/31/2011 07:35:28 AM
Nice find on a sentinel. Just my 2ยข, but I think the image would have been better if the horizon was straight, there was more light on the sentinel, instead of being a silhouette, and I think if you would have composed the image so that the pier was on the right third of the frame the composition would have been stronger.

Nice exposure on the horizon though, the distant mountains and the buildings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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