I got to go out of the lakes for a long time today since it was in the mid 40s. The warm weather caused a lot of slush to form, but the ice is still nearly 2 feet thick, so no worries. I saw a group of wind-boarders having a good ole time, so I grabbed some shots that I figured would fit nicely in this challenge. I wish there were a bit more color, since the person blends a bit into the background, but so goes non-setup photos.
Post Processing:
* Straighten
* Topaz DeNoise
* Topaz Adjust
* Increase Exposure
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation with lower vibrancy
* Curves
* Levels
* Edge sharpen line to make it stick out slightly more
* Blur background shoreline slightly
* Decrease saturation of snow
* Export as TIFF
* Resize to 800 px
* Save as JPG
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Excellent photograph. So sharp, wonderfully focussed. Great depth but the horizon is nicely just OOF to not be a distraction. Forget the challenge, it's an excellent composition, but of course it's a perfect fit for this theme. Awesome job.
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