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Thinking of you
Thinking of you
gaurawa


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Challenge: Greeting Cards (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Date: Sep 20, 2005
Aperture: F16 @17mm
ISO: 100
Shutter: 5sec
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 24, 2005

 No, this wasn't taken for the challenge. This was one of the shots from my Maui vacation and it was worth the mosquito bites !!
Why on this challenge ? because it was taken within the dates and submitting to the challenge is the best way to get feedback :)
Editing:
2 jpegs from RAW with exposures for top trees and the rest of the photograph blended together.
- crop
- dodge/burn and sponge tool used all over to add saturation and contrast
- dodge on waterfall
- color balance for pool
- cloning around waterfall to remove water-droplet spots on lens. burning to add contrast
- some cloning/healing on the trees above to reduce blownout content. Also use selective color to add more green ( changing the white in selective color )
- Neat image to reduce noise.
- selective sharpening


Statistics
Place: 17 out of 211
Avg (all users): 6.3982
Avg (commenters): 7.0769
Avg (participants): 6.0577
Avg (non-participants): 6.6885
Views since voting: 1707
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 226
Comments: 17
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 10/07/2005 04:51:07 PM
Soothing image. I like it :)
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 10/04/2005 03:04:40 AM
Very nice
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 10/03/2005 06:26:35 PM
A mystic forest. I see the gnomes and glyphs. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/02/2005 03:57:05 PM
Wow, nice picture. Very soothing.
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 10/01/2005 07:44:13 PM
beautiful!!
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 09/30/2005 02:49:08 PM
A nice scene...like finding a secret world.
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 09/30/2005 05:30:03 AM
those bright leaves in the top center are bright enough to draw my attention, maybe burn those hightlights a tad to draw attention back to the falls? - it's a beautiful photo and really nice work
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 09/29/2005 05:53:08 PM
Is this supposed to be a bereavement card? the black border makes me think it is but the picture does not fit that genre IMHO
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 09/29/2005 05:21:37 PM
It's a great shot of a beautiful river. However, I think it's missing something for a "thinking of you" card. Perhaps a person off to the side pensively admiring the view would make it more effective as a greeting card?
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 09/27/2005 04:53:54 AM
This is lovely. The whole scene has a velvety feel to it and yet it's tack sharp. The green tones with a touch of blue here and there is just wonderful. I like that you are down on the level of the rocks, so that the water is coming right "over you." The composition is done so well and the natural frame of the trees is perfect. Really nicely done.
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 09/26/2005 06:38:14 PM
wow, that's beautiful! nice job
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 09/26/2005 04:28:40 PM
great photo....I LOVE it....10
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 09/26/2005 08:37:48 AM
A pretty picture. I always seem to have trouble getting details like I want in this type of setting. A longer exposure might have brought out the moss and shrubs around the rocks.
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 09/26/2005 06:21:29 AM
My word - what a beautiful place! Can't wait to find out where this is! Very nice capture - love the green tones.
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 09/26/2005 04:54:17 AM
Beautiful picture. Love the colors and the feeling of serenity this evokes.
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 09/25/2005 09:05:30 PM
Beautiful scene and nicely captured.
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 09/25/2005 08:59:05 PM
Stunning image, one of my favorites so far. 10
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