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Madison Nights
Madison Nights
strangeghost


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Challenge: 2-Second Exposure (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Mar 17, 2006
Aperture: f 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 seconds
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 17, 2006

 I actually went out to shoot the moon rising above the Madison skyline again, but I had miscalculated and the moon rose too far to the north (left) to fit in the same field of view with either my 200 or 400mm lenses. So I shot a few for fun and decided to submit this one since it was an exposure of exactly 2 seconds. This was a RAW file that I processed into two exposures, one a bit under and one a bit over, and then layered them together in PS in order to bring out details of the overexposed bright capitol dome while not losing fainter details of the surrounding city lights. I don't think this will do well since there is way too much black in the pic, but we'll see.

Statistics
Place: 101 out of 192
Avg (all users): 5.4171
Avg (commenters): 5.5556
Avg (participants): 5.3368
Avg (non-participants): 5.4828
Views since voting: 1124
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 211
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/26/2006 05:40:43 PM
Interesting night capture. Bumping up.
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 03/24/2006 08:05:41 AM
Nice caputre; very crisp and great reflections. -7-
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 03/23/2006 10:46:17 AM
this is super!
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 03/22/2006 08:53:28 AM
My hometown! Love the reflections.
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 03/21/2006 04:17:35 AM
very nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2006 07:53:22 PM
It's funny how all capital domes look alike. At first glance I thought this was Washington, D.C.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2006 04:11:32 AM
I like the top and bottom thirds but find the central bancd of empty spage a little distracting. However you have certainly shown an approach for the 2 secs.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2006 09:53:06 PM
I think it's a bit too dark, although the rule of thirds is nicely applied on the horizon it's not for the white building.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2006 07:52:16 PM
Looks like the Austin capitol building!! Pretty.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2006 07:46:09 PM
I like the feel of this.....An unusal composition that works for me.....
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 03/19/2006 07:23:48 PM
john rummel...or his daughter?
thats my guess
sweet shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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