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24 Karat Capitol
24 Karat Capitol
Rebecca


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Denver, CO
Date: Jul 22, 2006
Aperture: 7.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2006

 The dome of the Colorado State Capitol was plated with 24 karat, locally mined gold, in 1908 to commemorate the gold rush that began in 1859. There's more about the history of the capitol building here: //www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cap/gold.htm

crop
select color range: highlights, new layer (sky layer)
sky layer: erase portions that belong to building, leave only sky
sky layer: brightness -45
sky layer: color balance: midtones: -41/0/100; highlights: 9/0/11
sky layer: hue/sat: Magenta 28/-16/0
flatten image
adj layer: curves (turn down highlights, deepen color)
adj layer: hue/sat: master: 0/20/0; yellow: 0/30/0
adj layer: levels: input 0/.85/223, output 0/235
Unsharp Mask: 50/5/2
Flatten image
Neat Image
Cloning in sky to correct hue artifacts & remove a couple branches at left edge
Adj Layer: Contrast 10
New Layer: just the dome (dome layer)
Dome layer: hue/sat: yellow: 0/+60/0; all other channels: 0/-30/0
Bg layer: hue sat: yellow: 0/-80/0; all other channels 0/-30/0
Resize to 640
Unsharp Mask 50/3/2

Statistics
Place: 186 out of 296
Avg (all users): 5.0400
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 4.8632
Avg (non-participants): 5.2892
Views since voting: 688
Views during voting: 282
Votes: 200
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/30/2006 12:29:38 PM
Fix the tilt and this image would be even better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2006 07:48:49 AM
The second time I've seen this photo in this challenge but I'm not gonna be a nice cuz its a double. Its a very crisp and clean image with amazing detail and I can see you took the time to do that but why wouldn't you take the time to straighten the building??? A 1 or 2 degree CW rotation would have increased the score huge. I'd also suggested darkening the sky a bit to bring out the gold in the top of the building instead of having it look high key or over contrasted (which haoppens with that color sky). I might have also use a brightening tool on the trees to bring out the green more to complete the photo. Well done and good luck in this challenge. <6>

Probably would have scored an <8> had the building been straight. (yes it bothered me that much)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 07:36:31 PM
Good composition, but over-sharpened
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 06:40:24 AM
Dang, everybody lives in Denver and everybody had my idea! I gave it a 10 because it is well done, and us Denverites have to stick together.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2006 09:11:42 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:1
Technical: 1
Wow:0
Originality:1
Total Score:5
 07/23/2006 08:58:16 PM
What capitol is this? Looks too sharpened and LOOKS like you desated the rest of the dome...
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2006 08:35:16 PM
Great Job!


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