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Challenge: Abstract Macro II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Chatham, MA
Date: Sep 19, 2006
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Macro, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Sep 19, 2006

 From RAW, tone mapped in photomatix from a single exposure as follows:

RAW image exported to PM7 as a tiff. Processed in PM7 with gothic glow, hue/sat, and some local dodge and burn, all after cropping. Saved as a 16-bit tiff.

The tiff was opened with photomatix and an HDRI image was generated from that single tiff and tone mapped. The TM image was saved as 8-bit tiff, and exported back to PS7.

Hue sat was used to desaturate the reds slightly, local dodging in the shadows of the legs, resize, sharpen aggressively, save for web.

This is only a 50% quality jpg :-(

I imagine I'll get hammered for this not being "abstract enough", though to my eye it's the essence of what abstraction is about, focusing on on shapes and colors.

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 285
Avg (all users): 5.9205
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6322
Avg (non-participants): 6.3125
Views since voting: 1606
Views during voting: 265
Votes: 151
Comments: 16
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 06/04/2014 02:25:05 PM
Would love to explore your beaches - so many interesting things!
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 06/18/2007 08:56:02 PM
Wow just stumbled upon this image, very nice, natural looking. Love the colors
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 10/01/2006 08:22:01 PM
The tone map effect works well on this one, it kind of adds to the 'busy' theme. I bet it has a lot more pop in the full quality version, the file size limits are a shame for detailed shots.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/30/2006 04:12:07 PM
clear, and tack sharp. Nice shot. Mabye a bit closer, and removing the seaweed/grass????
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 09/30/2006 10:07:00 AM
This is so unusual and the colours are lovely and vibrant. I think the seaweed may be a bit distracting and can't help wondering how this would have looked without it. A well seen and captured image for this challenge.
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 09/30/2006 01:54:36 AM
Those horseshoe crabs are quite interesting animals. Sad to see it dead... I just wish your shot was "more macro". This is not very abstract because you instantly know what the image shows. Anyway: great find, well done!
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 09/29/2006 11:41:30 PM
Excellent, another one of my favorites for this challenge.....
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 09/28/2006 07:27:32 PM
The colors work so well, It looks like a collage of sorts.
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 09/28/2006 02:40:42 AM
great detail...wouldn't really call this an abstract macro
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 09/26/2006 02:16:42 PM
The colours in this are amazing! It is unbelievable how you took something ugly and made it a beautiful work of art.
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 09/26/2006 08:47:17 AM
Not at all macro. But it is a wonderful image. The primeval horseshoe crab is a great subject and the colours are great. Rather than give some low grade for not being macro, I will simply leave a comment and not vote. But it is nice work.
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 09/26/2006 07:25:32 AM
Love the rich colors here really pretty and I like the composition too. When I was a kid we played with horseshoe crabs on the beach. Thanks for the memory.
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 09/25/2006 09:42:23 PM
ew. nice, clear image, though. good color and i like the angles
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 09/25/2006 07:44:41 PM
nice subject...........
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 09/25/2006 09:17:34 AM
Have to give this a 10!!! Wonderful sharpness, composition and color saturation.
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 09/24/2006 08:33:51 PM
Disturbing...
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