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Challenge: Postcard II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Conisbrough
Date: Nov 13, 2006
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Nov 15, 2006
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A shot of Conisbrough Castle from the road outside.
Image 3695
Raw Import - For sky, 5300, -4, -.9, 1, 72,+28,+6, no sharpening.
Raw Import - For scenery, 5300, -4, 0, 1,62, 28,6, no sharpening.
New layer to combine two imports.
Erase through for cloud detail
Burn some cloud
Adjust contrast etc.
Erase brush on raw layer except cloud detail and bits of plant
Resize
USM Filter
Text, 24 point Edwardian Script
Border created with slightly transparent layer, with cut-out white rectangle.
Darkened with levels.
And for folk who didn't like the border, here's the outtake, without it -
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11/29/2006 10:44:37 AM |
| I, too, like the trees as a method of framing the shot. Gives a sense of depth and size. Does look like the castle needs a wee bit o' maintenance. And having spent a whopping two weeks in Europe now, I can understand the whole gray sky phenomenon. :-) |
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11/27/2006 06:27:55 AM |
| I think this shot was under rated. I was one of the 6's. I agree about the over sharpening. Maybe you should try 'smart sharpen' if you are using CS2. That seems to create fewer, or less severe halos than USM. I like the concept of the transparent border, but on the bottom, it may be detracting from the feeling of distance to the castle. Maybe it would work better if it were the same width as the sides and top, or you might have to eliminate it all together. (You'd have to change the color of the text then.) I like your choice of font and the trees framing the shot. |
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11/27/2006 05:44:13 AM |
Try reprocessing it with a little less sharpening and lot more contrast. I bet you can get those clouds looking pretty dramatic.
I like the trees framing the scene, but I agree that then the whole-frame border conflicts with them. |
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11/26/2006 05:49:13 PM |
| nice border but focus appears off a little. |
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11/26/2006 01:55:21 PM |
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11/24/2006 05:57:14 PM |
| Nice historic scene. Less of the branches would be better, e.g., a perspective from a step or two closer. |
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11/24/2006 05:24:21 PM |
| Very nice, really makes good use of the tree for framing. Just a bit fuzzy or it would be an exceptional photo |
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11/24/2006 11:09:21 AM |
| text is lost in the border & the half-trees are not working for me |
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11/22/2006 03:38:32 AM |
| This composition to this photo is great. I just wish there were more depth of field to make the castle sharper. |
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11/20/2006 04:43:42 PM |
| Be careful about sharpening - there are clear halos on all the edges. |
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11/20/2006 12:28:27 PM |
| Castle does not look quite in focus, and sky is very bright. Do like the border and font choice. |
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11/20/2006 11:51:33 AM |
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11/20/2006 10:21:22 AM |
| Shame the Yorkshire skies didn't co-operate |
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11/20/2006 05:30:36 AM |
Use of Light: 1
Focus:0.5
Composition: 0.5
Creativity: 1
Achieves Challenge: 1
The focus seems to lack really sharp focus and lighting are a little subdued for a postcard - it's hard on a cloudy day sometimes to make a nice postcard!. |
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11/20/2006 03:52:51 AM |
| light is flat, nothing really sharp here |
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11/19/2006 08:31:13 PM |
| A little bit blurry. The border you chose also works against the framing you've implemented with the trees. |
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11/19/2006 08:23:27 PM |
| Very nice. I like the splash of trees in the front. Might be cool to darken those clouds, make them more ominous and moody. |
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11/19/2006 07:31:11 PM |
| Very cool photo, but I think a different choice of border would have worked berrer. It's just kind of distracting when you try to read the text...but I'm not dinging it for that. It's about the photo, not the border. |
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