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Visit the Dunes
Visit the Dunes
Sammie


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Challenge: Postcard II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Date: Nov 17, 2006
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2006

 My husband came home from work early on Friday so we could drive to the dunes and take some pictures - it was the perfect day for a postcard picture - still and bright and sunny with no clouds.

Editing: Crop and straighten; Adjustment layers for levels, curves and selective color; flatten image; select dunes away from background with quick mask; noise removal on dunes; invert selection; slight gaussian blur and noise removal on backround hills; make a new layer for text, do drop shadow for text; flatten image again; resize; reload dune selection and use smart sharpen only on dunes, not background; use sharpen tool on text; save for web.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.6713
Avg (commenters): 7.9375
Avg (participants): 6.4495
Avg (non-participants): 6.8972
Views since voting: 1209
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 216
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0

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 01/03/2007 08:34:46 AM
Sammie,

Your 100-400 is working extremely well. Another wonderful shot. I maybe looking for a 400mm too. Van
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 12/23/2006 03:40:21 PM
Your shots of the dunes are spectacular! Some day I'll be as good of a photographer as you (can I have your camera - that might help a bit! ;)
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 11/26/2006 08:57:03 PM
Sammie, well done, and another wonderful image coming from you and you talant with the camera.
The capture of the light and shade, is just perfect in this postcard in everyway..... I loved this one.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2006 06:39:55 PM
Dramatic. Lovely. Good layout with the text and all. 8
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 11/26/2006 03:34:29 PM
Thats great, love the shadows and contrast.
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 11/26/2006 12:40:56 PM
Beautiful. Nice composition and placement of the text in the "dead" area.
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 11/26/2006 11:23:54 AM
Fantastic shot, love the shadows on the dunes!
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 11/22/2006 10:25:57 PM
Stunning image here again, from a very giftewd photographer.....
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 11/22/2006 12:15:09 PM
You must have been standing right where Sammie was. Good shot.
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 11/21/2006 07:21:48 PM
Great shaping light. Great DOF and tones. 10
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 11/21/2006 05:45:11 PM
Strong image. Good detail in the shadow.
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 11/20/2006 12:11:59 PM
Beautiful font and shadows.
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 11/20/2006 11:50:56 AM
I like the textures created by the dunes and shadows
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 11/20/2006 09:12:59 AM
Beautiful!! Text is great, photo is wonderful, I would buy this postcard.
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 11/20/2006 05:46:47 AM
NoooooooOOOOOoooooOOOOOoooo I hate Papyrus! I'll let you off though since it's a great photo :)
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 11/20/2006 04:26:42 AM
Love how the shadows accentuate the shapes of the dunes. The choice of font compliments the scene too. Well done.
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 11/20/2006 12:13:44 AM
let me guess. Sammie is it? great photo.
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 11/19/2006 11:43:17 PM
great light and shadows
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 11/19/2006 07:23:43 PM
Sammie, I love your dune shots and this is no exception. Well done and good luck.
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