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Challenge: Sky (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: Toronto
Date: Dec 12, 2006
Aperture: 10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2006

 An HDR from three RAW exposures. I sat my camera facing straight up on a park bench and shot three, bracketed shots. I converted the three RAW files to exposures ranging from -4 to +4 in steps of one (9 of them). Then combined the 9 exposures in Photomatics and tone mapped. Then into Photoshop for levels, curves, and hue.

I didn't use any selection tools at all, so the editing was pretty basic, actually.

I like the "spokes" of sky, meeting at the central "hub", and the way the blue and gold complement each other. :-)

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.7425
Avg (commenters): 7.3182
Avg (participants): 6.3433
Avg (non-participants): 6.8756
Views since voting: 2099
Views during voting: 583
Votes: 268
Comments: 30
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 12/22/2006 05:18:51 AM
Really like this. You're getting pretty good with the HDR!
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 12/22/2006 05:05:42 AM
Glad this did well for you. Congrats!!!
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 12/22/2006 04:39:11 AM
Originally posted by TomFoolery:
WOW...this will be number 1

Your taste is impeccable! ;-)
 12/22/2006 04:37:36 AM
Originally posted by dsterner:
I like the concept, but I focus more on the buildings. While the buildings do lead me to the sky, I find the buildings more interesting to look at. Then I considered a metaphor like skyscaper and scored after considerable time reinterpreting.

Thanks, that's above & beyond the call of voting-duty! Actually, I wanted to title this "Scraping the Sky", but thought it might be lame to have the challenge subject in my title.
 12/21/2006 09:35:14 PM
Way to go, SLip! Congrats on a top 20. I gave this a 10 - it's just awesome.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2006 08:04:37 AM
i love this one. ive allways wanted to capture a shot like this. great job.
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 12/21/2006 07:40:48 AM
I like the concept, but I focus more on the buildings. While the buildings do lead me to the sky, I find the buildings more interesting to look at. Then I considered a metaphor like skyscaper and scored after considerable time reinterpreting.
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 12/19/2006 10:27:59 AM
i think the day after tomorrow is today :P... good job chosing these 4 buildings.. did u stay in the midle of the road to take the picture?
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 12/19/2006 05:22:16 AM
very well executed effect. The composition is cliche, but this is still a good example of it. 7
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 12/18/2006 09:49:01 AM
What a fabulous abstract photo. Dramatic. perfectly commposed. Great exposure and colors. AMAZING photo.
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 12/17/2006 07:56:44 PM
WOW...this will be number 1
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 12/17/2006 03:04:11 PM
Great picture, your use of colors is incredible here. Very well done.
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 12/17/2006 09:59:34 AM
Tremendous composition. Great "sky" I guess (hard to tell under the "Expert" rules!!! But as I said, tremendous. Should have a very strong showing.
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 12/16/2006 11:57:30 PM
Cool, my kind of image, well done 10
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 12/16/2006 03:13:30 PM
Excellent approach to the challenge and pulled off very well with lots of drama. The highlites around the buildings set them off well but conflict a bit with the sky values. A more gradual transition, for me at least would have been better. :)
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 12/16/2006 02:08:27 PM
Love this
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 12/16/2006 08:00:07 AM
Contrasting colors here make it really stand out.
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 12/15/2006 04:36:55 PM
This is very powerful, but for me it is marred by the extreme haloing. Great composition, great light on the bldgs.
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 12/15/2006 01:58:27 PM
over did it here
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 12/15/2006 12:55:37 PM
you know you could have gone the full 720 px here...I love the colour and the edit, well done
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 12/15/2006 12:35:47 PM
Nice image, and one that certainly struck my eye on a first glance over the entries, but I would have prefered it without the whiteness around each of the buildings.
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 12/15/2006 12:32:10 PM
This is maybe a bit to much, but I like the results, I love the buildings, but I think the halo around them is a bit too strong.
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 12/15/2006 12:28:09 PM
my jaw just dropped, awesome work.
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 12/15/2006 12:11:54 PM
dramatic image ... I like it a lot
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 12/15/2006 05:17:22 AM
clouds color mix is and type is not anything
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 12/15/2006 01:54:27 AM
The contrast of the buildings with the straight lines and the swirling nature of the sky is great. I take it done a little for the halo around the buildings
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 12/14/2006 08:29:30 PM
Top shot with this great composition, that you photograph so dam well..... Good luck, as there are some excellent images in this challenge, and this is definately one of them..... I love it, by the way..... A "10" from me..... But then, I love your photographs so very much.....
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 12/14/2006 08:29:28 PM
Simply the best. This one is surely the winner. I wonder if a little more of warm yellow lights would have made this even better. Anyway, this is a sure 10 from me:)
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 12/14/2006 08:14:10 PM
GOTHAM!!!! Neat idea.
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 12/14/2006 07:59:44 PM
Looks loke the end of the world.
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