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Bilateral Gothic Arches
Bilateral Gothic Arches
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Challenge: Symmetry II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Norwich, CT
Date: Apr 29, 2007
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2007

 Taken at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Norwich, CT. The family went to the Cathedral for a Cubscout award ceremony and when I saw the ceiling I was grateful to have brought the tripod along!

RAW image opened in CS2 - adjusted curves, exposure.
Saved as JPEG
Opened in Elements 3.0
Cropped to size - ~1% rotated
Adjusted levels, Contrast/Brightness, Hue/Sat - individual channels.
Used Shadows/ Highlights to adjust shadow areas on whole image.
USM 25,50,0
Save for web at 640
Opened and USM 125,0.3,0
Used standard noise reduction at level 5
Save for web <150 kb


I just wish I could have cloned the spot lights so that they were completely symmetrical - I couldn't find an angle to get them all shining brightly!!!

Thanks for all the kind comments on this image. I realize it was a copy cat to several other better images in recent challenges, but I couldn't resist the symmetry.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 249
Avg (all users): 6.4125
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.2881
Avg (non-participants): 6.4851
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 246
Votes: 160
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/11/2007 05:17:55 PM
I love Gothic architecture.

You've managed some lovely soft tones and textures here. The lights are a little distracting, but you can only work with what's there, right?

Nice job.

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 05/09/2007 09:25:26 AM
Nice shot! I now have another place to go shoot. unless, of course, you've already claimed this spot! As soon as I saw the star pattern of the lights, I knew you used the Tokina. It gives the best starburst patterns.
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 05/09/2007 06:24:57 AM
Wow! Great job Peter!! This is beautiful! I love the hint of lavender light in this. It makes it so unique and pretty!

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 05/09/2007 03:51:36 AM
Wow - very nice entry, Peter! I'm sorry to say I didn't get to this one while voting, because you would have had another high score. Those starbursts of light are so well done, and the DOF is awesome. Great entry!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2007 09:19:37 PM
should have done better! but good job anyway :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2007 09:13:22 AM
Beautiful, great colours and symmetry.
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 05/07/2007 05:34:51 AM
Can't go wrong with a cathedral ceiling... beaufitul.. love it.. congrats..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/07/2007 12:16:56 AM
gorgeous! 8
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 05/05/2007 01:30:19 PM
awesome architecture shot and i like the star filter on the lights
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 05/02/2007 02:35:55 PM
Wonderful colors, composition, DOF... Love it
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