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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Portland, Oregon
Date: May 19, 2007
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30 seconds
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

Here are my steps:
1. slight crop
2. adjust tones, contrast, and color balance in camera raw
3. open in photoshop
4. desaturate all levels except red (+15) and magenta (+15)
5. select light trails using color range selection
6. add layer mask of color selection to desaturation layer
7. add contrast layer to boost tones and contrast
8. flatten image
9. save for the web

joshuarainey.com

Statistics
Place: 182 out of 556
Avg (all users): 5.6167
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5398
Avg (non-participants): 5.8824
Views since voting: 934
Views during voting: 328
Votes: 227
Comments: 9
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06/02/2007 06:19:16 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Surreal! I always like tunnel shots, especially when well done, and I think this one is. Auto trails are 'a dime a dozen' but the combination is rare. You found a good example and ran with it.

Well, I'm here to critique so, recognizing your good score in a difficult challenge, I'll just add this: I wonder what would happen if you boosted the color on the tunnel walls. It's a bit subtle now, but with a little more colorful zing it might really pop.

I'm pleased to have had the opportunity to examine this image more closely.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/27/2007 07:12:56 PM
I love this idea. You didnt need photoshop, and it worked out well.
Great work
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05/27/2007 08:32:31 AM
Very cool, one of the best I've seen yet!
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05/25/2007 06:50:01 PM
A very nice image. I wonder what it would look like with the inside of the tunnel desat as well? I like this a lot.
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05/24/2007 10:43:29 PM
amazing shot- i love the effects with the lights and the roughness of the walls - very original - a nice change from eyes, flowers, cars, and umbrellas----
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05/24/2007 07:02:51 PM
Nice idea that was well executed - great perspective and the only negative thing is that I wonder if it would have had more impact if it were just the red lights in color? That's a minor criticism, though, as the decisions you made inarguably produced a wonderful result - good luck!
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05/23/2007 05:57:52 AM
Ha, so fun to see this. I worked at Good Sam for many years and drove this road twice a day. Thanks for the memory.
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05/22/2007 12:30:37 PM
Really cool...love that light. 9
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05/22/2007 12:30:04 PM
It is not immediately apparrent that this is selective color to me. Almost all the stuff that is black and white could actually be that color.
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