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Challenge: The Four Elements II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenge Entries (most)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Shenandoah National Park, VA, USA
Date: May 27, 2007
Aperture: 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4s
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: May 27, 2007
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Dark Hollow Falls is the closest waterfall to Skyline Drive, the road that runs along the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park, in western VA.
I went camping with friends, and unlike my usual habits, woke up at 5:45 am. My inability to sleep probably had something to do with my brand new D200, with which I wanted to get an entry for this challenge (by "new" I mean I'd bought it the day before we left).
I knew I wouldn't be able to take my time if I waited until my friends and daughters were with me, so I got up and started walking. Eventually I ended up at these falls. I forgot my tripod at home, so I put my backpack on a handy rock and fired away. I already miss the flip-out LCD on my S2 IS!
This is an edited JPG from the camera - I shot NEF also, but haven't yet installed the NEF converter. :)
Editing: shadow/highlights on a layer that was set to 47% opacity over an unedited layer. That brought out the shadow areas pretty well, but there's also a soft light layer to bring them out a bit more (that selection is the only thing beyond basic editing, as it turns out). Also included some curves and, of course sharpening and cropping. And a channel mixer. |
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06/04/2007 06:56:53 PM |
| Hey, we were there the same day, though I didn't get up quite as early = P Shame about that tree falling down over the falls. I wonder if it happened during the lightening/hail storm the night before. A little over-saturated imho, but a nice composition. |
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06/04/2007 09:40:49 AM |
| I find the branches on the left a bit distracting, but otherwise very pretty. Nice dramatic angle. And nice use of the new camera :D |
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06/02/2007 04:41:28 PM |
| The would have been a 10 in my book had it not been for the branches on the lower left. Beautiful photo 8 |
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06/01/2007 07:55:33 AM |
| Very pretty. The water is nice. I wish that little red object wasn't in the bottom right of the water though. |
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05/30/2007 12:05:15 PM |
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05/30/2007 10:57:29 AM |
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05/30/2007 10:26:46 AM |
| colors are bright. almost too saturated. Is the orange object a coy fish? Not sure if you could have pulled back to get more orange coy in. I like. |
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05/28/2007 05:47:30 AM |
| the greens seem slightly over saturated ... great composition ... fits the challenge perfectly |
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05/27/2007 08:14:22 PM |
| Ooh, pretty. Nice long exposure. There's a tiny distracting element in the lower left...that orange...is it a fish? or a leaf? Idono. Maybe desaturing it could help. But that's minor. |
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