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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Pentax *ist DL
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Pentax
Location: Shelby, MI
Date: May 30, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Landscape, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 30, 2007
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This was my attempt at making a less than ideally lit subject into a worthwhile composition. I came across this little gem while out hunting for a subject in the Religion challenge - I thought I might be able to pass this off as a church but in the end I chose to enter the Science challenge instead. I really dug this image, though - it was one of those shots that right when you get it framed up in camera, you know you're gonna like it when you get home - so I figured I'd enter it in this month's Free Study.
Anyway, this was shot with my 'go to' lens for landscape - namely, my Sigma 10-20. The obvious lens distortion here lent well to an otherworldly, or fairytale-ish, scenario so I took the processing in that direction. (Man, if I had known the effect this lens had on small buildings like this, I could have come up with a killer Dr. Seuss image!) I did a fair bit of dodging & burning on the schoolhouse (and, unfortunately, it shows...) to bring down the hot highlights on the side & bring up the dark front. I really want to come back & catch this building at sunrise, but I s'pose I'll have to wait awhile now.
Other PP included mixing different colorizations of the shot, hue & sat adjustments, selective color, levels & curves.
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Thanks for all the great comments & votes!
I'm sure a lot of people were bugged by the power lines shadow on the building, but I wasn't sure if I could get rid of them legally ( I obviously cloned out the actual lines...). It seems silly looking back, but at the time I didn't want to risk a DQ on an image I really liked.
Here's my alternate edit:
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06/10/2007 10:06:30 PM |
26 out'v 613 = 587 butts kicked by shawn!!!!!!!! ..
congratulations on an awesome photograph ... i love your style .. :):) |
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06/07/2007 10:20:41 PM |
| twenty fifth is a storming result out of this many entries. it's a great capture of a very lovely scene with a really characterful building. well done :) |
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06/07/2007 08:22:45 PM |
| A super charmer of an image. |
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06/07/2007 01:34:16 PM |
| Love it except for the ?wires - or whatever that is on the side of the schoolhouse. Fun colors, perspective and lights on the grass. |
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06/07/2007 11:05:29 AM |
| love the lighting on the grass and school building - well composed and interesting shot |
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06/05/2007 12:46:00 PM |
| Pretty forground, nice subject, great framing. Nice! |
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06/04/2007 05:31:55 PM |
| Very different. I like how your eyes start at the bottom of the image & go right up to the school house. I think this would have been better without the frame but great picture. |
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06/04/2007 11:26:19 AM |
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06/04/2007 05:26:46 AM |
| Fairytale is right...between the perspective of the schoolhouse and the very cool light this could be the set of a modern "Alice in Wonderland" or something of the like. Very beautiful photo! |
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06/03/2007 06:49:05 PM |
| Excellent composition and color. This is simply well done. 8 |
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06/03/2007 08:28:12 AM |
| wonderful shot.....back to bump your score, was one of my favorites in the challenge |
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06/02/2007 10:19:03 AM |
| This is so pretty! The grass is gorgeous. You have the perfect angle. Bumping to a 9! |
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06/01/2007 04:15:38 PM |
| Very quaint...I like the placement within the image. 7 |
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06/01/2007 02:26:35 PM |
| I like the distorted angle making it cartoon-like. Great compositon! |
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06/01/2007 01:11:20 PM |
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05/31/2007 08:44:34 PM |
| I like the processing here. You did a great job. Good Luck |
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