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Hailing the Dawn
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-08 (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Townsville, Australia
Date: Aug 14, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 60 seconds
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2007

 I took this picture on top of a mountain in Townsville, Australia. It's actually not dawn; it's more like 1am. The lighting of the clouds comes from the city lights down in the valley. The clouds were moving very fast and were low to the ground causing the blurred effect.

I like this picture because, as some of you commented, the small size of my friend seems to give the "dawn" much more grandeur.

Post processing included upping the brightness and saturation of the sky and cloning out a small bush next to my friend who did a wonderful job holding the pose for 60 seconds.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2007 06:02:24 AM
Hmm, pretty cool, I dig the colors and movement on the clouds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2007 08:46:49 AM
Wow. Having the person there makes this photo seem extremely large scale. Very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2007 07:02:23 PM
I like the minimal feel of the human. Nice. Great colors!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2007 09:03:00 AM
Phenomenal image - can't wait to find out how much of the genius was in finding the shot and how much in post processing!

I'll be a bit sad to find out the sky was from a separate shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2007 08:23:49 PM
cool sky, well processed
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2007 12:35:19 PM
I think the person is too small in this image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2007 08:23:42 PM
great sky...very dramatic
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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