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Challenge: Fences II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Nikon D1X
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6D
Location: Chileno Valley, Marin County, California.
Date: Mar 17, 2008
Aperture: f 24
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2008

 Along the road through Jacobsen Ranch to the original Davidson Ranch in Chileno Valley, west Marin County, California.

my intent was twofold; attempt to achieve a smooth sky (has obvious banding, but no comment said so...) and desired to make the ground area appear like it does late in the day when you have to squint at it, sort of over-sharpened.

Convert raw to CMYK, darken/sharpen blacks. LAB to adjust lightness & color curves. Resize, save for web, noise removal, sharpen. Submit.

Entry for week four - 2008 DPC Olympics, Team Germany.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2008 05:42:16 PM
Nice. I like the use of the leading s-curve and the negative space of the sky. May be a little oversharpened.
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 03/24/2008 07:43:08 PM
Is this photo about the entire landscape with special attention the wonderful blue sky because the fence kinda gets lost in the shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2008 01:23:56 PM
What did you do to the processing here? It is interesting in its own way, but definitely does not look natural. I think I'd prefer this without whatever filter you used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2008 07:18:35 AM
Looks way too hard - was this over-edited???

Also too much sky for this challenge. I woudl crop lots of the sky off to keep the observer focused on the fence.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2008 06:33:43 PM
like the minimalism, but seems oversharpened.
 03/22/2008 11:32:32 AM
Very harsh- Too much USM
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2008 06:21:21 AM
Nice capture. Just way to much sky needs a crop & maybe a cloud or something.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2008 11:41:26 PM
You have a fine comp, and scene - but the image looks oversharpened, when it should really have benefitted from a softer look. Colrs look a bit garrish, and unnatural, and somewhat overexposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2008 03:25:21 AM
Too much sky, the photo contains 80% sky and so this is what this picture is about. To make it about the fence, crop out all but small portion of the sky. Then it's all about the fence.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2008 07:44:16 PM
I like the big sky here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2008 02:46:25 AM
Very good subject and perspective, a bit too overexposed and too much sky though?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2008 09:34:49 PM
I like the composition with the sky being so prominent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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