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Challenge: Free Study 2008-07 (Advanced Editing VII) Collection: Challenges Camera: Canon EOS-20D Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Location: Imerovigli, Santorini Island, Greece Date: Jul 22, 2008 Aperture: F/8 ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/200 Galleries: Landscape, Travel Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2008
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Captured with my widest lens - still not wide enough - on the beautiful island of Santorini (Greece). Late evening (about 1 hour before sunset)
Circular polarizer.
The (not imaginative) title from the name of this little village @ about 1 hour on foot from Thera, the main city.
Postprocessing:
Raw converted with DXO Optics pro 5.2
Very slightly rotated and cropped
Contrats adjustement, global and selective
Burning and dodging,
Blue slighly lighten, slight desaturation of the foreground
noise ninja,
Resize, USM
Post challenge:
Thanks to all for the rating and comments!
Great place for photographers - 1500 pictures captured there, not only this kind of postcards.
Here are some outtakes , , , , ,
and
The B&W was a good (better) alternative for the challenge. |
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08/08/2008 01:01:48 AM |
Love the perspective on this! Looks like a marvelous place to visit. |
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08/07/2008 07:55:23 PM |
great shot
extra points cause its santorini :) |
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08/07/2008 04:02:42 PM |
Lovely scene - good light. Just a tad oversharp. |
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08/06/2008 01:56:41 PM |
santorini? This is where I am hoping to go for a fortnights holiday mid September! This photo makes me want to go even more - lovely. |
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08/06/2008 07:22:02 AM |
very strong foreground anchors this picture beautifully. |
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08/06/2008 12:31:09 AM |
Wow! That's three pics in Santorini so far! This one is really nice. |
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08/04/2008 01:56:00 PM |
The boat is a nice extra touch to this very good picture. |
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08/04/2008 01:39:12 PM |
Really interesting perspective! It would be nice if the horizon was a bit more distinct. |
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08/04/2008 11:53:58 AM |
Beautiful Place, and picture :) |
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08/02/2008 10:13:04 PM |
Lovely light and a really nice postcard image 7 |
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08/02/2008 11:11:49 AM |
Nice scene. Watch the sharpness in the high contrast areas. |
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08/02/2008 05:43:58 AM |
very nice...great colour and composition. I want to go there. |
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08/01/2008 03:37:59 PM |
Is that a cruise ship in the water? This is a great view and wonderful crop. I like the way the steps lead down. |
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08/01/2008 07:34:42 AM |
Wow - looks so pretty and peaceful. I like the sprawling view. The boat in the background adds interest and gives concept of spacial distance. Good morning light and colors. |
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08/01/2008 12:17:33 AM |
Nice one here but may be a little over sharpened around the rock formation with some halos.. |
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