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A Lowcountry Evening
A Lowcountry Evening
EBJones


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Evening (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Mount Pleasant, SC
Date: Aug 5, 2008
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Aug 5, 2008

 This is the Arthur Ravenel Bridge in Charleston SC taken from the Mount Pleasant side of the Cooper River.

I'm trying to get better at keeping track of the editing steps I take to get a final image, so here goes:

Adobe RAW adjustments:
Temperature 7600
Tint +2
Exposure +0.55
Recovery 78
Fill Light 50
Blacks 20
Brightness +58
Contrast +25
Clarity 0
Vibrance +43
Saturation 0

Open in CS3
Crop
Curves Adjustment Layer: Strong Contrast Preset
Neat Image
Smart Sharpen 85%, 3.1px
I wanted the colors in the sky to pop a little more, so I did a conversion to Lab color and tweaked the lightness channel in curves a little bit at this point. (Never tried this before, so i was just sort of playing here. :)
Resize
Smart Sharpen 85% 0.2px
SFW

:)

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Votes: 156
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/11/2008 12:55:01 PM
nice composition, beautiful color contrast.
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 08/11/2008 09:02:19 AM
Pretty evening colors! Nice use of the tree in the foreground.
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 08/09/2008 10:33:04 PM
The sun looks like it's still kinda high and maybe some oversharpening in the small twig-like branches of the tree. The lighting off the building is nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2008 08:07:06 PM
I really like the yellow tones.
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 08/08/2008 10:00:16 AM
awesome scene - my favorite part of the entire image is the illuminated house in the lower left - a bit of oversharpening artifacts in teh trees above
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2008 08:37:51 AM
ah i know this spot, this is beautifully captured
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/07/2008 08:13:56 PM
this photo must be studied to see all the depth. the sun glinting off the house to the tall grass on the right. Great work
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 08/05/2008 08:35:15 PM
Good picture. I just shot that bridge tonight actually. I think i have been to this exact spot actually. Is this right off Long Point Rd?
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