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Morning Relic
Morning Relic
dsidwell


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Challenge: Masters' Free Study II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Wellsville, Utah USA
Date: Nov 4, 2008
Aperture: f 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Architecture, Rural
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

 This is a barn near my home that I photograph often, especially when I'm super busy--it's across the street from where I work.

PP: adjusted levels, then desaturated some of the blue from the clouds. I cloned out the many spots from my disgustingly dirty sensor. I selected the top half and adjusted the levels more carefully, then did the same for the barn and greenery. I noticed some interesting morning color in the upper left, and so chose to saturate that just a bit. I also rotated the canvas some, and cropped. Then I resized and sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 136 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.7522
Avg (commenters): 6.1000
Avg (participants): 5.4433
Avg (non-participants): 5.8720
Views since voting: 873
Views during voting: 587
Votes: 347
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/06/2008 02:00:14 PM
The dramatic contrasts are terrific, but this looks just a smidgeon blurry. Perhaps that was intended, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/06/2008 07:06:18 AM
the brown to blue in the sky looks unnatural, but the effect is good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2008 04:35:42 PM
Nice composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2008 11:45:53 AM
Wizard of OZ stuff, magical.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2008 07:33:22 AM
I love the ominous and forbidding impending storm......looks like it's going to come shrieking through and trash this old barn. The shot's almost too dark.....almost. Brave, and IMO, an excellent offering. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/04/2008 04:41:47 AM
While this image commands attention by the sky, I am finding the blurry barn in the foreground to be way too distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/03/2008 05:41:43 PM
This would have been an exceltn HDR photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/02/2008 10:09:53 AM
I have to say I don't really get the spotty, out-of-focus appearance - is it deliberate? I don't mind being educated. good luck with it anyway. (No vote)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/01/2008 07:36:09 PM
Very nice scene...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/01/2008 04:46:32 PM
Is there a painting filter aplied to the clouds? A classic old barn shot, but it looks a bit soft to me (the barn). 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/01/2008 07:31:24 AM
Nice color and mood.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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