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Fire and Water
Fire and Water
kernuak


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Kilve Beach, Somerset, England, UK
Date: Aug 13, 2008
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 3.2-13 secs
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

 A blend of 3 exposures, bracketed +/- one stop. A reverse ND grad filter was used to even up the exposure between sky and foreground, then HDR was used at a low level to recover the detail in the rockpools.

Statistics
Place: 428 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.7678
Avg (commenters): 6.4314
Avg (participants): 5.7640
Avg (non-participants): 5.7875
Views since voting: 739
Views during voting: 675
Votes: 491
Comments: 56
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/18/2009 01:26:04 PM
Thanks to all the commenters and to those who voted, I was pretty happy to end in the top 40% in my second challenge. A couple of things I missed out in me description above, the reverse grad was a three stop and I also used a warming circular polariser to cut down unwanted reflections, and to maintain the reds that are normally diminished by a standard polariser. After reading some of the earlier comments regarding sharpness and contrast, I went back and had a go at reprocessing (at the time I only had Elements 5 to work with after Photomatix Pro was used), with Lightroom/CS4, in addtition to the latest version of Photomatix, but I didn't like the results, partly because it enhanced the chromatic aberration that had largely been removed and partly because of haloing. I've since read some of the ideas to remove the haloing effect in the forums, so it's something I can have a go at when I have some time. So, while I didn't necessarily agree with the comments, it did force me to revisit, which is always a good thing to do.

Message edited by author 2009-03-18 17:27:11.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 05:56:08 PM
This is a beautiful picture, but I think the colors could have been deeper on the rocks, just a little darker to make them pop.
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 03/17/2009 05:02:24 PM
Excellent composition and restrained colors. Possibly could use a contrast and/or sharpness boost to bring out just a touch more drama in the scene.
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 03/17/2009 11:19:38 AM
id love to know how you edited this. its so beautifula nd surreal. love it-9
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 03/17/2009 11:13:14 AM
Lovely image, dramatic sky.
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 03/17/2009 10:50:24 AM
It absolutely does remind me of fire and water. The tones and texture in this shot are amazing. 7
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 03/17/2009 08:19:17 AM
The contrast or saturation seems a little low to me, but I love the reflection of the clouds in the water.
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 03/17/2009 08:07:13 AM
well captured.. love the reflected light
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 03/17/2009 06:35:29 AM
Nice reflection, and good colour.
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 03/16/2009 09:55:34 PM
Beautiful shot.
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 03/16/2009 12:57:37 PM
Seems very midtoned..
 03/16/2009 09:21:10 AM
Good shot. Nice sky and scenery.
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 03/16/2009 06:44:23 AM
very nice, five from me ;D
brano
 03/15/2009 11:53:05 AM
Beautiful colors but this image feels really light and soft.
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 03/15/2009 11:50:39 AM
Very nice composition....love the foreground water. Well done.
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 03/15/2009 11:32:59 AM
Beautiful colors
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 03/15/2009 07:36:53 AM
wonderful exposure control
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 03/15/2009 06:20:49 AM
Lovely sky, wish it were just a bit sharper with more contrast.
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 03/15/2009 06:17:59 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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 03/15/2009 05:44:47 AM
Beautifully shot. Could use some contrast, I think... but that's personal taste.

Not voting yet.
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 03/14/2009 08:59:47 PM
Nice shoreline scene and beautiful sunset. Some stronger processing would really bring out the detail in it. Looking at the EXIF data I see you did use HDR and this is Kilve Beach in Somerset. And this looks like your 2nd entry in DPC kernuak. Keep it up.
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 03/14/2009 08:20:24 PM
Wonderful colored sky and reflection
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 03/14/2009 07:27:13 PM
stunning color and detail
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 03/14/2009 04:07:56 PM
Hey. This dressed up the beach a lot. Seems softened some. Great!
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 03/14/2009 03:24:56 PM
Nice clouds and color, nice reflection and lines.
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 03/14/2009 03:24:22 PM
Nice tones. I like that the water is very smooth on the reflection.
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 03/14/2009 09:08:06 AM
I like the softness of this shot.
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 03/14/2009 02:20:14 AM
Nice seen. Looks a little soft though
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 03/13/2009 04:51:16 PM
Stunning sky and reflections.
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 03/13/2009 04:40:17 PM
nice colors , but slightly lacking in contrast IMO, 6
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 03/13/2009 11:20:43 AM
I think a simple levels to bring down the midtowns would really make this pop.
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 03/13/2009 10:14:34 AM
Really nice capture. Some really good sunsets this challenge.
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 03/13/2009 07:15:25 AM
Lovely sunrise, I guess sunrise as nobody is about, well presented..
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 03/13/2009 06:32:47 AM
Great photo but I think you could have tweaked this a bit more to give it even more impact
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 03/13/2009 03:17:08 AM
Good color in the clouds.
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 03/12/2009 10:51:04 PM
Beautiful reflection shot.
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 03/12/2009 08:09:05 PM
looks liek just about everything is in focus in this shot - nicely done and great colors!
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 03/12/2009 05:32:22 PM
beautiful sky and reflection
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 03/12/2009 05:07:29 PM
Lacking focus but nice tones.
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 03/12/2009 02:38:13 PM
Title says it all, great colours in the sunset.
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 03/12/2009 12:10:30 PM
wonderful glowing colors...wish the rocks had more depth of tone...but an excellent shot
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 03/12/2009 09:21:26 AM
Excellent colors and perspective.
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 03/12/2009 07:28:46 AM
Wonderful image. Beautiful colors.
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 03/12/2009 02:31:09 AM
great capture - a bit unsharp though
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 03/11/2009 07:18:39 PM
Very abstract! The dramatic sky and reflections contrasting those layered rock formations. Excellent capture! 9
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 03/11/2009 05:25:43 PM
Color! Wonderful.
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 03/11/2009 05:21:40 PM
great sky and reflection.
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 03/11/2009 01:44:16 PM
fantastic colours, love the texture of the sky
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 03/11/2009 01:15:28 PM
Fabulous symmetry between the clouds and the rectangular pool. Wonderful colors. Wide angle really adds to the shot.
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 03/11/2009 12:12:43 PM
Looks a bit flat, needs more contrast.
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 03/11/2009 08:21:27 AM
I wonderful looking scene. The high dynamic range looks really good here, but missing just one tweak...contrast via Levels, just careful enough not to blow the highlights are make the shadows too dark.
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 03/11/2009 07:43:26 AM
nice colors, but a little to soft in my opinion
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 03/11/2009 07:23:38 AM
Lovely sunrise/sunset. The photos seems a little light overall.
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 03/11/2009 12:09:20 AM
Lovely composition and dramatic sky. Overall it looks a little soft to me and could have done with a little extra punch.
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 03/10/2009 11:23:12 PM
cool capture
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 03/10/2009 10:17:21 PM
lovely sky and reflection!
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