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Ethanol Refinery
Ethanol Refinery
pncowley


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 1-Second Exposure (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: East of Ames, Iowa USA
Date: Mar 18, 2009
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1
Galleries: Still Life, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2009

 While out shooting tonight's ISS transit, I decided to drive up the road just a bit further to the local ethanol plant for a shot at the 1-Second Exposure challenge. I shot wide, but had a tough time with a lot of lens flare. After swapping to the 70-200L, and dialing it in a bit, I finally had something I'm pretty happy with. I ended up running at ISO 200 to try and stop the aperture down just a bit to help enhance the star flare on the lights.

I like it, but we'll see how it does...

Processing is minimal - no color or contrast adjustments. I cloned out a star blur, then resized, sharpened slightly, bordered, and then ready to submit.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 132
Avg (all users): 6.1000
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
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Views since voting: 1586
Views during voting: 362
Votes: 180
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/27/2009 02:18:48 AM
This is a very interesting photograph, probably because it has a strange Space Station feel to it. Isolated by the darkness, I guess. I've tried a few similar night-time shots myself, and never managed this kind of superb result. 8.
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 03/24/2009 12:34:23 PM
Good exposure nice flaring of lights
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 03/24/2009 04:38:58 AM
Great classic shot.
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 03/23/2009 07:30:06 AM
This is a really clear, sharp photo.
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 03/23/2009 04:15:33 AM
AWSOME!
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