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Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Take Me to the Mardi Gras
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Paul Simon Lyrics (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jan 1, 2010
Aperture: f/ 8
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/160 sec.
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2010

 From the album 'There Goes Rhymin' Simon' track 3.

Lyrics: C’mon take me to the Mardi Gras
Where the people sing and play
Where the dancing is elite
And there’s music in the street
Both night and day

I was so happy to see this song on the discography list given in the Paul Simon thread. Shot during my annual sojourn to the Philadelphia Mummers Day Parade which took place as scheduled on the first of the year. Hope you like it. Had a blast at the parade but did not shoot all that well and left when the mirror locked on the cam after about two and a half hours. Fixed it on the way home.

Happy New Year!

Post:
Camera raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0.
Crop.
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue saturation.
Adjust sharpness.
Duplicate layer, color curves adjustment, increase contrast default. Merged down, normal blend mode, 67% opacity.
Resize.
Duplicate layer, Topaz Adjust Vibrance default. Merged down luminosity blend mode, 75% opacity.
Resize.
USM

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 151
Avg (all users): 6.2448
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 6.1094
Avg (non-participants): 6.3544
Views since voting: 871
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 143
Comments: 4
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AuthorThread
 01/12/2010 02:16:24 PM
This should have done better! I would have given it at least a 9!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2010 09:05:01 AM
Love the DOF; GREAT colors!
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 01/07/2010 03:11:37 PM
Terrific colors and pretty good composition. I feel like the whites are a little closer to neutral gray than white. Great depth of field. All in all, strong image!
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 01/04/2010 12:05:34 AM
Wow, what costumes...
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