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Challenge: Black and White Landscape (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Ledyard CT
Date: Apr 25, 2010
Aperture: f4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2010
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The photo:
Stopped for this shot while driving home in the rain today.
Attached my Cokin polarizer and gradient filter to darken the sky and adjust the bright spots. Handheld.
Processing: RAW Conversion with CS4, b/w conversion with hue/sat, contrast boost, levels, curves, USM at large radius, resize, Adamus Sharpening, Save for web.
The comments:
 Germaine's and others comments about the border is right on the money - I did not take the time to consider alternatives and should have....
As some have stated about the levels of details in the shot, I could not 'lengthen' this image any more - i was already at 800pix acress. I really felt that I could not crop the image down any because I feel I needed to maintain the foreground grasses that anchor the entire shot. The black letterbox frame does not negatively effect the level of details I was able to show, but I think it tended to overwhelm the details I did have. Simply adding a single line of grey above and below the image seems to have really improved it...(thanks  glad2badad)...as shown here:
Oh, and this one ROCKS at full resolution.... |
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05/03/2010 08:05:34 AM |
| this is an incredible image and i like the frame despite the lower quality in the details, but i agree the details are would be more interesting if it could be larger |
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05/03/2010 07:33:37 AM |
Originally posted by northebound:
Ugh - I WISH this photo was larger. And, in this way, I think the border hurts you a little bit, because all the beautiful details (water drops and plants) are scrunched due to the limit of resolution. I don't hate the border - just don't feel it works in this photo - particularly this photo online. I would love to see a full version of this. |
See, I disagree with "the limit of resolution". The image may have worked best at this aspect ratio/crop. Maybe there wasn't anything of interest above or below what's presented. By using the full 800px in width nothing really was lost in the details.
I agree that the border doesn't help with the dark tones...although it may have worked with just a one pixel grey line between the image and the letterbox. ???
Lovely image BTW - I gave it a 7. |
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05/02/2010 04:26:08 PM |
| Ugh - I WISH this photo was larger. And, in this way, I think the border hurts you a little bit, because all the beautiful details (water drops and plants) are scrunched due to the limit of resolution. I don't hate the border - just don't feel it works in this photo - particularly this photo online. I would love to see a full version of this. |
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05/01/2010 06:36:29 AM |
| Probably too busy for DPC but I'm gussing this is awesome large. Nice range of tones and I do like the composition, busy or not. |
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05/01/2010 04:53:24 AM |
| Nice ripples in the water from the raindrops... lots to explore in this shot, but almost too much. A narrower focus on the textures and lines might be interesting (thought it wouldn't have fit the challenge as well). Nicely done! |
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04/30/2010 10:37:23 AM |
| What an interesting landscape and wonderful B&W conversion! The rain drops put this over the top for me... |
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04/29/2010 11:15:28 PM |
| The image has great tones but they are overrun by the heavy border. |
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04/29/2010 04:07:45 PM |
| worthy of hanging on any wall - 10 |
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04/28/2010 10:17:43 AM |
| Oh, top right corner! How I wish you were lighter! Cropping an inch off might be your best solution. |
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04/26/2010 04:36:02 PM |
| Ecxcellent detail, love the tones, beautiful & peaceful scene.....8 |
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04/26/2010 06:54:32 AM |
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04/26/2010 05:42:59 AM |
| Nice tonal range and good detail, but that heavy, black border drags the whole shot down. (IMNSHO) |
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04/25/2010 11:56:37 PM |
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04/25/2010 08:29:43 PM |
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