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Harbour in winter
Harbour in winter
flaviamariani


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Challenge: Free Study 2010-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Date: Dec 24, 2010
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: different
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2010

[Jan. 3rd, 2011 08:04:12 PM]

Yes, I saw it myself, the processing is not the best here, to say the least. It really was a beautiful scene to capture and I did it in HDR,as it seemed appropriate here. Since I am new to HDR I couldn't process this image better, I saw the distracting halos around the mast and the bridge, but at that point the deadline was close and I just didn't have enough of time nor knowledge to fix it. That was my second HDR attempt ever (the first one I tried for the bridge challenge but the result was even worse there so I decided not even to compete). It's a pity, of course. I hope I can use the same or similar subject in the future, that time with better pp. Thank you for your comments, they were very valuable!

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Place: 216 out of 275
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Avg (commenters): 5.6429
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Votes: 158
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2011 08:56:55 AM
Good composition, but a little heavy on the photo processing - some very obvious haloing detracts from the photo.
 01/07/2011 08:29:47 AM
Topaz is way over the top for my tastes. I liked the composition though.
 01/07/2011 02:11:14 AM
You've GOT to learn how to take care of the halos if you want to do this kind of processing; they are KILLING you here. You may PM me if you want help with it...
 01/06/2011 06:52:56 PM
ouch, the processing kills this, blue was pushed way too hard
 01/05/2011 05:00:38 AM
this just looks down right cold...love the HDR effect (or Topaz)
 01/03/2011 02:24:02 PM
It's a wonderful shot, and the processing in parts is wonderful, but the haloing around the mast and the bridge really detracts. If it's topazed, you probably could have gotten away with masking out the sky, mast and bridge and not topazing that area, just using other adjustments there.
 01/02/2011 06:22:56 PM
Nice shot, just needs a little work to avoid all the ghosting
 01/02/2011 02:10:30 PM
The processing on this is overdone.
 01/02/2011 07:44:33 AM
I love this look. What, is it desaturated or how do you give it that almost comic look? Great angle and shot.
 01/01/2011 08:52:36 PM
the image is great, the processing is not, the haloes are spoiling this
 01/01/2011 06:04:18 PM
is the halo around the mast from dodging?
 01/01/2011 04:13:53 PM
A wonderful scene to capture, with great subjects. However, I'm really not liking the halo effects left all over this image from post processing.
 01/01/2011 08:51:37 AM
this is a very pretty scene
 01/01/2011 05:15:34 AM
Beautiful scene but the processing is way over the top and in my opinion ruins the image, the processing has created halos and has such an unnatural look but does not even work artistically. I would love to see this one redone because I think it has a lot of potential.


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