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The Fog
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Challenge: Best of 2010 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Nikon
Location: Big Sur, CA
Date: Sep 10, 2010
Galleries: Emotive, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2011

 Impossible to choose. I sort of just threw a dart and edited the image it landed on.

This image is from a September road trip with Sweetie. I always thought it had a lot of potential, but my editing just never got it to where I wanted it. Hopefully, that has improved as well.

Taken through the dirty windshield of the car. We came upon this stretch of road with a huge fog bank hovering over it. Originally edited to b/w, it was unsatisfying. I discovered the Topaz night filter and it gave me exactly the drama what I was looking for.

convert from RAW
denoise
cloned out sensor dust and two tiny road markers
Topaz dark night
dodge and burn a little
contrast
add a tiny bit of vignetting
save for web

Statistics
Place: 210 out of 429
Avg (all users): 5.7258
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.7483
Avg (non-participants): 5.6286
Views since voting: 908
Views during voting: 296
Votes: 186
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2011 03:20:36 PM
I adore the processing.
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 02/19/2011 10:15:45 AM
Whoa - that's pretty creepy! Wonderfully dark and foreboding.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/17/2011 08:25:07 PM
Whoah, that's sick!
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 02/17/2011 05:51:56 AM
so dark an moody
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 02/16/2011 01:24:19 PM
Very cool shot. Reminds me of the twilight zone.
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 02/16/2011 11:22:35 AM
Really moody. Looks like a movie poster or book jacket - a mystery. :) 8
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 02/15/2011 07:27:09 PM
I like the Lines in the photo, but the photo seems over processed. Good Luck!
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 02/15/2011 11:11:46 AM
very nice composition. Highway against the sky.
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 02/14/2011 03:14:43 AM
a little too processed, but punchy
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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