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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2010 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Ptarmigan Ridge, Mt. Baker, Washington State
Date: Oct 5, 2010
Aperture: F16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2011

Converted to TIFF in Lightroom
Exp +.20
Blacks +4
Brightness +10
Contrast +50
Clarity +60
Vibrance +2
Tone Curve Medium Contrast
Enable Lens Correction Profile for Nikon 18-200

Open TIFF in PSCS5
Tone Map in Nik HDR Efex Pro
Nik Define 2.0
Nik SEP to convert to B/W
Nik CEP 3.0 - Glamour Glow
Nik Define 2.0
Flatten
Cloning Layer to remove sensor spots
Brightness/Contrast Layer to dodge and burn a bit
Photo Filter Layer to apply small amount of Warming Filter (85)
Flatten
Crop
Resize
Sharpen layer using USM and remove a bit of oversharpen from snow
Flatten
Add white border
Add black border
Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 429
Avg (all users): 6.4776
Avg (commenters): 7.4375
Avg (participants): 6.4634
Avg (non-participants): 6.5405
Views since voting: 1229
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 201
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0


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08/30/2011 06:53:15 PM
ok, was going to leave you a comment...but I guess it's redundant...sigh
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04/28/2011 06:46:41 PM
LOVE this JB...I gave this an 8, if there had been just a "touch" less foreground and only the mountain layers...it would have easily gotten a 10 from me...wonderful job
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03/07/2011 07:57:38 PM
this is awesome JB .. such amazing lighting and impact .. i particularly love the mist sitting in the hollows contrasting with those sharp rugged peaks .. wonderfully seen and captured .. :)
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02/20/2011 08:09:05 PM
Great entry JB - You obviously picked the right candidate for the challenge. Your post processing is getting a lot more sophisticated.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2011 01:42:33 PM
beautiful
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02/20/2011 08:00:39 AM
Great capture of ridges. Interesting texture on the snow (?) in the foreground.
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02/19/2011 11:01:39 PM
Seriously nice.
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02/19/2011 12:16:22 PM
Wonderful layers, of course. The textured foreground really sets it into motion.
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02/18/2011 06:34:20 AM
This is like two images - the up close one for contrast and detail, the upper portion for dreaminess and layers.
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02/17/2011 06:30:47 AM
love the textures and tones of this
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02/16/2011 03:22:16 PM
Perfect title. The layers are great.
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02/16/2011 07:02:01 AM
How PRETTY!
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02/15/2011 03:29:10 PM
Great depth! However I would have like to have seen this in color
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02/15/2011 02:35:42 PM
Nice Ansell Adams like.
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02/15/2011 03:49:52 AM
beautiful composition. love the soft tones
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02/15/2011 01:31:35 AM
I love these 'layers'!
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02/14/2011 05:48:23 PM
Really a wonderful capture! Even though the texture is interesting, I think cropping the foreground would make this a stronger image. (IMHO)
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02/14/2011 11:25:51 AM
i can see elephant tusks
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02/14/2011 08:17:21 AM
Great shapes and lines of the mountain-scape. Love how the clouds/fog drape themselves around the peaks. A slightly above average shot that could move into the exceptional category if the crop were different to keep focus on the strong elements in the composition. The bottom 1/3 of the shot calls too much attention away from the fabulous view of the mountain peaks. The light toned areas of the bottom third act like a beacon that draws attention away from the darker toned areas of the composition.
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02/14/2011 08:08:54 AM
Fantastic image, 10 and fav
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02/14/2011 05:01:48 AM
fantastic
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02/14/2011 03:21:39 AM
nice as a b and w
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