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Challenge: Foliage II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Date: Nov 6, 2011
Date Uploaded: Nov 6, 2011

 Thanks for the comments. I'm surprised this did so well, as I thought I'd ruined a great scene with which others would have certainly done better.

Busy days with a newborn, and in-laws visiting, so I missed the brilliant sun that had turned this into a magnificent scene. With darkness creeping in I had to once again turn to the only tool I seem to use these days, HDR. I hate it.

giantmike, once you mentioned the sky it bugged the hell out of me. Weird tones. Almost dirty. I need a cleaner edit of this for sure.

blindjustice, I agree about the letterbox. I just feel a 3:1 ratio looks naked without a bit of filling out (at least here on DPC).

Much thanks for the comments.

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 11/19/2011 07:14:15 AM
Something else I do with hdr sometimes (mentioning because of your sky hate) in advanced challenges is... say for this image. Edit it for the vineyards in photomatix. When you're done with that then open it up in Photoshop or whatever you might use. Copy one of the original exposures into a layer and mask it so that it only shows the sky. I very rarely have the whole image photomatix'd.
But great finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/13/2011 04:18:42 PM
Deutschland, ja? Absolutely perfect for fall. Makes me want to go back!!
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 11/13/2011 05:51:55 AM
A beautiful scene.
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 11/12/2011 11:36:56 AM
Ahh....the smell of new wine through the air....France or Germany?
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 11/10/2011 05:17:07 AM
I'm not sure the giant golden harvest feel of the shot is helped by the letterboxing. The colors, sky, and rolling tilt, and theme create an effect that is a cross between an American primitive painting and a modern Tuscan sunset.
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 11/09/2011 04:26:15 PM
Nice pastoral scene; interesting image to explore.
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 11/09/2011 09:17:37 AM
I really like the way the countryside turned out, but the washed out feeling in the sky is pretty distracting. Overall, I still like it.
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 11/08/2011 01:23:29 PM
Um. You live in paradise.
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 11/08/2011 04:45:14 AM
Now here's wow. A little busy but enough to see and judge. The wagon a nice touch 8
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 11/08/2011 02:11:27 AM
Nice composition of colors!
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 11/07/2011 09:57:05 AM
Wonderful scene. 7
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 11/07/2011 07:51:49 AM
Love
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 11/07/2011 07:40:40 AM
Gorgeous!
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 11/07/2011 06:06:01 AM
Love the composition.
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 11/06/2011 07:28:25 PM
Stunning scene.
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