Photo Challenge for September 2009

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Ha'penny Bridge at night. Dublin, Ireland. Taken a few days ago:

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Very nice Agaace...... Love the contrast combined with color.....

Here is a photo of a chipmunk in Manning Park, BC, Canada. Taken 2 weeks ago on a day trip

http://members.shaw.ca/bcheff/Gathering-Food.jpg

One more from me, taken about 2 weeks ago in the North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA:

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Originally Posted by agaace

One more from me, taken about 2 weeks ago in the North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA:

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Hi Agata, I was thinking of putting a pin in the map to show where in the world you are ... but I think I'd get sick of having to move it all the time :)

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Egret,a recent visitor to Uk.Taken on River Clyst Exeter at 75 metres, hand held, with 400mm.As was, no PP .What a beautiful bird.

Arwyn

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I think I went a little crazy in the PP.... anywho:

Tiger, shot through glass window, Tampa, Florida on 9/20/2009.

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Here is my little contribution :-)
Thank u!
Sreelal

This is one more image of the harpist in the previous post. I've had a lot of fun playing with her pictures because it's not what I usually shoot. In this composite I've tried to create a mystical appearance. It took me forever to isolate the harpist and every string on her harp from the original background...but, in the end it was worth it. It's all good practice.

Chuck

http://www.chucknelsonphotography.co...72045910-3.jpg

@CNelson

Youve certainly done a good job with the masking, but to make it fit a little more natually, it might be worth trying to match a little more closely the colours. I.E with the lady take the contrast down a little, maybe take the white balance a little warmer to match the clouds etc... asuming youve still got a layer with her isolated...

Lovely colors - sunrise or set?

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@CNelson

Youve certainly done a good job with the masking, but to make it fit a little more natually, it might be worth trying to match a little more closely the colours. I.E with the lady take the contrast down a little, maybe take the white balance a little warmer to match the clouds etc... asuming youve still got a layer with her isolated...

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Thank you wjh31, I will consider your comments. I did put a subdued sunburst in the upper left corner using color from the harp to try to give a little more credability to the highlights. I may try laying a color over the harpist to see what it looks like but I kind of like it with her standing out. I appreciate your observations.

MRSOHTOBE...it was an evening thunderstorm and there was beautiful sky everywhere.

I'm listening to harp music from the harpist's website as I write this and look at the image...it all fits so well.

Chuck

One more for good nature:


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Canon 20d / 28-80mm / 5.6 / 1/25th / 100 ISO / Brookfield, WI / 9-15-09
Focal Length 80mm

And just for the fun of it:


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Canon 20d / 28-80mm / 5.6 / 1/400th / 100 ISO / Brookfield, WI / 9-21-09
Focal Length 80mm

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It was slightly drizzling after a heavy rain... I was curious to capture the water drop dripping down from the red chilly. I expected a spherical droplet - but, may be some other drop might have fallen on top at the moment and the droplet splashed down ! I clicked !!

I can see that it's going to be a *** CRACKER *** of a month for the challenge!

UPDATE Sept 29th: Re-post of the photo according to some feedback I got - reducing red cast & pano crop.

A fresh one: taken tonight and sent straight from my hotel room, here in Northern Ireland :) This region is so beautiful I could easily spend a month photographing just this area. Unfortunately, packed with tourists too.. looks like half of the world is visiting Northern Ireland at the moment..

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Canon EOS 40D + Canon EFS 10-22mm f/3.5 - 4.5 USM @ 22mm, f/11, 1/160, ISO 100, tripod.

Great stuff Agata - looks like your really enjoying your EF-S 10-22?

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Originally Posted by Colin Southern

Great stuff Agata - looks like your really enjoying your EF-S 10-22?

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Yep, I love this lens :)