Broadview Panorama by Canon DSLR Challenge


04-JAN-2009	Charlie Beck

"Broadview" is our neighborhood in Seattle.
This is a portion of my wife's Snow Village collection.
The final image was stitched from three shots.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Each of three shots was exposed for 30 seconds at f/13. full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Jan-2009 21:55
Nice miniature town. Has a classic holiday feel to it. -Dylan

Charlie Beck		05-Jan-2009 20:34
No, I think you were right, but I did not finish the job. I turned all the background whitish, instead of trying to create a "night sky" effect. Here's my next attempt.

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Jan-2009 18:59
Hmm. Well.... right. I'll be damned lol. I think you proved me wrong :) You've brightened it.. and removed some yellow.. so far so good. But where are the "blues"? If you use Photoshop.. what does an "auto colors" do? I would try that on a duplicate layer, and then decrease to perhaps around 25-30% transparency (haven't got PS here at work.) It really is a delightful little setup, but blue would put more life into it. IMO, of course. Right now it has more of a "duotone" look. Charming it its way.. like a faded colorprint in an old magazine. But I just love some hint of blue in images. -k2

Charlie Beck		05-Jan-2009 17:53
Many thanks to you both. You are right, of course, K2. I took out some of the yellow, and posted the new version.

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Jan-2009 14:55
Now there's a charming view.. but I'm also reminded of the old Inuit proverb "Do not eat the yellow snow." ;) A more realistic white balance would improve this image - or so thinks me. -k2

Guest		05-Jan-2009 13:20
Mrs. Pops loves her Department 56 Snow Village. Glad to see there's a Starbucks there! (We have Buckos as well, LOL)