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20-JUL-2007 Barry Armer

Refinery *

Laporte, TX

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/400s f/11.0 at 115.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Jul-2007 23:44:13
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length115 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Brent 27-Jul-2007 18:13
Nice industrial scene Barry. I know enough about layers in PS to just get in trouble myself. I'm with you on needed to learn more about them Rod. Watch out because I just bought a new book and plan to master layers yet, err...someday when the new puppies aren't running me ragged.
Rod 26-Jul-2007 19:22
It's a deal Barry:-) I don't know why but layers seems a real rocket science to me. The kids even bought me the Wow book on Photoshop & I haven't really applied myself to learning from it. I really should.
Guest 24-Jul-2007 20:39
Lucky for us Rod that Adobe programs four different ways to do the same thing! I'll work on Burning and Dodging if you work on Layers! ;-)
Rod 22-Jul-2007 08:15
I don't know how to use layers so you're ahead of me Barry:-) Wotever you did it looks really good on all three, well done:-)
Guest 22-Jul-2007 01:09
Rod, when your right your right! I changed all three to add more contrast. I don't know the dodge and burn tools so I created a new layer in Elements and used an 85% hard light blend on all three. Thanks for the tip!
Rod 21-Jul-2007 23:31
Three good shots for the topic Barry, well done mate. For me I like to see deeper blacks & sort of whiter whites in B&W shots. If you set your burn tool on shadows & wiped it over the refinery to darken the shadows & then set the dodge tool to highlights & did the same it might add some "pop" to the shots. I did this one & put it in Pending.
Guest 21-Jul-2007 20:56
Thanks Bruce! I guess everyone looks at a pic differently. My eye doesn't go to the fence or the vehicles until after I have given the refinery considerable attention. Also I like the vehicles because to me they add a sense of scale. Perhaps my "unique vision" is why I can't beat the challenge headers at voting time! ;-)
Bruce T Jones21-Jul-2007 20:26
I *think* the grain works here. For one thing, it adds texture to an otherwise featureless sky. Otherwise, too many thinks in the foreground (cars, powerlines, fence, etc.) draw attention away from the refinery itself. -- Bruce