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16-AUG-2007 tvsometime

Weather On Dirty Window

42nd St, NYC

Canon PowerShot A630
1/50s f/4.1 at 29.2mm hide exif
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Date/Time16-Aug-2007 14:04:49
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot A630
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Focal Length29.2 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/4.1
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Exposure Bias-0.33
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ctfchallenge28-Aug-2007 20:08
Thanks Carole, Cat, & Barry. Doug too for the revisit. Rod, you may be right in the sense that along the way I crossed the line of "manipulation" that transformed the image from even more abstract washed out colors into bright, impressionistic extremes. The original shown almost no red-oranges and dull greens, and now they do look somewhat overly "whanged", almost sunny as happened shortly after this shot. So for now, I'll settle for this impressionistic look. Thanks anyway. -tv
ctfchallenge25-Aug-2007 15:57
I like the abstract nature of this - looks like trees in the background and a bit of sky....or something! ;-) CJ
Rod 24-Aug-2007 23:14
Without seeing the original again to compare I think you may have whanged too much Tommy as the abstract nature I first saw seems to have gone.
Yes Doug Whang can be used as a noun or anything it's almost as good as Bugger:-)
ctfchallenge23-Aug-2007 23:27
Nice eye! and great abstract. -Cat
Guest 20-Aug-2007 03:53
Cool "whanged up" abstract TV!
ctfchallenge19-Aug-2007 00:44
I underestimated the power of the whang. I like it much better now. Hmmm, maybe whang could also be a noun. We'll have to see what Rod says. -COAmature
ctfchallenge18-Aug-2007 02:26
Thanks Aam & Doug. Couldn't cut the drop count but put myself back in 'Vivid' and whanged up the bar. The result is to bring out a lot more streaking detail on the window pain. This is fun. (Is whang a verb?) -tv
ctfchallenge18-Aug-2007 02:17
It's a bit bright for me but it's not without interest. Maybe about half as many drops would allow the viewer to understand what he/she is looking at. -COAmature
aam1234 17-Aug-2007 22:10
How about darkening it then using curves. It will give it a good contrast, and color saturation to boot.
ctfchallenge17-Aug-2007 21:47
Aam, it's already jacked up quite a bit. I'll see if more makes it work better. Thanks.
Tom, the problem is that by the time the precipitation collects on my workplace window, it always looks like mud. So we dignify it by calling it 'weather'. -tv
aam1234 17-Aug-2007 18:30
Looks like a painting.
I would increase the brightness and saturation a bit, though. Don't know how that will come out but it's worth a try.
Guest 17-Aug-2007 03:52
Nice bright abstract with good tones. Funny how people on the East Coast call rain "weather".