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30-DEC-2007 kiki2

Swan Lake

Rules broken:
Rule of focusing on main subject.
Also broken: any rule of sticking faithfully to a proper white-balance.

Why broken?
Because water reflections tend to steal focus. This shot was a mishap but I liked it, and the light in it. So instead of deleting, I took a stab at enhancing the water textures.

Colors are tweaked and exaggerated to bring out the pinkish/purplish hue of that morning. The waves/billows are smoothened, sharpened and curve adjusted. But the swan itself is only color-tweaked, in an attempt to keep a hint of its light elegance.

Canon EOS 20D
1/160s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1600 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time30-Dec-2007 10:08:50
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge31-Dec-2007 17:35
Qualified. The water does look very pretty. ~ Lonnit