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Jan 5, 2003 Dee Golden

The End by Dee Golden

Pescadero California

Pescadero, California. The end of the road. The end of the day. I've been trying for a long time to get a good way to utilize this sign. There are actually two of them. We call them End End. I was actually shooting other potential perspective shots which didn't turn out unusual enough for this challenge. It was a beautifully clear day but I knew the sunset wasn't going to be spectacular. So we headed out to the highway when I saw the setting sun and the end signs. I barely had enough time. My fixed 707 over exposes in auto mode, so I frantically tried to get a good manual setting. Then I realized I should use a fill flash on the End sign. I didn't have enough time to get just the right distance from the sign to get the fill I wanted. A setting sun waits for no one! So post processing I did some contrast masking, some duplicate layers with the End sign masked so I could bring more richness into the sunset. If I had had more time.....


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Guest 15-Jan-2003 00:58
Dee, this is great! Puts it all in perspective, I'd say! Nicely done! jim/shutter
Guest 14-Jan-2003 17:55
Wonderful play on the words and the scene. Takes a good eye to catch that. Nicely done.
Sony Forums Challenges14-Jan-2003 03:01
Harmonious - Shay
Sony Forums Challenges13-Jan-2003 19:58
Thank you all for your comments. I've actually become attached to this and think I'll actually make a large print and frame it for myself. I've been trying for a couple of years to get a good shot of these signs, and feel like such a dummy for not thinking of the fill flash before this. Solves a lot of the problems I was having. Most of my shots are from the road (trying to stay out of the way of 70 mph traffic on this 2-lane highway) where you can see the "road" run into the guard rail. I'd like to get it early one morning just as the sun is striking the two signs with some ground fog on the water... but alas, I'm not an early bird and it's a 35 minute drive to the middle of no where! I can just imagine how many days it would take for conditions to be just right, LOL --Dee
Sony Forums Challenges13-Jan-2003 03:42
Very, very nice, Dee. and especially since you were working against time. Bev
Sony Forums Challenges13-Jan-2003 00:27
Striking and beautiful Dee! Fremiet
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2003 16:45
gorgeous work Dee - ZipperZ
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2003 16:39
Nice execution of your idea, Dee...beautiful image with a very interesting perspective...nicely presented too. Good one. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2003 16:09
Great composition and light, Dee.. Good work! Helen
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2003 10:38
I love the story behind this shot. I hope you didnt get too stressed over the whole thing. "The End" result is a great shot perfect for this competition. It should do well. Jon M
~Nee 12-Jan-2003 08:29
Really nice work, Dee! Love the contrast and context between the sign and the sunset. Great job! ~Nee :)
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2003 01:02
you did great Dee. ~ kudbegud
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2003 00:28
Dee, this is such a beautiful image. Good interpretation of "The End". florg
Sony Forums Challenges11-Jan-2003 22:31
VERY nice shot Dee... and very creatively seen! I like your framing also... I just prefer a concave frame as opposed to the outer 2D effect, so to speak. Mark J
Sony Forums Challenges11-Jan-2003 19:40
Love it Dee! Great work.
Best, Cara