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06-JUN-2004

3rd Place: The nightmare of the swan princess by JesusV

Sony DSC-F828
4s f/5.6 at 8.6mm iso64, Hoya R72 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Jun-2004 16:09:13
MakeSony
ModelDSC-F828
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length8.6 mm
Exposure Time4.00 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent64
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Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
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Katherine Stanback's Photos09-Jun-2004 00:21
Cool shot! I like the weird colors and the sharp reflection.
Sony Forums Challenges07-Jun-2004 10:08
Thanks to all for your comments.

The shot was taken in manual mode, the postprocessing:
1.-Swap green & red channel and individual channel level adjustment as per Luben´s tutorial.
I found interesting the contrast between the grey background trees (pine trees) and the white of the foreground ones. I tough that a colour treatment could improve this contrast.
2.- Colour balance adjustment layer, bump greens to 45. Mask everything except the pine trees and their reflections and the grass.
3.- Back to channel mixer layer I masked the sky and trees to recover the brown sky.

Jesus
Sony Forums Challenges07-Jun-2004 01:38
The vibrancy of the false color contrasts well with the stillness of the pool. Interesting and disturbing image; good choice for IR treatment. Eric Hatch
Sony Forums Challenges06-Jun-2004 23:25
nail biting. wow. awesome.
Guest 06-Jun-2004 22:21
Wow,

When I asked for Fine Art Nudes, I didn't think I was going to get any, but you have done us proud. The reflections as well as the colours make this image stunning. Now all you need to do is share with us how you post-processed it.

All the best

Luben
Guest 06-Jun-2004 19:58
nice work, jesus ;-) i like the reflections, the compo, and the colors. -- andy