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November 7

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07-NOV-2006

Gardens of Stone

November 7

Veterans Memorial Cemetery

"It was a dangerous time to be young. An impossible time to be a hero."


PS Note: I wanted to accentuate the somber mood of the overcast and rainy day
I used several Adjustment Layers (Levels, Channel Mixer in Mononchrome and
Threshold) tweaking their opacity until the mood was right before adding two
copied Background Layers with film grain and Gaussian Blur.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/320s f/4.5 at 25.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-Nov-2006 13:30:00
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length25 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Guest 03-Feb-2007 21:07
perfectly fitting treatment Scott, moody shot
Lee G03-Feb-2007 03:35
Excellent work ! V
JW02-Feb-2007 20:20
Excellent treatment, very calm mood
Skyspaced26-Nov-2006 15:12
Good work, Scott. I like the POV. I think it could still have had impact without the strong PP treatment. An image that speaks. V.
David Clunas24-Nov-2006 23:50
Love the treatment, comp works well but I also like it cropped right back to below the tree -V-
shatterbug08-Nov-2006 20:06
Effective mood portrayed! Wonderful work, Scott! V.
s_barbour08-Nov-2006 16:37
Superb capture Scott, I think B&W really works for this one! vote~
Guest 08-Nov-2006 11:28
interesting work...definitely adds to the mood.
Gary Winters08-Nov-2006 08:30
Well done, super post processing! And that's a great caption, too!
Guest 08-Nov-2006 03:47
Perfect treatment for this poigniant image. Voted.
Jen Bixler08-Nov-2006 03:34
A perfect image for today.
Your treatment brings it all to life.
~V~
Gayle P. Clement08-Nov-2006 03:13
Excellent work, Scott. V
Focus08-Nov-2006 02:35
An impressive and strong image..........all gave some - but some gave all......well done. I try to forget Viet Nam, but it is impossible to do.....V
Kathy Pedersen08-Nov-2006 02:15
Intense mood~ Voted
Roe..08-Nov-2006 01:40
Scott you did an awesome job creating the mood in this image...perfect title..v
Coleen Perilloux Landry08-Nov-2006 01:25
Very powerful in black and white tones.
Bryan Ramsay08-Nov-2006 01:25
Scott. Outstanding work, The result of your efforts really shows up here, very nice!! Vote. -BJ
Guest 08-Nov-2006 00:02
We all die. I only hope my life counts for as much as theirs did. This is beautiful. V
Bill Ewart Jr07-Nov-2006 23:55
I keep forgetting about the power of B/W and then see a shot like this!~ V
petesie07-Nov-2006 23:02
Very well done, Scott.
royalld07-Nov-2006 23:00
Very effective treatment.
Dan Chusid07-Nov-2006 22:43
Perfectly bleak Scott.
(accent on the first descriptive word)
laine8207-Nov-2006 22:42
It was all worth it, Scott...vote
Guest 07-Nov-2006 22:38
This came out very well and your treatments do it justice.
Guest 07-Nov-2006 22:30
Stunning treatment Scott. V
Jola Dziubinska07-Nov-2006 22:16
Wonderful, impressive photo.
Faye White07-Nov-2006 22:13
you have achieved a somber mood perfectly..... well done!
beverley harrison07-Nov-2006 21:59
so sad, so many.
northstar3707-Nov-2006 21:58
cut down in their prime
Carole Stevens07-Nov-2006 21:36
Sad but a strong image well done!
Winter2707-Nov-2006 21:29
Really very haunting, Scott. Great work.
Kasia Guess07-Nov-2006 21:12
strong
Scott Browne07-Nov-2006 21:11
Very well done. Great contrasts.
Buz Kiefer07-Nov-2006 21:05
Beautiful B&W Scott. Somber and moving shot.
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