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21-JUL-2005 aam1234

Ship on Land (*)

This is my first entry into "big guy's club". So go easy on me.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/320s f/7.1 at 35.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Jul-2005 17:11:59
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length35 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge26-Jul-2005 06:35
Thanks Michael. I'll try your suggestions. [aam1234]
Guest 25-Jul-2005 22:22
Welcome aboard with your first entry. It's a great building and I really like the composition on this image. Like Lee, I do think you should rotate the image just a bit. This is a case where I think the major vertical/horizontal elements should be, well, vertical/horizontal. Since you mentioned that contrast was a headache, you might try a selective color adjustment layer and boost the black just a bit. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Jul-2005 19:46
Hi Cat! great to see you guys here too.

The original is RAW then convert it using the Channel Mixer. However, I got into trouble after flattening the image then playing with contrast. Maybe it's better to play with the contrast in the Channel Mixer instead (that tells you how little I know about PP). Will try that shortly.

Btw (related to the crooked horizon as Lee mentioned), ships sway when they are at sea, don't you think ;)

Thanks for the comment & suggestion Cat.
Guest 22-Jul-2005 18:58
Hi Aam!!! Great picture you have here. Nice bw. I would stay away from the brightness/contrast feature. That will create problems that you just mentioned. Was this originally a color pic? If so see if you can explore the channel mixer. Create a new adjustment layer with channel mixer. Turn greyscale and preview on and experiment with the sliders... --Cat
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Jul-2005 07:59
Hi Lee. Thank you for the comment. I agree with you on both points you mentioned. The contrast gave me a big headache, when I increase it certain parts get very dark. Maybe I should try new technique such as dodge & burn.

Thanks again for your comment.
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Jul-2005 02:08
AAM 1234, Welcome to CSLR! Cool building, (*) It looks like you need to bump up the contrast some and slightly rotate the image to the left. Your tower is crooked. theFly