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* Misty
by Lonnit Rysher
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13-JAN-2006 Lonnit Rysher

4th Place (tie)
* Misty
by Lonnit Rysher

Long Island, NY

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/125s f/5.6 at 24.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Canon DSLR Challenge26-Jan-2006 22:15
I like the image very much. The processing is superb and overall effect (in whatever way it was achieved) is stunning. Great work, Lonnit!
Dawid Wnuk
Canon DSLR Challenge16-Jan-2006 04:18
Oooh! This one hit Flickr "Interestingness" too! ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge15-Jan-2006 00:07
Thanks Michael, I feel less guilty about the sun now! LOL! ~ Lonnit
Michael Kilpatrick14-Jan-2006 23:34
This is my favourite of your three, more so since your explanation of how the sun got there.
The contrast between the sharply focussed foreground aind soft background is pleasing and emphasises the subject - misty.
Regards
Canon DSLR Challenge14-Jan-2006 21:24
Thanks for commenting Andy. The "sun" is not! LOL! It is a PS Lens Flare! :) See, the problem was that the upper left corner was too distracting b/c it was too bright. No matter how much I toned it down it was still too bright - if I'd go further, it would look unnatural. I finally decided to go with the flow and give it reason to have brightness in the corner. I added my own "sun" and then it had a good excuse to be brighter there and it made the image have better balance. The moment I dropped in the "sun", the image immediately became comfortable and better balanced. That's the first time I ever added a sun. I got the idea b/c I just went to a seminar by one of my camera club members, whose work I really admire. He showed some examples where he added the flare. It was fresh on my mind from the night before. :) ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge14-Jan-2006 11:09
This series has an a mystical aura about it. Very intense fog since the sun appears to be shining through top left. I'm guessing that that the intensity of the light has caused you to pull back on the top half of the image. Still the overall effect has made the trip well worth it.

Andy