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#165 Begins With "S"
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1st - johncomyn: Solar Panels
1st - henriksson: Sweets....
3rd - Edward: Surfer
4th - RobertLavker: Spheres of Light
5th - Old Finn: Skateboarder
6th - wrosenthal: Squeezbox
7th - f_otto: Shadows
8th - SteveBee: Skyscraper
9th - Lo: Star in Mirror
10th - hifi: St. Stephen's
11th - ysal: Subway
12th - aoc46: Schoolhouse
13th - Jade O.: Sailboats
14th - davep56: Spiralling Up
15th - out_of_focus: SplaSh Splash splash
16th - babysister: Shimmering Sea
17th - Joanna: Nature's Spikes and Spokes
18th - Peanut : Sad Sandals
19th - Andris: sunrise
20th - mbbin2: Skipper
21st - Mepo: Sparks on the surface
22nd - elliott: need a recipe
23rd - cookiejar: Swim in the Sea
24th - ladpupmoe: Seeds
25th - Elyod: Second
26th - forkcandles : Steam
27th - bryanshoots: Spooky
28th - Phil99: Seagull Sacriledge So Statue Sobs
29th - mrsawyer: Silver Coin
30th - minzaw: SKY HAWK WATCH all terrain
31st - artsy: Skyscape
Solar Panels
©2015 johncomyn
Panasonic DMC-LX7
1st
place,
174
points
1/200s
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f2.8
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ISO 100
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24mm
,
Normal Program
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Pattern
,
no flash
Post-Processing:
Tone Mapped to pull maximum details out of the highlights and shadows.
Curves for Contrast
Clone
Crop
USM
Extra Info:
None
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Mepo
Nov 12, 2015
Congratulations once again.
A.N.Other
Nov 10, 2015
Many congrats on your first place :-) .
mrsawyer
Nov 10, 2015
Congrats John on your win!
johncomyn
Nov 10, 2015
Thanks everyone for the votes and comments, surprised with the ranking on this one. Thought my processing was quite risky. Personally I think my open entry is the better of the 2.
Thank again!
Mepo
Nov 10, 2015
Congrats John. Well deserved.
Lo
Nov 10, 2015
I'll never look at solar panels the same way again. Beautifully taken and finished. Congratulations.
ysal
Nov 9, 2015
Congrats, dramatic shot.
Jade O.
Nov 9, 2015
Can't argue with first place!
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Mepo
Nov 9, 2015
Powerful and absorbing shot (puns intended). I got a charge out of it so it ended in my tt.
johncomyn
Nov 9, 2015
Thanks for the comments everyone. I chose to push the processing in this one to give it a surreal feeling, I know it is risky because heavy tone mapping is not to everyone's taste.
As you can see some like the sky and others don't, without the sky this would not be very interesting in my opinion.
bryanshoots
Nov 9, 2015
I love what you did with the toning. One of my top pick.
dk
Nov 7, 2015
usually not a fan of (overused) tone mapping, but, in this case it adds a surreal nature to the image. Like the colors except for what appears to be unnatural grey clouds admixed in the white and rose colored
Lo
Nov 7, 2015
I'm amazed at what you've done with this scene. The composition is striking, and the tone-mapping really breathes life into the clouds and field.
Edward
Nov 7, 2015
Didn't know solar panels could be so attractive, but you've managed to make them so with the color toning and soft processing of the clouds, while keeping the panels sharp.
Edited on Nov 7, 2015
Jade O.
Nov 6, 2015
Not a fan of the tone mapping here as it creates an "off" glow to my eye. Nice framing of the subject but the angle is very conventional. I wonder if straight on one panel might give a more dramatic image.
aoc46
Nov 6, 2015
Striking image, well-composed. Like the angularity in the panels. Not so sure about the tone-mapping - it gives an interesting 'other-worldly' feel, but the foreground grass seems washed-out.
Phil99
Nov 6, 2015
Excellent example of how to photograph a seemingly boring subject and turn it into something really pleasing. Love the sky. Great composition.
SteveBee
Nov 5, 2015
An interesting image. I like the composition. I think the tone mapping is problematic/overdone. I don't like the darkening of the sky.
forkcandles
Nov 5, 2015
this one turned the heat up
ggod mix of colours and a blue white sky
Edited on Nov 8, 2015
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