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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 4/1/2008
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WOW! Well deserved Photo of the Day! Congratulations!
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 3/21/2008
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Tim, I do not use active D-lighting since I shoot in RAW and can have more control over dynamic range in my postprocessing. The active D-lighting is a useful feature when shooting Jpeg and using the camera adjustments to avoid post processing. What it does is under-expose slightly to preserve highlights and then applies the tonal remapping for the shadows detail. In this shot, I under-exposed to keep the highlights (like D-lighting) and then used curves to lower midtone and shadow values - just the opposite of what D-lighting would do in the shadows. I wanted to increase drama by almost eliminating the surrounding detail.
Eb
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 3/21/2008
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Congrats on the award!...just a question...are you using the "active D lighting" in this shot? It certainly has the contrast to merit it. I am still experimenting with that setting myself and find that in the darker areas there is some loss of contrast in its attempt to maintain detail...just the same that is not hard to recover in PS afterwards.
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 3/16/2008
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Thanks, Somayeh!
Eb
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Somayeh Gholamian
{K:165} 3/16/2008
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bravo!
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Debjit Ghosh
{K:3494} 3/13/2008
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excellent. the exposure is grt8. congrats on the POD!
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Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 3/9/2008
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Beautiful, Eb! It's just perfect! Congrats!
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reza goudarzi
{K:7097} 3/6/2008
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congra... dear eb for pod! very beutiful and great capture...thx for sharing,
regards
reza.
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Sid Banerjee
{K:3127} 3/3/2008
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Didnt i tell u Eb that this one is gonna be a winner..... Congrats and hugs dear
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 3/2/2008
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Oh, thank you, Eb! I may have you do that. I'm away from home...on a friend's computer, but will contact you when I get home.:)))
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 3/2/2008
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Shirley, you are welcome to use the wings! If you need a higher resolution, let me know where to send.
Eb
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 3/2/2008
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Stunning capture, Eb! Congratulations! I am SO jealous, because I've been wanting to capture swan wings to use on my angel photo art.;)
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gianna piano
{K:15530} 3/1/2008
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perfect for exposure, clarity, details, composition.... :)
g.
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Avi
{K:70138} 3/1/2008
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perfect exposure control !!! congrats dear Eb !!!
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M jalili
{K:69009} 3/1/2008
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Excellent . 7/7 ..............
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 3/1/2008
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simply wonderful, great wings expansion, perfect exposure, incredible details, real nice reflection. Very well deserved award, congratulations.
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Cathy Carroll
{K:28144} 3/1/2008
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Magnificent use of light. Striking composition. Well done. CC
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Sid Banerjee
{K:3127} 3/1/2008
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Bingo!!!!!!!!!! Jackpot........
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Kerry Statham
{K:3678} 3/1/2008
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Love them both Eb... As a guy who doesn't possess the skills to do a bunch of detailed editing with PS or any other program, I can appreciate the qualities of both postings. I rarely do much to alter my posts with the exception of maybe tweaking some saturation or contrast, so truly appreciate the initial post as a beautiful photograph. The second, however, becomes a true piece of art once the fine points are brought forward and the other secondary subject matter is minimalized or eliminated. As I said, both are spectacular in their own right for different reasons and for different qualities, but they are both very worthy posts on their own. Great work!
KS
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bill smith
{K:5416} 3/1/2008
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Wonderful just wonderful!!! Love the frozen action and the reflection adds a lot of depth to this amazing capture.
Congrats Eb.
Bill
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 3/1/2008
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Excellent work, Eb!
Dave.
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Jen van Wijn
{K:24075} 2/29/2008
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Have to see the other one too, for looking at the difference Eb, maybe you can put that oe here as well? Again a great piece of masterwork! xxJen
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David Rodriguez
{K:11965} 2/29/2008
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Excelente toma! muy buen disparo, el reflejo es genial, muy buena foto!
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 2/29/2008
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Bellísima captura, suma elegancia y bellos refleojos.
Felicitaciones!
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