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"Four Chimneys"
Image Title:  "Four Chimneys"
 
 By: Jim McNitt  
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Photographer Jim McNitt {K:11246}
Project N/A Camera Model Canon D-60
Categories Cityscape
Film Format
Portfolio Lens EF 70-200 f/4L
Uploaded 7/9/2003 Film / Memory Type Lexar 1GB 34X FC
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 202 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/0
Critiques 11 Rating
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About This is simple composite consisting of the foreground and a sky layer. Actually, the original image, taken against a clear blue sky has a lot going for it. Not being able to leave well enough alone, however, I created a "sunrise" sky by taking two rather ordinary photos of clouds, boosting contrast with a curves adjusement layer, desaturating, colorizing, blending them together using a Layer Mask and the Soft Light blending mode and compositing them with the original. Comments and observations welcome -- I'm especially interested in thoughts on the style and feel of this image.
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There are 11 Comments in 1 Pages
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Jim McNitt   {K:11246} 7/9/2003
FYI:

Here's the original Canon D-60 RAW file saved without cropping or adjustments.



Hakan Aker   {K:14146} 7/9/2003
Hi Jim,i loved what you did to the chimneys,and although thefinal result is very striking,im not so sure about the sky and the sunrise.Its still a very strong shot


Kosmas Lazaridis   {K:943} 7/9/2003
good colors


E. Rutemueller   {K:5} 7/9/2003
A beautiful composition. Wonderful colors and contrast.


Daniela Caneschi   {K:906} 7/9/2003
Great for light and texture


Richard Blount   {K:9145} 7/9/2003
I like the juxtaposition of the chimneys they line up very nicely the lighting is probably a little harder than it would be in the morning but seems to work well, the sky layer is fantastic, I am going to try that out myself, I couldn't get a better teacher, great shot Jim - Richard.


Masahiko Shibata   {K:14814} 7/10/2003
Beautiful!! But where is your chief point?The sky? The chimney,the wall or shadow?About the shadow ,it is too much.


peta jones   {K:12615} 7/10/2003
Jim the original with the blue sky is very good, but the whole of the added sky being in the same colour tones makes this such a striking image to me.


Gregory Fiedler   {K:15439} 7/10/2003
Nicly composed. Great color and sharpness.


Jim McNitt   {K:11246} 7/10/2003
Hello Masahiko:

To me the most import subject in this scene is the small red chimney, which is why I placed it at the intersection of thirds -- which in classical composition theory consists of four "dymanic" points at which objects acquire increased visual gravity. There a plenty of exceptions to classical composition, but in this case, I think the positioning of the red chimney does make it the dominant element.


Robin McAulay   {K:8908} 7/15/2003
this is greaaat! - the red chimney does stay prominant - sky very intense adding to the overall drama - the shadows and lines work brilliantly


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