New Jersey State House

© Michelle Alton

New Jersey State House

Uploaded: September 01, 2008

Description

Shot yesterday, from the levee in Morrisville, PA.
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There was not a single cloud in the sky, so picked some from my collection. Converted to b&w, dodged, burned, removed noise, sharpened. Original is below.
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Raw, shutter priority.
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F10, 1/400s, ISO: 100, 140 mm

Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: -1.33, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 140.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Michelle Alton September 01, 2008

Here's the original raw image, converted to jpg and resized only. #989990

Renata Gusciora September 01, 2008

Beautiful b&w image,Michelle!Wow,great work! #6394210

Hendrik Storme September 01, 2008

Great work indeed! Love that touch of color in this gorgeous image Michelle!!! #6394252

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic September 01, 2008

Yeah, the B&W looks great! Nice work! #6394253

Deb Koskovich September 01, 2008

Very skillful conversion to b&w, Michelle -- well done. #6394272

Douglas Pignet September 01, 2008

Nice B&W Michelle,Doug #6394283

Lynne Morris September 01, 2008

Your ps work is outstanding Michelle, what a fantastic image! #6394289

Manuel Barrera September 01, 2008

The trees makes it so hard to get the perfect layer effect, excellent work, Michelle. #6394359

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict September 01, 2008

WoW, this is really outstanding, Michelle, Great monotone and work!


Dominick #6394365

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe September 01, 2008

Fantastic - This works so well in B&W!! Jeff #6394368

James W. Betts level-classic September 01, 2008

Very nice Michelle!!, like the B&W.

James #6394391

Paul E. Earl September 01, 2008

So beautiful. I love it in black and white! #6394408

Joy Rector September 01, 2008

great job, love this shot #6394464

Claudia Kuhn level-classic September 01, 2008

Looks great with the clouds Michelle, nice tones. I grew up in Nj and never have been to Trenton! #6394621

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic September 01, 2008

The addition of the clouds is perfect, MIchelle. Absolutely beautiful ... and fabulous work. #6394832

Derek D. Dafoe September 01, 2008

Nice work Michelle!! The final version is terrific!! #6394986

Alan L. Borror September 01, 2008

WOW!!! What a great B&W image, Michelle! This is great and a favorite. #6395377

Mike Clime September 01, 2008

Excellent conversion, Michelle! Love the lighting and the great clouds. #6395450

Daniella Puente September 01, 2008

Michelle you did a fantastic work with the sky and the BW convertion this is EXCELLENT!!! #6395990

Bill Knaps September 01, 2008

A most beautiful B & W capture Michelle. Wow....It has a silver glow to it. Great work too. Bill #6396288

Rajeev 270293 Kashyap September 01, 2008

Fantastic image & BW convertion Michelle! Wonderful..... #6396466

Brett Dolsen September 01, 2008

Wonderfull conversion, composition, framing,editing and great sky addition Michelle!!Brett #6396545

Bojan Bencic level-classic September 01, 2008

Great work, Michelle. Much more impressive after the treatment. #6396661

Patrick Rouzes level-classic September 01, 2008

Phenomenal clarity, tones, detail, lighting, pov, reflections, mood & comp here,Michelle!!! INCREDIBLE work!!! #6397570

Pat Gamwell September 01, 2008

You transferred this into a work of art, Michelle! Exceptionally well done! WTG! #6397704

Kevin P. Kreischer September 01, 2008

Great job Michelle, very nice! #6397707

William C. Raco level-classic September 01, 2008

I love the work you did on this, Michelle
It has much more character and interest
Excellent #6397809

Christian Rosito September 01, 2008

The way you treat your images is outstanding, gorgeous result again. Very nice Michelle! #6398082

Stefania Barbier level-classic September 02, 2008

this is gorgeous Michelle... tones are amazing! #6398433

Kristy A. Keene September 02, 2008

BEAUTIFUL!!!! #6398822

Avril Young September 02, 2008

Stunning, love the black and white one...excellent tones,reflection,light and composition.. #6398840

Renee Doyle September 02, 2008

Superb editing Michelle!!! The sky certainly adds to the mood of this wonderful b&w!! #6398991

Joseph N. DiGilio September 02, 2008

This is outrageous, Michelle. I love the tones, light, detail and that sky is perfect for this image. Outstanding work. #6402772

Evy Johansen level-classic September 02, 2008

Very beautiful image, Michelle! #6403694

Cindy Bendush level-classic September 04, 2008

You've really worked your magic on this image Michelle! Fabulous!!! #6412992

William F. Clair September 09, 2008

Wow!!!! #6435072

William C. Raco level-classic September 10, 2008

Congratulations on having this featured in the DD Newsletter, Michelle!
#6436229

Deb Koskovich September 10, 2008

Congrats on your feature, Michelle! #6436249

Renee Doyle September 10, 2008

Congrats on your featured article Michelle!! Well done! #6436500

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic September 10, 2008

Such an amazing transformation!
Great work, Michelle!
~Lisa #6436731

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic September 10, 2008

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your EFP, Michelle! 8o) #6436742

Michelle Alton September 10, 2008

Thanks everyone, for your very encouraging words! I'm so tickled.

Michelle #6436928

Mitch Spence level-classic September 10, 2008

Really nice job, Michelle, and congratulations on your feature in the digital darkroom newsletter. #6437482

September 10, 2008

Though the image is quiet enjoyable, and I really admire the effort you've put into this, I have one point of criticism. It's light basics: the clouds obviously are lighted by the sun from the right, whereas the building's shadows prove the sun is at left...To my eyes this causes a kind of theatrical scenery mismatch.
You might consider mirroring the cloud part, since the building is known for it's solid position in the landscape..
Thank you anyway for sharing this image.

Bart R.

#6438632

Michelle L. Frick September 10, 2008

Congratulations Michelle on being featured in the DD newsletter - this is BEAUTIFUL!! #6439462

Steve M. Harrington September 11, 2008

I did not notice the lighting direction. It looked rich and interesting to me. Nice work, Michelle.
Steve #6444033

Farhat Afza September 20, 2008

colors, tones and B/W EFFECT IS BEAUTIFUL........... #6481434

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