New Jersey State House
Uploaded: September 01, 2008
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
Michelle Alton September 01, 2008
Here's the original raw image, converted to jpg and resized only. #989990Renata Gusciora September 01, 2008
Beautiful b&w image,Michelle!Wow,great work! #6394210Hendrik Storme September 01, 2008
Great work indeed! Love that touch of color in this gorgeous image Michelle!!! #6394252Carolyn M. Fletcher September 01, 2008
Yeah, the B&W looks great! Nice work! #6394253Deb Koskovich September 01, 2008
Very skillful conversion to b&w, Michelle -- well done. #6394272Douglas Pignet September 01, 2008
Nice B&W Michelle,Doug #6394283Lynne Morris September 01, 2008
Your ps work is outstanding Michelle, what a fantastic image! #6394289Manuel Barrera September 01, 2008
The trees makes it so hard to get the perfect layer effect, excellent work, Michelle. #6394359Dominick M. Dimacale September 01, 2008
WoW, this is really outstanding, Michelle, Great monotone and work!
Dominick #6394365
Jeff Robinson September 01, 2008
Fantastic - This works so well in B&W!! Jeff #6394368James W. Betts 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! #6394408Joy Rector September 01, 2008
great job, love this shot #6394464Claudia Kuhn September 01, 2008
Looks great with the clouds Michelle, nice tones. I grew up in Nj and never have been to Trenton! #6394621Mary Beth Aiello September 01, 2008
The addition of the clouds is perfect, MIchelle. Absolutely beautiful ... and fabulous work. #6394832Derek D. Dafoe September 01, 2008
Nice work Michelle!! The final version is terrific!! #6394986Alan L. Borror September 01, 2008
WOW!!! What a great B&W image, Michelle! This is great and a favorite. #6395377Mike Clime September 01, 2008
Excellent conversion, Michelle! Love the lighting and the great clouds. #6395450Daniella Puente September 01, 2008
Michelle you did a fantastic work with the sky and the BW convertion this is EXCELLENT!!! #6395990Bill Knaps September 01, 2008
A most beautiful B & W capture Michelle. Wow....It has a silver glow to it. Great work too. Bill #6396288Rajeev 270293 Kashyap September 01, 2008
Fantastic image & BW convertion Michelle! Wonderful..... #6396466Brett Dolsen September 01, 2008
Wonderfull conversion, composition, framing,editing and great sky addition Michelle!!Brett #6396545Bojan Bencic September 01, 2008
Great work, Michelle. Much more impressive after the treatment. #6396661Patrick Rouzes September 01, 2008
Phenomenal clarity, tones, detail, lighting, pov, reflections, mood & comp here,Michelle!!! INCREDIBLE work!!! #6397570Pat Gamwell September 01, 2008
You transferred this into a work of art, Michelle! Exceptionally well done! WTG! #6397704Kevin P. Kreischer September 01, 2008
Great job Michelle, very nice! #6397707William C. Raco September 01, 2008
I love the work you did on this, MichelleChristian Rosito September 01, 2008
The way you treat your images is outstanding, gorgeous result again. Very nice Michelle! #6398082Stefania Barbier September 02, 2008
this is gorgeous Michelle... tones are amazing! #6398433Kristy A. Keene September 02, 2008
BEAUTIFUL!!!! #6398822Avril Young September 02, 2008
Stunning, love the black and white one...excellent tones,reflection,light and composition.. #6398840Renee Doyle September 02, 2008
Superb editing Michelle!!! The sky certainly adds to the mood of this wonderful b&w!! #6398991Joseph 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. #6402772Evy Johansen September 02, 2008
Very beautiful image, Michelle! #6403694Cindy Bendush September 04, 2008
You've really worked your magic on this image Michelle! Fabulous!!! #6412992William F. Clair September 09, 2008
Wow!!!! #6435072William C. Raco September 10, 2008
Congratulations on having this featured in the DD Newsletter, Michelle!Deb Koskovich September 10, 2008
Congrats on your feature, Michelle! #6436249Renee Doyle September 10, 2008
Congrats on your featured article Michelle!! Well done! #6436500Lisa J. Boulden September 10, 2008
Such an amazing transformation!Nancyj E. Hovey September 10, 2008
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your EFP, Michelle! 8o) #6436742Michelle Alton September 10, 2008
Thanks everyone, for your very encouraging words! I'm so tickled.Michelle #6436928
Mitch Spence September 10, 2008
Really nice job, Michelle, and congratulations on your feature in the digital darkroom newsletter. #6437482Bart R.
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Michelle L. Frick September 10, 2008
Congratulations Michelle on being featured in the DD newsletter - this is BEAUTIFUL!! #6439462Steve M. Harrington September 11, 2008
I did not notice the lighting direction. It looked rich and interesting to me. Nice work, Michelle.Farhat Afza September 20, 2008
colors, tones and B/W EFFECT IS BEAUTIFUL........... #6481434Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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