UPRISING!

© Michelle Alton

UPRISING!

Uploaded: December 05, 2009

Description


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On Thanksgiving Day, there were periods when the sun shone through the thick cloud cover over the bog at Silver Lake Park, Bristol, PA.
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This is a composite that re-enacts scenes that played out several times that morning, as I observed the bog in late Autumn.
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Shot RAW format, aperture priority.
ISO:125, F5.0, 1/500s, 24mm
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Used a touch of TOPAZ Simiplicity Buzz, to bring out the golden hues and "mild details" to dramatize the sky, and to emphasize the details on the boardwalk, used CS4 Vanishing Point filter to extend the boards to the left slightly, sharpened, dodged, and burned. Then added the geese. Original is shown in the Comments area.
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<<--DD-->>

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Exif: F Number: 5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Michelle Alton December 05, 2009

Original is shown. #1212810

Douglas Pignet December 05, 2009

Great work and just that little added to make the image interesting,well done. #8192515

Lynne Morris December 05, 2009

Beautiful work Michelle, this is gorgeous. #8192516

Maureen M. Bisson December 05, 2009

As Lynne M. stated ~ beautiful work Michelle & most assuredly gorgeous! I love it!! #8192536

Deb Koskovich December 05, 2009

BraVO!! You outdid yourself here, my friend...this should be highlighted in one of the BP newsletters...whatever that one is called that showcases DD work. Great job!! #8192540

Aimee S. McMaster December 05, 2009

......very well done as always Michelle...what a great out come...I could use your help moving people's heads around in a large group portrait...I'm not too savvy that way....any advice?? ;-)) Aimee #8192547

Sirsendu Gayen December 05, 2009

Greatly composed image. #8192628

Gord MacEachern December 05, 2009

Like night and day Michelle, fabulous work! #8192638

Renata Gusciora December 05, 2009

Wow!Super timing,Michelle!Fabulous composition and tones!Lovely image! #8192653

Karen Celella December 05, 2009

Wonderful work Michelle, creating a lovele scene. #8192689

MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 05, 2009

Fantastic Work Mickey!!
You Not only added the Geese
You Put US right there too!!

Sensational!! #8192716

Monnie Ryan December 05, 2009

Fantastic work, Michelle! That boardwalk is beautiful even without the geese! #8192733

Tiia Vissak December 05, 2009

well done! #8192849

Jyri Vissak December 05, 2009

Beautiful composition! Well done. #8192858

Ron McEwan December 05, 2009

Makes an outdoorsman's heart raise, beautiful work Michelle. It is a bit beyond my abilities to do what you do, #8192884

Amy M. Wilson December 05, 2009

Wonderful end result... just beautifully done, Michelle! Love the comp and warm tones!!! #8192905

Nikki McDonald level-classic December 05, 2009

Beautiful job, Michelle. Great composition, tones and light #8192913

Lynn M. Whitt December 05, 2009

Beautiful colors, capture, and light... #8192929

Joseph N. DiGilio December 05, 2009

Well done Michelle. This looks like it a page from Field & Stream. Beautiful color and detail. #8192933

ALLEN O. HOWARD December 05, 2009

A stunning image, Michelle! Very well done! #8192977

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic December 05, 2009

Wow, wonderful work... this image is gorgeous!! 8o) #8193013

Nadine A. Lewis December 05, 2009

AWESOME work on this Michelle! GREAT color, effects, & overall image!!! <>< #8193035

December 05, 2009

Great image from you Michelle. Good details, color and clarity. Nice contrast to this image as well.

Brian
#8193246

Jessica Jenney December 05, 2009

Beautiful in-flight capture, composition and editing! The geese are a wonderul touch, Michelle! #8193265

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 05, 2009

OMG!!! You added the Geese!!! And I was gonna say how wonderful they look in their natural invironment! HA! Fantastic job, Michelle. Beautiful image. #8193350

Kerry Hill December 05, 2009

Just beautiful Michelle, the tones are lovely, fantastic job!! #8193464

Patti Coblentz December 05, 2009

You sure did make the winter colors seem not so bad, afterall! Your work is always wonderful and I love reading how you create these great pieces of art you keep pouring out. Like Kirsten, I thought the geese looked wonderful in their natural environment. And they do!

Patti #8193469

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 05, 2009

Spectacular golden tones, low lighting, clarity, detail & mood captrued here, Michelle! Exceptional work again! WTG! #8193642

John Connolly December 05, 2009

Fantastic DD work here Michelle! Your composite presentation looks so natural, I had to read your information to see it was not a single image! Well Done! #8193646

Hal Bambrick December 05, 2009

Very Nice Work Michelle!!!!!. #8193688

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic December 05, 2009

Wonderful Work Michelle! This is Beautiful #8193772

Ivan Chacon December 05, 2009

... very beautiful!!! :) #8193845

Tammy Espino December 05, 2009

What awesome work. If you wouldn't of said, I wouldn't of known :) #8193865

Rony Sagy December 05, 2009

Spectacular work; very creative and instructive. Thanks for sharing, Michelle. #8193920

Courtenay Vanderbilt December 05, 2009

Geez, Michelle, your DD work is fantastic! Looks like a Wyeth painting! #8194056

Jack Ryan December 05, 2009

A very creative and beautiful image. Excellent work as always. #8194256

Chua Wee Boo December 05, 2009

Outstanding works & beautiful capture,Michelle! #8194321

Carolyn Morgan December 05, 2009

The color and subject beautifully represent autumn. #8194516

Renee Doyle December 05, 2009

Superb dd work Michelle!!! #8194752

Stefania Barbier level-classic December 05, 2009

fantastic capture and fx, Michelle!!! #8194832

Brett Dolsen December 06, 2009

Brilliant DD work,tones,colour and composition Michelle!!I think their heading this way about now!!Brett #8194988

Dick W. Wyatt December 06, 2009

Very creative .

Great colors. #8195025

Barbara Waldoch December 06, 2009

Wonderful work, Michelle! #8195031

Debra R. Harder December 06, 2009

SUPERB DD work, Michelle!! WOW...brilliantly done. The colors, details, comp...perfection!! Deb #8195652

Carol L. Fowler December 06, 2009

Goose adds the perfect touch to this scene #8195948

Gail Vitikacs level-classic December 06, 2009

Exceptional work! #8196291

Toni Riggs December 06, 2009

Beautiful capture! #8196616

Tommy E. Burgess December 06, 2009

Outstanding DD work here Michelle!! #8196991

Carrie M. Groseclose December 07, 2009

This is gorgeous and so well done Michelle. LOVE It! #8198152

Mitch Spence level-classic December 07, 2009

This is extraordinary work, Michelle. What you did with the geese is perfect, it really is. #8198346

Kaye Burazin December 07, 2009

An eye for prefection Michelle #8198372

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict December 07, 2009

Michelle, your photoshop work is extraordinary. It certainly doesn't look like a composite.

Excellent work in creating such a beautiful and effective image!

Debby #8199722

Bill Houghton December 08, 2009

Nice work Michelle. Bill #8200371

Howard B. Cheek December 08, 2009

Great colortones and details, the birds size relative to the frame looks just about right Michelle. Excellent PS work.
I would not have included the second bird low, it detracts somewhat in my humble opinion.
Well done! #8200416

Kelly S. Cavanaugh December 10, 2009

Wonderful work on this, Michelle! Gotta love Topaz!!! #8205786

Susie Peek-Swint December 11, 2009

Terrific capture and merging of images Michelle ~ I love the scene! #8209272

Connie L. Carpenter December 27, 2009

wow..this is beautifully done. I love it. #8250014

Toni A. Martin February 28, 2010

This is very good. Great exposure. The one thing that I would do is take out the duck's head on right edge. The eye goes straight to it, pulling it out of the image. #8422168

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