SwirlPool [Nature & Landscapes]
Uploaded: January 27, 2007 07:11:31
A long 6 exposure reveals the swirl of the leaves spinning in this waterfalls in Ithaca's Treman park.
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randy dannheim January 27, 2007
Neil, I amost didn't open this wonderful image because it was so dark. WoW, am I glad I did!! This could be a candidate for the grand prize. Awsume long exposure of this beautiful scene. I like the effects also. Great image! #595152Janine Russell January 27, 2007
Neil, great colors, lighting and exposure. #3880760Neil R. Shapiro January 27, 2007
Thank you Janine and Randy! #3881291Geraldine E. Lefoe February 24, 2007
Awesome image Neil - congratulations on your finalist. Loved the swirling effect #3984351Janine Russell February 24, 2007
Neil, congratulations on your finalist. #3984400Sandy Powers February 24, 2007
Woo Hoo!! And congratulations on YOUR finalist :) Actually, I can't understand why every single one of your landscape photos doesn't have a yellow winner's medallion underneath it, but I'm glad at least for February, this one has its deserving award. I hope it ends up with the winner's medalleon in a couple of days :)#3984927
Kay E. Mahoney February 24, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. I agree with Sandy about your photos. Good luck in the next round. #3986765Shawn Jennings February 24, 2007
Great image Neil! Congratulations on your finalist! #3987244AMALIA Veralli February 25, 2007
Congratulations. Well deserved! Good luck in the next round. #3991373Neil R. Shapiro February 25, 2007
Thank You all for your kind comments, and an extra thank you to the judges for noticing this in such a large and strong field of phoos.The shot itself is a 6 second exposure, helped by using an ND filter, which is how the swirling leaves themselves were captured.
In answer to the question about processing, this was converted from RAW and tone mapped to increase dynamic range and shadow detail (from a single exposure) in PhotoMatrix; then in photoshop I applied an action for fievel's gothic glow, selective version, which performs the vignetting. (It's actually applied to a separate layer and faded in to taste.)
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