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Hoover Dam


 

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Hoover Dam
I tried for a Tilt-Shift lens effect in Photoshop, using gradient selection, lens blur, high-pass sharpening and boosted saturation & vibrance.
The goal of the effect is to make an image resemble a photograph of a miniature model scene or diorama.
The image was taken walking on the new Tillman Bridge bypass, south of the dam; the single-arch concrete bridge soars 900' off the canyon floor.
The bridge's shadow (here, 4 pairs of verticals and a partial, rainbow-shaped curve) is cast on the dam's face in the late afternoon sun.

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  Orig for Tilt-Shift Hoover
Orig for Tilt-Shift Hoover

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Original photo, used for manipulations.


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December 06, 2010

 

Joy Rector 		  awesome


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December 07, 2010

 

Jack Gaskin 		  FANTASTIC SHOT The work while WAY OVER MY UNDERSTANDING LEVEL was great in achieving your goal.
Don't know if I could keep lunch down if I were to walk the new span... Then again don't know I could manage the walk period..

Happy Shooting
Jack


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December 07, 2010

 

Marcie A. Fowler 		  I think you were sucessful!!


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December 07, 2010

 
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Jack, it was easier than those terms describe... there are some great tutorials on the technique online. While it is a neat effect, I'd also LOVE to have the $1,200 to spend on a real Tilt-Shift lens, to get "true" results!


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December 07, 2010

 
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