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BitterGrapes — Living Water
Published: 2007-07-12 03:00:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 973; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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whosoeverdrinketh
of the water
that I shall
give him
shall never thirst;
but the water
that I shall give him
shall be in him
a well of water
springing up
into everlasting life.
- john 4:14
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Canon 400D
ISO 100
11 mm
f/22
1/6 sec
THis is a location that I've photographed about 6 or 7 times in the last year. It's located on West Peterson Ave. in Chicago. I was standing on the sidewalk and shot 3 exposures bracketed at 2 stops. An HDR file was created in Photoshop CS3. It was then tonemapped in Photomatix Pro. I finally adjusted the tones in PSCS3. I can't wait to shoot this scene again in the winter when the snow has fallen.
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Comments: 41
Thank you! It's one of my favorite locations. I shoot there from time to time.
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great perspective brah!!!!!!!!!!and nice pic make a nucca wanna dive in there....lol nice thou
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Thank you, fam. I feel like that too when I pass by it. But they'd be dragging my dead body out from the bottom. lol
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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!ha i hear dat
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You have achieved stunning results... this has a 3D quality and the colour and focus are so sharp for moving water.
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One great thing about doing HDR - whether it be on Photoshop CS3 or on Photomatix is both programs come up with kind of an average of how it should look based on small differences in motion objects (water in this case). I was kind of blessed in this case, as the water was rather still. Thank you so much for your kind words.
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looks so serene - i can't believe that's in a major city
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Thank you, love. Chicago, as big and grey and congested as it is, has some beautifully tranquil scenery scattered throughout here and there.
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Thank you very much, Volker.
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I love the colors you get with your HDR images. So amazingly almost eye hurting crisp and bright!
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I thank you, good lady.
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Beautiful and serene.
I love the 'grapes' touch of having an urban edge to it, with the road and bridge intrusion on the left.
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Thank you, sir. I considered centering everything and cropping out the leftmost parts, but decided to leave them in for context.
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The composition is stunning! 
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Beautiful, peaceful place. At first I thought that the wall and road distracted too much from the water but after a while I decided that it adds energy, color, light and a contrast of hardness to the otherwise soft scene. Nice.
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Very nice shot. I like the center perspective, the reflections and the stillness of the scene.
Nice capture
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i attempted a photo like this, before, but failed to pull it off, so i wrote about it. lol
beautiful work =]
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this would be perfect for a film scene. grand work!
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Beautiful. I could really imagine this picture in an office or sumthing i think you could easily sell this picture.
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That's amazing. The way the sky is reflected in the water - making it look like part of the sky......magic!
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That's amazing. The way the sky is reflected in the water - making it look like part of the sky......magic!
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Thank you. They love you back, Miss Elly.
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The reflections of the trees on the water are pretty cool.
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Thank you John. I appreciate your feedback and encouragement.
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Thank you very much for the thumbsup, Orikon.
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A tunnel of light rides on the crest of reflected skies into an eternity where life forms below are the essence of life from above.
Those stones look perfect for skipping, probably good for at least five hops! Great reflections leading to meeting point of above and below at center perspective point on horizon line.
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Man, Denis. I like your poet's eye! I haven't skipped stones in ages! That evening, I walked all around that area for 2 hours shooting pictures of everything. It's a great place to pass through, as well as linger in. Thank you for your feedback.
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