Urban oasis

Challenge #1 in the Urban Challenges series. Hosted by j-aperture.

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Show us your best shot of an "urban oasis". Title is open to interpretation but the main setting of the image must be in an urban environment.

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Beacon Hill

by Jeffrey Will

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Pacific Medical Center Building perched on Beacon Hill, Seattle

Camera:	Nikon D40
Lens:	Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G II
Submitted:	Saturday, 28th April, 2012 04:54 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 11th June, 2010
Focal length:	55 mm
Shutter speed:	1/320 sec
Aperture:	F9
ISO:	200
Notes:	Tilt shift simulation created manually with layers of gradient mapped blur - masked to create an optically-correct effect of DOF instead of a simple even gradient blur.
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