Taming the light

Challenge #1 in the Creativity: Taming the light series. Hosted by AnisJ.

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The emphasis is on creativity and simplicity, the title speaks for itself. Use only natural light. Pick up your camera and show us what you can do. Still life, landscape, portrait, anything goes to allow the photographer full creativity with his or her style.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 24th April, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 1st May, 2012 – Monday, 7th May, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 8th May, 2012 – Monday, 14th May, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Basic processing allowed to keep the integrity of the image, but, please keep it to a minimum.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

No HDR
Do not mention equipment name in the title in order to avoid biased voting
No more than 1600 pixels on the longest side
EXIF data must be included in the image

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Kukkolankoski

by Alpine78

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A famous river in northern Finland.

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens:	Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Submitted:	Sunday, 6th May, 2012 12:47 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 4th May, 2012
Focal length:	48 mm
Shutter speed:	4 sec
Aperture:	F16
ISO:	50
Notes:	I used ND400 for gettin 4s shutter speed during daytime.
Views:	93
Galleries:	View this photo in Alpine78's gallery

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Total comments: 2

It's not HDR. It's one single shot. I darkened a bit sky in Lightroom.

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this is not hdr???

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