Utopia

[HBombExplosion]

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xt
Aperture: f/4
Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec.
ISO speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0-Step
Focal Lenth: 50mm

Took this shot today while out shooting photos for a stop motion project. Spent the entire afternoon on that hill flying a kite and taking pictures. It was a great time. I did my post processing with Photoshop. The only thing i didn't care for was, after applying an unsharp filter, it seemed to make the sky on the edges of the left most tree glow. but otherwise, i love the picture, loved the place, loved hanging out there. So quiet, so peaceful, so much fun. Would love to know what you think, all comments, criticisms, or advice welcome.

Thanks

[deepspring]

Nice capture, very nice colors and saturation.

Looks like you went a little too far with the USM (Unsharp Mask) filter though. I recommend using the Hi-Pass sharpening method instead of Unsharp Mask if you want to sharpen a lot of fine detail without haloing.

Here's good tutorial for photoshop:
Photoshop tutorial: High Pass Sharpening

If you use a different photo editing program, just google "Hi-Pass Sharpening Program Name" and you should be presented with a few tutorials.

Edit: I forgot about this, but here is another method of reducing the haloing effect of the USM filter: USM Eliminating The Halo Technique

[sHIMUZUKi]

very beautiful image.the light is just so incredibaly pure.TfS

[georgeparis]

I like the composition and framing. The landscape looks beautiful.

[sparda79]

Nice title for a great shot. It reminds me of the movie 300. Very beautiful.

Sparda
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