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Nearing Heaven's Gateway
 
Image Title:  Nearing Heaven's Gateway
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 By: Chris Spracklen  
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Photographer  Chris Spracklen {Karma:32552}
Project N/A Camera Model Nikon D70
Categories Landscape
Film Format
Portfolio The best!
Landscapes
Lens Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF
Uploaded 10/27/2004 Film / Memory Type SanDisk 1GB CF card
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Critiques 28 Rating Critique Only Image
Location City -  Near Horningsham
State -  WILTSHIRE
Country - United Kingdom   United Kingdom
About Here's a shot from earlier in our walk, as we neared the viewing point known as Heaven's Gate! I've had to do a bit of work on this one to get it looking reasonable ~ I hope you think the adjustments were worth the effort. The picture still doesn't do justice to the majesty and serenity of the scene as I experienced it yesterday!

Best regards to all,

Chris
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There are 28 Comments in 1 Pages
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Vinay Raj Vinay Raj   {K:5537} 3/1/2005
Dear Chris
Your nature, landscape pictures almost all of them are divine and gates to heaven. Thanks for sharing them all. Congrats.

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Andrej V   {K:6693} 11/5/2004
awesome!?

great shot!

andrej

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Fadel J Fadel J   {K:13974} 10/29/2004
Wonderfull scene with perfect title Chris! seeing the original, you've done a masterfull PS work!

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Don Loseke Don Loseke   {K:32503} 10/28/2004
Your effort was well spent. Looks like a very beautiful place. Don.

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Regina Rianelli   {K:24147} 10/27/2004
WOW............ Chris!

You make me wanna go there!

Thanks for sharing!!!

kind regards,
Regi

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Dave Stacey Dave Stacey   {K:150877} 10/27/2004
Well composed, Chris, with an excellent sky and I like the long shadows. The PS work was well worth the effort, I think.
Dave.

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cessy karina   {K:14205} 10/27/2004
wow thanks Chris, sometimes my shots were under exposure, seems your tips will do the trick. thanks again

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Keith Naylor   {K:13064} 10/27/2004
Excellent recovery and well worth the effort. I'm looking forward to this little mini series, its years since I've been anywhere near Longleat.

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Chris Spracklen   {K:32552} 10/27/2004
Hi Cessy,

Thanks for your comment. I use Photoshop CS and this is how I made the adjustments?

i. I selected the sky using the magic wand set at a tolerance of 40 with the 'contiguous box' unticked. (I needed 2 or 3 '+' selections to get it all.)

ii. I feathered the selection by 8 pixels and then inverted so that the trees and ground were selected.

iii. I copied this selection to a new layer and changed the blend mose to 'screen'. I then adjusted the opacity until the trees and ground were about the right degree of brightness.

iv. I merged the two layers and then tweaked the 'hue and saturation' and the 'contrast' a little.

v. That's it!

I hope this helps.

Kind regards, Chris

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Maria José Barres   {K:11276} 10/27/2004
Wonderful title and beaeutiful place.
You have made a very good work.
Greetings.

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Mark Kresl Mark Kresl   {K:9434} 10/27/2004
Chris, beautiful scene. I think you did just the right amount of PS work on it as well. I allows us to see a little bit more of what you saw. Nice job.

Mark

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Teunis Haveman Teunis Haveman   {K:53426} 10/27/2004
Chris, great shadows and good
Beautiful landcape
Nice work
Teunis

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Chris Hunter Chris Hunter   {K:25634} 10/27/2004
Hi Chris...the adjustments were well worth it I would say, and show this spot in 'the right light' ..sorry for the pun.

Regards,

Chris

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Carolyn Wiesbrock   {K:14051} 10/27/2004
Love the title and the composition is wonderful..must be a beautiful place!

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John Loreaux John Loreaux   {K:86210} 10/27/2004
Your work was well worth it Chris!
The photo turned out very well and it does look beautiful!
The large tree on the right gives the scene alot of depth!
Good work!!!
My best ................John

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Manu    Manu     {K:13082} 10/27/2004
Big improvement on the original...well done.

Manu

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Dubravko Grakalic   {K:25235} 10/27/2004
nice place for walk!

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cessy karina   {K:14205} 10/27/2004
beautiful scenery chris, the adjustment really make it excellent, very nice works. could you give some tips how you did this ? thanks

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Maria Conversano Maria Conversano   {K:2666} 10/27/2004
Wonderful prospegtive and great composition! Very very nice delicate colors!

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Riny  Koopman   {K:19998} 10/27/2004
Magnificent capture Chris, The composition and colours are so plesand...Riny.

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Merete Westerdahl   {K:11079} 10/27/2004
I think you did a good job here..it looks wonderfull...and very green!! Isn't it fall where you are???? :-)

Hugs

Take care
Merete

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Neil Niamh White Neil Niamh White   {K:9165} 10/27/2004
So simple - but very pleasing to the eye.

I've obviously got a way to go before mine get to this standard.

Neil

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CAGATAY ATASAGUN CAGATAY ATASAGUN   {K:21564} 10/27/2004
Dear Chris,

Briefly, excellent!
Congratulations,

Cagatay

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Michele Berti   {K:14921} 10/27/2004
beautiful shot Chris. It make me feel lijke I was walking there. Congrats.

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ADAM ORZECHOWSKI ADAM ORZECHOWSKI   {K:7957} 10/27/2004
Beautiful landscape with nice colours.Regards

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Roberto Carli   {K:13689} 10/27/2004
Great light and subiect,congrats!!

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Francesco Martini   {K:12249} 10/27/2004
very nice landscape!!!!!!

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Chris Spracklen   {K:32552} 10/27/2004
Here's the original for comparison?

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