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Uploaded: 04/10/12 2:38 PM GMT
In the Still of the Night
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A moonlit version in B&W, of the Dos Cabezas pioneer cemetery in Arizona. It's actually a bright sunny day, if you haven't seen the original. I used the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (Platinum 3), and darkened the background and immediate foreground, to just accentuate the foreground crosses and middle-ground stones.

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::0930_23
04/10/12 2:42 PM GMT
I have seen the original and this is a good nighttime manip of the scene Doug. It looks moonlit.
You just need a coyote howling and you have it all.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::Dunstickin
04/10/12 2:43 PM GMT
Ghostly goings on here!...

~~I think I will stay at home!!!~~
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.Starglow
04/10/12 2:46 PM GMT
This is a very good nightime effect. Just the right amount of light and shadow to make it interesting.
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::Inkeri
04/10/12 7:52 PM GMT
Dramatic and Powerful scene,Doug.Your night time effect gave a Fantastic result.
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::tigger3
04/10/12 9:40 PM GMT
Yes you have made this into a powerful image, I really like this one. Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
.Eubeen
04/11/12 6:32 AM GMT
A good manipulation of the photo, Doug. Nice shadows in the scene. Perhaps add some additional shadows to darken the highlighting of the grass. Good work.
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Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. — Frank A. Clark
::Starry173
04/11/12 2:29 PM GMT
This turned out really well. It is dark and beautiful at the same time.
Tom
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.edoctober
04/11/12 5:50 PM GMT
I'd say your manipulation of this photo has transformed the impact of the scene from mere melancholy into something more immediately realistic: sobering. The over all effect is a tad too dark for my taste but there's no escaping the added strength of its visual effect. It's enough to return a person to thoughts of what the summary of who he/she is will be.
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.plantprincess
04/12/12 1:10 AM GMT
It's so gorgeous and yet eiry. Nice job. :)
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