"9/11/12 - The Apothecary at Wall Drug in SD; best viewed in the larger sizes.  This was taken in quite low light.  Wall Drug was extremely crowded so I did not bring my tripod.  I just braced myself against a wall and hand held the shot.  This was shot at 1/60th sec. with a shallow dof and that is why the stud is blurred.  And, no, this is not an HDR shot.  I use tone mapping, dodge and burn to achieve similar looks.<br /> <br /> We've had quite a bit of discussion about using neutral density filters lately (see Ilene and Paul's posts) and I found a nice Gavin Hoey tutorial about them.  If you watch this tutorial, near the end Gavin also shows you how to get rid of chromatic aberration in CS6.  It is a bit harder in CS5 but you can do it in RAW.  Here is the link:  <a href=""http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYG9HoE1i4I&list=UUB9r-KZLgvgtfQl3TvAgNJQ&index=3&feature=plcp"">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYG9HoE1i4I&list=UUB9r-KZLgvgtfQl3TvAgNJQ&index=3&feature=plcp</a><br /> <br /> Thanks for your comments on my shot of the Needles Highway scene.  As Paul pointed out, I should have cloned out the branches in the upper left.  Some of you wanted to see the color version, which can be found here:  <a href=""http://fotoeffects.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Sylvan-Lake-and-Needles/25229846_pjjcmw#!i=2026528725&k=6wn2dNh"">http://fotoeffects.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Sylvan-Lake-and-Needles/25229846_pjjcmw#!i=2026528725&k=6wn2dNh</a>.  Sorry for the confusion on the dates.  I'm terrible about dates and rarely know what date it is.  I did check to see the date on my previous posting, but, apparently, I had the wrong date on it, as well.<br /> <br /> Constructive criticism is always appreciated."
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