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    Robert Amoruso
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    Cypress tree at Lake Toho 2/14/09.

    Out looking for Snail Kites in "The Fog" so thick we lost our way. Thanks to Mike Tracy for a good time. This was my best and only keeper image from that trip.

    ISO 1000 w/o noise correction using

    Canon 5D Mark II
    24-105mm @ 105mm
    1/125 sec, f/10
    Mode: Av
    Metering: Evaluative
    Exp comp: +2/3
    ISO: 1000
    AF mode: AI Servo AF
    Drive: Continuous
    White balance: Cloudy

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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Hey Robert,
    I've been trying to get one of these myself for a few years.......never got enough isolation. You did better than I ever have but I'm wishing the fog was heavier around the cypress?? Not sure if that's it though....maybe it's the same problem I had with the BG.....we'll see what others chime in. I'm not a huge fan of the sign either......but that's not an impact either way. No snail kites either??? Still a better day than at the office!

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    Robert Amoruso
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    My wife does not like the sign either but I do. I did LCE to make the tree pop better but that lessened the fog too.

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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Now that I think of it.......the sign has a "how the heck" did that get there thought process to it.....or maybe more like "why?" did they put it there!!!
    I hate that about the LCE......it does minimize the fog. We need the restore fog filter in PS.

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    Very nice Robert, I like the sign as it gives it a story, and anybody that puts a sign out here I think means business. It has the feeling "Trespasser will be shot" thanks for sharing

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    Im not a fan of the sign, but i always try to eliminate hand of man. I like the centered comp here. Pretty balanced with the green. It seems a bit too contrasty for me, I'd be interested in a version without lce. Gotta love those cypress though.

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    Robert Amoruso
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    Paul,

    Sign is easy enough to get rid of but i left it there as this, as you well know, is a pretty common occurrence in FL. Hey I got rid of a headless anhinga (had his head buried under a wing grooming).

    I did the LCE because I am going to print this and on mat paper, the LCE helps a lot to make the image pop.

    Thanks Curly and Roman for you input.

    I think I will stay with the sign.

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    Robert, I stand corrected. I think the sign adds a lot to this photograph and is a part of this cypress' story.

    It was great fun photographing with you and the others yesterday. Hope to do so again soon in my neck of the woods next time!
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