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Description I did some new post processing on this photograph. The older version is a bit colourless and lacks of contrast. Here it is for comparison: [link]

Thanks to Martin "struller" Amm for giving advice on post processing methods!
Have a look at the old one and tell me what you think about the post processing.
Regards


20/04/2009 - I'd like to thank all of you very much for all your great comments and favs. Never thought to get a DD at all. Thanks a lot for picking this one.
Best regards

16/10/2009 - Dust spots removed Minor change, but I clicked away the check mark by accident. Sorry.
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Comments: 152

findmeastorm [2009-04-18 23:28:54 +0000 UTC]

Utterly stunning.

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vouloir [2009-04-18 23:18:26 +0000 UTC]

bravo! looks amazing!

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GoldDragon1 [2009-04-18 23:15:33 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work.

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Buckpasser [2009-04-18 22:53:59 +0000 UTC]

Breathtaking! You must have been lucky to have a camera just at the right moment.

It reminds me of a giant bubble over the land.

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Keaton-Chan1 [2009-04-18 22:50:17 +0000 UTC]

Forgive me if this has been said.... did you get two pots of gold from this one?

Absolutely brilliant.

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Nindza [2009-04-18 22:34:31 +0000 UTC]

There was a rainbow just like this one in my town yesterday. Pitty I don't have camera with wide lenses, so I could only capture it in parts...maybe I'll post some of the photos...

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Djoseph [2009-04-18 22:13:17 +0000 UTC]

:amazed:

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Selladorra [2009-04-18 22:08:30 +0000 UTC]

DARN IT.
I posted a rainbow pic last week and it looks like fail next to this one

Great picture though, honestly! .____. no offense, but the other one looks more realistic to me. I love the colours of this one though They're so much brighter!

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princessofheartbreak [2009-04-18 22:02:55 +0000 UTC]

I SEE THE END !! I see the end! this is so awesome

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Nero706 [2009-04-18 21:34:24 +0000 UTC]

YAY! YOU FOUND THE END OF THE RAINBOW! XD

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strohat [2009-04-18 20:56:50 +0000 UTC]

it's cool to see the beginning and the end of the rainbow, very nice shot indeed!

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susieloves In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 20:29:13 +0000 UTC]

Nature never ceases to amaze...Perfect shot

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david-cz [2009-04-18 20:16:05 +0000 UTC]

Perfect.

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DNACharge [2009-04-18 19:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness how very awesome

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MatthewPaver In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 19:39:49 +0000 UTC]

that's stunning. so big and grand

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In-TheLookingGlass In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 19:35:31 +0000 UTC]

Just Gorgeous!

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oro-elui [2009-04-18 19:28:51 +0000 UTC]

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CosmozorB [2009-04-18 19:05:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow!! that's giant, great, awesome!

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lily29174 [2009-04-18 19:03:02 +0000 UTC]

beautiful.

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wolfofdesire [2009-04-18 19:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow!

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darkfaeire [2009-04-18 18:49:34 +0000 UTC]

amazing shot!
the colours are so beautiful

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zeroxxed [2009-04-18 18:09:00 +0000 UTC]

Amazing photo - a beautiful landscape! Congratulations on the DD, definitely deserved

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w15h0na5tar [2009-04-18 18:01:45 +0000 UTC]

this color fixed version definitely looks happier

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oldnewone [2009-04-18 18:01:08 +0000 UTC]

fabulous photocongrats on the dd,well-deserved!!!

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AshKerins [2009-04-18 17:53:48 +0000 UTC]

-WHOOPS forgot to add! it is an AMAZING shot.. like something out a fairytale
I love it! [hence the fave X3]

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AshKerins [2009-04-18 17:53:15 +0000 UTC]

Mind me asking...how you got it that wide? =x
is it a technique or the camera or..?
i saw a full semi circle rainbow not too long ago... and i couldnt fit it all in...
That and i guess my megapixels[if im using the right term here?] dont go THAT wide..

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Aphantopus In reply to AshKerins [2009-04-18 18:16:43 +0000 UTC]

Hi!
It is a panorama out of 3 horizontal shots.

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AshKerins In reply to Aphantopus [2009-04-18 19:52:52 +0000 UTC]

aaah! alright, that makes more sence, thankyou!!!

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C4M30 [2009-04-18 17:35:42 +0000 UTC]

I've never seen anything like it! Truly beautiful, and congrats on the DD!

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Alfisko [2009-04-18 17:23:31 +0000 UTC]

Tried to postprocess it in my way I don't intend to use it in any commercial way and I am about to delete it as soon as you catch it . So let me know please..
Here it goes: [link]

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Aphantopus In reply to Alfisko [2009-04-18 18:19:30 +0000 UTC]

I like the softness of the clouds, this is where your version is better and I think I'll give it a try with the RAW files. However, in the foreground, too much details got lost.
Thanks for your proposal.

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fractalhead [2009-04-18 17:21:54 +0000 UTC]

majestic

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Juice-04 [2009-04-18 17:13:49 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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taintedbroccoli In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 17:07:24 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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Nibi-Nekomata In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 17:02:00 +0000 UTC]

That's beautiful. I really like how the vivid blue of the sky on the right contrasts with the rainbow and the golden color of the ground.

...You took this from a hill or something, right? Cause it looks like it was shot from somewhere high.

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Aphantopus In reply to Nibi-Nekomata [2009-04-18 18:20:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, my point of view was about 100m above the valley's ground.

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Nibi-Nekomata In reply to Aphantopus [2009-04-18 18:27:16 +0000 UTC]

Cool. Great shot! (Must have taken some serious planning and/or luck...)

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kindfullove12 [2009-04-18 16:56:51 +0000 UTC]

To the end of the rainbow!

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curruca [2009-04-18 16:55:12 +0000 UTC]

WOW! This photograph is really spectacular! Beautiful place for hiking

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gigirl942 [2009-04-18 16:07:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's such a beautiful picture! Good job.


Also, congratulations on getting daily deviation!

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perfect12386 In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 16:03:18 +0000 UTC]

just one word... WOW!!!

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gdpr-4298999 [2009-04-18 16:02:42 +0000 UTC]

Very lovely! The fixed colours/contrast definitly have enhanced the picture!

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Alex-66 [2009-04-18 15:50:09 +0000 UTC]

me encanta.....

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takara13 [2009-04-18 15:42:47 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely marvelous. This version definitely has a more crisp, bright feel to it. Phenomenal capture.


Bravo, and congrats.

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MT-y [2009-04-18 15:39:01 +0000 UTC]

That's beautiful
Definitely a !
Keep it up

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Zipporahss [2009-04-18 15:29:25 +0000 UTC]

It's so beautiful it's hard to believe it's real. T-T it brings tears to my soul.

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TheCrimsonEmo [2009-04-18 14:59:26 +0000 UTC]

This shot is incredible!

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Vueiy-Visarelli [2009-04-18 14:49:54 +0000 UTC]

Honestly, I'm having hard time deciding which one I like better, but I did notice something about this one. Probably b/c of the more intense saturation, some of the clouds look a little...pixelated. Mostly it's inside of the left side of the arc of the rainbow, and somewhat on the far right side of the picture. Aside from that, though, they're both very lovely, and kind of give off different feelings w/ the different saturations to them. It would be kinda cool to see one where most of the picture is desaturated, while the rainbow's bright, and also another picture vice versa, but that's probably just my personal taste.

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Aphantopus In reply to Vueiy-Visarelli [2009-04-18 15:25:47 +0000 UTC]

Hi!
I think those pixelated structures in the clouds on the left side are an effect of jpeg-compression. They are not visible in the RAW file.
Best regards

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NlCe [2009-04-18 14:43:40 +0000 UTC]

Nice

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