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St. Kilda Kiosk (52)
JPlumb
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 828 W: 203 N: 1011]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (3123) | For those who have been to St. Kilda, near Melbourne, the St. Kilda Kiosk at the end of the Pier, is probably the best visual memory or landmark they have of the place. For those who live in Melbourne or St. Kilda, it is a special place as well.
It was first built in 1903. It was the first European-style pier pavilion in Australia. Until the 1930’s it was known as Parer’s Pavilion. In the 30’s the Kirby’s took over and it became known as Kirby’s Kiosk. It was famous as a place to get ice cream (and even illegal beer for a little while). During the Second World War it was a dance venue for American soldiers. There were a lot of romances, supported with trips to the kiosk.
In 2003 it burnt down. The community as a whole was in shock (see workshop). As a symbol of St. Kilda, it was decided it had to be re-built. This was done to the original 1903 plans, with a small restaurant added to the rear. I had breakfast there, it’s a great spot to eat and relax. And when you’re done eating, check the break water around the back. There might be a small surprise waiting for you.
Much of this from: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/11/1063268514813.html and
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/something-old-is-new-again/2006/01/03/1136050442106.html
Workflow for this shot was as follows:
Shot was taken in Raw, with a jpeg for reference (ISO 400 65 mm @f/16, 1/1000)
NEF file adjusted for exposure, shadow and vignetting
Levels – white points adjusted, then tweaked by eye
Adjusted curves – applied some contrast on RGB – slight s-curve
Added an overlay layer and dodged and burned with 5-20% opacity black and white brush
Added saturation layer +18 to master
Saved as a tiff
Cropped, resized, reduced noise on sky selection, added a layer, inversed selection, sharpened with USM, modified sharpening with a layer mask (30-80% opacity black brush), framed and saved as a jpeg |
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