Clear for Landing!
by WylyWire

Comment by PollyBean:
Great shot. Would be a bit better with all the wing in shot.

Clear for Landing!
by WylyWire

Comment by vtruan:
In my mind yellow bill & feet, cause I know.

Clear for Landing!
by WylyWire

Comment by Skip:
boy, i don't know what to score this. either a 10 for a great capture, or a 1 for making me feel bad about the shot i took the day before the challenge...


[too bad about the sensor spots...why does it seem they only happen when you're shooting for an open challenge?]

Light From Darkness
by WylyWire

Comment by garlic:
Far streching. Lighthouse rather unsharp but the colors are nice.

Cape Cod Canal at Dusk
by WylyWire

Comment by WylyWire:
Thanks to everyone who took the time to add the helpful comments.

This was my first challenge and I'm happy with the results.

I chose this photo from a series of like shots because I preferred its composition over others which were more technically correct and showed less camera shake. I realize I had no business hand holding this at 1/8 second but I often go ahead and see what turns out anyway. I had no tripod handy and it was quite dark (much more so than the picture shows). I played around a bit with cropping the lights out but decided to leave them in because they punched it up a bit (plus it was 3 minutes before midnight of the challenge!)

The vignetting is an unavoidable characteristic shooting at f/1.2 with this lens (85mm). I was using ISO 1600, 1/8 second.

Thank You all once again for the many comments!

Light From Darkness
by WylyWire

Comment by mar10029:
Nice, but I don't see the separation...

Cape Cod Canal at Dusk
by WylyWire

Comment by margie:
Great Shot. Good Luck

Cape Cod Canal at Dusk
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Comment by bananashay:
This, for some odd reason, looks like toys to me, though I know it's not. It's very interesting. And nice composition. I would probably have cropped a sliver off the left side to get rid of that glaring light.

Cape Cod Canal at Dusk
by WylyWire

Comment by Bear_Music:
JeJeJe.. I have shot that same damned angle with that same damned tree. I didn't use my Sagamores on this challenge though. Nice shot, great water. Pity it isn't crisper or I'd have it at 9 instead of 8.

Cape Cod Canal at Dusk
by WylyWire

Comment by Mr_Pants:
To me, the bridge does not seem fully in focus.