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Challenge: The Number 11 (Advanced Editing VII) Camera: Nikon D300 Lens: Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon Location: Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa Date: Nov 18, 2013 Aperture: f/4.5 ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/4000s Galleries: Sports, Photojournalism Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2013
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I tried 11 animals but it wasn't so obvious that I'm sure partisan DPC'ers would vote it down. There were no flower petals that worked, no obvious candid live subjects so I sat at the damn pondering my options when this little boat attracted my attention...
Shoot, rotate to level horison, mask trees, gaussian blur, apply increase in light and saturation to sea and yacht, crop, save as jpg, vignette, sfw (strip EXIF)
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What do I know about sailing? Pretty much nil... I know it's not a yacht but it sounded better than "Skip Five 11". Or is that "Skiff"? :)
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Aaah thanks Robert, a dinghy! Wonder why it's called the Rietvlei "Yacht" Club then....? :)
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11/24/2013 12:42:28 PM |
Hahja! The "yacht" is a Finn Dinghy. It used to be the single-handed class for the Olympic games, and I raced one seriously for years. It's a beast of a boat, a real physical workout. The sail, I can tell by the logo in the corner, is by North Sails, and that's the sail;maker I worked for when I was young :-) So thanks for the trip down memory lane... |
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11/20/2013 12:47:08 PM |
Brilliant shot. Love the sense of movement despite the crispness of the image. Really stunning combination of color. Great capture! |
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