File Name
IMG_9088.JPG
Camera Model
Canon EOS 10D
Shooting Date/Time
10/7/2004 6:27:58 PM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/350
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
28.0 - 135.0 mm
Focal Length
65.0 mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Mid. High
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Mid. High
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
2192 KB
Custom Function
C.Fn:01-0
C.Fn:02-0
C.Fn:03-0
C.Fn:04-0
C.Fn:05-0
C.Fn:06-0
C.Fn:07-0
C.Fn:08-4
C.Fn:09-0
C.Fn:10-0
C.Fn:11-0
C.Fn:12-0
C.Fn:13-1
C.Fn:14-0
C.Fn:15-1
C.Fn:16-0
C.Fn:17-0
Drive Mode
Continuous shooting
Owner's Name
Bob Stephenson
Camera Body No.
0820302696
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What I first thought of when I saw this was, "Where's the focal point?" I had a tough time deciding if I wanted to look at the ship.. or the lookout point.. or the sail-boats. (ok, not the sailboats so much :))
I feel that you're almost teasing the viewer with a hint of this huge carrier, and then.. that's it.
Composition / Content
I would have liked to have seen more focus on the Carrier/Battleship, as it seems to be the thing that cries for the attention here, but is instead, put to the side, almost as an afterthought. The composition suffers because of that fact, leaving the viewer wondering what, exactly, they should be looking at.
Background
A *touch* busy, but out of your control for the most part, and is good for the setting. The problem is, the Ship becomes, in this photo, a part of the background, instead of being the focal point.
Camera Work - Technical
A nice focus on the ship, but the shot seems pretty noisy, and overexposed in many areas, especially in the sky to the left hand side. I suspect that your metering was done on a darker spot of the area, as your aperature (f8) should have been good for a daytime shot. This may have contributed to the noise levels as well.
Digital Processing
Don't have any information on what you did in post, if anything. Problem with over-exposed shots is that they're almost impossible to really fix in post. Looking at the picture, I feel that you may have over-sharpened too much, however.
Fits the Challenge
With a Free Study, everything fits.
My Opinion on the Photo
I feel, as I've mentioned, that it lacks a strong focal point. You give the viewer too much to look at, the over-exposure makes it a little more difficult to look at, and the shot, having so much potential, is kind of a let-down for me. I wanted so much to see more of the carrier/battleship, but alas. A good try at capturing a unique subject, but we, the viewer, demand more :)
Is the carrier not your main subject ? Why include only such a small part of it ? You could have shown more and still have included the sailboats for scale.
To my mind the spit of land distracts from what is, I think, the most striking thing about this shot: the contrast in size between the carrier and the sailing boats and how the carrier arches over them. good capture though.
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