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Beach, Sun, Sand and Silhouette
Beach, Sun, Sand and Silhouette
Paige


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Challenge: Clichés (Classic Editing)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 5
Location: California Coast
Date: Feb 1, 2003
ISO: 100
Galleries: Sky, Water
Date Uploaded: Feb 1, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 22 out of 246
Avg (all users): 6.4536
Avg (commenters): 7.5500
Avg (participants): 6.2437
Avg (non-participants): 6.7867
Views since voting: 2028
Votes: 194
Comments: 22
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 02/15/2003 05:38:20 AM
Critique Club
Composition-Content

I really loved this picture, it has such a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
I love the angle that you have used, with a cross section of both the darker part of the beach, the sunlit beach, ocean and sky. There is a lovely balance between these components. The solitary man walking into the picture perfects the composition.

Technical
Lovely lighting here, with a well controlled sunset, the highlights are not too bright. It looks like you boosted the yellow on this, which adds more warmth. Perhaps a tiny bit more contrast could have been used, especially on the sea. However, to be honest, I really like the soft colours.

My Opinion
I think that the only thing I would change about this picture would be the title. I think that "Solitude" would have been fitting and would have suited the very peaceful feeling attached with this. Maybe a nice simple border would have set it off. I really like this picture, great shot. One to be framed and put on the wall.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/09/2003 04:10:58 PM
Very nice!
 02/07/2003 06:51:28 AM
this is beautiful! what a nice image!
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 02/07/2003 12:37:26 AM
The sun's reflecion is a little burned out but a nice pic regardless
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 02/06/2003 01:34:01 PM
Nice capture. Iike the crop you used (panoramic). Jacko.
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 02/06/2003 10:16:24 AM
Nice colours & light.
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 02/06/2003 04:32:27 AM
beautiful shot
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 02/06/2003 04:04:33 AM
Very nicely done. Nice colours, and composition is perfect. It almost looks like an upside down sunset, since you have almost no sky, and the sky is reflecting on the sand. Some people will surely criticize the glare on the sand, but I think it works. I would have done it that way too.
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 02/05/2003 01:50:45 PM
Very nice image. The sunrise looks very nice and adds a lot of good lighting for the silhoutee of the person. Good job.
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 02/05/2003 12:47:43 PM
I like how you got the waves before they break. The sun in the sandcasting a shadow over the person also brings intrest to the picture nice work.
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 02/05/2003 09:23:43 AM
I like the reflection of the sun in htis photo. I like how the lights and darks of this photo enhance the waves.
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 02/04/2003 10:19:38 PM
I like the crop. Not a true silhouette, but I like where the subject is in the frame - with lots of space to move into. 7
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 02/04/2003 09:04:59 PM
Nice composition! The almost monotone color adds to the dramatic impact of your image.
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 02/04/2003 05:08:39 PM
Give me a little more sky and I'll give you a 10. Like the guy on the beach and his location in the photo. The cropping is especially good in my opinion - as much past the sun on the beach as past the man on the beach. Great job there. I would have like more sky, as much as you have land without and water on it on the left corner. Still a good photo.
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 02/04/2003 02:21:34 PM
i love the lighting
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 02/04/2003 09:03:54 AM
You've got all four cliché elements, good job.
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 02/04/2003 02:10:03 AM
...and a great cliche too :-)! Well done shot. I see nothing, what you could have done better. Good luck for the challenge!
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 02/03/2003 04:52:22 PM
Very beautiful shot, lovely tones and solitude feeling. Good Luck
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 02/03/2003 03:52:53 PM
excellent shot.. this should go on some sort of greeting card :) = 10 - setzler
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 02/03/2003 09:02:12 AM
Really nice picture, good cliche.
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 02/03/2003 02:54:19 AM
Great exposure!
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 02/02/2003 11:52:02 PM
Yes! This is the one! Cliche!!
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