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Challenge: Silhouettes III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Columbus
Date: Aug 27, 2006
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Seascapes, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2006

Well my ideas for the Scene It challenge didnt work out - I will have to save them for later use. This is yet another variation on the Santa Maria in downtown Columbus (actually the 4th entry I have made with this boat in the pic one way or another). I hung out this time for almost two hours attempting different shots trying to find one that would do good as a silhouette. The water was cruddy and the sky didnt give me the colors I was looking for. But hopefully this will still creep up to the 6 range.

Post processing - levels, saturation, USM, border, resize for web.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 352
Avg (all users): 6.3696
Avg (commenters): 7.7273
Avg (participants): 6.1429
Avg (non-participants): 6.5263
Views since voting: 1048
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 257
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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09/13/2006 06:36:49 PM
Yeah, yeah, another boring shot in the mid 6's. Bummer. :-) Gorgeous colors and the composition works very well. Not sure where the votes below 5 came from...
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09/13/2006 05:08:21 PM
Trading post...
Lovely as usual. Maybe this ship is your muse? LOL.
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09/11/2006 11:44:33 AM
Critique Club Review:

Fits challenge well.

Lighting, color, contrast, saturation and hue, are all done extremely well. Even with the lights across the river, this could be from any time or any place. The border is unobtrusive and does not compete with or take asway from the picture. I am completely at a loss as to why this picture received any 1-2-3-4 scores. Even if a person were tired of sunsets and boat pictures, on technical merits alone I do not see a justification for a 1-2-3.

About the only thing I see that detracts in any way, is that the boat appears to be listing a bit. And with the list is gives the viewer the illusion that the camera was not level during the taking of the picture.

This is a job, very well done!
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09/05/2006 08:34:45 PM
This is beautfiful Tim! I expected this to be in the top 10! It certainly is a photo I would be proud to have in my portfolio! Excellent photography!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2006 07:18:10 PM
very beautiful and stiking and a title that makes you think and wonder.
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09/05/2006 05:34:11 AM
like something out of a time warp
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09/01/2006 01:52:38 AM
It seems like it's leaning to the left to much but probably because of those things sticking up in the air. The color is fantastic and I think you've got a very high scoring photo...I'll help...10.
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08/31/2006 04:12:39 PM
Me likes!
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08/31/2006 11:33:11 AM
The sky makes a touch above - The silloutte is great but add in the sky and you have something special.
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08/31/2006 05:11:43 AM
6
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08/30/2006 12:57:33 PM
Beautiful sky, it really sets off the masts. The composition breaks down a little bit in the lower right portion of the frame with the dark area not seeming quite right. At least in my opinion, but still very much an awesome photo.
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08/30/2006 12:11:01 PM
Incredible sky, beautiful ship, nice reflection. Only thing that could improve this shot is removing the lights on the far shore. (I know, not in basic editing)
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08/30/2006 03:16:37 AM
The silhouette effect is strong here, with plenty of interesting detail. The colour is excellent. I find myself wishing I could see the sky on both sides of the ship though. 7
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08/29/2006 09:23:39 PM
WOW this is definately top 10!!!!
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08/29/2006 08:45:52 PM
Erie, dark, sharp, I like
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