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Watching Sunset
Watching Sunset
diablo2097


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Galle Face, Sri Lanka
Date: Jul 7, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125s
Galleries: Landscape, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2007

 Couldn't decide between two images, so i went with this one. Can't say its the best of 2006, as I feel some of what are my better images have already been entered. Quite dissapointed with the technical aspects of the image... Only got the camera a couple of weeks before shot was taken, so thats my excuse :P. Image taken at f/4.5 so lens very not sharp, and side of image very soft.

PP
- raw conversion w/heavy crop (portrait to landscape lol)
- NN
- darkening of ky
- worked on waves with selective curves, levels
- solid yellow w/selective blending so it only blends on certain colour, giving the yellow a lot more kick in the image
- HSL on yellow and blue
- levels on people to darken them a little bit
- sharpen +dpc resize

Statistics
Place: 553 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.2837
Avg (commenters): 5.9333
Avg (participants): 5.1985
Avg (non-participants): 5.5610
Views since voting: 802
Views during voting: 460
Votes: 349
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 11:56:22 AM
Love the colour tones here. Silhouette is well composed.
 01/24/2007 06:43:34 PM
nice image. a shame it couldn't have been more dynamic, like if they were walking, holding hands, etc.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 05:10:23 PM
A classic composition executed well. I love the colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 04:50:59 PM
Beautiful sunset and great colors! Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2007 12:42:30 PM
Lovely scene
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2007 05:49:54 PM
very nice emotive 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2007 05:10:29 AM
Great shot, nice composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2007 11:13:13 AM
Nice colors and sillouette. Picture is a little oof and grainy, overall.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2007 04:29:52 AM
good but nothing pulls me on this photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2007 07:15:28 PM
Pleases the eye with this capture.
 01/15/2007 10:07:37 AM
The people on the thrirds line anchor the composition nicely, I like the subtle diagonal of the waves (while the horizon is perfectly horizontal) adds to the motion of the water. The colors are lovely. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2007 06:23:31 PM
Nice...I'm jealous!! Soft colors and good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 04:54:43 PM
peaceful image, the colors looked a bit washed
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 03:38:21 PM
Siamese twins at sunset!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 01:03:13 PM
good horizon placement, nice shot if you like sunsets!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 12:37:10 PM
Beautiful colors and great silhouette.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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