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MelonMusketeer


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Challenge: Shapes III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Location: Immokalee Florida
Date: May 21, 2007
Aperture: 11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 180
Galleries: Abstract, Landscape
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2007

 Power line tower and sunset, from about 3/4 mile.
Import to iPhoto, copy to Graphic Converter. Crop, Resize, Scale to 635 wide, Sharpen, Save to "pictures" file for uploading.
Lens: Meade 1,000mm cat reflector
I had to set up, shoot, run with the camera and tripod, set up, shoot and run 3 times before the sun reached this position, as the sun was moving from left to right almost as fast as it was going downward.
Thank you everyone who voted and/or commented on this image.
I cropped it this way to make it simple as possible, and to try and avoid the "rule of thirds" police.
Maybe I should have posted it as I shot it. I am happy with the score, as it was a sunset, and easy to shoot.
Here is the original, thanks to some timely help from glad2badad who posted the info about how to put the thumb here.

Statistics
Place: 107 out of 343
Avg (all users): 5.6866
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.5517
Avg (non-participants): 5.7895
Views since voting: 1347
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 201
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/28/2016 09:29:15 PM
It's a wonderful shot. The hard work paid off, to catch it so perfectly is very difficult.I do like the way the tower and sun becomes one. Thanks.
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 01/13/2008 04:00:14 PM
I like it better centered, but I would still crop out the trees. In other words, this shot but with the sun centered. Beautiful at any rate!
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 01/13/2008 09:15:04 AM
Looks a little bit like a Japanese temple.
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 10/11/2007 04:39:35 AM
Very cool shot. Great POV and message. Well done.
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 09/07/2007 07:36:38 PM
awesome shot!
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 07/29/2007 08:56:28 AM
I really like this shot. great job! I like how the sun looks like a fortune tellers globe sitting in a holder.
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 06/25/2007 07:52:06 AM
Just stumbled across this, what a great shot!
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 05/30/2007 06:07:42 AM
From photographer's comments:

Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
I put the original at the top of my portfolio for the week or so, as I don't know how to post a link here.

Here you go Waddy. :)



BTW - To add an image to your Photograher Comments area just click on the challenge entry photo from your profile page, the use the 'edit details' (or something like that) link that is visible in the Photograph Information area. Use {thumb}image#{/thumb} to insert the desired photo thumbnail (replace the { } braces with [ ] brackets).

Looks like you avoided the rule of thirds police just fine...now to combat the should have centered it group. :P
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 05/29/2007 10:28:13 PM
I really like this composition.....well done!!! (i gave you a 8)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/29/2007 12:07:05 PM
smart 10
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 05/29/2007 08:05:32 AM
beautiful. good job. i like this idea with the powerlines and the sun. it ties in with your title.
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 05/28/2007 04:57:02 AM
Great subject!! I would crop this to have make it more centered in order to bring out the symmetry.
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 05/28/2007 03:53:22 AM
Should have been centered.
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 05/26/2007 08:17:37 AM
The sun is overpowering the picture. If you could have pulled back some and left the subject on the left 1/3 of the frame, I think it would come across more powerful.
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 05/25/2007 07:14:12 PM
This is great. What time of the day did you take this picture??? I would like to take something like this. Awesome...
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 05/25/2007 11:39:11 AM
Nice juxtaposition! Good job seeing this develop and getting in position to capture it. Most of the time people frown on centering a subject - you know, breaking the rules and all. In this case I think the presentation would be stronger with this centered. JMO of course. :) Good luck.

BTW - Commenting only, not voting.
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