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Sand Dollar in the Sand
Sand Dollar in the Sand
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Challenge: Textures II (Basic Editing I)
Collection: Creatures
Camera: Sony Mavica FD-95
Location: Cannon Beach
Date: Feb 12, 2004
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 15, 2004

 This was a shot I took after going down and photographing the sunset. I found a sand dollar and decided to snap a few shot of it, and this is what was produced. It is meant to show the texture of sand and the sand dollar (although I don't know if everyone knows what the feels like). But the sand is a very cool texture.

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Place: 209 out of 406
Avg (all users): 5.1418
Avg (commenters): 5.7222
Avg (participants): 5.0057
Avg (non-participants): 5.3978
Views since voting: 980
Votes: 268
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/24/2004 05:33:37 PM
Interesting idea and great composition. However the lighting doesn't enhance the sand dollar for detail and texture contrast.
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 02/24/2004 08:06:50 AM
Your light setup don´t help you to reveal the textures of the subject. To reveal textures the light must be in a hard angle setuped to do it. A common setup is a lateral 45 or 90 degrees. But top or down light works well too.

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 02/23/2004 06:41:00 PM
Very nice, sand dollar on rough sand, meets the challenge, you also used the rule of thirds well done.
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 02/23/2004 05:23:03 PM
Nice composition, but a touch sof looking. I wish I could see a little more detain in the sand dollar
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 02/22/2004 02:39:22 PM
I appreciate shots such as this. I love the lighting and I believe it is quite effective in making the subject pop out as interesting. The texture of the sand is wonderful. Very nice shot and good luck!
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 02/22/2004 04:08:33 AM
Good idea. I might've cropped it in even closer to pick up more of the texture of the sand dollar and the sand.
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 02/22/2004 01:00:27 AM
The sand dollar looks to smooth.
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 02/21/2004 01:44:47 AM
the sand is so smoooooth
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 02/20/2004 11:02:07 AM
I love the grain and color of the sand in this shot. The whiteness of the sand dollar sets it off nicely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/20/2004 06:53:54 AM
Your sanddollar shot is nicely composed and fits the challenge. It could be a bit sharper, but the colors are nice.
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 02/20/2004 02:09:15 AM
quite a small image - -but nice in some way.
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 02/20/2004 12:48:48 AM
This is a really nice, calming shot. Could have benefitted from some work in your graphics package. Seems a little sharpening would have brought out loads more details. The left hand corners seem a little dark maybe?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2004 08:58:23 PM
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+ Composition is nice; I like the contrast between the colours and the rough surface versus the smooth one.
- Can't think of any.
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 02/19/2004 12:40:08 PM
I like the way the sand looks...
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 02/19/2004 10:50:07 AM
There's a suggestion of evening about this - the warm and cool light from either side, and also in the tones of the sand. A sort of mourbful image, i think. Probably not eye-catching enough for dpc, but nice work, and thanks for sharing it.
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 02/19/2004 07:07:38 AM
I like this. I think it would have been stronger with better lighing on the sand. It seems a bit dim.
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 02/19/2004 05:26:03 AM
I know the texture is there but it doesn't jump put at me.
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 02/18/2004 06:59:36 AM
Although this feels generally smooth - it has great texture. Good use of space and contrast. Border works well to pull it all together. Only wish the star on the sand dollar was more distinguishable. One of my top picks - good job!
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