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Night Moves
Night Moves
Brad


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Never Seen on DPC! (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Jun 24, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Seascapes, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2009

 A view not often seen, especially with the seals laying about.

[Jun. 27th, 2009 06:59:56 PM]

It was dusk, and this was a hand-held (no IS) snapshot - yes, I said it - a snapshot, but I liked the light play on the water from the fishing boat's lights and the seals snoozing away in the foreground.
The post-processing on this was basically only convert from raw, levels adjustment and resize. The composition was done in camera.

[Jun. 29th, 2009 12:30:26 PM]

Had to grin at a comment that the reflection is distracting - THAT was what made the shot for me. Oh well, I guess these old eyes don't see the same as others, and happy that they don't.

WooHoo! Third worst in my 270+ entries.

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 110
Avg (all users): 4.5399
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.0192
Avg (non-participants): 4.7838
Views since voting: 643
Views during voting: 414
Votes: 163
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/29/2009 10:12:28 AM
someday you'll learn not to post what you like...scores more like something I'd receive. love and hugs, S
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/30/2009 04:45:47 PM
nice light and reflection, but it doesn't really draw me in enough
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 06/29/2009 06:59:33 PM
can't believe there hasn't been more sea lions on a pier shots. Don't people visit pier 39 anymore! I was so sure that this had been done.

Nice shot--I like the reflection in the water.
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 06/28/2009 01:12:19 PM
the refection on the water is destrackting
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 06/27/2009 06:47:12 PM
For me, there isn't too much that hasn't been seen on DPC: water, skyline, boat, night shot, etc. It's not a bad image, and I like seeing the seals in the lower left, but for me, not all that unique.
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 06/27/2009 03:55:25 PM
I like the reflection on the water but this photo is very dark and seems more like a quick snapshot.
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 06/27/2009 02:09:08 PM
comment only.

imho this is an ok evening shot but not really a never seen on dpc and totally unique image that has any wow factor. The suns reflection is very nice mind you.
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 06/27/2009 12:28:23 PM
more like a snap shot. good title though
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 06/27/2009 10:13:57 AM
The light on the water overpowers the rest of the image to me. Some processing work would take care of that, I think, and let the other parts of the image be more apparent. (not voting)
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 06/27/2009 08:21:41 AM
The composition could be a bit better. Some additional processing could have added some much-needed "pop" to the image.
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 06/27/2009 07:28:34 AM
boats and night shots of boats are all over on here
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 06/26/2009 07:52:10 PM
It's an OK image, but it doesn't really appeal to me that much. Plus, there's plenty of boat on the water images around DPC land.
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 06/26/2009 06:46:31 PM
The composition is fine, and you got some beautiful light, but i dont think that this meets the challenge
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