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All that glitters
All that glitters
brianeden


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Blue (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S40
Location: Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Date: Nov 27, 2002
Date Uploaded: Nov 27, 2002

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Place: 175 out of 243
Avg (all users): 4.6235
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
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Avg (non-participants): 4.6869
Views since voting: 851
Votes: 255
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12/10/2002 05:02:35 AM
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
All that Glitters

Composition (Content)
The compositions of the boats on the dock is fine. You may have wanted to play around a little more with your crop. The light on the right looks a little out of place, but if you couldn't go any further left I understand. And a tighter crop would have removed the needed dock on the bottom that isn't in shadow. I don't feel there is a need to crop out any more of the water. The negative space it gives complements the boats on the dock.

Background
DOF is good. However, as others have stated, the brightness of the sun reflecting on the water is a bit distracting. A faster shutter speed or white balance adjustment may have helped.

Camera Work (Technical)
Your white balance may be off a tad. If your camera allow filters, then a polarizer would have helped take out the harsheness of the sun on the water but left the glimmer that you were wanting.

Digital Processing (Technical)
Sharpening is fair (Not sure you sharpened this photo).
Balance between light and dark is fair. (Sunlight water issue)
Compression is good (no jpeg artifacts)

My opinion
You have an interesting subject. Some minor technical changes and you'd have a really nice picture worthy of hanging on a wall.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2002 07:11:38 PM
A little bright but I do like the sun on the water. Focus is nice and clear inspite of the brightness. Not too sure about the cropping - maybe slide the boots to the left , and may be a little less of water at the top. That would get rid of some of the brightness also. But otherwise good job. PTL 7
12/06/2002 07:25:02 PM
Too harsh. Way to HArsh
12/04/2002 07:09:59 PM
Sunlight on water, you can't go wrong, nice shot
12/03/2002 06:51:00 PM
I think if, in editing, you had increased the saturation and contrast this would be much more dramatic. And more blue.
12/02/2002 05:38:00 PM
subtle... nice.
12/02/2002 01:39:00 PM
The water seems to be a little over exposed. Other than that.. I like the picture!
12/02/2002 11:39:00 AM
Ack! Use a polarizing filter next time!
12/02/2002 04:57:00 AM
emotive. Thank you.
12/01/2002 11:46:00 PM
Could be bluer!


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