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Sitting on The Pier by The Gulf
Sitting on The Pier by The Gulf
Alicia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2010-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: Biloxi MS
Date: Jun 4, 2010
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125s
Galleries: Sky, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2010

 In early June, I flew to Biloxi Mississippi for a family wedding. I had some time to go to the beach and shoot. There were some locals sitting in a group talking about the oil spill. They were very upset, very agitated and started getting upset with me for taking photos.

"Tourists come here with their fancy cameras and take pictures. Then they leave and we have to live with this." That was the gist of the conversation. But then one woman turned to me and said, you better take pictures now before the oil comes. Which I did.

This is one of the many piers I saw that was destroyed during Katrina. Katrina still looms large in those parts and now the oil disaster. That's pretty much all anyone could talk about.

I don't know who that fellow is sitting there, but he added to the image with his red and white striped shirt. A second later he was gone between the pilings.

In the far back on the left you see a shrimper. I have other photos where you can see it more clearly. At that point they were still out. Don't know if they are now, about a month later.

Statistics
Place: 220 out of 341
Avg (all users): 5.4286
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3226
Avg (non-participants): 5.7273
Views since voting: 578
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 126
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/09/2010 05:02:05 AM
Wow, a 5.42? This was one of a handful of 8s that I gave. Although the processing was a bit rough and the sharpening could have stood to be reworked, it's a strong image with a lot of solemnity, and the ruined pier is not the sort of thing you see every day. Really very nicely done.
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 07/08/2010 11:07:41 AM


Thanks for supporting my Narrate Your Photo idea. Your narrative has qualified you as a Purple Prose Nominee! Well Done!
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 07/07/2010 08:58:32 PM
Lovely composition, and as Peter noted, seems so sad, especially with your notes.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2010 05:14:09 PM
Seems a bit over processed to me. Like the shot though. Always has appeal to me but would have like it better if it looks a more realistic.
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 07/04/2010 06:17:15 AM
I like the way the sand, water, and sky all have the same choppy texture.
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 07/03/2010 02:46:38 PM
this has a sadness to it that is hard to express in words
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