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Rhythm of the Sunrise
Rhythm of the Sunrise
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: From A Distance (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jul 10, 2011
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Sports, Water
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2011

 This kayaker was approximately half way across the lake when I grabbed with photo at 400mm. I got lucky in that he just turned slightly into the sun and started to really pick up his pace which is what caused the paddle to pick up the water.

I like how this turned out, but I have no idea what to expect from this challenge. It's kind of a hard to define challenge that seemingly could have a lot of entries that look closer than they really are, and the whole distance thing is pretty subjective.

Post Processing:
* Crop/Straight
* White Balance
* Increase Recovery
* Increase Black Point
* Increase contrast/definition
* Increase saturation/vibrancy
* Topaz Derail and DeNoise
* Increase saturation/vibrancy a bit more
* S-curve
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

[Jul. 11th, 2011 07:51:11 AM]

FYI to anyone wondering about distance, I did an approximation and this kayak is around 0.4 miles (0.65 km) away. This is was 400 mm of focal length does to distant subjects. The best way to see that he is far away it to notice the compression in the scene. Look at how few of the trees you can see and imagine if this were closer with a shorter focal length and how much of the background you would see then.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/17/2011 04:18:52 PM
Love the light.
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 07/17/2011 04:03:29 PM
Beautiful light...
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 07/15/2011 01:43:51 PM
The shot and the title are just Wonderful!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2011 11:10:32 AM
Nice warm tones in this image. I see this image doing well.
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 07/15/2011 06:43:49 AM
quite like the motion in the picture but somehow the background appears to be a bit too smoggy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2011 10:18:47 PM
A familiar scene for this challenge - a boat on the water. The toning is nice and warm, and the paddle was just at the right spot to add interest, including the weed attachment. The distant shore adds to the layering effect and probably could have worked better without the glimpses of the sky. A nice serene mood.
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 07/10/2011 08:40:31 PM
Beautiful shot, but the kayaker doesn't seem to be that far away.
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