Tight Race
by jimmyn4

Comment by GeneralE:
Well I see (on a different monitor) that I was wrong about that background boat being on the other tack, but I still think it would have been a bit better with it trailing the rightmost boat instead of being right behind it...but it's not the most crucial thing to "fix" (even if it were possible).

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Comment by PTLParsons:
I have great respect for you, your photo, and your occupation. You have two of my sons with you. What an awesome idea of a way to display the uniform. The texture is fantastic. I love this cropping, the lighting, the composition. You lost your focus a little at the bottom, but not enough to hurt anything - emotions did not distract my critique. God bless you and God bless America. This is worth a 10. PTL

Tight Race
by jimmyn4

Comment by jimmyn4:
Thanks for the wonderful critques from everyone. I would like to mention that I was shooting this from the shore and used my 300mm zoom lens. I was zoomed in all the way. If I had had it my way I would have been on a boat out there.

My "Business" Suit for Dry Climates
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Comment by justine:
I hope you don't get it sandy. WOW. Neat shot. Very good light. Only thing I don't like it the line on the left. Well done.

Tight Race
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Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by inspzil: This is a nice pic. I'm not sure how well it depicts motion though. I guess I'm expecting to see some wake or some other sign of either of the boats moving. I see something in the water that might be on the left boat - Inspzil

I can see traces of a wake behind each of the foreground boats. Regardless, you can't have a boat heeled over that far and sails bellied out without moving at a substantial rate.

I think this would have been improved by cropping out about half the foreground water, making it a panoramic image. I think it would reinforce the "notion of motion." Had you done this, you might have noted and straightened the horizon line at the same time.

I also noticed in coming back to this that there's a second boat in the background on the opposite tack (behind the rightmost foreground boat). Had you taken this same shot a few seconds(?) later, it would have been heading right into your camera beween the other two boats. In my imagination anyway, it would have added another dramatic element. Or maybe just made it too busy...

And I agree with increasing the contrast -- if I ever go to a yacht race, it better be a sunny day...

Message edited by author 2002-12-16 15:39:52.

Tight Race
by jimmyn4

Comment by HBunch:
Well, I'll make the "investigation" a bit easier. The horizon tilts to the right. It's not enough to be a dramatic tilt (on purpose) so to me it just looks a bit sloppy. I'm not claiming to be a horizon expert or anything, I don't get mine perfect either, but it IS an observation that can't be overlooked. Sorry I mentioned it 3 times in my comment, but I wanted to state that other than the horizon, I really liked the angle that you took this photo at.
Anyway, sorry if my comment bothered anyone.
~Heather~

Tight Race
by jimmyn4

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

This is an interesting shot.. I think you probably could have created a better sense of motion by focusing on just one of the boats. Motion is definitely evident in this shot, regardless :)

I believe that the image could use some additional contrast somehow. There is not enough overall color variation for this photo to really punch out and punch hard. I also believe that the horizon in this particular image is a little too close to center in the frame... I think that lowering the horizon would make a stronger image in this particular case.

I read through your comments... Most of them don't really give you much insight as to how the photographer felt about the photo. I believe that this happens when the image impact is lower than they appreciate.

There is nothing wrong with your horizon line either. I need to investigate that comment maybe :) Maybe hbunch is measuring pixels :) It must have bothered her since she mentioned it three times in her comment...

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

My "Business" Suit for Dry Climates
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Comment by Harz_Joerg:
Like this macro very much: crisp, nice DOF and color.

My "Business" Suit for Dry Climates
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Comment by Fibre Optix:
nice

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Comment by chrysalis:
Too easy.