beach challenge...murphy's law :)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/12/2006 02:28:27 PM · #1

we just got back from camping on the beach for the weekend...got some good shots with my new d200...i'm so sad that this challenge just now came up...oh well! that is murphy's law!!!

here are my shots:

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

07/12/2006 02:31:13 PM · #2

awwwww. that sucks. Beach 4 and 5 are priceless. I cant imagine what emotions you experienced reading the new challenges this morning. how unfortunate. great shots though! :)

UNTITLED

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

07/12/2006 02:35:14 PM · #3

Some pretty good photos, I like your use of angle and perspective in many of them. Very nice!

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/12/2006 02:35:40 PM · #4

The same thing happened for me with the Perspective challenge. I just got back from the Virgin Islands and while I was down there I saw an opportunity to take some shots that I have been thinking about for about six months now. They would have been perfect for the Perspective challenge. I took my shots over the course of two days and when I got back I saw the Perspective challenge. However, this challenge started on the day after I took the last of the shots.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

07/12/2006 02:37:03 PM · #5

I just came back from holiday at the beach too! Doh! :P

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/12/2006 02:40:41 PM · #6

Great shots, especially the first 3.

vikas

Apple iPhone 13

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

07/12/2006 02:42:14 PM · #7

Thants too bad..these are really nice shots!! love the 4th one!!

Actually opposite happened with me for the Stationary challenge, I almost did not enter the shot, realized it at 11:30pm (deadline date) that I have a shot from my trip that will work just right!

Sometimes you break Murphy's law ;)

07/12/2006 03:06:38 PM · #8

here is one more shot that i forgot to add...

CHIEFVOLS

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/12/2006 03:11:31 PM · #9

I know how you feel just got back from hawaii last week and now there is a challenge that has to do with beaches....and me with about 900 beach pics that are a week early

07/12/2006 03:16:07 PM · #10

Originally posted by irishempress:

here is one more shot that i forgot to add...

Compare my slightly edited version of your shot. Other than the white border, what's the difference?

It stands out like a beacon to me, but is so easy to fix.

th3ph17

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/12/2006 03:19:54 PM · #11

is that the cement ship @ seacliff beach i see in the background? Nice shots.

07/12/2006 03:29:08 PM · #12

Originally posted by yakatme:

Compare my slightly edited version of your shot. Other than the white border, what's the difference?

It stands out like a beacon to me, but is so easy to fix.

i'm having a tough time figuring out your edit :) is it the crooked horizon??? thanks!

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07/12/2006 03:29:41 PM · #13

Originally posted by yakatme:

Originally posted by irishempress:
here is one more shot that i forgot to add...

Compare my slightly edited version of your shot. Other than the white border, what's the difference?

It stands out like a beacon to me, but is so easy to fix.

Yep, you got it: tilted horizon. It gets my attention like nails on a chalkboard and it takes a lot away from several of your shots that you posted. Making sure that your horizon is level (or purposefully off level for effect) makes a big difference in how it feels to view a photograph

I like this shot, though, and I especially like the one that you have titled Beach2.

07/12/2006 03:30:27 PM · #14

Originally posted by th3ph17:

is that the cement ship @ seacliff beach i see in the background? Nice shots.

those are the cement ships at kiptopeke state park on teh eastern shore of virginia...they are WWII cement ships used to create a reef for the fish.

07/12/2006 03:31:58 PM · #15

Originally posted by yakatme:

seriously...thanks. i actually knew the horizon was tilted in few. i think i fixed it in only one :)

i think my face is crooked or something (no kidding)...my photos are ALWAYS 2 degrees off CCW. isn't that weird???

07/12/2006 03:35:53 PM · #16

As much as it bothers me to have an unlevel horizon, I am almost always off. I try to get it right while composing the shot, but for some reason I usually miss by a little and have to do some slight cropping. I am starting to pay more attention to the marks in my viewfinder to keep things level, but I'm not always successful.

If you enter unlevel horizons in challenges, voters will generally eat your lunch on them.

Message edited by author 2006-07-12 15:39:54.

th3ph17

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/12/2006 03:41:57 PM · #17

wow, you know, there is a wwII cement ship here on the west coast as well, just south of Santa Cruz. Popular photo spot.

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/12/2006 03:42:07 PM · #18

Originally posted by yakatme:

If you enter unlevel horizons in challenges, voters will generally eat your lunch on them.

you are SO right about this! i've been called out on this in a few challenges! LOL!!!

i think with my uneven horizons and the inclusion of children in most of my challenges, i will ALWAYS get beat down!!!

LN13

Canon EOS-60D

07/12/2006 04:38:07 PM · #19

Originally posted by yakatme:

If you enter unlevel horizons in challenges, voters will generally eat your lunch on them.

Even when you have gone out of your way to make sure it is level.

I just got back from the beach as well. Should we turn this into the "I just got back from the beach and now they have this challenge" thread? I could post a few shots this evening.

Message edited by author 2006-07-12 16:38:19.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

07/12/2006 06:06:35 PM · #20

Originally posted by th3ph17:

wow, you know, there is a wwII cement ship here on the west coast as well, just south of Santa Cruz. Popular photo spot.

Is that the one with the Chain Link fence trying to keep peeps off the broken bow? Me and the bros would go hang out on that at night time :) (went to Aptos high)

Cool to see someone from the old hood around here. I lived down by Manresa beach (late 70's).

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