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Living Dangerously
Living Dangerously
Catherine_B


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Challenge: Free Study 2014-11 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon
Location: Crescent City, CA
Date: Nov 8, 2014
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2014

The jetty in Crescent City CA is notorious for sneaker waves that come out of nowhere and sweep people off into the sea. The water is very cold year round and the survival rate is quite low if one is unexpectedly swept away. A doctor from the hospital was killed in 2010. Yet, people persist in walking and fishing off the jetty, taking a huge risk that "it won't happen to them".

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Place: 107 out of 164
Avg (all users): 5.5955
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5652
Avg (non-participants): 5.7000
Views since voting: 265
Views during voting: 141
Votes: 89
Comments: 4
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09/02/2015 10:48:54 AM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A lovely landscape that has made a significant contribution to this open challenge.

I'm the lucky one who gets to comment again on your lovely image! As I said before this image is all about the quality of light which is the most important element of good photography. I like the composition with the foreground wave caught in the sunlight and the rear pier defining the edges of our foreground interest. Against all that we have the lovely misty hilly backdrop, very appealing indeed.

The one element that really completes the image is the person walking it gives it all a sense of scale that wouldn't be so readily recognisable without him. I still find your image as appealing as it was during the challenge and I would still score it the 8 that I did then. I often find it a mystery here those images such as this that I full expect to at least end up on the front page and they just don't get the recognition they deserve, I'm sorry this didn't happen for you. I wish you good luck with your future entries.

Nicely done, thanks for your submission and apologies for the delayed critique, as they say, 'better late than never', or at least I hope it is, Sid
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2014 05:03:19 PM
A nice looking scene, the man adds scale and interest to it.
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12/04/2014 03:01:55 PM
Good landscapes are all about the light and this is a good example, I love the inclusion of the solitary figure and the scale, a high score from me, good luck
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12/01/2014 09:43:05 PM
It's more like living peacefully in a dangerous place. The man seems to go home after a hard day carrying his groceries. And one wonders why does he have to live in such a place. It will be nice to know the location
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