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Sailing into History
Sailing into History
mirdonamy


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Challenge: Low Tech (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: San Francisco, CA - Fisherman's Wharf
Date: Nov 25, 2004
Aperture: f6.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/6400 sec
Galleries: Seascapes, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2004

Cropped, adjusted curves, added cyan & magenta, adjusted brightness & contrast, stamped more cloud in the upper right and left corner for brightness, then added a slight gaussian blur.

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.4477
Avg (commenters): 6.2308
Avg (participants): 5.4433
Avg (non-participants): 5.4533
Views since voting: 932
Views during voting: 277
Votes: 172
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)


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01/02/2005 05:56:11 AM
There is something truly beautiful about a sailing vessel. Great subject.
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12/07/2004 02:01:49 AM
Thank you all for voting for my image (up or down) and commenting. Your comments are very helpful and encouraging :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/05/2004 08:44:55 PM
Beautiful shot!
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12/03/2004 11:26:46 AM
Nice idea. While I sort of like the soft pastel look here, it seems to me this is "underprocessed"; it might be improved by using USM to sharpen it a bit, upping the saturation slightly, applying levels or boosting contrast a bit, and possibly cropping to get the boat out of horizontal center. Where to crop is a little issue: it wold be nice to have only this boat in the shot, but to get rid of the tug would require cropping too tightly on the tall ship. Still, this is advanced editing, and a crop with a little "removal" might have been a good idea. Or more simply, you could try cropping on the left. After the challenge, if you want, I'd be happy to help you play with this a bit.
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12/01/2004 10:03:17 PM
A very moving shot with a sky that adds untold interest. The rigging looks great but the hull could use more definition. Regardless, a good image. 7
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12/01/2004 01:18:13 PM
Can I ask what ship this is and where it was taken? BOL
12/01/2004 08:03:36 AM
too soft for me, however credit for great pic in every other aspect.
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11/30/2004 10:12:31 PM
cool boat, and great example of low tech, but to me this photo has a "snapshot" feel to it. maybe a different angle or tighter crop on the boat would be better. also, the lighting isn't so great. it would be better if sunlight was shining on the boat, or if the boat was backlit so that it appeared in silhouette. just my opinion.
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11/30/2004 12:51:47 PM
The thumbbnail of this is awesome... I was a little dissappointed to see that it is a bit out of focus. Great idea.
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11/30/2004 12:43:00 PM
A little soft focused for me
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11/30/2004 12:13:12 PM
I like this shot but may have more with less of the dock in the right foreground. Good luck on this very fitting challenge submission.
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11/30/2004 11:29:13 AM
Really cool shot. If onlt you could have moved the tug! The sky and masts are fantastic, the hull less so. I tried playing with it (using //davegage.com/mmc/digi-darkroom.html Shudder Sharpening) and can make it more dramatic and help the waterline abit, but not sure if it is better or not - very much a judgement call. Seems a bit hazy or ?
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11/30/2004 10:24:46 AM
Great capture. very nice
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11/30/2004 01:51:26 AM
hmmm, probably some sharpening would have made this look better? and a duotone would have made it more interesting, but thats just my taste :)
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11/30/2004 12:24:21 AM
This is beautiful. It's too bad the view of the bow is obstructed.
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