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Challenge: In the Beginning... (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE
Date: Mar 29, 2005
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2005

Shot at Rehoboth Beach, DE. This was part of a much needed mini vacation. On this day, I got up about 5:30 am. You know, the beach is darned cold at 5:30 am in March. :) There were a ton of gulls around. I played around with the 18-70mm lens until I found a focal length I liked. This is the shot as framed. The only crop is my standard remove about 1/8 inch around the shot so I can prove this is mine if it's stolen.

I loved the peace I found at this place. I can't wait to get back. I look at this shot and see possibilities. I hope you do too.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 300
Avg (all users): 5.7358
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 5.4407
Avg (non-participants): 5.9282
Views since voting: 1164
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 299
Comments: 18
Favorites: 3 (view)


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04/04/2005 04:00:58 PM
Nice sunrise photo. I like how the sun reflects off of the stones on the beach. The gull gives it that extra touch.
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04/04/2005 01:09:14 AM
I'm always frustrated by the large number of cliche pictures -- where people all seem to have the same idea. I guess it's not the fault of the photographer, how would they know what others are going to do? It's a very attractive image, nicely framed and the colors are right.

My problem is more that there are a ton of other sea/beach/sun pictures in this contest. For me, it doesn't speak very loudly about the topic.
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04/03/2005 11:47:49 PM
I really light the pink tones, it makes for a very soothing picture.
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04/03/2005 03:36:00 PM
I LOVE bird and sun shots! I feel this could be even better if the sun were not centered. Great lighting and color.
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04/02/2005 09:51:20 AM
Wish i was there
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04/02/2005 08:55:40 AM
nice shot
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04/02/2005 01:05:21 AM
Beautiful light and color, and like the composition.
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04/01/2005 08:57:37 PM
WOW!! Perfect. I really like it
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03/31/2005 11:39:30 PM
The bird is a very nice touch. I think I would like this one better if the beach foreground shown were all wet and reflective or if the shot were cropped more on the bottom. I like the composition. the placement of the horizon is nice. The colors are very nice as well.
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03/31/2005 10:31:27 AM
Nice colours and good capture of the bird (eish he was flying into frame, not out of it). Composition might have benefitted from rule of thirds being applied more stringently. May be just me, but is horizon a pixel or two off straight, too (only an issue as it is a focus point).
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03/31/2005 09:06:47 AM
great photo, although i'd have the sun on a side of a frame
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03/31/2005 07:32:26 AM
Lovely shot, but the horizon should be flat!
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03/30/2005 07:52:22 PM
Did you hype up the pink? It's a little too pink for me, especially the sand.
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03/30/2005 04:26:49 PM
Beautiful colors and the bird adds a nice element to the photo...nicely done.
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03/30/2005 12:07:01 PM
picture is tilted and sun is in middle of picture .. ir
03/30/2005 10:28:31 AM
Gorgeous picture! The bird is perfectly sharp, and the lighting is just beautiful.
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03/30/2005 09:53:24 AM
This is a really nice image. I love the coloring of this image. I also really like the refelction of the sunlight onto the water and the objects laying on the beach. Nice work.
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03/30/2005 09:24:14 AM
This is soooo pretty! I love this image. I love the way the light reflects onto the water, it looks great. I also like how you captured the image witht he bird and the wet sand it gives a great effect
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