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Point No Point Lighthouse
Point No Point Lighthouse
robbieh


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Postcard (Classic Editing*)
Camera: Olympus C-740UZ
Location: Hansville, WA
Date: May 2, 2003
Aperture: 1:3.2
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Travel, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 40 out of 106
Avg (all users): 6.0315
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8375
Avg (non-participants): 6.3617
Views since voting: 1061
Votes: 127
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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05/17/2003 11:41:15 AM
I am definitely not a color expert, but I took the liberty of experimenting with your image to see if I could "do something about the weather."

You can see the result here
05/17/2003 10:37:01 AM
Its a postcard Robbieh, its a really good image with all the important stuff in the right place. I haven't joined yet, nor entered any images, at least you have done so. I agree with one of the comments that good photographers look for criticism, so they can improve, or if they feel what they have done is right, ignore the negative stuff. If I can do as well as you with my first entry I'll be very pleased and photography was part of my job for the last 35 years. Regards Paul Horton
05/13/2003 12:36:29 AM
Originally posted by robbieh:

I live in northwest WA state. It rains here often for weeks at a time. It is very discouraging to have people tell you your photo is bland or has bad lighting. When the contests are under time constraints and you are working two jobs, you do the best you can with what you have. I set this shot up carefully. I got the rugged messy beach in, an interesting angle on the lighthouse, the water and the distant land in the photo. It is often stormy here hence the lighthouse. Though this photo did poorly here, I did have two people who wanted to purchase a print. I really liked this shot. I do intend to be more careful what I submit for contests-- if I submit again at all.

Don't be discouraged -- that's very positive feedback, that the only problem is something beyond your control given the time constraints, but that re-shot under different lighting it would rate highly.

Or, now that the voting is over, you can go back and selectively edit it to be closer to the vision you have of the scene, not the light values present when you released the shutter.

A very big part of this site (to me) is to see what flaws others can find, so I know where to improve.

I'd have made that type a little smaller, and maybe a light blue (or maybe a light yellow) to try and fool people into thinking they see some blue in the sky.

Message edited by author 2003-05-17 11:00:03.
05/13/2003 12:21:43 AM
I live in northwest WA state. It rains here often for weeks at a time. It is very discouraging to have people tell you your photo is bland or has bad lighting. When the contests are under time constraints and you are working two jobs, you do the best you can with what you have. I set this shot up carefully. I got the rugged messy beach in, an interesting angle on the lighthouse, the water and the distant land in the photo. It is often stormy here hence the lighthouse. Though this photo did poorly here, I did have two people who wanted to purchase a print. I really liked this shot. I do intend to be more careful what I submit for contests-- if I submit again at all.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2003 04:23:43 AM
Point no Point? Is that really the name of the place? What a pity it was overcast on this day, imagine the effect a crisp blue sky would have created. Otherwise a good photo taken from the most promising position.
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05/07/2003 04:06:53 PM
nice angle on the lighthouse. A crop of the foreground would cut out those not very attractive driftwood logs and keep attention on your subject.
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05/06/2003 09:30:45 AM
I like how you included the stones
and wood in the foreground. Gives it
an extra point of interest and leads then to the beautiful lighthouse.
beautiful work on this :)
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05/06/2003 07:30:15 AM
Foreground is a bit messy
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05/05/2003 11:18:50 PM
Simply exceptional!
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05/05/2003 08:36:19 PM
Text is too much.
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05/05/2003 12:28:09 PM
very bland. The subject is great, the lighting isnt. Maybe try the "vivid" setting on the camera, or oversaturate greens and reds.
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