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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wide Angle (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Inner Harbor, Baltimore
Date: Oct 13, 2005
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 2.5 sec
Galleries: Urban, Travel
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2005

Early morning view of the USS Constellation docked in Baltimore's Inner Harbor; shot at about 5:30 am.

After voting: Thank You to all the voters and commenters, and to the people who have made this one of their favorites.

Processing: rotate to correct titled horizon, crop, clone to remove several minor imperfections, retouch tool to darken some of the brightest areas, despeckle, edge preserving smooth, adjust color balance, contrast and saturation, clarify, downsize, sharpen, add border, export as jpg optimizing to 150, all done in PSP 7.


Statistics
Place: 2 out of 253
Avg (all users): 7.3750
Avg (commenters): 8.4815
Avg (participants): 7.1402
Avg (non-participants): 7.6055
Views since voting: 13529
Views during voting: 406
Votes: 216
Comments: 74
Favorites: 55 (view)


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06/10/2007 04:13:00 PM
Thanks for making my hometown look so stunning! Love it!
07/14/2006 06:49:12 PM
My gosh, this is amazing. How come I've never seen it before?! Those clouds are ridiculous!! Really really really really awesome!
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10/28/2005 08:37:40 AM
What depth; what 3D quality, nice exposure, nice alienesque eerie light. This is fantastic.
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10/27/2005 03:03:04 PM
Nice photo, I've seen tons of pictures of the harbor over the years and this is one of my favorites. Good job.
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10/27/2005 12:28:50 PM
Hey Harvey! This ribbon has been a long time coming, but you got it now! Congratulations to you.
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10/26/2005 08:40:34 AM
superb!
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10/26/2005 01:25:45 AM
Big congrats on your first ribbon, Harvey! Wonderful image!
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10/25/2005 11:59:41 PM
I do love this image! The only thing that just makes my eye go crazy is the moire effect on the windows and some of the lines. Otherwise its great.
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10/25/2005 07:37:01 PM
Congratulations on ending up in the Winner's Circle.
It's 'bout time!
Alice
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10/25/2005 03:33:19 PM
I´m loving it :D
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10/25/2005 11:49:00 AM
Beautiful shot!! IS this all natural lighting or was it post touched??
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10/24/2005 11:00:27 PM
Well Done ! Love the composition and tones in this image !
-Lisa
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10/24/2005 09:52:40 PM
Congratulations, Harvey! You got a ribbon!!!! Beautiful picture.
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10/24/2005 04:59:02 PM
Beautiful!! Congratulations on your first ribbon!
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10/24/2005 11:27:00 AM
Beautiful and smooth. Love the tones. Congratulations!
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10/24/2005 11:23:51 AM
Love the brown sky and water effect. Congrats. Well Won.
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10/24/2005 11:03:05 AM
WTG Harvey. Great shot. Congrats on your first ribbon.
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10/24/2005 09:43:53 AM
... oh and bloody well done!!
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10/24/2005 09:43:15 AM
There's defintiely something about this. Smart photo.
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10/24/2005 08:46:53 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon! This was my highest rated shot, and now it's yours. ;-)
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10/24/2005 08:12:52 AM
well look at you, harv! congrats! now, would you mind sharing your post-processing details with the rest of us ;-)
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10/24/2005 07:58:26 AM
Congratulations on your 2nd place win!!
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10/24/2005 07:18:38 AM
Congratulations on a beautiful shot and ribbon. This was a top pick for me.
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10/24/2005 05:33:36 AM
Beautiful shot Harvey, one very deserving of being awarded a ribbon. Congratulations!
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10/24/2005 05:01:46 AM
very nice! congratulations
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10/24/2005 04:12:02 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon, Harvey!!! I'm so happy for you. It is well deserved - this is a fabulous picture.
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10/24/2005 02:42:11 AM
Not before time Harvey, well done, great picture.
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10/24/2005 01:53:03 AM
1st place easily! 10
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10/24/2005 01:28:23 AM
amazing image...surreal, bright , vibrant , rich, and simple...oh yea, and it's dark.
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10/24/2005 01:23:04 AM
Awesome shot, Harvey, and I mean AWESOME! Congratulations and I'm sure there's more to come.
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10/24/2005 01:21:51 AM
A very very nice , clear, interesting image! Congrats
~ Wilson
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10/24/2005 01:01:18 AM
Wonderful! Congratulations!
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10/24/2005 12:35:00 AM
Hey Harvey: Congratulations on your red with this breathtaking study.
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10/24/2005 12:33:20 AM
this is gorgeous! great job!
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10/24/2005 12:28:57 AM
Harvey! Congrats on the ribbon! How come it never looks like that when I'm there? :)
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10/24/2005 12:16:16 AM
Nice work. Congratulations.
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10/24/2005 12:14:04 AM
Congrats on the red, harv. Fine, fine exposure at work here.
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10/24/2005 12:09:51 AM
this shot is great, and what is so great about it is the amazing light quality. Great job seeing that. The whole exposure is great, the ship is lit well and there's still a dramatic sky.
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10/24/2005 12:09:35 AM
congrats on 2nd!!!
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10/24/2005 12:09:28 AM
Stunning... Fantastic job - congrats!
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10/24/2005 12:07:44 AM
congrats, wow ... excellent shot!
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10/24/2005 12:07:37 AM
Congrats!
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10/24/2005 12:07:16 AM
I am so happy I got to catch this moment! Congrats all the way!!!!
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10/24/2005 12:06:06 AM
Congrat's Harvey on your first ribbon, long overdue!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/23/2005 11:01:33 PM
What a lovely serene feeling here!
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10/23/2005 09:25:39 PM
The colors are very soft and pleasing. The background tone works well here.
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10/23/2005 08:00:42 PM
Colors are wonderful here! ...most definetly wide angle so best of luck ;)
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10/23/2005 12:55:09 AM
Almost looks like a painting. Nice use of wide angle.
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10/22/2005 08:20:41 PM
wow
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10/22/2005 05:20:28 PM
So good that it almost looks like it was computer rendered! Very, very nice -- great job! - 10
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10/21/2005 11:04:07 PM
Wow, Amazing shot of the Constellation in the Baltimore Harbor. I love the clarity and smoothness of the water.
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10/21/2005 02:03:49 AM
Totally gorgeous shot! Majestic point of view, excellant detail. I like the reflection too. Very well done.
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10/20/2005 05:19:28 PM
Excellent, very smooth. Nice composition, maybe it could have been better from further back (or with a wider lens!) , I would have liked to see the prow of the ship
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10/20/2005 08:49:44 AM
you've used the wide angle to your advantage here -- just wouldn't have worked without it, I really like the tones and the light. one of my ribbon picks
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10/19/2005 04:33:17 PM
i really do not know what to think about this image, will come back later to review it better

the image quality and colours is great, the compositin is strange as the boat is cut other ways one of the best in the challenge
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10/19/2005 04:35:34 AM
great colors. 7
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10/18/2005 11:53:37 PM
Great color. One of my winners. 9
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10/18/2005 06:20:25 PM
that is priceless
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10/18/2005 05:45:50 PM
Beautiful!!!! 10
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10/18/2005 02:33:07 PM
Nice point of view and wicked colours here! I find this picture very appealing. Nice work!
8o)
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10/18/2005 10:24:20 AM
Wow!!! This is AMAZING!!!! I love good ship pictures -- this is a great one!
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10/18/2005 03:19:13 AM
Nothing to say but "Wow".
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10/18/2005 12:47:19 AM
It almost doesn't look real. Great photo!
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10/17/2005 11:07:11 PM
Awesome....Great job..!!!
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10/17/2005 09:24:04 PM
Excellent shot! I love it. Do you have any out takes from the night you shot this?
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10/17/2005 08:51:04 PM
beautiful!
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10/17/2005 01:56:28 PM
I think I would have left the buildings to the right out of the picture. It would still have enough 'wide' impact then.
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10/17/2005 01:52:40 PM
The colors here are just yummy. As is the wonderful reflection and your composition placing the boat and the large block of cool blue off to one side. This is a 10 for me!
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10/17/2005 11:50:42 AM
Breathtakingly crisp & beautiful. Amazing... 10
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10/17/2005 11:43:59 AM
Wow! Beautifull!!
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10/17/2005 02:22:15 AM
Wow! Beautiful colors, 10
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10/17/2005 01:02:13 AM
Great perspective. The reflection - wow. The sky color is terrific as a backdrop to the blue tones of the boat. Man, this is awesome. Great leading line.
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10/17/2005 12:31:10 AM
Wow...stunning shot...not real wide angle, but still worth an 8 easy
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10/17/2005 12:05:49 AM
Excellent shot, 10
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