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Hope: Reach for Your Beacon
Hope: Reach for Your Beacon
SandyP


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Challenge: 7 Heavenly Virtues (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Night Photography
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Rockport Beach in Texas
Date: Feb 12, 2006
Aperture: F10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 25 seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Feb 12, 2006

 This was taken at Rockport Beach on the Texas coast. It was a cold, crisp night which is always a treat in Texas. The moonlight was so amazing! I did so little editing on this. The moon really did just pull that red light out of those rocks.

As soon as I saw that beacon of light reaching across the water, I thought of a Beacon of Hope.


Statistics
Place: 51 out of 124
Avg (all users): 5.3792
Avg (commenters): 6.7222
Avg (participants): 5.2692
Avg (non-participants): 5.4096
Views since voting: 1170
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 240
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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 02/22/2006 08:47:53 AM
Eight 10's....."WOW" thats so good..... You should be so pleased with this image.....CONGRATULATIONS.....
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 02/22/2006 08:04:59 AM
Good Finish,on a great capture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2006 12:44:39 PM
How long was this exposure?
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 02/21/2006 08:13:46 AM
Nice composition, good thinking using flash or some other lighting on the foreground subjects, I always like vertical compositions for centered objects more than horizontal.
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 02/20/2006 06:45:16 AM
I would have given a higher vote if you used the rule of 3rds to compose the horizon.
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 02/18/2006 09:50:25 PM
Very nice with the light in the foreground.
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 02/18/2006 09:31:22 PM
This is so calm, clear and good.....I JUST LOVE it so much.....it DEFINATELY has the "WOW" factor for sure.....Deserves a "10" from me.....
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 02/18/2006 09:15:20 PM
Great shot. You managed to capture the beacon and the stars. The ripples give texture. This is Print material.
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 02/18/2006 11:46:35 AM
nice foreground lighting, although it seems to have lost some level of detail in the rocks. the sky was captured nicely, and wow, the horizon is level! :)
i wish that the lights to the right of the lighthouse weren't there, as they seem to be competing for attention, but the stars in the sky add a nice subtle accent.
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 02/18/2006 05:12:02 AM
Light in the darkness truly represents the feeling of hope. It would be even better if the rocks in the front would be darker, it would not then compete with the distant light pulling me.
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 02/17/2006 09:23:39 PM
The foreground rocks seem overly exposed to me. My favortie part of your photo is the sky itself.
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 02/17/2006 09:19:59 PM
Love the serenity of this picture!
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 02/17/2006 08:44:48 PM
Beautiful picture!
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 02/17/2006 10:25:49 AM
love beacons and the ideas of them as hope is good :)never thought about it before.. like it well done..
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 02/16/2006 11:09:14 PM
Great night, the exposure is bright yet the stars are still bright. Great shot and fits challenge perfect.
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 02/16/2006 06:00:31 PM
the foreground is really clear bad as the picture progresses to the back it gets out of focus
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 02/16/2006 05:29:50 AM
wat do u want to say?
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 02/15/2006 11:05:32 AM
Beautiful reflective light dancing across the water. Your exposure was perfect to pick up the ripple of the water only where the light was hitting. I love the stars you were able to capture. The beacon seems to guide you through the opening of the rocks in the foreground. Beautiful!!
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 02/15/2006 06:23:23 AM
This is so BEAUTIFUL! I love the warm rich colors of the rocks in the forground and the light shing on the water.My eye is drawn straight to the the beacon of light. Whenever I need to be refreshed I always head to the beach. It gives me great hope. What a great capture!
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 02/15/2006 02:01:32 AM
With the beacon centralised,gives every one the same opportunity to reah for hope, very well done....
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