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timfythetoo


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Challenge: 30 Seconds or More (Basic Editing III*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: ohio
Date: Jun 15, 2006
Aperture: 22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 61 seconds
Galleries: Cityscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jun 20, 2006

Yet another Santa Maria shot. This is taken on the Broad Street bridge in downtown Columbus at 9:50pm. I made it downtown about 15 minutes too late and missed a variety of colors inthe sky. I have never taken long exposures and wasn't sure what to expect. I liked how the starbursts formed over the streetlights. I tried a variety of shutter speeds and this one at 61 seconds came out the best I believe. I yanked my bokeh entry hoping that I may stand a better chance over here. Hope I didnt make a mistake.

Post Process - cropped, levels, adjusted hue and saturation on all colors, USM, NI, border, resize for web.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.9432
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 5.8158
Avg (non-participants): 5.9743
Views since voting: 1557
Views during voting: 576
Votes: 387
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0


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07/09/2006 04:16:01 PM
At first I saw this and was like "woah....awesome" but after a few seconds it lost some of the wow factor - the background houses seem pretty soft, and lights a tad washed out (so you lose the nice starbursts a bit). THe exposure seems perfect on the santa maria and the right hand side, but not so great in the b/g.

The colours, however, are lovely and rich, but I think there needs to be more of a focal point to the composition. The sky seems to lead you down to the middle of the buildings, but theres nothing there to see.
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07/02/2006 10:58:17 PM
hello again,

i like this one a lot. unsure what to do.

the only thing that even comes to mind is... that is a lot of blue. lol
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07/02/2006 07:32:43 AM
I loved the blues in this photo...and I think the color carries the whole picture. But I had problems with this photo. It seems to me that the focal point is hard to find...is it the boat on the right or the horizon buildings or the sky or the water. I can't tell and my eye is drifting all over this photo - admiring the blue but not able to rest anywhere. Also the buildings and their lights seem out of focus, which is important because my eye wants to rest there...if only because the soft lines in the sky lead down to the buildings and the shoreline on both sides of the picture do the same thing. Perspective seems to draw me to the buildings and their lights, and I am disappointed that they are not crisp. I recognize that I am in the minority in this instance because I voted a 5, even though I wanted to go much higher because of the blues.
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06/29/2006 10:28:46 PM
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I've not yet even had the chance to look through the entries for this challenge - I'm surprised, though, that this is below a 6. It looks almost "Rikki'd" by the way. The blue is awesome, particularly the water - very rich. I recognize your boat over there on the right. The only minor distraction for me is the building (?) in front of your boat - the greenish color sort of stands out. I do, however, realize there isn't anything you can do about that in basic. As for balance, I'd maybe pull the horizon just a wee bit lower... Nope. Just tried it and I like it better your way.
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06/28/2006 10:10:19 AM
Trading post...
I didn't vote in this challenge but did glance through and knew this was yours. Excellent job. I love the starburst lights. The water is very calm and the deep blues are peaceful. The boat caught my eye in the thumbnail (which is how I knew it was yours). It has a really nice reflective quality to it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 07:33:30 PM
great blue!! i love how the clouds match in the center. very calm atmosphere. the ship on the right looks interesting. is there a crew's nest on top?
yarr!!
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06/27/2006 12:29:08 PM
Very nice
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06/27/2006 10:04:31 AM
many photos seemed to be going for this effect, but very few achieved it this well. 7.
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06/27/2006 12:17:13 AM
Great Shot
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06/27/2006 12:13:56 AM
I like the colour of the sky and the reflection.
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06/26/2006 09:07:07 PM
love the blue sky and the reflections...excellent
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06/26/2006 12:53:41 PM
great blues. 7.
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06/25/2006 01:53:09 PM
very nice.
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06/25/2006 12:03:47 PM
Great color.
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06/25/2006 06:55:28 AM
Love the colors.....
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06/24/2006 03:27:54 PM
Nice blues.
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06/24/2006 02:01:56 PM
Beautiful deep blues. I am bumping this up from an 8 to a 9.
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06/23/2006 10:21:17 PM
very rich colors.
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06/23/2006 06:52:11 PM
Very nice, looks like an place to visit :o)
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06/23/2006 02:51:38 AM
Great blues
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06/22/2006 10:23:22 PM
I love the rich vivid blue color and the sky has great interest. The horizon looks good just a hair below center. Well done!
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06/22/2006 09:20:27 PM
Gorgeous blues! I love that the lanscape wraps to the front of the pic on the right side. Very nice! Good luck.
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06/22/2006 01:19:47 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:2
Technical: 1
Wow: 0
Originality:1
Total Score: 6
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06/22/2006 12:01:00 PM
Fabulous color. So brilliant.
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06/21/2006 11:51:16 PM
Very cool blue shot :)
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06/21/2006 09:15:59 PM
beautiful blues and reflections!
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