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So you can hear the ocean?
So you can hear the ocean?
TrollMan


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Challenge: Superstitions & Urban Legends II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: My home studio, Norway
Date: Jun 27, 2006
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2006

 A small sea shell laying on a black cloth. Umbrella with 400W light from the right.

Statistics
Place: 87 out of 97
Avg (all users): 4.4195
Avg (commenters): 4.9000
Avg (participants): 4.6889
Avg (non-participants): 4.3795
Views since voting: 868
Views during voting: 446
Votes: 348
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2006 02:20:27 PM
Technical: Focus - 1
Exposure - 1
Quality - 1
Aesthetic: Comp. - 1
Light - 1
Color - 1
Wow Factor: 0
Personal Tilt: 1/3

What I liked: Very well taken exposure. Nice shell

What I didn't like: Seems a bit blue, getting more in focus may have been beneficial.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2006 07:13:43 AM
Yes I can actually
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 07/04/2006 03:44:43 AM
Just a little too soft of focs to really work for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2006 08:30:54 PM
Meets Challenge: 1/1
Lighting: 1/2
Focus: 1/2
Creativity: 1/2
Aesthetics: 1/3
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2006 03:15:57 PM
I like the blue tone on this, reminds me of the ocean. I also like the DOF you've used. The lighing is a bit bright in some areas, so watch out for that. All in all, I think this is a good image that stands out in the challenge. Good work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2006 02:17:04 AM
Ahh yes....a childhood fable.
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 06/30/2006 02:21:49 PM
I have a lot of trouble seeing how this meets the challenge. While nearly everyone has heard of "hearing the ocean" in a sea shell, that certainly doesn't make it any kind of superstition and I don't think that makes it an "urban" (as in city) legend. Still, not a bad studio shot of a shell, I suppose.
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 06/30/2006 01:34:21 AM
This has a nice focus to it, but I think it could have been a bit more interesting with a more loose composition (not so tightly cropped) or make use of the rule of thirds maybe. A natural beach setting and some nice warm light would really make this great, but I understand not many people have access to a beaches.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2006 12:34:54 AM
it's a shame you don't have more focus to the shell
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 06/29/2006 06:35:00 PM
The lightning is a little bit harsh and the focus isn't too sharp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2006 02:56:45 PM
I like that this is an original idea and that no one else attempted this one. :) My only possible gripe with this shot is that I personally feel a slightly deeper DOF should have been used to bring the whole shell into sharp focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2006 08:34:43 AM
Out of focus?

Great idea
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 06/29/2006 07:10:06 AM
Highlights seem to be blown out alittle.
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 06/29/2006 06:27:51 AM
you can here the ocean, im sure of it.. i always did when i was a kid..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2006 10:18:23 PM
Nice idea, but I think you could have done it better. I don't think the black background complements the shell very well - it would be nicer on a beach in sunshine for example. The shell looks a little anaemic somehow - could you have boosted the colour a bit? There are also a couple of distracting bright pixels (bottom left and right under the shell). Final point - I think it would look better with a little "negative space" to the left of the shell - it would focus the eye on the most attractive part of the shell and add some impact to the picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2006 05:35:53 PM
simple and nice picture. Maybe would have required a better setting. 6
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 06/28/2006 04:25:30 PM
overall this is quite nice. i think the reflection actually takes away from it. The composition, DOF and even the border all work for me though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2006 09:57:11 AM
Doesn't sell the idea to me. Just a image of a shell. Don't care for the blue lighting, or the highlight burns.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2006 09:12:43 AM
Nice composition. Lighting could be a little better IMHO.
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 06/28/2006 01:04:34 AM
Good composition, but seems a little overexposed do to short distance to the flash.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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