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Dolphins off Cabrillo Beach, Calif.
Dolphins off Cabrillo Beach, Calif.
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: On the Beach (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
Location: Cabrillo Beach, Calif
Date: Jul 18, 2006
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2006

 Opened NEF in Nikon Editor, Adjusted Exposure +1/3 Auto Contrast, Saved as TIF. Opened in PS6, Unsharp Mask, Crop, levels, Selective Color Adjustments, resized, adjusted Contrast, Saved for web.

I was off Cabrillo Beach, Calif with the Los Angeles County Life Guards (Baywatch) taking photos of rescue practice with a Coast Guard Helicopter. On the way back in we joined with a pod of dolphins near the shore. Overall I think I got better photos of the Dolphins.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 326
Avg (all users): 6.2045
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8440
Avg (non-participants): 6.4020
Views since voting: 1681
Views during voting: 466
Votes: 308
Comments: 24
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/25/2006 03:20:48 PM
I was hoping someone would get a shot of dolphins! Great job!
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 07/25/2006 09:50:07 AM
MAGICAL - SPIRITUAL MOMENT I LOVE THIS WELL DONE..
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 07/25/2006 07:52:33 AM
"WOW" factor for sure, and I love dolphins, and I also love this shot.....
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 07/24/2006 06:28:42 PM
Nice one. Love the bubbles.
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 07/23/2006 10:20:13 PM
grreat capture! 9
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 07/23/2006 09:10:59 PM
The dolphins look great but it isn't on the beach.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2006 05:45:14 PM
Neat! Animals rock.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/22/2006 10:01:50 PM
Beautiful capture
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 07/22/2006 07:44:15 PM
amazing capture. it looks like you can reach out and touch them!
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 07/22/2006 04:16:26 PM
Poetry in motion, wherever you may see them. Hope the camera was waterproof.
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 07/21/2006 10:26:35 AM
Definitely one of my favs from this challenge. Nice job! Worthy of a ribbon IMHO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2006 07:31:18 AM
Great shot, but stretching the topic just a little IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2006 12:04:50 AM
0-2 meets challenge = 2
0-3 technical merit = 3
0-3 creativity = 3
0-2 biased wow factor = 2
Total = 10
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 07/20/2006 07:24:19 PM
Great job
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 07/20/2006 04:39:16 PM
I might have gone for a different crop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 10:23:52 PM
Cute and sporty and fast! XD
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 07/19/2006 08:57:42 PM
Coming back for comments. Awesome capture! 9
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 07/19/2006 11:46:12 AM
Great catch!
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 07/19/2006 11:37:19 AM
Did they swim up on the beach and you submitted the wrong shot? Rotting dolphin carcass would have been the most original shot in the composition.
 07/19/2006 06:03:15 AM
I love dolphins :) nice capture
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 07/19/2006 05:11:16 AM
wow! great capture.
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 07/19/2006 03:15:44 AM
this will do well I reckon...great blue and action
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 07/19/2006 01:42:18 AM
great shot
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 07/19/2006 01:17:19 AM
I like the water bubbles/sparklies. Rather a lot of noise in blue areas of water, but probably hard to avoid. Nice photo.
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