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GHOSTLY Wreck
GHOSTLY Wreck
dmadden


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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5
Location: kingston
Date: Aug 18, 2006
Aperture: f3.0
ISO: 80
Shutter: 30sec
Galleries: Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Aug 16, 2006

 Set up an evening shot so i could simulate the spray as mist for a ghostly effect with limited success. This camera has no manual controls but for what its worth, its pretty good at night shooting.

Thanks all for your encouraging and head swelling comments. The images in this challenge were so overwhelming and so many. Can't beleive i did so well & my 1st six.
I'll continue to push my "little cam that would" to the limit and also acquire as much knowledge about photography as i can from u all @ DPC.

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 684
Avg (all users): 6.6420
Avg (commenters): 7.8095
Avg (participants): 6.5833
Avg (non-participants): 6.8679
Views since voting: 2420
Views during voting: 418
Votes: 257
Comments: 33
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 11/26/2007 06:14:50 PM
Wow, i like this one a lot! The mist & color scheme is really nice!
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 08/27/2007 05:58:25 PM
Amazing shot. Love it, adding to favourites. I dont think it will be long before we see some of your work on the frontpage.

Nice one!
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 01/11/2007 02:49:41 PM
wOW! I didn't see this the first time around. Its a lovely shot with the gentle blurring and the lights in the BG. Excellent detail on the boat as well.
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 01/09/2007 12:16:15 PM
Love the misty colours here, great shot!
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 01/06/2007 05:44:04 PM
Cool Shot, i like the ghostly fog layer
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 11/09/2006 11:30:56 AM
This is an incredible shot - way cool!!! Awesome!
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 09/13/2006 07:38:34 PM
This is just great, looks like fires in the back ground. very cool
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 09/08/2006 05:23:37 PM
Congrats on your high finish, great shot!
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 09/08/2006 02:04:30 PM
Originally posted by Judi:
This is beautiful. For a camera with no manual control you certainly know how to work it at its best. Congratulations.


It does'nt even have a viewfinder, but it does it's job :)
 09/08/2006 03:27:41 AM
This is beautiful. For a camera with no manual control you certainly know how to work it at its best. Congratulations.
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 09/08/2006 01:47:53 AM
WOW! What a way to set a new personal best! I voted this terrific shot a 7. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 09:16:46 PM
Ghostly indeed!
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 09/06/2006 11:56:02 AM
very, very, very nice! 10!
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 09/06/2006 10:28:18 AM
Wow, excellent capture. Love the feel of this shot.
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 09/05/2006 11:26:15 PM
wonderful shot! love it! great technical shot too! 10
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 09/05/2006 05:10:12 PM
WOW...loss for words...9
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 09/05/2006 07:25:40 AM
Technically well done. It is easy to feel the mood of this shot. Great job.
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 09/04/2006 09:40:07 PM
Love the focus of the composition. The shipwreck is certainly a wonderful object of interest and focus. Love how the surf provides an 'errie mist' (the longer exposure really benefited this shot) for wreck and it complements the title very aptly. It makes the ship 'ghostly' and it really sets a mood for this being an errie scene to witness. And it is not just the surf 'mist' that helps set the mood of entering a supernatural world but the pale blues and purples hues. Now just as the long exposure time benefited the composition of the shot it also created a distracting element - namely those city lights that look like the shore off in the background is burning. My first thought is that you could have changed angle to avoid the majority of the light but then that would mean you would have to have taken this as a sraight on shot with us seeing the side profile of the ship. Here you have it at an angle where the front of the ship seems to be sailing right for us - this makes the shot more dynamic and interesting. So, the only other thing I can think of is to crop it closer to the back of the ship and maybe clone out some of those elements.
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 09/04/2006 05:33:27 PM
Beautiful colors and comp. Eirie Photo. Misty look is incredible and subject is interesting. 10
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 09/04/2006 10:06:26 AM
Uhhh...impressive...love that soft water effect.
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 09/03/2006 06:19:26 PM
Very nice, great use of shutter speed to soften the water.
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 09/03/2006 11:36:49 AM
those are always so interesting and beautiful but you made it even cooler with the foggy ghostly feel. 8
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 09/03/2006 08:17:26 AM
excellent image, love the softness of the water...the lights in the bg add great colour against the blue
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 09/02/2006 04:25:43 PM
With 600+ photos in this challenge it's gonna be tough. The thumbnail version of your photo really caught my eye. I still like it a lot but I think it would have been better to have selected the ship itself and darkened it a tad more - especially the crane part. I love the blur of the water which does give it a ghostly appearence.
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 09/02/2006 01:56:36 PM
Scuttled on a sandy shoreline. The rusty subject would be hard to resist photographing.
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 09/02/2006 10:43:12 AM
Great "Ghostly" image but the lights on the left to me are a little distracting.
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 09/02/2006 10:42:11 AM
Truely breathtakung image here, and the title really sets the mood of the image.....
Love the rusty textures and the old skelton frame of a ship passed it use by date.
The softness of the misty seas and skies, also compliments the harshnesss of the old shilwreck......
One of my favorites in this challenge, that for sure.....
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 09/01/2006 11:29:06 PM
Like the photo subject but not the crop of the composition
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 09/01/2006 09:34:32 PM
Amazing shot. (8)
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 09/01/2006 03:20:31 PM
I don't like the lights in the background. It destroys the serenity of the image.
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 09/01/2006 03:07:59 PM
I would have thought a better angle would be without hte glowing lights of the city behind perhaps?
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 09/01/2006 10:15:51 AM
Composition: 7 - I think it needs a little more space at the top, just a little.
Technical: 8 - Love the long exposure to make the water look mystical, the exposure is perfect too
Creativity: 7 - Great colours and choices you've made.
Appeal: 7 - Great shot overall

Overall Calculated Average Score: 7
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 09/01/2006 07:00:47 AM
Very ghostly,top image and use of the light...
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