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Challenge: Image without Subject (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challengers
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Bullcock Beach Caloundra
Date: Aug 26, 2006
Aperture: 20.00
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Abstract, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2006

I went out today, to take some images of a sunset for the silhouette challenge, and before I was completely set up the sun went behind some clouds.
I was lucky that I took a couple of test shots, as when I came home without my silhouette image, I didn't think I have anything worth processing.
I was in for a shock, as after processing this image, I went "WOW", when it came up on the moniter, and fell instantly in love with it.
I decided then and there, that it was worth submitting this one, for the "Image without Subject" challenge instead.

Statistics
Place: 51 out of 241
Avg (all users): 5.9325
Avg (commenters): 9.2857
Avg (participants): 5.8333
Avg (non-participants): 6.0548
Views since voting: 942
Views during voting: 235
Votes: 163
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)


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10/06/2006 10:37:41 AM
I'm not a sucker for sunset pictures - actually I find most of them boring.

Your shot here is one of the few exceptions to the rule. First of all because it's a little different from most sunsets: There's no horizon and theres no sky. The other great thing about it is the composition with the "golden triangle" in the corner - and the square format is just perfect for the picture.

Excellent :)

Message edited by author 2006-10-06 10:38:02.
09/10/2006 06:58:04 PM
Hello from the Critique Club:

I think the comments you received during the challenge sum up your entry pretty well, “Wow”, “Perfect for this challenge”, “Beautiful”. The colors are well saturated and the whole image is very dramatic looking. Having 20/20 hindsight commenting after the challenge, your image could just as easily have been in the top ten as any of the others. Thus, with no technical flaws and by meeting the challenge no questions asked, your score merely reflects the tastes of the voters and in particular, the small number that happened to vote on your image. You have a stunning entry here that anyone at DPC would be proud to have in their portfolio.

Tim
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09/08/2006 08:58:11 AM
You have a very special talent,this has a special glow.
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09/04/2006 02:54:18 PM
Well, I certainly picked this one to finish higher than 51st place with a 5.9. This is beautiful Shez! A perfect photo for this challenge and executed very well!

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09/04/2006 02:52:56 PM
Well, I certainly picked this one to finish higher than 51st place with a 5.9. This is beautiful Shez! A perfect photo for this challenge and executed very well!

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09/04/2006 01:42:59 AM
Hiya Shez I think this is beautiful I gave it a 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/03/2006 07:59:57 PM
Wow, really nice colours here....
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09/03/2006 12:42:45 PM
With a little imagination I can see a wheat field where Farmer Jesus grows a crop of sunbeams... Very pleasant image! :)
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09/02/2006 10:43:34 AM
This shot makes you want to go and spend time there, great golden capture.
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09/01/2006 01:32:53 PM
Love the reflections on the water and you have met the challenge nicely, 10.
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09/01/2006 09:11:43 AM
Beautiful!
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08/31/2006 05:19:35 AM
Very pretty.
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08/28/2006 01:29:26 PM
i would have liked this photo more had the water been framed in by the sand and perhaps the horizon.
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08/28/2006 07:28:12 AM
Beautiful! Perfect for this challenge. True confirmation that it doesn't take a subject in a photo to be stunning! Great job.
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08/28/2006 07:13:11 AM
Lovely shot!! Great job at including the sand a little but keeping the sea as the main focus of the shot! 8 (for now)
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08/28/2006 06:42:14 AM
Beautiul tones
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08/28/2006 01:01:22 AM
Now this is a top shelf image, great depth, good lighting,and excellent composition.
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