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the horizon
the horizon
darcy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Infinite (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: Signal Hill
Date: Nov 2, 2003
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Water, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2003

i look out at the ocean sometimes to clear my mind... i'm lucky to live next to it.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 104
Avg (all users): 5.3588
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 5.1014
Avg (non-participants): 5.6452
Views since voting: 943
Votes: 131
Comments: 9
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11/16/2003 09:00:38 PM
Thanks LucidLotus - this is my first official critique received, so that makes it doubly special for both of us!

I really appreciate all that you said here, and I can see the constructive goodness in your criticisms.

Thanks!
11/16/2003 02:37:37 PM
Hello from the Critique Club!

You get to be my first official critique! ;)

The range of color tones and contrasts in this image really make it pleasing to the eye, I especially enjoy the way the light is diffused through the clouds. I think the vastness implied by both the ground and the sky help to promote the infinite feeling you were going for with the horizon, but with the titling, I find myself straining to see a bit more sharpness (and thus interest) going out into the distance - assuming the horizon is a focus for the image. That said, the long, lovely, curling cloud across the middle does grab my eye, and keeps it near horizon level creating an interest point in that area.

While I do think the way the color/lighting tones play is an asset to the photo - the overall darkness to it does make me, the viewer, struggle to determine what kind of scene (beyond that of a sunrise/sunset situation) I am looking at. I couldn't tell that this had an ocean aspect until I read the comments you'd left. Its an excellent photo, and were it a little lighter and a little sharper I think it would be even better. Well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/09/2003 05:54:36 PM
I think it would have been a better photo is there weren't so much cloud cover covering the sunset or sunrise, whichever it is.
11/06/2003 10:39:21 PM
Beautiful colors in the sky, and it also meets the challenge well...nice work.
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11/05/2003 09:52:15 AM
I love the long cloud below the cirrus and the colors from the sun are well captured. Overall, however, I think the photo is a bit dark and grainy.
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11/04/2003 09:32:33 PM
Fascinating shot! I'm anxious to learn more about it...
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11/03/2003 09:23:57 PM
As pretty as a great painting. What a perfect cloud formation. Good luck
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11/03/2003 02:32:40 AM
Beautiful capture of interesting sky.
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11/03/2003 01:54:33 AM
Fantastic.
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