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Alone/Together
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Challenge: Object Isolation by Contrast (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Hill Head beach, UK
Date: Dec 25, 2007
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2007

 This needed quite a bit of work to make it presentable - cropped, converted from RAW, monochrome in channel mixer, USM and curves.

I was down at the beach snapping a nice sunset that had appeared to the right of this scene when I saw these Christmas walkers out at low tide. The image just popped out at me and I swiftly changed from my wide-angle to my new telephoto and grabbed a few shots at about 250mm. The hills in the background are actually those of the Isle of Wight, clearly visible from the beach on a good day.

I really feel very fortunate to have got this shot - I didn't have time to change the settings on the camera so I was stuck with a longish exposure (hence the slight blur on the middle person) and this was the only shot that was usable in the circumstances. The result speaks to me on many levels and is I think as 'out of the box' as I've ever been.

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.8926
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 5.8871
Avg (non-participants): 5.8966
Views since voting: 889
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 149
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/08/2008 11:37:36 AM
The blur combined with the reflection really add emotional depth to your shot here...a meaningful and wonderfully processed shot...
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 01/08/2008 02:44:44 AM
Again, note the difference between the commenters and the average score. Your work definitely strikes a chord in a subset of viewers/voters. I was one of your 8s on this one. You have a very good eye, and you did a great job with this shot, both in capturing it and presenting it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/06/2008 08:33:43 PM
like this shot a lot
good luck

Kev
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 01/05/2008 12:36:49 AM
the quirky-but-still-balanced composition helps this.
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 12/31/2007 07:57:08 PM
I like how even though he's alone, he still has his reflection! : )
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 12/31/2007 12:15:35 PM
This meets the challenge well. I'd crop the lower part of this image below the water with the reflection.
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 12/31/2007 08:28:09 AM
i like this.
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 12/31/2007 07:45:21 AM
I like this very much. The photo fits the challenge well, with the dual contrast of the technicals, and of the concept. The only thing I would change (and this really is a pernickity niggle) is the white trainers of the lone man. 10 from me.
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 12/31/2007 06:05:16 AM
Beauty!
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 12/31/2007 05:22:38 AM
This has a lovely calm, quiet feel to it. I like all aspects of this shot.
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