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A beautiful day for sailing.. in Seattle.. in February.. what are the odds?
A beautiful day for sailing.. in Seattle.. in February.. what are the odds?
Simax


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Canon EOS
Location: Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island to Seattle Wa Ferry
Date: Feb 27, 2008
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000sec
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2008

Went on a cycling ride called the Chilly Hilly on Sunday, it was a ride around Bainbridge Island, WA, right across the Puget Sound from Downtown Seattle. On the ferry ride back to Seattle after the ride I had my camera that my girlfriend had borrowed to take shots from the ride. I originally wanted to do a landscape of downtown Seattle as we were coming in, but I caught this sailboat against the fog and mountains out of the corner of my eye. I waited until the lighthouse was in view and shot away. It is a lot harder than it sounds taking shots on a ferry in the Sound. There were very strong winds that made shooting freestanding very difficult, and the vibrations from the engine made tripods or using rails on the boat impossible. Not to sure how this is going to do..

During the shot:
-Taken on the deck of the Bainbridge Island to Seattle ferry (the Puyallup)
-Taken freestanding
-Underexposed one full stop

Post shot:
-Levels
-Curves
-Color balance (water more cyan)
-Color balance (sky more red)
-Cloned out an annoying bird in the background
-Crop
-Canvas size (x2)
-Save for web

Not nearly as much editing as I could have done on it, but I was trying to keep it as close to original as I could while still making it look good.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/07/2008 10:58:12 PM
Clouds could have been darkened by burning, unless you absolutely wanted them like that.
03/04/2008 02:16:18 PM
I like the colors you used here and overall processing. However, the tilted horizon tends to be a bit distracting.
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