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Moonlight Fisherman
Moonlight Fisherman
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Challenge: Play (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D2H
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Schuykyll River, Philadelphia
Date: Oct 7, 2008
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Oct 7, 2008

[Oct. 14th, 2008 01:39:01 AM]

My cousin and I decided to do some fishing on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia - the bait shop was closed so we bought a dozen goldfish from the pet store. Didn't catch anything, but I did set up the tripod on the ledge and took a 30 second pic of me atop my tackle box, 'fishing'.

Again, I was my own reluctant model, as my cousin refused to sit still and the pics of him didn't turn out. It's hard to sit still for that long.

I liked this one because of how the airplane trail balanced out the composition on the right end.

I got recommended for validation on the first day so I guess it looks pretty PP'd, but Post-processing actually wasn't too much. A Shadow/Highlights adjustment to bring in all the highlights confined the moon to that ball and brought all the pinks out in the sky. Then some curves and such to fine tune.

Did not expect this to score as high as it did, thank you for the comments and votes!

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 190
Avg (all users): 6.7468
Avg (commenters): 8.2000
Avg (participants): 6.4444
Avg (non-participants): 6.8673
Views since voting: 2846
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 158
Comments: 15
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/18/2008 02:54:36 PM
Very magical - colors are too cool. Congrats on good finish.
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 10/15/2008 12:34:40 PM
I thought you'd definitely be top 3 with this, Adam. Congrats on 6th place with this unusual and excellent image.
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 10/15/2008 08:54:54 AM
Congrats on the 6th, Adam. I thought this was the best in the challenge and I am surprised and disappointed you did not make the front page.
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 10/15/2008 07:19:41 AM
Great job keeping still. THat rod is in focus(no motion blur) !! Perfect! Congrats on a top ten.
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 10/15/2008 12:36:47 AM
Adam, great shot. Congratulation on the top 10 finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/14/2008 11:20:23 PM
Stunning shot, beautiful colours! 9
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 10/12/2008 01:46:54 PM
Absolutely wonderful. Hope you win! You're certainly getting my highest score in this challenge.
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 10/12/2008 08:15:17 AM
great photo - makes me wonder... how did (s)he do this and that... boy do I have a lot to learn!!
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 10/11/2008 03:07:14 PM
this is really unique. How long was this exposure if you don't mind me asking?
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 10/10/2008 09:20:51 AM
brilliant shot. Love it.10
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 10/09/2008 12:20:18 PM
great tones in this shot! I really like it!
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 10/08/2008 12:09:27 PM
Very nice.
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 10/08/2008 07:44:08 AM
I can't put my finger on it, but I like this image. I like that it's not the "typical" entry. Good job.
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 10/08/2008 03:58:57 AM
how did you take that?
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 10/08/2008 12:48:54 AM
Beautiful shot.
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