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Soul Centering
Soul Centering
jenesis


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Seaside, OR
Date: Sep 28, 2008
Aperture: F/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250 sec.
Galleries: Sports, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Argh!! Pick my best photo EVER??? I have enough trouble just picking out my socks in the morning....

But I like this one and I want to show support for a great website that's given me a lot.

A big Thank you to Langdon (and Drew) for keeping this place alive. This website is quite a life changer for most who join it. You're created something good ...no, make that great! And while my photography bug has gone on vacation and I haven't been around much.... I still enjoy peeking in to see what's new, what's not and check in on some old familiar faces everyonce in awhile.

Keep on keeping on! ;-)

Statistics
Place: 507 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.6686
Avg (commenters): 6.2963
Avg (participants): 5.6336
Avg (non-participants): 5.8452
Views since voting: 717
Views during voting: 665
Votes: 507
Comments: 60
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:30:18 PM
The choice for the B&W was great, but i think i would like to see this silhouette from another perspective, because it's kind of weird at that position. Good luck, sorry if i was rude and for my english! Bye!
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03/17/2009 05:42:06 PM
Excellent detail shot. Good contrast!
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03/17/2009 05:10:49 PM
I love the feel of this 10
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03/17/2009 01:07:12 PM
Great scene, I like the high contrast B&W edit.
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03/17/2009 10:06:42 AM
Very nice silhouette, it's so dark and sharp and the reflection looks cool too.
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03/17/2009 06:34:24 AM
Lovely black and white beach scene.
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03/16/2009 05:51:50 PM
Wow! This is amazing. The contrast is so striking. One of my favorites!
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03/16/2009 10:48:23 AM
Beautiful scene with the addition of the skim boarder and reflection.
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03/16/2009 04:06:16 AM
nice shot
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03/15/2009 08:42:39 PM
Nice summer shot.
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03/15/2009 05:36:01 PM
Good choice for BW. Nice and sharp, too.

Not voting yet.
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03/15/2009 03:38:42 PM
Really nice shot, I like the reflection and high contrast used.
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03/15/2009 01:03:55 PM
I like the high contrast in this shot.
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03/15/2009 12:03:15 PM
A nice composition with a cool reflection and good silhouettes.
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03/15/2009 06:00:25 AM
great shot - wish the person were a bit off center - try to crop the image diff.
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03/15/2009 05:37:21 AM
interesting but I dont like the posture of that person, light is great though ;)
thx, brano
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03/15/2009 03:06:43 AM
Beautiful B&W with strong contrasts. Nice silhouette and reflection.
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03/15/2009 12:51:59 AM
Excellent!
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03/15/2009 12:00:05 AM
Works so very well in black and white
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03/14/2009 11:16:09 PM
good conversion to black and white, cool reflection
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03/14/2009 09:28:14 PM
I really like the sense of calm with this photo with that being the only person in the shot
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03/14/2009 09:06:36 PM
might have cropped some off the bottom, but other then that this is great. great arm positioning. good photo for such bright lighting
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03/14/2009 07:12:01 PM
Ah! An ocean scene. Nice almost silhouette.
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03/14/2009 06:48:12 PM
Interesting.
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03/14/2009 03:46:27 AM
Great use of a centered composition, really like the feel to this
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03/14/2009 03:06:13 AM
I love many elements about this: the great contrast, silhouette, reflection, mist,and the small point coming off of the mainland. However, I feel like the center figure is just too centered so my eyes get stuck on him and I have to force myself to move around the rest of the picture. Other than that, very nice photo!
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03/13/2009 09:31:32 PM
great contrast and use of the wet sand.
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03/13/2009 08:35:21 PM
Pretty spot. Like the reflections. B&W an interesting choice.
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03/13/2009 05:45:20 PM
Lovely light and tonal qualities. I like the depth with the little island in the far distance. Nice light on the waves.
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03/13/2009 03:00:36 PM
good use of toning
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03/13/2009 01:04:28 PM
Beautiful scene
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03/13/2009 12:31:51 PM
just a bit to "bright" for me...you have the tones but they are glaring at me
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03/13/2009 11:43:00 AM
Very nice reflection/silhouette. Looks like Oregon coast my old home.
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03/13/2009 09:45:37 AM
nice BW, i like the central composition and reflection in the water. good tonal range. maybe a little tighter crop at the bottom would work?
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03/13/2009 09:37:53 AM
I think that a lot of shots like this have really saturated colors, and it is neat to see a black and white image like this, both because of its uniqueness and because it gives the image a more emotional feel for me.
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03/13/2009 09:24:15 AM
picture is missing some details, there is a huge different between the dark and the light
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03/13/2009 09:06:27 AM
Lovely shot, great composition
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03/13/2009 08:17:13 AM
really like the b&w conversion, great tonal range
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03/13/2009 07:37:26 AM
Nice silhoutte here, 6
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03/12/2009 10:18:09 PM
Nice lighting! Especially the light in the waves.
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03/12/2009 09:36:17 PM
Good capture and background, although I am biased after the Action III challenge!
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03/12/2009 07:19:22 PM
Very strong silhouette. I like how the arm continues the line from the mountain.
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03/12/2009 02:22:34 PM
Good shot but average.
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03/12/2009 01:52:17 PM
the Zen of boogie boarding....
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03/12/2009 01:39:35 PM
I am a sucker for good BW conversions and this has it! ( Except for the blowout on the beach) This is good!
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03/12/2009 01:12:53 PM
love the high contrast and use of 1/3rds.
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03/12/2009 11:58:00 AM
well balanced shot. b&w works well here in my opinion
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03/12/2009 10:54:14 AM
Composition is excellent. Nice silhouette!
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03/12/2009 07:56:36 AM
Good job!
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03/12/2009 04:30:25 AM
not overly keen on this as a B&W
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03/11/2009 11:07:06 PM
Very nice black and white to draw us into the subject.
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03/11/2009 04:09:39 PM
Nice silhouette of the boy, in this high contrast shot.
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03/11/2009 03:49:46 PM
I'm surprised how dark the person is. Did you burn away the details?
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03/11/2009 03:00:50 PM
My first impression was, "Cool." I reallyl like the high contrast in this a nd the way the boarder looks isolated from everything. I don't know what the color version was like, but the bw version rocks.
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03/11/2009 02:14:40 PM
Great shot all around 9
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03/11/2009 11:08:29 AM
i wish he wasnt centered
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03/11/2009 10:29:03 AM
I like the lighting and the subject, but I don't think that the centered composition is the strongest choice for this one. It makes the image a bit flat, without a lot of movement of the eye throughout the photo.
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03/11/2009 09:41:53 AM
Very nice silhouette.
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03/11/2009 08:55:08 AM
Nice composition. I like the opposition of the boy in the foreground with the tiny island across the surf. Beautiful.
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03/11/2009 01:11:27 AM
perfect in B&W
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