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Summer Vacation
Summer Vacation
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Sherkstons Shores
Date: Jul 19, 2010
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Panoramic, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jul 11, 2010

 Submitting this under protest. I was much more happy with the 1st image I chose from July, but unfortunately this image is waaaaaaaaaaaay more DPC-friendly. If I already had a dozen ribbons or HMs, I'd probably be more cavalier and daring with my entries.

3-shot bracket at f4, processed the RAWs in Photomatix and the 16-bit TIFF in Photoshop. Unsharp Mask and Topaz, resize and border.

This is a shot from the beach at Sherkston Shores, where some friends of ours have a place. It is, in my opinion, the best beach on the Great Lakes (saying that without having visited them all, of course, so caveat emptor :-P ). Hopefully, the kids' memories of Summer Vacations will contain pieces of scenes like this...

Statistics
Place: 80 out of 362
Avg (all users): 6.0519
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.9717
Avg (non-participants): 6.3448
Views since voting: 1071
Views during voting: 243
Votes: 135
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 08/10/2010 10:14:36 PM
Originally posted by NiallOTuama:
For votes I think this was the one to pick alright.
It's not all about the votes though. I'm mostly happy if I get one positive comment from a shot.
Yo_Spiff seems to sometimes talk about submitting shots that appeal to a certain sub-culture of DPC, and I think he's happy when they respond to the shot. I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable doing that yet though.

Oh, for sure. In the case of this image, it has a broader appeal...dramatic sky, reflections, HDR toning. In the case of the shot I wanted to submit, it might have struck a chord with someone who's actually seen Avatar (not the crappy movie, but the three seasons of animation heaven). I dunno, I guess I really want another ribbon, then I can be like "pfffft, I'm a multiple ribbon winner, if you don't get my awesome photography skillz, it's because YOU suck". :D
 08/10/2010 08:27:40 AM
For votes I think this was the one to pick alright.
It's not all about the votes though. I'm mostly happy if I get one positive comment from a shot.
Yo_Spiff seems to sometimes talk about submitting shots that appeal to a certain sub-culture of DPC, and I think he's happy when they respond to the shot. I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable doing that yet though.
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 08/10/2010 06:58:17 AM
Originally posted by NiallOTuama:
I was your 9. Thought it was fantastic.
What was the one you wanted to submit?

Waterbender.



...but it would have had some high votes, and then hundreds of "what a crappy snapshot" votes.
 08/09/2010 10:45:24 AM
I was your 9. Thought it was fantastic.
What was the one you wanted to submit?
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 08/08/2010 08:50:00 AM
7 :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2010 07:53:45 PM
I am not voting, but wow, love this image.
This is going into my favs.
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 08/04/2010 06:30:33 AM
beautiful photograph... i like landscapes and this is a great place to take photos...
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 08/03/2010 12:20:41 PM
Wow! What a sky.
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 08/03/2010 12:15:16 AM
Possibly over-topaz'd but I'll be darned if it doesn't work well for this. Wonderful tableu (or however that's spelled.)
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 08/02/2010 12:37:12 PM
Great clouds. They pop right out.
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 08/01/2010 10:17:14 AM
Great sky.
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 08/01/2010 01:16:29 AM
I think this would be better if the HDR processing looked a little more natural.
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