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Tranquil Berth
Tranquil Berth
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Your Occupation (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Valdez, Marine Terminal, Valdez, Alaska
Date: Dec 13, 2002
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Travel, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2002

 An empty berth at the Valdez Marine Terminal (Valdez, Alaska) during a quiet morning after a snow fall. The terminal is the end of the Trans Alaska Pipeline and is where the Tankers are loaded to transport the oil South. My employer, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., is the operator of the Pipeline and this Terminal.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 145
Avg (all users): 6.4343
Avg (commenters): 6.9091
Avg (participants): 6.3297
Avg (non-participants): 6.5234
Views since voting: 1453
Votes: 198
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/24/2002 10:23:33 PM
Thank you all for your very favorable votes and comments! It looks like one of my biggest mistakes was not making it clear what my specific job was! I work as an Operations Supervisor at this Terminal. My primary responsibility is moving, storing and metering the oil that comes into the Terminal via the pipeline and out of the Terminal on tankers. The options for composition on this shot were limited as the Terminal is built on the side of a mountain and I couldn't get to the ideal spot. I settled for this composition as the best available :-)

 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/22/2002 01:00:52 AM
A beautiful scene
 12/20/2002 03:16:11 PM
beautiful pic
 12/20/2002 10:08:01 AM
Go right, and drop down and the jetty will be framed by the trees a bit better.
 12/19/2002 11:33:32 PM
A harbor master? Lovely scene.
 12/18/2002 02:37:09 AM
OMG, you can't work there it looks way too cold!
I like the lights on the water. I would probably have gone with a tighter crop on the pier myself, maybe shot so the trees at the front could be cut out completely.
Still, a nice shot. It looks like you work in a beautiful (if cold) place.
 12/17/2002 04:20:32 PM
so what do u do. 1 until explained but if im just stupid and its obvious than ill up it dramaticly because its a good shot.
 12/17/2002 11:48:37 AM
Breathtaking. 10
 12/17/2002 12:45:27 AM
Nice photo. The light is a little harsh on the background but the centering and DOF is good... Good Luck! Cub
 12/16/2002 11:11:56 PM
I don't care what your job is. All I know is I LOVE THIS PHOTO! It is going in my favorites - as my number 1. Can you guess the score I'm giving? This is an awesome shot of beautiful souroundings. I don't think I've ever seen a photo of any place that is this awesome. I love the lights reflecting in the water and the hint of blue to the whole shot. The snow is beautiful. I would love a murial of this. Way to go . You out did yourself. 20 is your score.
 12/16/2002 05:59:20 PM
Great photo. Tricky time of the day to shoot, but you got a beautiful exposure. Besides all the technical stuff, it's just a beautiful shot.
 12/16/2002 09:39:08 AM
very nicely done.
 12/16/2002 12:20:43 AM
Love your shot, where is it taken, very nice composition.


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