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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Things That No Longer Work (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Ventura, CA
Date: Jan 8, 2010
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1 sec.
Galleries: Humorous, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2010

Fail.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 136
Avg (all users): 6.6345
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.3438
Avg (non-participants): 6.8642
Views since voting: 6349
Views during voting: 357
Votes: 145
Comments: 22
Favorites: 5 (view)


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02/01/2010 09:56:06 AM
great photo, love the colors
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01/23/2010 05:27:30 PM
A beautiful shot
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01/20/2010 12:57:46 PM
Great shot, but it's so coincidental that I was in this very spot shooting when the clean-up crew was picking up zillions of bits and pieces that was the remnant of the boat after it was broken up. I always wondered what the boat looked like before it met it's fate.
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01/20/2010 05:10:04 AM
Congratulations on the well deserved Blue. Like the title as well.
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01/19/2010 10:13:41 PM
Love the softness of this, plus the title made me laugh. Congratulations on your blue.
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01/19/2010 12:43:25 AM
Wow, thanks for all the nice comments! Finally won a blue!! :)

As for those who voted low and thought this photo didn't fit the challenge, the boat was shipwrecked and later destroyed. Here's the story:
The captain apparently purchased this shrimp boat one month ago and was new to the layout of this harbor, so at 2 in the morning he missed the entrance and the boat started getting pounded by the huge waves. The 5 crew members had to be rescued by the Coast Guard, and the 40' boat ended up where you see it here. By morning the waves had started breaking pieces off the boat, and a backhoe tried in vain to bring it to shore. (you can sorta see the rope where they are trying to pull it) The rope was a bad idea, and you can see where it has started to break a hole in the hull. The next day they had gotten nowhere, so they destroyed the boat and hauled it away in dump trucks. All the shrimp were later set free.

So for those who thought this didn't fit the challenge, it'd be nice to have the benefit of the doubt, and instead vote on the picture for its technical qualities. This is a fun site, and we're not all out to cheat and lie our way through challenges. :)
01/18/2010 10:58:46 PM
What a great shot! Congrats on the ribbon. You have a very impressive portfolio here on DPC. I enjoyed browsing through all your photos.
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01/18/2010 08:21:48 PM
Congrats on thr ribbon...I gave you an 8 during voting....Very well deserved ribbon.
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01/18/2010 06:02:44 PM
haha thats literal like a block away from my parents' house. And jac, no right-minded captain would park a boat sideways below the high-tide line. Especially considering that the harbor entrance is in the backround. awesome picture btw, and congrats on the ribbon
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01/18/2010 12:49:46 PM
Very nice photo. Congrats on the blue!
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01/18/2010 10:39:36 AM
Fail. As in?

Although I do not agree with this capturing the challenge theme I think it's a great image and well captured with the long exposure. I actually think the fishermen intentionally left the boat there. I'm sure the men and their boat left once the tide came in. Is this the case? The reason I say so is that there's way too much gear on that boat for it to be abandoned.

Congrats.
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01/18/2010 10:14:22 AM
Congrats on the blue, love the water and the sand.
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01/18/2010 08:32:58 AM
Nice shot. The blue and only 5 comments during the challenge. Wow.
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01/18/2010 03:37:50 AM
congratulations - very well executed.
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01/18/2010 01:09:00 AM
hahahaha love the photg comments
congrats on first place
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01/18/2010 12:12:42 AM
Nice colors, congrats on the blue!
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01/18/2010 12:02:07 AM
Congrats on a great find and fantastic photo. And the blue, lets not forget that honor too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/12/2010 06:45:15 PM
Nice shot. I like the lights on the hill in the background.
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01/12/2010 05:54:04 PM
sux to be the owner of that boat...The water turned out pretty good on this one.
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01/12/2010 03:05:33 PM
wow
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01/11/2010 11:21:35 AM
nice dream-like image- top 5
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01/11/2010 09:56:54 AM
Sad story...but a great shot
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