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Dreams of the Sea
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Challenge: Stranger In A Strange Land II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Runcorn, England
Date: Aug 28, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Abstract, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2012

 Although initially this may seem a casual snapshot, in fact it's been an exercise in extreme control - not a single pixel has been left to chance here. An assistant threw gravel at the subject until the ripples on the water and reflections came out exactly how i wanted them - just enough texture to stand out, while maintaining the silent silky feel of the seawater.

Part of a series of photographs shot for a close friend, images of aquatic dissolution, peace in drowning and strength in human creations left to decay by water are intended here.

No crop, cloning of sensor dust and a few distracting specks of dirt on the water, contrast curve adjustment, desaturation with partial blue filter simulated via channel mixer, duotone conversion with a custom sepia curve (using Pantone Warm Grey 7CV), mild dodging and burning, small increase in vibrance, resize, sharpen.

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Statistics
Place: 26 out of 73
Avg (all users): 5.8407
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
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Views since voting: 710
Views during voting: 245
Votes: 113
Comments: 9
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 04/30/2016 11:43:07 PM
Originally posted by posthumous:
I would love to see this series.


Well it's been four years, but better late than never, right? Here's the next photo in the series, Called to the Sea:


I've been away from photography for a while but now I'm back and I intend to complete them.
 09/07/2012 04:51:11 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Superbly rendered image, well captured and pristinely presented; great tones too.

The image feels serene and has enough mood for a Zen challenge - here in stranger in a strange land, proximity to subject won't close enough for those who seek to personify the term 'stranger'; certainly we see something that does not belong here.

If this is the image you were after, I don't think there's any suggestion I could make that would improve it - your technicals have a flawless feel to them.

Overall - a fine image.
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 09/07/2012 12:54:36 PM
I would love to see this series.
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 09/07/2012 12:49:41 AM
very nicely shown.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/06/2012 11:42:30 PM
lovely. apt title.
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 09/06/2012 11:57:47 AM
Fading
 09/06/2012 08:27:01 AM
So sad, point of fact- they make better charcoal grills than fishing nets.
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 09/01/2012 07:52:04 AM
Sadly not strange enough - more 'beauty in the every day'! V nicely executed.
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 08/31/2012 12:27:37 AM
Sadly, oddly, wonderful for the challenge.


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