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Waiting a Berth
Waiting a Berth
Steveinnz


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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Timaru
Date: Apr 22, 2005
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/450
Galleries: Seascapes, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2005

 Container ship waiting for a berth to unload

Statistics
Place: 470 out of 492
Avg (all users): 3.7851
Avg (commenters): 3.8286
Avg (participants): 3.7978
Avg (non-participants): 3.7711
Views since voting: 751
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 349
Comments: 40
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 11:01:12 PM
The boat seems to be very much out of focus.
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 05/03/2005 09:44:30 PM
The focus is rather soft and the horizon appears to be a bit uneven.
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 05/03/2005 08:46:42 PM
Great use of minimalism. My only complaint and I'm sure you've heard this quite a bit, is that the horizon isn't straight and the ship is out of focus. Other than that, nice job.
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 05/03/2005 12:48:22 AM
this could have been a good picture... you should have balanced the horizon a little maybe... if it wasnt blurry it would also improve the mood... nice idea and try however...
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 05/02/2005 03:51:29 PM
out of focus, horizon not level.
that big amount of sky is not doing anything for the photo.
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 05/02/2005 12:03:21 PM
Poor focus
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 05/01/2005 02:34:02 PM
seems blurry/out of focus to me.
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 05/01/2005 03:11:39 AM
blurry :(
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 04/30/2005 11:09:11 PM
well its out of focus, and its falling victim to a horrible slant.
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 04/30/2005 10:58:36 AM
IMO, you could do a few things to improve this photo. The focus on the boat seems soft, and the horizon is a little bit off (crop and rotate). I would have included a little more water and a little less sky.
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 04/30/2005 04:55:10 AM
The tilted horizon and the subject just do not appeal to me. A more of a landscape cropping would have helped. 4
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 04/30/2005 02:48:56 AM
Not in focus... but good idea
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 04/29/2005 02:50:46 PM
it's out of focus and the horizon is slightly tilted...
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 04/29/2005 10:42:03 AM
Needs to be in focus...
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 04/29/2005 02:59:16 AM
I like the colors in this photo and I like the choice of subject. The only thing holding it back a bit for me is that the subject is blurry and out of focus....hard to do with such a long shot, I know.
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 04/28/2005 02:33:02 PM
tilted horizon and unsharp
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 04/28/2005 01:47:17 PM
The filter used on the ship makes it look less appealing. The image should have been left to show the ship detail.
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 04/28/2005 01:11:45 PM
Nice idea... The focus is a bit soft.
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 04/28/2005 09:35:05 AM
Ship is out of focus. Or perhaps a bit grainy. Was the image really cropped to get this perspective?
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 04/28/2005 07:28:41 AM
The horizon is not level. Looks like the ship is sliding off to the left. Also seems to be out of focus.
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 04/28/2005 01:05:16 AM
Subject could be in better focus.
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 04/27/2005 11:42:25 PM
noisy, crooked and not in focus.
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 04/27/2005 11:10:11 PM
nice idea, if only you could have caught the focus... this has happened to me so many times when trying to take similar shots.
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 04/27/2005 10:59:39 PM
I'd say more of a negative space challenge.
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 04/27/2005 07:12:27 PM
oof
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 04/27/2005 06:57:50 PM
horizon horizon horizon
bit too blured as well
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 04/27/2005 05:08:51 PM
Urgh, great photo if it was taken with a longer lens, on a tripod, in better weather, and it looks like there is smudges on the CCD. Sorry, there is just a lot of things wrong with this photo. 1
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 04/27/2005 04:26:14 PM
This is a very nice idea and it meets the challenge. if you find your score low it is because of the focus. 5
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 04/27/2005 02:50:29 PM
something about the focus on this
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 04/27/2005 01:32:52 PM
Here's a photo that could have scored really well with me. It fits the challenge description perfectly. Unfortunately, your horizon is tilted and the image is WAY out of focus. Better luck next time!
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 04/27/2005 10:08:58 AM
I would like this much better if some part of the vessel appeared to be in sharp focus. Nice colors, good use of negative space.
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 04/27/2005 09:22:26 AM
Straighten.
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 04/27/2005 09:19:39 AM
The focus seems to be a bit soft on the ship, but this was a very clever idea
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 04/27/2005 06:36:32 AM
Two things strike me about this image -
first the horizon is not level, and yes that was the first thing I saw
secondly I might have tried to get the ship slightly smaller and framed further to the right, just to give it a less central position. Good effort
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 04/27/2005 06:23:23 AM
it's a pity the ship is so blured.. and the horizon is tilting. and some dark spot in the sky. sorry
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 04/27/2005 04:59:59 AM
the ideas is excellent, however my eye is drawn to the tilted horizon, and the slightly out of focus tanker..
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 04/27/2005 04:52:02 AM
Interesting idea, looks out fo focus though.
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 04/27/2005 04:35:00 AM
Sorry but this is not a clear image, meets the spirit of the challenge though!
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 04/27/2005 04:27:37 AM
Out of focus and somewhat boring. Nothing breaks up the background, and there is nothing special about the subject.
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 04/27/2005 02:00:13 AM
A little out of focuse, you might also want to try rotating to make the horizon level.
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