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Evening Star (Oranges and Purples in the Sky and Ocean)
Evening Star (Oranges and Purples in the Sky and Ocean)
loz1


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Challenge: Secondary Colors (Classic Editing)
Camera: Kodak DC3200
Location: Beach Road, Melbourne
Date: May 10, 2003
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Sky, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2003

 This photo was taken at a Melbourne Beach. I was lucky with this shot, as I had gone out hoping to get some great sunset shots, but had left my memory cards at home, so only had the very limited internal memory (5 photos max) to work with. I have brightened the colors a little, to make the photo what it is, and had to rotate it 1 degree, to make sure it was 100% straight.

I know some people will most likely recommend that I crop more of the top, and I can see their point, but I also love the color of the sky, and think the photo is perfect as is.

I am definitly very proud of this shot and I am hoping it ends my steak of 4.0's scores, and get my first 5.0 score. (Not including my sticker)

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 225
Avg (all users): 5.8978
Avg (commenters): 7.0667
Avg (participants): 5.7157
Avg (non-participants): 6.1190
Views since voting: 2317
Votes: 186
Comments: 20
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 05/23/2003 11:30:20 PM
From the Critique Club

Hello, Loretta,

Well, so you wanted to get your first 5, and you went almost to 6! Now that's the way to do it. And you have the second spot for your camera. Congratulations!

Your "Secondary Colours" photo is very beautiful. The colours are the best part of the picture. I would not crop the top, not at all, the purple sky is perfect as it is. I think it's a good idea that you went with your gut feeling on this. I love the low horizon line, the reflections on the water, and the little tiny dark clouds in the middle and to the right.

The photo looks ever so slightly out of focus to my eyes, but in this case I think it actually helps. I don't think good photos have to always be perfectly sharp - clear, yes, but that's different. I like the way you managed to keep the purple sky so smooth.

The border is a bit uneven, at least that's the way it looks to me. The outside black line is wider on the right and narrower on the left than on top and bottom. Also, the inside black border merges with the picture at the bottom, making the purple border look slightly like an optical illusion. IMHO, this picture would look better without a border, or with a very simple border (e.g. a white mat). The picture speaks for itself, the border it has now doesn't really enhance it.

A couple of your commenters below mention the person's head, but on my monitor it hardly shows (it's amazing how different pictures look on different monitors). One idea that I've been using is to create 2 copies of my entry, one lighter and the other darker than the actual submission, and view them to try and see how my picture might look on other people's monitors. You pick up stuff about your picture that way that you might miss otherwise.

OK, I'll quit before I bore you to death. Again, congratulations on a very good entry. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your pictures. Take care,

Ursula (uabresch)
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/22/2003 07:08:16 AM
Thanks guys! I wanted teh number one spot for my camera, but maybe its a good thing I didn't get it. It still gives me something to aim at.
 05/21/2003 01:08:11 AM
Congrats on the score - too bad about not beating first. You'll get them next time! Start thinking of your home!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2003 12:37:41 AM
Good average... and good picture... congrats
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/20/2003 07:12:48 PM
if you can shorten the top of the sky, it'd be a nicer image IMHO. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2003 05:45:55 PM
the mans head is distracting - 7
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 05/20/2003 04:04:47 PM
nice but i bet its not all natural
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2003 03:28:25 PM
Haven't I seen this one before :) Great colors, are they real?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2003 02:23:53 PM
nice job i really like the colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2003 01:38:11 PM
I like how the waves create texture in the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2003 08:14:17 PM
nice colors, i like the reflection of the colors on the water. i think there is a little too much open space on the top
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2003 03:07:27 PM
Great colours. Foreground is just a little too dark, but what a wonderful sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/15/2003 07:55:24 PM
Awsome colors.=7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/15/2003 12:03:36 PM
Amazing colors here! Is that a person in the lower right part? If it is, it's either too much in the shot or too little, if you catch my drift. Love it - 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/15/2003 10:54:06 AM
Congrats loz! It´s a very good picture. I love the colours and it´s just a great picture... Absolutely great... 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/15/2003 12:31:56 AM
Nice shot! Great colours, did you use a filter or adjust hue?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/14/2003 10:21:14 PM
The person on right side of the frame is distracting. Cropping that part of the image out may have improved the composition. The exposure seem right though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/14/2003 01:56:13 PM
9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/14/2003 03:23:18 AM
Beautifull Shot! 9
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 05/14/2003 01:04:19 AM
Beautiful colors, a stunning photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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