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Corolla Sunrise
Corolla Sunrise
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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Corolla, NC
Date: Jun 16, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200 probably
Shutter: 1/8000
Galleries: Nature, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006

This is a sunrise at Corolla, NC in the Outer Banks. My whole family rented a house for a week this summer, and one day I went out early to shoot the sunrise. I was too late to get shots of the sun coming out of the ocean, but I still got some good shots. When I opened this photo, I was shocked at how dark it was, I guess cause I exposed, unwittingly, for the highlights on the waves. I did do some cloning around the sun, because it looked like a diamond, instead of a circle.
I like the play of light in the photo - is it the best I took in 2005? Who knows.

Statistics
Place: 521 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.3888
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3042
Avg (non-participants): 5.8056
Views since voting: 803
Views during voting: 546
Votes: 427
Comments: 29
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2006 04:15:16 PM
nice comp, nice lines, color saturated, b&w need help, ok texture, nice dof, overall ok
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01/27/2006 04:24:14 PM
nice colors, but the horizon is a little crooked
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01/26/2006 11:05:00 PM
I would have like this more if the horizon was straight.
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01/26/2006 08:10:22 AM
I love the water tones, and the light shining on the water, but can't you see that the horizon isn't straight, as this pulls the image down a bit, and thats a such a shame.
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01/26/2006 05:18:53 AM
Lovely tones , I'm sure others have pointed out tilting horizon.
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01/25/2006 10:22:49 PM
I feel this photo could have benefited greatly from a CCW rotation in order to level the horizon. As the photo is so strongly tied to the horizon, this is a major distraction for me. The colours and sofnes of the sky are nice. I'm not sure if a longer exposure would have brough more mood to the water or not. JMO.
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01/25/2006 06:45:03 PM
Tilted horizon
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01/23/2006 09:54:31 PM
Nice shot, for some reason I like the tilted horizon
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01/22/2006 05:59:53 PM
Pretty sunrise - nice tack sharp focus! The only suggestin - straighten the horizon
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01/22/2006 04:02:07 PM
Good composition, and finally a photo of a sun where the sun doesn't knock you out of your chair with it's huge gigantic over-brightness. lol
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01/20/2006 11:24:41 PM
would make a very nice large wall print.
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01/20/2006 12:41:10 PM
beautiful
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01/20/2006 12:04:04 PM
Nice colours. You need to fix the tilt though. Good Luck
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01/20/2006 10:38:38 AM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/20/2006 01:46:51 AM
you might want to rotate this shot ever so slightly..the horizon seems a bit off
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01/19/2006 11:14:43 PM
Sunrise/Sunset shots always get more score from me. 8
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01/19/2006 09:26:35 PM
a little plain maybe. the black frame was a good idea though
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01/19/2006 09:25:07 AM
Rotating to level horizon would have made this a much better composition...6
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01/18/2006 08:46:16 PM
I like how the horizon isnt dead straight in this shot - I think it adds interest. The contrast is really effective here too.
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01/18/2006 12:31:32 PM
May look better with level horizon.
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01/17/2006 07:00:13 PM
Relaxing. Not sure if I would want the horizon flat or not if I did this. I like the golden color though. Nice job.
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01/17/2006 02:03:42 AM
I'm a real sucker for these sunrise/sunset photographs. I like the cool colour tones. There is one thing letting this down for me & that is I personally would have liked to see the horizon level.
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01/17/2006 12:44:58 AM
might want to straighten the horizon
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01/16/2006 11:30:31 PM
Wow.
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01/16/2006 06:02:02 PM
straighting would help
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01/16/2006 05:59:10 PM
Composition and lighting great, but horizon slopes to right.
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01/16/2006 03:43:59 PM
almost beautiful... the horizon is tilting, and that is enough to destroy you image, and to make things worse.. you placed the horizon in the center of the image..

but I'm not the kind that only says it's bad, this could be beautiful, so in case you are not very good with photoshop, but still have it..

first open the picture, then zoom out so it doesn't fill your screen, then press CTRL-T (transform) then you get points in every corner and in the center of each outline, place the pointer at one corner, the pointer should turn to an arrow that is bent in a corner, click the mousebutton and hold it down ,drag the corner to one side until the horizon is straight. then press Enter. then crop the image, and either cut of the top or of the bottom so the horizon gets close to one third from top or bottom.

that should make your image much much better.

just my 2¢
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01/16/2006 02:28:43 PM
Lovely color and detail. Two suggestions - straighten the horizon and crop so the horizon is not in the center of the shot. Otherwise - very nice image.
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01/16/2006 09:48:10 AM
Nice colour and misty feel, not sure if the unlevel horizon is a great idea but nor does it detract too much, and the reflection is worth it's weight in gold in this one. Well executed, 8/10
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