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owen


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Progress (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
Location: Chain Valley Bay, NSW Australia
Date: Jul 8, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Water, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jul 8, 2006

 Sun had just gone down behind the main chimney stack and a boat went passed which gave the ripples.
RawShooter:
Shifted white balance towards blue.
Boosted contrast and saturation.
Photoshop:
USM and noise reduction.
Levels, Channel Mixer and Hue/Sat.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 152
Avg (all users): 6.8261
Avg (commenters): 7.7241
Avg (participants): 7.0526
Avg (non-participants): 6.7671
Views since voting: 7439
Views during voting: 410
Votes: 276
Comments: 49
Favorites: 13 (view)

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 07/23/2006 05:31:08 PM
Way to go Owen!
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 07/23/2006 07:17:12 AM
Congrats on the yellow ribbon! Great shot!
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 07/19/2006 09:46:26 PM
Beautiful shot. Congrats on your yellow. What impresses me most is the reflection of the smoke on the water.
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 07/19/2006 04:10:30 PM
Beautiful image..great work!!
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 07/19/2006 03:32:17 PM
Congratulations on your ribbon, great shot!
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 07/19/2006 11:05:51 AM
Wow..didn't realize you could use that much in photoshop for the basic challenge. Very nice shot!
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 07/19/2006 09:17:30 AM
Congrats, you seem to do well with water shots, hope you didn´t enter "on the beach" so the rest of us suckers stand a chance :)
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 07/19/2006 07:38:33 AM
This is GORGEOUS!!! As soon as I saw it I had a feeling it was going to ribbon! Congratulations!!! I love it!! Those dreamy smoothe colors!

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 07/19/2006 06:03:18 AM
Oh my gosh, this is beautiful. I missed it during voting but you deserved the ribbon.
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 07/19/2006 05:56:29 AM
Absolutely stunning. Colors are awesome. I think the ripples actually add to the overall image, though it would be nice to see one with the water as smooth as glass for comparison... Did you get one at all?

Well done.
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 07/19/2006 03:23:08 AM
Stunning shot Owen. Congratulations on your well deserved yellow.
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 07/19/2006 01:19:23 AM
Congrats on your ribbon again my friend :) Way to go!
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 07/19/2006 01:13:02 AM
The magic of these two complementary colors as they melt into each other. Congratulations on your Yellow.
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 07/19/2006 12:40:58 AM
Well done Owen congratulations on the ribbob, another familiar site.
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 07/19/2006 12:34:13 AM
Beautiful shot with a poignant meaning. Congratulations on your ribbon!
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 07/19/2006 12:33:10 AM
great image owen. congrats!
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 07/19/2006 12:16:07 AM
Perfect in every sense, and just love this one.
Congratulations on the "yellow" ribbon as well.....
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 07/19/2006 12:14:46 AM
Love the rich tones. Congrats on your ribbon!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2006 05:28:07 PM
Beautiful colors in this shot.
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 07/18/2006 12:53:21 PM
Perfect composition. Great colors. 10
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 07/18/2006 07:51:07 AM
Nice shot, like how the ripples in the water lead the eye towards the factory. 7 from me.
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 07/18/2006 05:31:57 AM
beautiful shot and reflection, 8
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 07/17/2006 07:23:16 PM
Lovely blue on the water & nice reflection, also like the cropping but something about the yellow in this shot doesn't work as well as it could for me. 7 from me :o)
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 07/17/2006 07:03:07 PM
Beautiful, stunning and a WOW factor shot. Love the complementary colors working so well for you here.
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 07/17/2006 03:19:21 PM
...And the price we as artist pay, having to bring it to the table. Great job. GL.
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 07/17/2006 04:34:22 AM
Great composition, serene lake caught up with technology. Orange acts as a warning to progression, love it.
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 07/16/2006 11:09:54 PM
Beautiful!
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 07/15/2006 05:55:59 PM
Unfortunately, it's a beautiful picture.
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 07/14/2006 10:32:48 PM
Nice simple lines and colors. I particularly like the ribbons in the water.
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 07/14/2006 09:15:27 PM
beauty
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 07/14/2006 05:33:19 PM
Love the colours here
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 07/14/2006 12:27:51 PM
I really like this.
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 07/14/2006 08:10:21 AM
Superb colours and the rippling reflection is excellent. I'm glad you chose the vertical format rather than horizontal. It is the kind of scene which demands to be photographed.
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 07/13/2006 11:19:23 PM
but oh how the smog gives us beautiful sunsets, eh?
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 07/13/2006 11:09:46 PM
Very nice shot.
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 07/13/2006 10:36:09 AM
Very nice twilight colors and cool reflections on the ripples. Well done!
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 07/13/2006 10:32:20 AM
Really nice, way to go.
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 07/13/2006 08:13:55 AM
perfect. 10. now to coffee :-)
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 07/13/2006 05:52:20 AM
Awesome colors ! Very nice shot !
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 07/13/2006 05:01:10 AM
Lovely shot, and meets the challenge very well.
Such serenity in the water, only to be pierced by the sharp factory towers.
7
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 07/13/2006 03:29:15 AM
Fantastic.
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 07/12/2006 09:04:04 PM
Great color.
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 07/12/2006 08:24:44 PM
gorgeous colors! horizon looks a little crooked though
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 07/12/2006 05:19:49 PM
yeah, thats the scenery here, on the gulf coast. We can relate!!
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 07/12/2006 04:55:56 PM
Reshoot this one for the lines challenge! Nice colours and the reflection is fab too.
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 07/12/2006 02:05:52 PM
great colors
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 07/12/2006 03:08:37 AM
Good color composition!
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 07/12/2006 01:05:56 AM
the water is stunning it this. Nice!!
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 07/12/2006 12:25:44 AM
Wow.

Love the juxtaposition of the beautiful sky and the ugly chimney and pollution.

The deep colours of the foreground draw the eye into the image and the sihouette is very dramatic without being cliche.
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