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Sailing on Wings of Gold
Sailing on Wings of Gold
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus C-740UZ
Location: Charleston Harbor, Charleston, SC
Date: Jul 19, 2006
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/650 sec
Galleries: Seascapes, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2006

 Took this while on vacation in Charleston. We were at The Battery at about 6 pm and we were taking pics of the lovely pink and yellow houses and I happened to turn around and see this. It wasn't actually taken with the challenge in mind - I just loved seeing the sailboats on the harbor. The bit of land behind the boats is Ft. Sumter. The original pic is a bit hazy and washed out, but I think I've managed to 'fix' it. I like it anyway!

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Statistics
Place: 133 out of 296
Avg (all users): 5.3665
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1770
Avg (non-participants): 5.6410
Views since voting: 871
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 191
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/03/2006 09:04:57 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

You certainly meet the challenge with the striking gold sail in the centre. The shot is technically sound, with nothing fundamentally wrong. There is a richness to this image that I enjoy. Others may feel that the foreground and background are too dark - I imagine this is a result of editing to get the sail just so. Unfortunately all the action in the image is in a band across the centre, and both foreground and background are pretty much dead space. The foreground in particular does not add to the image.

How to grow the vote: The composition should place more emphasis on the yachts (especially that gold sail) to really focus your audiences eye on the subject. I would have liked to have seen the yachts in the foreground (balanced accordign to the rule of thirds) with a bright blue sky in the background.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul

Message edited by author 2006-08-03 21:06:43.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/26/2006 08:31:47 AM
this is the second time I have come back to this one...the darks make the lights really pop out which is nice...is there a bit of processing here? going to bump this up
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 11:25:48 AM
Nice photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 01:13:25 AM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:1
Technical:1
Wow:0
Originality:1
Total Score:5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 12:38:54 AM
Great Job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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