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Palm Oceans
Palm Oceans
scottswan


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Challenge: Sea (not land) (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Date: Jul 3, 2007
Aperture: 14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Water, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jul 3, 2007

 I figured this challenge would be perfect for me because my favorite place to take pictures is the beach. I took this picture from a place called Heisler Park is Laguna Beach, California, which also happens to be my favorite place to take pictures. I had to climb a slight hill and through some shrubs to get the angle I wanted. As far as post processing is concerned, I did some minor hue/saturation and brightness/contrast corrections everything else is just as I saw it.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2007 02:40:00 AM
I don't like the centered composition here. Both in the tree being in the center and the horizon being centered. 5
 07/06/2007 11:25:10 AM
Not sure that the palm tree adds to the photo here... Or perhaps have it more to the right as something to frame the shot.
 07/06/2007 10:51:10 AM
I always hesitate making comments about framing because I don't know what was on either side of the subject but having the palm dead center in the shot is a killer to me. I'm a pretty avid believer in the rule of thirds. Also, if you had one handy, a polarizer (or good polarized sun glasses for a point and shoot) would have made the sky and sea much richer. Still, it's a nice shot.
 07/05/2007 09:52:27 PM
Blown out.
 07/05/2007 07:09:45 PM
The tree seems a little soft
 07/05/2007 04:51:51 PM
The light is very nice, but the palm tree is dead center and really stops the eye dead in its tracks. Placing the tree towards the side would help make the photo more dynamic, and it would also give you more room for that great shoreline to the left.
 07/04/2007 11:35:18 PM
Picture was a little hazy for my taste.
 07/04/2007 10:58:08 AM
a bit over exposed or something. so hazy... bad composition.
 07/04/2007 04:45:13 AM
another snap shot... next time try framing the tree to the side
 07/04/2007 02:28:03 AM
Sorry, but the sea seems to be incidental to this shot. It forms a nice background for the palm tree.
 07/04/2007 12:35:50 AM
Should the sea not be the main focus of this challenge?


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