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50 degrees of Whitewater
50 degrees of Whitewater
madcrabber


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Harsh Environments II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Cedar River, WA
Date: Mar 15, 2008
Aperture: f4
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/500sec
Galleries: Performance, Action
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2008

 crop, resize, burn in some light spots in the foliage at the top of the image on the far bank of the river,saturation, exposure, flatten, USM.

This was taken hand held with 1.4x extender on lens and image stabilization switched to on position. It was a overcast and drizzly day. I was located under a bridge on the river shooting upstream into the faces of the kayakers. The air temperature was in the 40's at race time and water temp is in low 50's all winter long.

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 129
Avg (all users): 6.0056
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 5.5294
Avg (non-participants): 6.1984
Views since voting: 1029
Views during voting: 288
Votes: 177
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/22/2008 08:44:17 PM
Great action capture. I know from experience just how harsh this can be. Nice composition.
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 03/19/2008 10:18:28 AM
This is a great action shot and I get the harsh enviornment part
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 03/18/2008 09:08:59 PM
Great capture
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 03/18/2008 12:07:21 AM
It is harsh but it looks like fun,good action shot.
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 03/17/2008 11:32:35 PM
This wouldn't by any chance be the Tohickon Creek release? Very well done 10.
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 03/17/2008 11:03:27 PM
nice colors, comp, and focus, great example of a harsh env, 8.
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 03/17/2008 08:57:30 PM
nice and clear, wonderful capture of the subject
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 03/17/2008 07:52:54 AM
I guess they're worried because it was a three-man canoe, and they've lost the front man. ;-)
Pretty good action shot, really.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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