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STORMFRONT LAYERS
STORMFRONT LAYERS
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Challenge: Water III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Williamstown from Gem Pier, Melbourne Australia
Date: Apr 14, 2008
Aperture: F14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Black and White, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2008

 The Image: Taken from my favourite place Williamstown - a place of good and very bad memories. This was taken during the day with lots of people around so I was safe :)

The Edit: Grayscale, Duotone, Levels, USM, dodge and burn.

Prediction: 6.2345

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 207
Avg (all users): 6.8800
Avg (commenters): 8.4167
Avg (participants): 6.4531
Avg (non-participants): 7.1261
Views since voting: 3832
Views during voting: 328
Votes: 175
Comments: 28
Favorites: 6 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/07/2008 09:43:19 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
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 04/26/2008 01:59:32 PM
looks almost real!
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 04/25/2008 04:52:43 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, I love this shot. It is "anchored" (no pun intended) strongly in the lower right hand side with the smattering of boats on the left providing a neat contrast and adding balance. It does *feel* tilted to the right to me, though I don't think it is. I suspect it is more of an illusion created by the boats and the clouds.

I really like the bw conversion and how you have captured a lot of detail without making it busy.

It has a very dark ominous feeling. You can almost feel the storm blowing in. . .

Great work
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 04/21/2008 11:49:06 PM
fantastic photograph . love your dark and moody process and the excellent sky .. congrats on your 6th place and a great score .. :)
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 04/21/2008 11:03:55 PM
such depth. beautiful shot.
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 04/21/2008 10:30:42 AM
Maybe more good memories will crowd out that bad one! This certainly is beautiful. And I love it when a photo way surpasses what you expect, huh? Great job!

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 04/21/2008 07:13:23 AM
Enzo, I absolutely love this. Obviously your prediction was way off, and I'm glad, because this is a stunner :-)
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 04/21/2008 05:20:17 AM
Congrats on top ten. This shot is one of my favorites Enzo. Ciao :)
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 04/21/2008 03:07:23 AM
Congrats on the 6th, Enzo, well done and way above your prediction. Wouldn't want to be there when the storm breaks out

Message edited by author 2008-04-21 03:08:08.
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 04/21/2008 02:44:16 AM
Enzo - love the shot.

The masts are almost like as forest of naked trees with the storm clouds beyond.

Very nice PP
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 04/21/2008 01:31:22 AM
Agree absolutely with Steve. A dramatic and excellent image. Congrats on 6th place, Enzo.
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 04/21/2008 12:27:47 AM
Enzo,

You never disappoint my friend. You are an inspiration to this photag and this is another amazing example. Congrats on your placement even though I feel it should have been higher.

Steve
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2008 10:14:26 PM
Love the tones, a dramatic photo
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 04/20/2008 07:39:48 PM
the clouds are super 9
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 04/19/2008 02:43:01 PM
Nice tones in the water--I like the border, well done.
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 04/19/2008 05:56:45 AM
A great BW work. Sky is amazing and so the ligth. 9

Message edited by author 2008-04-21 05:19:31.
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 04/19/2008 02:59:22 AM
Stunning duotone here........
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 04/18/2008 11:05:12 PM
Wonderful sky! I like the processing you have done. Horizontal borders only work on a few shots and does on this one.
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 04/18/2008 10:51:57 PM
the tones and lighting in this are amazing! one of my faves in this challenge. the border works well, too. this would be a great print.
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 04/18/2008 03:36:45 PM
the b + w works fantastic! Very dramatik scenery. also like the border
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 04/17/2008 12:59:50 PM
love the drama. 10
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 04/17/2008 06:56:04 AM
This may be a water challenge, but your sky is awesome. I love how it lights up the water. Beautiful!
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 04/15/2008 08:07:05 PM
very well done, well executed b/w, and an image worth lingering over 10
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 04/14/2008 11:12:11 AM
Those are some ominous clouds! Great sky, and a good photo. For a water challenge, this does become a bit more about the sky than the water though... hmmm... 7.
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 04/14/2008 03:53:47 AM
Fantastic range of tones in this image. I love the clouds, but the rest of the image is gorgeous as well. I also dig how this looks like a print made with the platnum process...i wish I could capture and post process this well.--10
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 04/14/2008 01:43:54 AM
amazing use of tone and contrast. 9
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 04/14/2008 01:10:22 AM
looks like an opening to the movie "A Perfect Storm"
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 04/14/2008 01:02:04 AM
Film look like very dramatic shot.
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