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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Lake Poway, Poway Ca
Date: Oct 1, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 1098 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 3.9406
Avg (commenters): 4.2500
Avg (participants): 3.8911
Avg (non-participants): 4.1974
Views since voting: 674
Views during voting: 624
Votes: 471
Comments: 44
Favorites: 0

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 03/20/2009 11:56:05 PM
This actually had a lot of potential, but was poorly realized.

You might enjoy experimenting with really low ISO (like 100) and a really narrow aperture (like around f/16 or f/22) with a really slow shutter speed.

That will really enhance the smoothness and reflectiveness of the water as well as give a tiny bit of softness to the overall image.

A strong hand with the contrast and a 'glow' type filter would then create something quite pleasant.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:24:06 PM
Busy.
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 03/17/2009 04:16:52 PM
Nice capture.
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 03/17/2009 08:56:36 AM
I like the repetitive pattern of the boats.
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 03/17/2009 07:52:08 AM
The reflections are ok, but I spend most of my time looking at the weeds towards the bottom. Perhaps if they were cropped out?!?1
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 03/17/2009 04:44:41 AM
not a lot to hold my interest
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 03/16/2009 10:21:32 PM
Not sharp enough to score well, I fear... but I like the abstractness of it.


Not voting yet.
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 03/16/2009 08:27:45 PM
This seems quite out of focus to me, but I think the composition has potential.
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 03/16/2009 06:56:47 PM
I like that the boats are in the upper corner of the shot.
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 03/15/2009 11:20:00 PM
Needs to be a little sharper.
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 03/15/2009 09:09:43 PM
maybe a polarizer would help
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 03/15/2009 08:27:04 PM
Nice repetition with the boats, but seems flat...
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 03/15/2009 06:54:24 PM
Nice POV creating good perspective.
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 03/15/2009 03:00:41 PM
light is bit flat
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 03/15/2009 11:36:00 AM
good refelctions, and nice lines with created by the boats
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 03/15/2009 09:22:22 AM
I really like the top of this photo (although the boats could have been focused sharper). The bottom half with the weeds is distracting. It would have been better composed without the weeds and with more boats.
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 03/15/2009 08:33:23 AM
sorry , this does not appeal to me
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 03/15/2009 07:10:36 AM
well its supposed to be reflections and there are really some but... bit uninteresting okay bit much (sorry for that) :D

Im trying to find something on that pic... well maybe I will try harder later ;)

thx, brano
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 03/15/2009 07:10:30 AM
reflections are generally easier when the water isn't dirty (jokes)

the plant light ruins the reflections (if that is what you were going for) I like the lines you get with the boats (? if that is what they are) but the plant life isn't sharp
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 03/15/2009 06:53:07 AM
Good composition. Pity about the scattering of water plants in the foreground.
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 03/15/2009 04:45:11 AM
Nice reflection of the light and the blue boats.
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 03/15/2009 01:59:02 AM
Good idea. It needs a bit more color and detail to really stand out.
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 03/14/2009 11:42:54 PM
I like the line of boats, would like to see more of them. Photo looks a bit dark and dull.
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 03/14/2009 10:09:41 PM
I'm not really sure what the focus here is supposed to be... I guess the reflection of the boats (I assume those are boats) on the water? Its not very clear; I think a different angle would have been a better choice.
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 03/14/2009 03:37:28 PM
I like the blue of the boats. Would have liked more of them and less of the water.
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 03/14/2009 11:05:01 AM
Good idea but it needs something more.
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 03/14/2009 10:10:38 AM
The composition is good. The photo lack an overall punch, or interest.
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 03/14/2009 10:05:14 AM
personally (and I don't count) I would have cropped out the weeds in the front...it took me a minute to realize you were talking about the reflection of the boats...I was looking in/near the weeds...they do not add but distract
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 03/12/2009 08:12:19 PM
A bit borring - sorry
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 03/12/2009 05:35:21 PM
nice peaceful compostion
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 03/12/2009 02:32:07 PM
Lacks sharpness, the colors are rather bland as well is the composition.
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 03/12/2009 11:29:55 AM
Lacking in subject. Title says reflections and all I see is glare. A circular polarizer would have helped here to reduce glare. Needs some PP work.
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 03/11/2009 09:01:10 PM
Nice colors in water.
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 03/11/2009 07:53:47 PM
I like the composition and the strong diagonal lines created by the boats.
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 03/11/2009 06:22:36 PM
no main object
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 03/11/2009 02:46:24 PM
This has a unique painterly feel to it. I like the blue tones.
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 03/11/2009 12:16:03 PM
it's a little too soft and the light makes the image look flat
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 03/11/2009 11:47:43 AM
Good composition, but out of focus foreground doesn't work very well, I think.
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 03/11/2009 11:35:22 AM
I like the repetitive patterns
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 03/11/2009 08:43:13 AM
I like the composition but to me it needs more focus and coloring work.
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 03/11/2009 06:51:36 AM
might have been more interesting to focus on the plants rather than on the boats
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 03/11/2009 06:34:34 AM
The foreground looks out of focus, a wider apeture would have helped this, (unless this was your intention?) The boats make for an almost leading lines but we are to perpendicular to the natural line the rear of the boats make. The reflections the boats make in the water is very nice. Best of luck.
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 03/11/2009 04:42:58 AM
ahh looks like spring.
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 03/11/2009 03:27:31 AM
cool capture
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