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Sea Stacks
Sea Stacks
angkokweng


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Challenge: Geology (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix L4
Location: Batu Feringgi, Penang, Malaysia
Date: Jul 12, 2009
Aperture: F/4.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/229 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 12, 2009

 A sea stack is a pillar of rock found in the water close to a coastline. Sea stacks are common along many of the world's coastlines, and some have even become quite famous. Like other features found along shorelines, sea stacks are also in a constant state of flux, with new stacks emerging all the time while old ones disappear. Some sea stacks have been known to erode into very unusual and striking formations, making them popular subjects for photographers and painters. (//www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-sea-stack.htm)

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 08/04/2009 10:19:19 PM
Hi from the CC Club!

Looks like it was a cold day there!

First thing I noticed was your ISO, wow I never knew it could go down to 50.

It was a brave choice to go black and white with this shot, I think you could have gone with a longer shutter speed on this one for the creamy smooth like waves that is very popular right now. This would have contrasted nicely with the sharp jagged rocks.

Your rocks are interesting in their shapes, but I am not sure if it is the conversion to BW that has made the seem very over sharpened, there is a halo around the rocks from it. Playing around with different positions would have eliminated the ship and the branch. In post processing, if you use the selective colours and hue and saturation, then turn it into a BW, you will find that it brings out some amazing contrasts and details that get overlooked.

I am looking forward to seeing more of your work!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/21/2009 11:06:13 PM
Not sure tat Black and white works best for this, would have been interested to see a colour version. The blues and browns then could have contrasted well against each other
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 07/19/2009 06:14:41 PM
nice texture.
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 07/19/2009 07:57:27 AM
Interesting - converting this to B&W...I'd like to see the colour version
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 07/16/2009 10:41:51 PM
Great subject! Unfortunately that ship drove right through your picture and the tree branch snuck in. I know you couldn't omit them for the challenge, so I'll just look for a better shot next time!
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 07/16/2009 12:05:18 PM
Great b/w tones on those rocks.
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