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Shoreline
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Deep DOF II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Alameda, CA
Date: Sep 18, 2009
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 800
Shutter: 8 Seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Sep 21, 2009

Shoreline near the former Alameda Naval Air Station. In the distance are ships from the Ready Reserve Force and USS Hornet.

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 151
Avg (all users): 5.4197
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3500
Avg (non-participants): 5.4511
Views since voting: 685
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 193
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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10/06/2009 03:26:39 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

I like the choice of subject and the composition of this image for the Deep DOF challenge. You have certainly met the challenge.

However, I do find that the image is lacking a certain something when it comes to the exposure. Looking at your camera settings, I think I may have been tempted to reduce the ISO down to 100. As far as I can tell with an 8 second exposure you are probably using a tripod, so if you had tried the ISO at 100, I believe you may have reduced the digital noise that is prevalent in the foreground of the image.

I do think if you had adjusted the contrast in post processing that you may have overcome some of the noise issue.

Overall I thought this was a good choice of subject for this challenge, the depth of field is great, but the exposure and post processing let this one down. Definitely it did not realise it's full potential.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/27/2009 12:05:29 AM
Those blues and greens look almost unnatural and they contrast well with the oranges of the sky.
09/26/2009 05:18:03 AM
great color combination, however the color noise is quite obvious in the foreground rocks.
09/25/2009 09:07:52 AM
Another good subject poorly exposed. Sorry.
09/25/2009 05:46:07 AM
Very interesting composition with the clear colour/feel split down the diagonal of the photo. Also excellent DOF. A little noisy on the right but still an 8.
09/24/2009 04:48:34 PM
There we go!! I was just commenting on another shot with wonderful background but boring foreground, saying have something a little more interesting in the shot, and then I switched to this one! You found something much more interesting! nicely done -8-
09/24/2009 12:45:46 AM
Very grainy.
09/23/2009 01:08:27 AM
really interesting contrast of colours in your shot. It looks like you had something on your lens thoug.


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