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Waiting For The Ride Not Taken
Waiting For The Ride Not Taken
dwedeking


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Signature Style (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Nikon
Location: Carlsbad Beach, CA
Date: Jan 9, 2010
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000s
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2010

I always try to grab a shot of something that people, in their busy lives, tend to overlook. Some little peak into a location that makes you just want to sit and think.

Statistics
Place: 181 out of 193
Avg (all users): 4.3991
Avg (commenters): 4.1667
Avg (participants): 4.2105
Avg (non-participants): 4.5036
Views since voting: 507
Views during voting: 343
Votes: 213
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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01/24/2010 03:27:58 PM
Good day! You're the recipient of a "critique club" critique! So feel free to take this with a grain of salt :D

First Impression: I like the emptiness and the feeling of abandonment, but the shot seems a tad light.

Composition: I like the composition, I might have cropped out a little of the sand in the foreground, since it's not as interesting as the waves, but that's a very minor point. However, I do agree with the commentors -- the leg on the side is very distracting. If you wanted to get the sense of someone walking in the picture, I think you would have needed a little more of the person. It would have been better to crop it out, however.

Subject: Interesting subject, I liked the little bit of red on it.

Technical: As I mentioned, it seems light to me--I think it would have benefited by some increased contrast by playing with curves or levels. The shallow depth of field works for the waves -- I like the softness, but the blur of the sand in the foreground doesn't add much to the picture, I might have cropped that in a tad.

Final thoughts: Fun shot, nice softness, good choice of subject matter. Some adjustments in the contrast/cropping might strengthen it. Very evocative title!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/19/2010 07:03:58 AM
The leg is a bit distracting for me
01/16/2010 10:36:39 PM
not sure who's this is...but IMO I think I would have cropped this tighter at least gotten the foot out on the left side...and IMO a gradient would have done wonders for this as the sun is sooooo very, very bright
01/15/2010 08:43:22 PM
Couldn't you crop the person on the left edge?
A bit of extra contrast would also help...
01/13/2010 09:47:59 AM
I think this would be a nice picture if it weren't for that leg over there on the left side.
01/13/2010 02:06:04 AM
The leg in the left makes the composition weird.
01/13/2010 12:10:23 AM
A nice photo, don't like that the person on the left is cut off, maybe some more contrast would be good. If this is precisely your signature, sorry, doesn't do much for me.


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