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Good morning, sunshine
Good morning, sunshine
aliqui


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Bandon, Oregon
Date: Dec 29, 2009
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 8.0sec
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2010

Photoshop
Selected below the sky line and feathered
Topaz Adjust on one of the presets
Gradient on color burn on the sky for a couple passes
Selected the bottom part again and boosted the contrast
Smart sharpen
Selectively sharpened certain areas

Statistics
Place: 269 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.6420
Avg (commenters): 6.3571
Avg (participants): 5.6021
Avg (non-participants): 5.7885
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 391
Votes: 243
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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01/31/2010 06:24:24 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Great location for this shot, just cries out for long exposures and low ISOs and tons of dof...so in that respect you certainly nailed it. Composition is very pleasing for this land/seascape. Extra kudos for getting up early for the shot! And as a proud owner of that lens, I can appreciate its use here :-)

But...and there is always a but...as a fan and practitioner of very minimal editing, I find it a tad on the heavy side. I love the shot but would like to see it with less pp, or even sftc. The water looking silky is fine, but the sky and driftwood do draw my eye, as they just don't look right to me.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan
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01/29/2010 01:34:23 AM
I think the colors are great in this shot. Lots of visual interest. Nice job. I love the coast :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 01:23:12 AM
very colorful image, definitely over the top for me. 7
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01/27/2010 09:18:15 PM
Heavy processing but a beautiful scene. Well done!
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01/27/2010 08:19:09 AM
glorious scene - a bit oversaturated for my taste (especially in the driftwood)
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01/26/2010 03:10:10 PM
gute morgen indeed.
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01/25/2010 07:25:07 PM
A quite lovely seascape......7
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01/25/2010 02:42:40 PM
wow such colors going on here...nice long exposure
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01/24/2010 11:44:27 AM
Hmm.. Very nice photo, although it seems that the leading line is somewhat "ruined" by those buildings (so hard to get away from aren't they??).. Still, a good photograph.
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01/23/2010 02:57:17 PM
Nice detail and exposure.
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01/23/2010 11:24:22 AM
Very west coast looking..?California? No matter it is beautiful and I like it very much. That is one fine sky.
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01/23/2010 02:40:19 AM
nice punch and detail here
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01/22/2010 09:09:12 PM
Great light on the foreground. The blurred water works well. The sky though does not look natural, perhaps tweaked too much in post. 7
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01/22/2010 07:15:55 PM
A little bright in the upper left but very nice shot overall.
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01/22/2010 02:38:39 PM
Colours in the sky seems something wrong with? Comp works but seems a bit contrasty in the shadows as well as sea. I think maybe the colours have been worked a little to much here.
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01/22/2010 12:58:16 AM
what an awesome location
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