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11/16/2010 02:49:39 PM |
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07/10/2010 11:20:26 PM |
I think this is a lovely idea, Deb, and I'm a sucker for silhouettes. But the amount of black probably hurt you, as well as the amount of blank sky.
If I were playing with it, I'd try cropping to just the boys on the left. |
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07/10/2010 02:54:40 PM |
| beautiful mellie... marvelously understated, misty easeful neutrals |
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07/09/2010 11:36:06 PM |
As requested, and with the "get more than a 6" thing in mind: I don't think the problem is that the image is too busy; it's that there's too much dead space. The interest here is definitely in the silhouettes, but a good third of the image is, for all practical purposes, pure black. Even just cropping out the bottom might have helped.
Ideally, you'd have been able to recompose from a different angle to (a) focus on the areas of interest without (b) pushing your photo to being nearly panoramic. Another option would have been to go HDR and use multiple exposures to keep detail in the foreground, although since this is clearly a dynamic scene, that was probably not a realistic option.
What it sounds like really drew you to submit this photo is its sentimental value to you. You can't expect that to resonate with voters in the same way it resonates with you.  Louis quoted someone who, in some context, said: "Murder your darlings." He wasn't talking about infanticide; he was talking about stripping away everything that has value only to you, and that a viewer won't see. In the case of this photo, that might have meant submitting something else entirely. That's not to say you have to go sterile, and I'm sure that many people can easily identify with a family day at the beach; but to the average viewer, the scene is as much about that (in silhouette) as it is about the one-third of the frame that's nothing but black.
ETA: I think you would have better off with either of these:
 
I like the second one the best because of the figure in it. It would have been even stronger if the figure weren't walking away--maybe viewed in profile, 3/4 view, or facing the camera.
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07/08/2010 03:11:07 PM |
Thanks for supporting my Narrate Your Photo idea. Your narrative has qualified you as a Purple Prose Nominee! Well Done! |
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07/08/2010 01:46:41 PM |
| Lovely relaxed picture and nice silhouettes - a bit more colour in the sky may have added more warmth to match the title, but it still looks a pretty relaxing place :- ) |
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07/08/2010 09:44:47 AM |
Great capture. I really like the silhouette of the dog and kids.
As to the voters, your guess is as good as mine. I wonder if more color in the sky would have helped -- one of those Kodachrome sunsets that we get in December and January?
P.S. You were lucky to get some sun at all -- seems like the marine layer has been parked over us for as long as I can remember. 8)
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07/08/2010 08:59:11 AM |
| Wow, People are crazy! I gave it an 8 and fav'd it while still in voting -- I think it's an absolutely wonderful shot! |
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07/08/2010 08:06:41 AM |
Way underrated Deb. This should have finished at least 100 places ahead of mine! It is a moment captured in time. You like it and it will be a nice memory for you. 'F...' the voters!
You will continue to make others smile with your wonderful images. |
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07/08/2010 07:37:48 AM |
| This is really a wonderful image, not sure why it didn't score higher, perhaps the speed voters? It's an image that is appreciate more and more the longer one looks at it. |
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07/08/2010 12:54:23 AM |
| Nothing shabby here. I feel the salt in the air. I am glad to witness this. |
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07/08/2010 12:46:49 AM |
| the warm contre-jour light creates a very nice mood in this image. Good stuff! |
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07/08/2010 12:42:23 AM |
| I don't know, I don't think you need to change anything. I really like it. There's so much activity going on and the silhouettes really pull it all together. It's still my fave out of all your choices. |
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07/08/2010 12:35:38 AM |
| Deb sorry this didn't do better. I think it is so much better than average. |
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07/03/2010 08:47:39 PM |
| the dog's 'smile' says it all |
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07/03/2010 06:32:28 PM |
| The color tone is very nice and good job with the silhouettes. |
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07/02/2010 10:44:53 PM |
| Ohmy! I LOVE this type of photography, and for me, the dog just adds perfection to the mood and feel of the photo. This is one of my favorites. |
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07/02/2010 12:40:16 PM |
| I like this. It has a timeless feeling, especially with the sun shining in from the upper right. |
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