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MargaretNet


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Challenge: Rule of Thirds in Blue (Basic Editing)
Collection: Waterscapes
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Clifton Springs, Australia
Date: Jul 16, 2011
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 113s
Galleries: Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jul 16, 2011

 Experimental PP. Not quite sure about this much blue and color saturation. Very interested how this scores. Almost 2 minute exposure with ND400, ND8 and CPL stacked together to capture cloud movement.

Since everyone seems to have a different interpretation of this challenge I am not expecting much and probably lots of DNMCs as there is no bluebird in it ;) (just some black birds and they are not exactly in the ROT "area" :)

[Jul. 23rd, 2011 03:01:25 AM]

6.85 at 100. Amazing! It was sub 6 for a while. 1 2s, 0 3s, 4 4s, 8 10s

[Jul. 26th, 2011 05:18:57 PM]

7.0067 at 150 - I doubt it will stay at 7+

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Thanks everyone for comments, especially from Aussies! I am pleased this image did well regardless of the conflicting views on ROT.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 124
Avg (all users): 6.9939
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.5686
Avg (non-participants): 7.1875
Views since voting: 4498
Views during voting: 282
Votes: 163
Comments: 28
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 01/13/2012 02:16:56 PM
LOVE THIS AS WELL XOX
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 07/28/2011 10:48:31 PM
Been gone, just saw this... Congratulations!! Again and again .. You've got the midas eye! everything you see turns to gold, oh errr Blue!
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 07/28/2011 09:26:38 PM

B E A U T I F U L

LOVE IT from shez
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 07/28/2011 08:01:10 PM
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Just saw the birds, always an added bonus. Congrats.


the birds give it depth, don't they?- perspective.
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 07/28/2011 04:39:41 AM
Wonderful Margaret, you certainly go to the right places with your talent.
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 07/28/2011 03:21:30 AM
Originally posted by TheDruid:
I gave this five, not even rule of thirds.


I don't understand why you would think that. Just plain wrong.

Just looked at your entry and don't see any difference in how you composed your own. So we share a similar view of how ROT composition might be set up...
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 07/27/2011 09:59:34 PM
The birds are a delightful surprise!
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 07/27/2011 09:51:57 PM
Originally posted by TheDruid:
I gave this five, not even rule of thirds.


Definitely disagree. Horizon is on a proper third, as it should be for a seascape. The initial posts are on intersecting thirds. There is a second horizon in the sky on another third. Beautiful ocean tones presented in thirds...a pair of triangles created by the horizon and posts ( right and left frame), and a center triangle created by the vanishing posts. Forget all of those thirds, check out the birds.

Message edited by author 2011-07-27 21:52:37.
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 07/27/2011 09:45:53 PM
Just saw the birds, always an added bonus. Congrats.
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 07/27/2011 09:10:17 PM
I gave this five, not even rule of thirds.
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 07/27/2011 08:20:27 PM
blue on blue. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 07/27/2011 10:59:02 AM
Totally wonderful, Margaret! Including the fact that this got the blue!

Congrats!
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 07/27/2011 08:06:10 AM
Congratulations.
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 07/27/2011 03:41:29 AM
Congratulations. A beautiful and powerful image
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 07/27/2011 03:19:42 AM
Well, Well, it is very similar to your other image I liked so much and it really packs a punch with so much blue .. I am really enjoying seeing your body of work especially because you haven't been here all that long and you are getting ribbons galore. Now I really can't wait to see what you bring back from your balloon expedition and I expect great things - I really doubt that you will let something such as fear of heights stop you because you have found your ... sweet spot :) Loving it .. you go girl!
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 07/27/2011 02:53:37 AM
Congratulations Margaret. Nice going. Gosh those birds must have sat still for you!
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 07/27/2011 01:49:03 AM
Well there you go. You've really figured out the DPC style, Margaret. Congrats on the blue in the blue with the blue.
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 07/27/2011 01:25:39 AM
Congratulations on the Blue !
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 07/27/2011 01:10:06 AM
Hey Margaret, congrats. This received one of my highest votes, so nice to see it was yours and nice to see it win.
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 07/27/2011 12:51:54 AM
Well done magaret, great stuff, congrats.
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 07/27/2011 12:37:12 AM
Congrats again on another ribbon Margaret, well deserved.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/26/2011 10:03:43 PM
Whoaaaaaa. 10.
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 07/25/2011 01:22:12 PM
Great long exposure and nails the theme.
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 07/21/2011 10:45:21 PM
This is stunning, but it might be stronger if you had decided to crop out most of that sky. All of the power here is in that beautiful composition of the pier.
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 07/20/2011 11:13:22 AM
Interesting. This image looked really purple on my horrible work monitor. You'll be glad I didn't vote at work!
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 07/20/2011 10:52:44 AM
Would've been better if it wasn't in the middle.
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 07/20/2011 09:09:13 AM
Great use of a slow shutter speed.
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 07/20/2011 08:41:54 AM
I remember a similar image in another challenge. I like this one too. :)
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