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Pier
mbrutus2009


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Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Lake Wales
Date: Oct 26, 2011
Aperture: 22.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2012

 Wow..... What a morning... I woke up for sunrise to take photos at a few places. I found a dock to go on that had a hut on it which had the sun coming up right in the middle of it... I will put photos up soon...

Here is where it gets interesting.

I walked onto the dock and an older man was sitting on one of the benches that was near the beginning of the dock. I passed him and said good morning and started shooting. I heard him walk up behind me so I turned around. He came up to introduce himself and asked what the photos were for. I told him about DPC and how I want to be a photographer. He introduced himself as Sargent something. I could not repeat it because the name was of a foreign background. It started with a "G" though. At this point I forgot that I even was taking photos and listened to the man. He was a soldier in the Vietnam War and he wakes up almost every morning and comes to watch the sunrise on the same bench. Has been doing it for years.

I was in awe of everything he was saying. He was almost 85 years old!!

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Avg (all users): 5.4719
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.4118
Avg (non-participants): 5.7273
Views since voting: 282
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Votes: 231
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2012 01:05:34 PM
X marks the spot. Looks like a glorious day for taking pictures.


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 02/20/2012 07:15:14 AM
(Participant so not voting.)

Don't care much for the frame. What really should have been fixed is the horizon that is not well, horizontal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2012 01:53:50 PM
Great job with the silhouette and the muted colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/17/2012 10:07:36 PM
Nice silhouette and reflections / sky. Not sure if you're trying to communicate a message, or simply show a nice scene.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/13/2012 10:43:30 AM
Simple but nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/13/2012 01:02:20 AM
Nice catch of the sparklies under the pier. They might be fairies, you know.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/11/2012 06:27:51 PM
I like how the pattern fills the frame.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2012 08:48:41 AM
awesome colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2012 01:11:28 AM
Lovely.


(just commenting on a great image... not voting)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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