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Bad smells on the beach...
Bad smells on the beach...
RiderGal


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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S60
Location: Siesta Key, FL
Date: Mar 24, 2005
Aperture: f 3.2
ISO: 400?
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2005

 Spring break in Florida unfortunately was marred by the presence of "Red Tide" a type of algae that kills the fish, which all wash up on the beach, and also causes cold like symptoms, especially coughing for those visiting. My 5 friends and I tried to make the best of our situation, after traveling down from Ithaca, NY.

We enjoyed actually SEEING sunlight, but at times the stench on the beach was horrible! Here you can see my friend Sandra trying to keep her nose covered. I was brave, as you can see in the reflection. Also in the reflection is my friend Dan.

I took this photo for fun, and just really liked the way it turned out. I realize that the sand behind Sandra is somewhat washed out... hard to see the LCD when you are in the sun! Also the sand is almost pure white!

Anyway... hope you enjoy this :-) If nothing else... hope you get a laugh :-).

-T

P.S. did a tad bit of color correction, of course resizing, and tried to burn in a bit of the sand.

Statistics
Place: 413 out of 507
Avg (all users): 4.9710
Avg (commenters): 5.6364
Avg (participants): 4.9251
Avg (non-participants): 5.1296
Views since voting: 968
Views during voting: 354
Votes: 241
Comments: 11
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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 04/25/2005 09:52:39 PM
Very creative. Since the background is so overly exposed, I would have cropped it into a vertical. Good work.
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/25/2005 07:49:06 PM
interesting image, more interesting title. love the reflection, but not too keen on the overall composition. hope this does well for you. good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/25/2005 12:51:35 PM
The reflection looks great :)
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 04/24/2005 01:40:27 AM
odd image. I gave you a 5 because technically it is okay, but the subject is just plain weird
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 04/22/2005 08:56:42 PM
Good reflection. Clear photo.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/21/2005 10:55:43 PM
The reflection on the sunglass kinda distracts the eyes (damn it also atracts me LoL). Also the sand is overexposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/21/2005 09:57:32 PM
love the reflection!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2005 04:05:01 AM
Fun image. I think I would have cropped in as closely on the left, to balance the edge of frame on the right (so lose a bit of the elbow, basically) to make it look more deliberate and even. Keeping the sand is understandable, but you've got all the information about 'beach' in those reflections in the shades.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
 04/20/2005 08:29:47 AM
bad smells?
Pentax K10D
Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax
 04/20/2005 06:44:59 AM
someone's really afraid of getting skin cancer from too much exposure
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/19/2005 03:28:17 AM
Interesting way to do a self portrait
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