Thanks to all of you for your generous votes and kind comments on my picture. It is such a thrill to win this Blue Ribbon. Who would have ever thought that a middle aged woman whose favorite activity besides taking pictures is knitting(NOT very extreme) - would get a blue ribbon for a challenge about extreme action!
Editing: Crop, levels, saturation, select shadow on face - lighten shadows; select lightest area of large wave on lower right - darken highlights by 1; resize, unsharp mask, burn highlights on boat and arm, save for web.
We went to Salida on Saturday the 9th. It is one of our favorite places to go. While walking by the river some kayakers were practicing - it was a good photo opportunity for Extreme Action. This guy must have been freezing. It was kind of chilly out and he was in that cold river with bare arms. The other kayakers had sort of wet suits on that covered them up.
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Place: 1 out of 132 Avg (all users): 7.3295 Avg (commenters): 8.4444 Avg (participants): 7.0617 Avg (non-participants): 7.4500 Views since voting: 9647 Views during voting: 471 Votes: 261 Comments: 45 Favorites: 7 (view)
I said this same thing to the others in the top three, because it is totally true:
Yours was one of seven shots I voted high on and said I wouldn't have any regret being beaten by... there were a number of others I was beat by as well...lol... but yours I didn't mind! :")
Plus, whitewater is just below photography on my favorite things to do list!
Enjoy your glory... you deserve it!
I knew this one would win!! I picked it the minute I saw it! I'm glad everyone else saw it too! Congratulations on your well-deserved first blue ribbon!!!
Thank you all so much for your comments. I still feel in shock! All this week I've been watching my score with such disbelief that it was over 7. Thank you all, again.
Wow, this is a fantastic shot..I like the feeling of "extreme action", the use of primary colors and the positioning of the subject...it all works, and it works beautifully.
Wet and Wild
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