photo was taken at 4.05am and is an ocean feed baths in Sydney the swirling mist is the waves coming over the rocks and filling the pool
the pool is lit buy large flood lights all night long so you can swim at any time... the first swimmer of the morning showed up at 5am to do his laps
I had to get up at 3am to get to the beach in time for this shot
very basic editing
boosted the exposure and gamma a tiny amount
played with curves to bring out the colors
cropped with small rotation
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thanks for the ribbon for my 50th challenge :)
this shot was an outtake I took while I was waiting for the right light for the shot I planed but due to the heavy cloud that light never came
here is the scene I planed to catch
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Place: 2 out of 115 Avg (all users): 7.2946 Avg (commenters): 8.5185 Avg (participants): 7.0377 Avg (non-participants): 7.3375 Views since voting: 13316 Views during voting: 603 Votes: 370 Comments: 51 Favorites: 18 (view)
Hi Keith, I really love this image, and have now added it to my favorites..... I have just become a full member of DPC, and also realized that your camera is the same as mine, which took this super shot. I also have a Kodak DX6490, and only recently realized just how good a camera it is..... Once again, I just love this image, so thank-you.....
This shot, IMO, is vastly superior to the "planned" shot in every way. Were I voting on the one in your cooments, I'd give it 2 points lower. The cropping on this one is very tense & strange, the pool itself is otherwordly in a way that would not be possible if you showed it in its entirety and in context. Congrats on your red!
I agree. This is superior because of the tension bear identified. As a result, one cannot simply pass by; it demands some involvement from the viewer. Great image, Keith!
I'm sorry, but this doesn't deserve 2nd place, however, a spectacular-looking photograph, maybe 3rd place would be better and the photo in 3rd place could be 2nd :) SORRY!
Stunning photo! Isn't that a great little camera? I'm sorry I ever let mine go. Although I know someone else is enjoying it as much as I did (and I always highly recommend Kodak).
ay-carumba! congrats to you, but lucky for me you didn't get the shot you wanted ;-) my first thought on seeing your image was, "man, if that had just a little more depth to it, like if it was shot from about 3-6' higher..."
I so nearly went back the next morning with a ladder after i had edited this shot for just that reason :)
and your shot would still have killed mine
ay-carumba! congrats to you, but lucky for me you didn't get the shot you wanted ;-) my first thought on seeing your image was, "man, if that had just a little more depth to it, like if it was shot from about 3-6' higher..."
This shot, IMO, is vastly superior to the "planned" shot in every way. Were I voting on the one in your cooments, I'd give it 2 points lower. The cropping on this one is very tense & strange, the pool itself is otherwordly in a way that would not be possible if you showed it in its entirety and in context. Congrats on your red!
Pretty cool, not quite an 10 from me but as close as can be. I don´t know why exactly I don´t wanna give it a 10 but it just feels a bit wrong composition wise, a little bit to cramped for my taste, without having seen the rest of the scene I feel somehow like I would have liked a wider shot better. Still an awesome shot and like I said, gave it a 9 and I don´t give out many of those.
I still don't know what to think about this one. It has a strange "Restaurant at the End of the Universe" feel to it. The colours, composition and "smoky" water look great. So, 9 from me.
Yes!! not even the top ten.... this is the Award Wining photograph... and if not the top 3 others may not agree but i 100% gurantee. the composition, the work of art, the lighting, the simplicity, the colors, its all there..... and i gave you a 10+ because you make the other challengers look like fools
Dreaming of the Edge of the World
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