Got an insane workmate to get up (actually stay up) until 4am to stand, in the freezing cold on the fishing platform at the Teignmouth docks.
It was a 5 second exposure, and we were both shivering from the cold. He did a real good job standing still =)
A minor crop, noise reduction, B&W/levels and a little sharpening. It just had to be sepia, the photo was taken under sodium lamps giving everything an evil orange cast. A green/blue biased B&W conversion brought out all the fantastic texture in the dock boards.
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While I usually prefer faces, this back still works for me - captures the feeling. Consider moving the person even a little more to the right of the frame. Nicely done.
This is an evoking and masterful capturing of that true blue feeling of traveling the night through or, as in the case here, just getting a real early start. The black and white and over all composition is amazing. 9
I like it a lot. His leg shouldn't be up though, and he should look more sailoresque. But hell, you probably didn't want to spend a whole lot of time on the shot - it's too much work to find a damned sailor outfit. I relaly like it. If I were a sailor this would be nostalgia. EIGHT because I'm real nice
this perfectly captures the spirit of the challenge. i think the processing is the only thing that will hold it down in the scoring. it looks a little flat, like it could use a bit more contrast. a bit of a black border could set it off, as well.
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