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Glass Float - Old Treasure from the Sea
Glass Float - Old Treasure from the Sea
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Something Old II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Kodak CX7525
Location: Tillamook beach, Oregon coast
Date: Apr 14, 2006
Aperture: F/2.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/724
Galleries: Seascapes, History
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2006

 Just arrived at the beach and my husband found this old glass float. We hear they are a real treasure to find and local artists even put out replicas for the summer tourists to find. We would like to research this and find out more about these buoys that perhaps Japanese fishermen used to keep their fishing nets afloat. This was only minutes out of the sea when we found it, complete with barnacles and tiny little crabs attached to one side.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 402
Avg (all users): 6.1106
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.8462
Avg (non-participants): 6.3162
Views since voting: 4973
Views during voting: 309
Votes: 208
Comments: 12
Favorites: 5 (view)

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Kodak EasyShare Z612
 06/10/2006 10:34:05 PM
Beautiful! Love the mist over the sea in the background, as well. Very nice mood to this. Great color and fantastic find!
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/02/2006 08:31:39 PM
One of my favourites from this challenge. Also brings back pleasant memories of beachcombing in Australia, Britain, and China... They don't use glass floats very much anymore.

Message edited by author 2006-06-02 20:32:00.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF D 28-75 f/2.8
 04/25/2006 09:52:31 AM
WOW! Finally something really beautiful, not an old camera or an old barn. 10!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/24/2006 12:33:16 PM
Interesting
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 04/22/2006 08:06:42 PM
Very nice find. Well composed with the low angle. The background works well for it. Should do well with this in the challenge. Good luck! ;^)
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 04/21/2006 01:21:53 AM
great composition and color balance. excellent subject.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 04/20/2006 10:15:31 PM
What a lucky find!!!
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/20/2006 09:52:24 AM
Nice atmosphere. Cropped a little to tightly from the right, but otherwise good.
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Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 04/20/2006 07:37:58 AM
wonderful shot and subject
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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/20/2006 12:26:04 AM
Wow, awesome shot. Those glass floats are worth a fortune around here. Nice colors, contrast, and DOF. Good job. Top 40.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 04/19/2006 01:48:11 PM
Awesome shot. :)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/19/2006 12:07:52 PM
The float is too close to the edge of the frame I wanted to vote higher on this one.
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