Well, almost midnight. It was taken at approximately 11:30 pm. The only editing done was Auto Levels and I desaturated the colours by -50 because it was very orange. The white lights on the horizon visible just underneath the pier are chokka boats. They catch squid and some evenings they all lie inside the bay close to shore because of the weather. when this happens you just see this lit horizon on the water because there's so many of them.
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The composition of this photo is excellent, and the exposure also creates a nice sense of sound and motion for me. I think you did an excellent job with this image, and it appears that the voters feel the same way :)
As I was reading your information about post processing, I may be able to offer you some assistance in 'perfecting' this photograph. It seems that the orange glow of the light wasn't your preference, so learning to shift the white balance may be useful to you. If you are shooting in raw mode, you can shift the camera white balance after the shot during the raw conversion process. If not, you can use the levels dialog box in photoshop to select a poing within the image that is supposed to be 'white' and it will do some color correction for you. This option doesn't always work out well, but it can in a lot of cases. Your third option is to make it a black and white :) My personal preference in photography is black and white. If I create a photo where the color is not playing a key role, it ends up as a black and white anyway :)
This is an amazing shot. What a wonderful mood you've captured here. I love the cross at the end of the jetti. This would also have done well in Holy Places. I give it a 10.
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