This is a shot of my wife that I took while we were out shoting for the beach challange. I know there is some sensor dust showing but since this is basic editing I guess they have to remain.
shot in raw, adjusted wb,croped, straightened, levels, hue/sat, usm, resized.
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Place: 183 out of 326 Avg (all users): 5.2145 Avg (commenters): 6.4444 Avg (participants): 4.9010 Avg (non-participants): 5.3830 Views since voting: 1090 Views during voting: 428 Votes: 289 Comments: 10 Favorites: 0
Great job! A pretty silhoutte shot, with absolutely STUNNING colors. The sky is serene, and the water has movement. However, a water shot, or even a shoreline shot, does not always mean 'beach' in my opinion. Since this is in black, I will imagine that it's taken on a 'beach', and score giving you the benefit of the doubt. Raising original score from a 4 to an 8, mostly because the color is extraordinary.
I'll bet that this image presents itself 100% as you intended. This image deserves to place well and if it doesn’t, it won’t be from any technical shortcomings of the image, just personal preference of the voters.