Got up at 5AM to get this shot :P was originally going their to get my entry for free study, but this just stood out as perfect for this challenge. Shot was taken a bit after sunrise once the light hit properly. I tried to get the guy behind to move, but he didn't speak english, so no success there. Also, there was a shadow of a building behind me making an ugly line halfway down the boat, so i had to get a very frontal angle to make it unseen (though you can see it on the sand). Shot was taken at the 18mm end of the kit lens, and I'm surprised just how "wide angle" it really is, i was almost under the tip of the boat when i took the photo lol. Oh, and gotta love polarising filters... otherwise would have needed advanced editing rules to get that beautiful gradient
PP
- raw conversion w/slight white balance shift for yellowiness
- NN
- levels, curves, HSL
- HSL yellow sat for more yellow hue
- dpc resize and sharpen
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Since i can't figure out how to edit my initial comments, i'd really like to say thanks to everyone who gave me a vote, and it's my best finish by far, and i'm very happy :)
initially i wanted to remove the guy and other distracting elements, but in a way i guess its lucky it was a basic editing challenge, and now i know that the dude might be something to keep for a final version.
Now that is a cool boat. Its hard to tell the perspective and the size from the piicture. It looks huge but I am guessing much smaller than I think. Either way, I like this shot. Good job. Bumping up.
Great leading lines. A bit abstract, but ok. Something just feels a bit off on this one though. I wonder if a yellower cast to the boat (?) would complement the blue sky better. You could get that through post processing or just late evening sun.
Its very interesting object and nice picture but it misses some real point of interest. Maybe i would try it at another weather with some dramatic stormy sky.
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