Wanted to initially get this shot of a bridge here in town ... took my bike out and rode around the sea wall heading out to town. Sumbled across this marina that I've been to about a million times, though not usually at night. Really loved the reflection of the boats in the water ... good thing because the bridge happened to have most of it's lights off that night!
Post challenge: Yahoo! First ribbon! Thanks for all the great comments and votes. Never thought this would put me over the 7.0 hump
Photoshop:
Channel adjustment (to remove some of that yellow hue)
Level adjustment
Hue/Sat (to remove some red and blue tinges)
Neat Image (to remove the granularity from the sky)
Crop
(would have loved to burn the buildings in the back, really makes the shot stand out more .. but alas basic editing applies!)
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The sheer strenthg of this lovely image rests in the gradual blackness that approaches the foreground down to the very edge. A winner! Congratulations on your Yellow.
Totally agree but along with the contrast of the city lights on the other side... WoW. Congratulations!
The sheer strenthg of this lovely image rests in the gradual blackness that approaches the foreground down to the very edge. A winner! Congratulations on your Yellow.
[quote] (would have loved to burn the buildings in the back, really makes the shot stand out more .. but alas basic editing applies!)
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No no no! It's because the buildings and the boats share the same values and colours the picture is interersting. The buildings go very well with the boats.
This is one of those photos that looks terrific from a distance -with the interesting horizontal band of light and jagged verticals, but it also increases in interest as it is viewed more closely. A true gem for wall hanging.
I love it.
Of course I come across an image like this when I about used up my ribbon predictions! Now I have to go back and reassess the others cuz you have just raised the bar! Stunning, magnificent and yes, I predict a ribbon. 10
There have been a lot of shots of boats in this challenge and this is the first one to really give me any Wow factor. Nice job. Great graudation of blues to blacks. Only my 3rd 10 out of 260 reviewed. Should be a ribbon and if not, definitely a top 10 IMO.
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