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Doorway to the Other Side
Doorway to the Other Side
Ann


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Exit (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: San Diego
Date: Jan 20, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 22, 2007

 I couldn't decide whether to enter this in the Entrance or Exit challenge. I chose Exit because it had fewer entries. This is actually taken on the same afternoon as my Wildlife III entry, about 1/4 mile down the beach. Allex, my model from the B&W Portrait challenge, was my model again. It was an absolute blast to shoot. We got the "door" (plantation shutter, actually) from the Habitat for Humanity thrift store for $15, and hauled it to the tidepools in La Jolla. At sunset on the weekends, the area is usually overrun with wedding photographers, and this weekend was no exception. One pair of photogs was really entertained by us carrying the door down the cliff and setting up on the edge of the rocks. Sunset being what it is, we finished up at the same time as them, and started talking. They ended up buying the door from us for what we paid (I helped them tie it to the top of their Lexus), and offering us a free shoot the next time they're down at the tidepools.

Post processing: the usual stuff. Convert from raw, level the horizon, crop to remove a big nasty thing that was stuck to the lens, clone out loads of sensor spooge (ended up cleaning the sensor and lenses as soon as I finished, yuk!), curves, saturation, resize, neatimage, sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 142
Avg (all users): 6.0870
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.8772
Avg (non-participants): 6.1561
Views since voting: 1174
Views during voting: 344
Votes: 230
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
 02/25/2007 12:41:07 AM
Not a balanced shot at all 3
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 01/31/2007 02:22:46 PM
I predicted top five. What do I know ?/ I see you got some great comments below and it sounds like you had a extraordinary experience shooting this one.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 01/30/2007 01:35:17 PM
I think it is funny that there is a door frame of some kind near the beach. But this is a pretty foto and I like how you captured the wind with the use of the scarf.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/29/2007 03:22:51 PM
very imaginative, well done!
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 01/29/2007 01:04:24 PM
Don't get the link to the title, but love the shot nevertheless.
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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/27/2007 05:53:28 PM
Lovely. Extra credit for hauling a door with you! : ) Back to bump you up.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/27/2007 12:11:16 PM
Quite lovely! If anything, I might like to see a bit more of the water and sky to the right, but this works quite well as is, too.
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Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z
 01/26/2007 11:13:52 AM
The image is well in balance and has good shape
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 01/25/2007 08:13:06 PM
something is just off here and I can't put my finger on it...and no, I don't mean the random door on the beach :)
I think I want there to be more light on the shawl and less on her body, sice I can still see the details of her back...hmm, I'm torn.
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 01/25/2007 07:38:19 PM
Nice shot!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/25/2007 09:00:05 AM
This is an interesting photograph. I like it, not my favorite, but I like it. It's good
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/25/2007 08:26:38 AM
I Like
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/25/2007 03:51:39 AM
One of my favorites in this challenge, great use of a sunset to get a very biblical feeling shot. great concept and composition aswell
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 01/24/2007 07:35:54 PM
Creative, I like it
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 01/24/2007 05:38:34 PM
Very nice idea.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 01/24/2007 04:33:19 PM
I really love the feeling this gives me. My favorite.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 01/24/2007 01:30:44 PM
Nice image but your title indicates entrance.
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Olympus E-400
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 01/24/2007 04:28:08 AM
Love the idea: but a side-ways on might have been better...the silhouette is alienating for the viewer and such a large percentage of the image is in darkness... even a 3/4 on shot to give some more light to the subject would have added drama. That scarf could have been given more life streaming out behind the subject: less of a flat image by going from a different angle.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 01/24/2007 12:18:04 AM
neato! great imagination on this! 8
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