Took this while in the Gold Coast Queensland for our church's National Conference. Got up early and got some great shots. I chose this one for the sheer terror of those waves. This was an early morning swimmer bracing herself for the cold water swim.
EDIT: Levels, USM and Noise Reduction...just basic stuff
PREDICTION: Not sure...could be a high 5 or low 6
POST: Happy with this. The more I looked at it the more I personally liked this and hoped it did better. The waves are enormous.
It was actually a warm morning and the water temperature was really nice. But I used some colour adjustment to make it look freezing cold.
Thanks for the votes and comments.
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You began with a very nice image, and enhanced it to a different level and you were well rewarded for your efforts. Congratulations on your very nice placement.
With a score of 6.61 and placement of 23rd out of 374, I'm not sure what I can tell you to 'improve' this image, so I'm not even going to try.
But you have an excellent track record at DPC, and if you are not already a member of the Critique Club, well, it is people of your expertise who would really help this feature of DPC.