For those who were wondering --- Yes, this is an oil rig just a couple of miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, California. It's quite a sight!Check it out if you ever find yourself around here.. :)
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having worked on rigs myself, i must admit i find it hard to belive a rig that size is that close to the beach........! Tones are great though........ Well done!
Lovely, the only thing that I personally think spoils the picture are the darker corners on the top, it may be wanted and some may like it that way, but I would have found this image to be perfect if there had not been the darker edges...
Wow, I like the vignetting here but I wish that it extended across the bottom because right now it feels cramped in but like it has nothing to anchor the bottom, on top it has the ship but on the bottom it doesn't seem to be balanced, anyways this is a beautiful capture and I think the sepia tone works very well
This is a lovely image. The oil rig (if that's what it is...) in the background captures the viewer's attention solidly, I really had to look for the guy in the photo.
Good take on the challenge, with some interesting elements to support it and good composition. Overall the size of the elements in the DPC image causes them to lose something (not sharpness, something else), which for me makes it a bit more difficult to get into. The water highlights are nicely handled, though, as were the waves themselves (nice movement in the water while not being too blurred).
Cool, I like this a lot Waldo is not hidden but is certainly small enough not to dominate this wonderful image (yet still add something to the overall picture)
Like the B&W conversion and even the vignetting is growing on me - 7
Now that I see the little guy, he's obvious. Otherwise the oil thing in the background captures the attention.In the thumbnail, the vignette looks like the outline of a man's face, it's not so noticeable in the full size one though.
I think finding 'the waldo' part is giving the viewer a reasonable chance to find him on their own (hiding in plain sight) reducing someone to ant ant size and setting them on a mountain doesn't work.
Cool! I know for the challenge you had to cut the kite out, but it does detract from the shot outside of the challenge context. Nice color on the duotone; perhaps a but more contrast would be nice? great work with the dodge and burn.
Great shot. Love the composition and the slight vignetting. Also like how your attention is pulled away from Waldo which makes it a more interesting shot. Nice work.
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