Knowing this won't score well against all the sterile studio setup shots DPC is so into liking, this is a shot I really like for it's simplicity and mood.
This is a no edit shot, with the only changes to the original being done in the conversion from RAW, then a minor crop to not have her centered.
Shot hand-held at 500mm focal length.
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Place: 156 out of 324 Avg (all users): 5.4745 Avg (commenters): 8.2500 Avg (participants): 5.2530 Avg (non-participants): 5.6372 Views since voting: 968 Views during voting: 334 Votes: 196 Comments: 10 Favorites: 1 (view)
Underated......That photos like this receive mediocre score is IMO what's wrong with DPC. Great comp but more importantly it seems to make a connection with this viewer anyway. Anyone who's haunted the beach until dusk will relate to this on some level. To me its like knowing that the summer's going to end as does the day and trying to squeeze out a little more fun, one more wave, one more beach volleyball game, one more dip in the ocean, before the long winter ahead. Bittersweet or maybe I'm just crazy, but that's what I see. Great image. Dex
I was born on the wrong coast......
Thanks Dex.
Nice to know someone "got it" and I appreciate the fav.
A lot would change around these parts if we all had time to sit and think of the story behind a picture and perhaps put one's self into the scene, imagining what it would be like to have been standing there when the shutter was clicked. Images are deeper than a 3 second glance.
Underated......That photos like this receive mediocre score is IMO what's wrong with DPC. Great comp but more importantly it seems to make a connection with this viewer anyway. Anyone who's haunted the beach until dusk will relate to this on some level. To me its like knowing that the summer's going to end as does the day and trying to squeeze out a little more fun, one more wave, one more beach volleyball game, one more dip in the ocean, before the long winter ahead. Bittersweet or maybe I'm just crazy, but that's what I see. Great image. Dex
A photo I can get involved with on a far deeper level than anything on the front page. Missed it during voting, unfortunately.
Also, as unfortunate, is the fact that while it shows shallow DOF on a relative scale, it doesn't hit you over the head with it. Although I think you knew that.
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