Originally shot for the long exposure challenge, I realized I liked the shot a great deal but the slightly off balance horizon and the fact that I really wanted to adjust some of the settings took this shot out of contention. The 'star' from the lighthouse is not ideal, but I was using the wrong lens and only noticed the lens effects after loading the shot on the computer.
Editing Steps: Fixed horizon, adjusted selective colors, noise ninja, crop, resize for web, noise ninja, USM, curves to darken tree line a bit.
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I gave this an 8 during voting. I love it. The ripples in the water, the star effect (which says what I know about things, apparently- :) ), the detail of the rock and birds... just so beautiful. The saddest thing I think is this is a 14th place image with a 5.8 score. Oh well. This is a wonderful image.
My best shot from the Long Exposure challenge is going into the FS! Mostly because of sensor dust and not being able to get a straight horizon in the dark! If I figure out any secrets I will let you know :)
The bird in the light is a nice touch.
The shape of the lighthouse would suggest that this isn't in the UK - did other countries have Fisherman's Friend lozenges? The beam from the lighthouse reflecting on the water in such an understated way takes this from the mundane into something t=far more interesting. Nicely observed.
What's a friend - the light, the island (but at first I thought it was an alligator in the water), the birds? What - I'm not a fisherman. Ok, let's go with route - what's the 'Safety' item in this photo. Ahh - the fisherman MUST be in a boat so the light is helping to avoid running into the island when returning to port. Is that it?
Cool. Composition is good, lighting is good. Nice visual interest with the lighthouse and the birds on the rock. Too bad the lighthouse wasn't a bit brighter, but what are you gonna do in Basic.
I'm not sure if it's the low light or what but the sea kinda looks like milk! Nice idea, I like the perspective of being out on the water looking at the lighthouse.
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