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Fisherman at Dawn
Fisherman at Dawn
Jaker


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Challenge: Missed Focus (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Port Aransas TX
Date: Sep 19, 2009
Aperture: 5.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 5.0
Galleries: Seascapes, Blur
Date Uploaded: Sep 20, 2009

 Long time no see DPC!

This fisherman wandered into my experiment, but I liked the results. Thought it would work for this challenge. I'm amazed you can tell what he is at all after 5 seconds. lol

Simple editing. Raw conversion, hue and sat, cloned out the awful amount of sensor dust I have picked up, rotate, crop, resize, add border. That's it.

Originally submitted the full color, but I liked this partially desaturated version better.

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 122
Avg (all users): 5.5462
Avg (commenters): 6.5833
Avg (participants): 5.1455
Avg (non-participants): 5.8400
Views since voting: 798
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 130
Comments: 12
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/27/2009 10:26:44 AM
Nicely understated, very soothing to look at.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/26/2009 10:54:40 AM
so little here not sure if focus even matters. wish lights and darks were a little better treated. But a good entry non-the-less. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/25/2009 07:32:55 PM
Awesome capture! Love how clean this composition is. I also love the "flat" lighting, this one definately doesn't need to be over saturated, curve adjusted to the max....it works perfectly as is. 10 stars.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 09/24/2009 01:41:03 PM
Seems more soft focus than out of focus, but I think it fits. Looks like a quiet, enjoyable morning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/23/2009 05:37:39 PM
lovely picture , imo DMMC , but in another challenge would probably score better
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/22/2009 09:22:17 PM
This is just such a beautiful shot but it doesn't really strike me as being 'missed focus'.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-620
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 09/21/2009 10:41:48 PM
I like this picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/21/2009 08:21:53 PM
It may be a downside of SFW...but the fisherman looks like he is in focus and as far as I can tell...he is the main subject. I love the treatment of the water though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L
09/21/2009 05:19:03 PM
Very nice capture,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 09/21/2009 03:41:33 AM
very beautiful! well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/21/2009 12:34:42 AM
how is this missed focus?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/21/2009 12:28:45 AM
What a serene shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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