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Waiting for the dog
Waiting for the dog
Melethia


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Challenge: Waiting II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Goleta Beach
Date: Mar 31, 2010
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2010

 So.... in the past two challenges, Orange and the Free Study, I really really did try to enter photographs I thought would, in general, please the voters. But the voters were not wow'd.

And they won't be thrilled with this one either, but at least I know that going in.

Some day my photography will improve! It will please you, the voter! Or not. :-) Definitely not this week. (And I do need to work on the really tiny apertures/focal distance thing so when I do odd wide like this, I can get clouds in focus.)

From a folder called "Midday beach". I spotted this poor lonely tennis ball on the way across the beach, shot it once or twice, then the tide came in as I was heading back and it was even more pathetic all wet and scraggly. I figured some dog got distracted and forgot all about the ball, and now it waits for the dog to come back...

Maybe the more abstractish version?



Nah, didn't think so. :-)

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 135
Avg (all users): 5.6585
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4528
Avg (non-participants): 5.7303
Views since voting: 1098
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 205
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/14/2010 12:18:15 PM
Love the sand and water ripples, I think if voters read the title they would have understood better. Meh what can you do? I hope you submit something to the Zen challenge too!
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/14/2010 03:34:12 AM
very good shot Deb! Love the reflected clouds, and the B&W (Is this the famed Silverefex? I want one!) ...it does not address the theme in an obvious way (say, without the title), I guess that's the explanation for the relatively low score.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 04/14/2010 12:45:47 AM
What? I thought Sam Beckett took this.
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 04/14/2010 12:23:34 AM
Killer image and a killer story line too :-) Now go get all Zenny on us willya?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 04/13/2010 05:01:29 PM
4th place. Great shot and idea.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
04/12/2010 02:52:15 PM
Nicely seen
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 04/11/2010 09:17:53 PM
I wish I knew what the "dog" meant in this context but I like the shot anyway. Looke like some primordial beach.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/10/2010 02:58:23 AM
So clear and sharp. Nice. But it's not "waiting"...
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Olympus C-770UZ
 04/09/2010 09:35:19 AM
The Black and White is effective. The subject combined with the title is fantastic. 8
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/08/2010 01:16:01 PM
I love this texture, it took me a moment to see the tennis ball though, I thought it was a rock at first. :)
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 04/08/2010 01:23:36 AM
Great composition.
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