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    Yes, I am probably pushing the boundaries of an acceptable landscape in this forum; however, this is a man made object in a natural world.

    When I shot this image - 3 vertical images stitched in PS - I was actually thinking "landscape" in the broad sense. As soon as I saw we were finally going to have a great sunset and that the lines in the sky would work with my image thoughts, I rushed to the bow and positioned myself to have the hatch as my foreground element, the anchor chains as my leading lines to the midground superstructure, and the amazing sunset as the background. Would you believe that 26 nights at sea only resulted in one amazing sunset!

    I have posted this here so that it would be critiqued; of course I might have posted it in the travel section but then it wouldn't be a learning experience for me; I might also have posted it in the ETL section.

    Camera: 5D2
    Capture date/time: 04 Jan 10; 9:03pm
    Light condition: mixed
    Lens: 16-35 f/2.8
    Focal length: 16mm
    Extender: 0
    Tube: none
    Flash/Comp: no;
    ISO: 200
    Exp Prog: Av
    Speed: 1/60 sec
    Aperture: f/2.8
    Exp Comp: 0
    Metering: Evaluative
    WB: Auto
    AF Drive: AI Servo
    Tripod: no
    Filter: None
    Crop: None

    Processed in LR 3 (beta) and then CS4 - plus Topaz Suite and Pixel Genius Sharpening.


    All C&Cs gratefully appreciated!
    Cheers, Jay

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    "Nature Interpreted" - Photography begins with your mind and eyes, and ends with an image representing your vision and your reality of the captured scene; photography exceeds the camera sensor's limitations. Capturing and Processing landscapes and seascapes allows me to express my vision and reality of Nature.

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    Well Jay, I'm sorry to have to tell you that I'm giving this a very limited critique...it's beautiful! Great sky,lighting and perspective. Glad to see you thinking about a foreground element and a leading line. I'm surprised you stitched 3 images but it apparantly worked. Nicely handled....

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    Hi Dave and thanks! The left and right images were to the edge of the superstructure and the middle image encompassed the whole structure so there was a good overlap for the stitch.
    Cheers, Jay

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    Hey Jay,
    Here the central placement works well as you offset the chain...so it doesn't seem too centered. Beautiful color and great job on the stitch and light....I really like the play of the lighter/warmer light to the cooler shade side! Very nicely done!

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    agree with Roman's take about the light and colours. creative thinking here Jay!! looks like you're still on the move hehe
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    I would take this one as a image to hang in a heartbeat! Colors, chain, you said it all. I love the left to right look with the colors Jay. Excellent choice for a comp.

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    I really like what you've done here, Jay, and all the thought you put into this capture.

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    Love this image. Great light, tack sharp, and gives you the feeling of being on the boat. The sttich seems to have worked perfect.

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    My first thought is WOW! Amazing image!

    I can see a stitch mark/line to the left of the white box, which also leads to the blown out highlights too. The horizon is slightly tilted, but I'm not sure if you did that on purpose to give the feeling that you're on a rocking boat or not. Curious either way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aiden Blake View Post
    My first thought is WOW! Amazing image!

    I can see a stitch mark/line to the left of the white box, which also leads to the blown out highlights too. The horizon is slightly tilted, but I'm not sure if you did that on purpose to give the feeling that you're on a rocking boat or not. Curious either way.
    Thanks for commenting and pointing out the not so obvious! You have now given me some homework!
    Cheers, Jay

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