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10-APR-2004

Sand, gravel, and ore
by Billy Webb

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/60s f/16.0 at 25.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time10-Apr-2004 09:58:22
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length25 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 20-Apr-2004 17:52
Great attempt. I would reverse the clouds on the water. If you wanted the image to appear more realistic/natural, I would mess around with levels a bit as the lighting is throwing it off slightly othewise it has a surrealistic feel to it just as it is. I would also tilt it slightly CCW but thats just the way I like it. The three bridges create enough confusion witht the horizontal and the horozon is just slightly off but titling it would probably make it easier on the eye.
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Apr-2004 21:41
I have to agree with the others on the PS (perhaps dial it back a bit). Flats on the west side, Jacob's Field in the background, right? -Ed Hahn
Teapot 16-Apr-2004 07:55
Bit heavy on the PS Billy. For me it looks much too artificial, but then I'm a fan of using photoshop to enhance what you already have in a shot not alter it completely.
billy webb14-Apr-2004 19:19
I am learning to us P.S., the original water was just boring, brown, and scummy looking....
Guest 14-Apr-2004 13:18
Something about this picture really strikes me as strange, but I can't identify what it is. It may have something to do with the fact that it's hard to determine the proper scale. The "weeds" in the foreground seem to hint at something small, the horizontal row of things in the near side of the water being akin to parking lot barriers. However, a closer look reveals that the scale is really much larger. Take a look at the tree at lower right for example. That yellow thing near it first appeared to me to be a few inches across. Now, though, it appears to be more like a 55 gallon drum. The bridge is also obviously large and constructed for ships (barges?) to pass underneath.

Or maybe it's the cloned clouds in the water that are throwing me off. They're upside down. Or maybe I should say they're NOT upside down and should be. Studying the clouds (both in the water and the sky) I think this picture needs more work. There's quite a bit that needs to be cleaned up. I'd also try reversing the clouds on the water to see what that looks like. I'm curious, though, what was wrong with the original water? -- Victor