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Photographer Doyle D. Chastain  Doyle D. Chastain {Karma:101119}
Project #33 Pictures of Famous Places Camera Model Nikon D50
Categories Architecture
Deep Blue
Film Format Digital RAW
Portfolio San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Lens Nikon  70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF
Uploaded 10/19/2006 Film / Memory Type Digital ISO 200
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 1412 Shutter 1/500
Favorites Aperture f/5.6
Critiques 69 Rating
6.18
/ 11 Ratings
Location City -  San Francisco
State -  CALIFORNIA
Country - United States   United States
About Had to post this one from my recent San Francisco Jaunt . . . Didn't get the water around it but I loved the shot and so . . . well . . . here it is.

Taken on 16th Sept. 2oo6 from Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf.

Purist alert - - - boring sky area has been replaced . . . not a cloud in the sky on the 16th. (Wouldn't ya' know)?

1/640sec
f/5.6
ISO 200
300 mm Digital
450 mm focal length in 35mm film.

Adjusted contrast, light and tone and warmed the image.
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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 12/18/2006
Thanks Jeanette! :)

Season's Best Wishes,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Jeanette Hägglund Jeanette Hägglund   {K:59855} 12/17/2006
great - marvelous view
jeanette

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 11/21/2006
Thanks very much Shahram! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Shahram Malek Shahram Malek   {K:-146} 11/21/2006
Very nice image.. I like it.

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 11/17/2006
Vea. . ¡. Poniendo el idioma, un traduce el botón es agregado!

Sinceramente,
Doyle <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 11/17/2006
Ah. Gracias tanto para el comentario agradable. ¡Yo lo aprecio! A propósito, si usted utiliza la gota abajo caja para el idioma encima del comentario, ayudará los otros a traducir su comentario para que sea entendido fácilmente.

Sinceramente,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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kike Calvo kike Calvo   {K:11291} 11/17/2006
Un trabajo espectacular Doyle.
Tiene un aire de tridimensionalidad fantástico.
Un saludo
kike

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 11/2/2006
Thanks Joggie . . . good eye and you're the first to point that out. I'll have to check my images for a more appropriate POV. :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 11/2/2006
Thanks very much Jani!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Joggie van Staden Joggie van Staden   {K:41700} 11/1/2006
Great pesrpective and detail on the building Doyle. The added sky appears beautiful when seen at first. After looking (and enjoying) the scenery a while the artificial nature jumps to the fore as one realise that the sun cannot come from behind the building to light up the front. Im sure if you look around youl finda great sky with the correct aspect of the sun that can do this scene justice. Great try, looking forward to the one with the perfect sky! Regards.
Joggie

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Jani Salvataggio   {K:27283} 10/31/2006
Amazing capture!!!
Bravo Doyle!!!

regards
Jani

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Liz Wallis Liz Wallis   {K:26133} 10/30/2006
:) LOL, well I never even thought on that

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/30/2006
Thanks very much Pawel!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/30/2006
Well thank you very much Sandra!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/30/2006
Hey Liz . . . you know what's truly poetic? Alcatraz is closed as a prison and you took the "Con" out of contrast like they took the "cons" out of Alcatraz! :)!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/30/2006
Thanks Liz . . . gotta love that trast!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/30/2006
Hi Rina!

Appreciate the comment . . . though to the experienced architectural eye I should point out that Greek ruins usually have more than one column and that column usually isn't a lighthouse . . . Heheheheee.

That being said . . . I agree . . . that's what it reminds me of too! And I think the warm hue of the stone makes this image "Pop" (A technical term) more than the B&W and I like it more too!

Uh oh . . . I have a buzz light year toy too! Sheeeeesh, we're practically twins! LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Pawel Kwasnicki Pawel Kwasnicki   {K:9651} 10/30/2006
dream scenery Doyle! superb! lovely light and colors! best regards, Pawel

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Sandra Anderson Sandra Anderson   {K:5837} 10/28/2006
An amazing image and the sky looks awesome! 7/7

Very clever!!

:)
S

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Liz Wallis Liz Wallis   {K:26133} 10/28/2006
stunning shots that you got on your jaunt :) The colours and trast are beautiful

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Caterina  Berimballi Caterina  Berimballi   {K:27299} 10/28/2006
Wow... looks almost like Greek ruins. Good choice with the sky, nice decision indeed. Love this one over the B&W though. More oomph (howzat for a critique, eh?)

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/27/2006
Oh my dear brother . . . I desperately wished to send you my book . . . but alas! Not even a word from you that you were going! ( *sigh* )

Oh . . . but you could always get another copy, right? I'm not 100% sure but I DO believe they printed more than one.

I'm betting a shot with the boats wasn't that bad either. You were there for fleet week? Hmmmm . . . if we had timed it better we could have teamed up and shot some stuff with Joel Aron and taken some great shots (he has the Angels posted)!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Dave Arnold Dave Arnold   {K:55680} 10/27/2006
Nice and clear, Doyle. I have some shots of it too from 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately I got water that was full of boats from the Blue Angel show.

I was thinking of you while in SF... wishing my stingy brother had sent me his copy of the book on where to take photos. I had baut 8 hours to accomplish that.

Best
Dave

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/24/2006
Thanks Susie! I Very much appreciate your comments.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/24/2006
Thanks again Nacho!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Susie  Peek-Swint   {K:7303} 10/24/2006
Great image Doyle ~ you did an excellent job on replacing the BG and warming the rock ~ nice work!
regards, susie

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 10/24/2006
stunning tones. marvelous composition. great shot. 7

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/24/2006
Thanks Dearest Nessa . . . yet again . . . for your support!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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vanessa shakesheff vanessa shakesheff   {K:68840} 10/24/2006
Wonderful shot ..the effects of the light trying to break through the clouds brilliant ..lovely capture ..colour and detail ..nessa 7/7

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Robin W Robin W   {K:16308} 10/23/2006
Doyle:

Cool.

Robin

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/23/2006
Ok, Annemette . . . Flying photographer? Guess it beats swimming in this cold water!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/23/2006
Thanks as always Hanggan!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/23/2006
Thanks very much my brother! I appreciate that very much!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/23/2006
Robin:

Done.

Doyle I

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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen   {K:55244} 10/22/2006
Hehe, this is great and looks so surreal because of the sky. As a thumbnail I thought it was a painting from Greece:-)Something magnificent will happen within seconds this image says - not a burning bush, but a flying photographer or such??
Take care,
Annemette

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Hanggan Situmorang Hanggan Situmorang   {K:37833} 10/22/2006
Beautiful view and composition, Doyle. I really love the ray of light showering the building. Very nice imagination, and well created.

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Ace Star Ace Star   {K:21040} 10/21/2006
the famous Rock! excellent shot of this historic place ... dont know how much i chill in this place on TV LoL maybe few times .... always good to see anything from San Fransico :)

good luck

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Robin W Robin W   {K:16308} 10/21/2006
ImgonnatellyawhadIthink Doyle...I like Riny's b&w version. While the color looks great, ("The Rock" reallly pops against that sky) the conversion seems to pull it together...a more cohesive image I guess. I say give it a bloody go...

Now get to work...a expect the revised copy posted by Monday afternoon!



Take care...Robin

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks very Much Pradnya!! I appreciate hearing from you! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks so very much Marian!!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks Paul.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks very much Leo!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks Mary!! :):):)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
-------------------------------------------------

Zeg aan hallo Riny:
Ik HOU VAN het. Ik beschouw of ik al of gene volledige conversie en repost zou moeten doen. . ., Maar u deed aan het gerechtigheid hier zo dit zou kunnen hebben geen zin! Bedankt voor het becommentariëren.

Uw Vriend,
Doyle I <~~~~~

------------------------------------------------

Hello Riny:
I LIKE it. I'm considering whether or not I should do a complete conversion and repost . . . but you did it justice here so there may be no point! Thanks for commenting.

Your Friend,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks very much Ray
. . . Always a joy to hear from you! Yeah . . . I've just gotten to the point where I can do that but it is a long drawn out process . . . (written down, step by step now) which can help me in the future . . . I have sky shots, of course . . . but since weather doesn't always play along. I am studying and working on PS procedures and from time to time (like here) the study may wind up posted if I'm happy with the results. I'm even looking into new ways to do things I feel competent in (like panos) because alternative methods could likely teach me new things. Besides, new skills can be combined with my old skills and perhaps I'll be better overall.

Most of the trouble comes from the limited versatility of Elements . . . still a great deal for the cost and a fantastic program . . . but not a full blown version of PS. I've just figured out a way to use curves which aren't available in Elements and I'm very happy about that! Most of the fun for me anyway is to get good quality from the resources I have . . . whatever they may be.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:174022} 10/20/2006
You're welcome, dear Doyle!:)

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Pradnya D Pradnya D   {K:3875} 10/20/2006
wonderful image..and excellent work on sky
liked the color tones of "The Rock" also
-Pradnya

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks Galal . . . I appreciate that!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks very much Robert!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks very much Shirley!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Hey Robin!
Thanks for the comment. (Incidentally, that's a giganto-seagull . . . not a teeny bird). Oh . . . and yes, it's actually Nicholas Cage you see . . . sorry, but Sean ducked inside to "use the facility" . . . LoL! Riny attached a B&W abstract in his comment for you to look at . . . let me know if you think it's worth my time to do a serious rework of the image to re-post it. In other words, Whaddyathink? :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks Lisa . . . The sky is real . . . it's just not from S.F. - Bet you can guess WHERE it's from though! :P - What can I say? I spend more time down here!! LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks Sam . . . very kind of you!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Muchas Gracias tambien, mi amigo.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 10/20/2006
Thanks very much George! You had a different view for yours . . . but I head the steady ground! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 10/20/2006
as all has been said I just add my admiration for this spectacular image dear Doyle!!!!
favorite!!!!
all the best
Marian

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Paul's Photos Paul's Photos   {K:35235} 10/20/2006
I am glad that I read your about.. I kept looking at the sky trying to figure out why the building stood out so much :) the sky does add a dramatic touch... The "rock" was an interesting place for sure... nice work

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Leo Régnier  Я£ Leo Régnier  Я£   {K:67696} 10/20/2006
Nice picture my friend Doyle!! Congrats,
Leo

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Mary Slade   {K:40338} 10/20/2006
Striking image. The sky makes it dramatic and strong. Great light and colours.

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Riny Koopman Riny Koopman   {K:102911} 10/20/2006
Hallo Doyle alles goed met je.? I have playing with your photo,what do you think about it my friend.?? groetjes from the Netherlands,riny

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stingRay pt.4 . stingRay pt.4 .   {K:250401} 10/20/2006
A most impressive building with an even more impressive history my dear friend. I am equally impressed that you changed the skyline....I haven't yet fathomed that out in PSCS2 never came to grips with it in PS5,6,7 or CS come to that:) . I can see your love of this shot and I judge you to be fully justified in posting it. I like it a lot Doyle and your picture is very good too:) :) Seriously, I love this composition and it matters not a jot that the water was excluded as there is a very different drama in this view of that famous place. Well done to you my good friend. My very best wishes to you as always......Ray:)

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Galal El Missary   {K:84569} 10/20/2006
Great composition & contrast , I like it .

Galal

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Robert Kocs Robert Kocs   {K:89085} 10/20/2006
Absolutely impressive view, lovely architecture with exciting
details, the mood and sky are atmospheric. Very well
adjusted work, really nice vision. Wonderfully done my friend. 7+++

Best wishes dear Doyle,
Robert

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:174022} 10/20/2006
Great work on adding a beautiful sky, Doyle! I really like it in color.:)

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Robin W Robin W   {K:16308} 10/20/2006
Nice work Doyle...I can create a flood, not so sure I could pull off the sky thing! Great color and detail...I see a teeny bird on the right and...wait, is that Sean Connery waving at the camera? The sun IS an excellent addition!

Can we see this in b&w? Whaddyathink?

Take care...Robin

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So Cal Photograhper   {K:18529} 10/20/2006
My first thought was "is that sky real"? Great work on creating the sky that you wanted.

I think this image would look great as a B & W and hope that you might post it.

Excellent work Doyle!

Lisa

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Sam Graziano III Sam Graziano III   {K:14064} 10/20/2006
DOYLE!!!!

This is Fantastic. Hurry up....run Down and have this bad boy printed and framed. I Love the colors and contrast....and my all time favorite is the sunburst. this is a KEEPER!
7/7

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Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto   {K:14254} 10/20/2006
espectacular toma mi amigo doyle, excelente

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George Marks   {K:15437} 10/19/2006
Superb image. I shot mine from a ship headed out of the bay.

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