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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 4/2/2008
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Brigitte, thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed this image! With this soft-focus, pastel effect, I found that I could not make a good print. Since then I have printed a more conservative, straight, version and have won awards at club competition. A large 12x18 in. print hangs in my home! Awards are hit and miss - that should not be a surprise considering the huge volume of submissions to usefilm. Even at club level competition, judges will vary considerably on how they rate an image. I was told by one judge that "judges" are prejudiced against sunset photos because they are "tired of seeing them."
Eb
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Brigitte R.
{K:25989} 4/2/2008
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Wow, stunning composition... marvelous light. It looks dreamy, like a painting. Where is your award for this?? C'mon UseFilm!! I love it!!! Into my favs it goes.
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Brenzef Shopovlev
{K:789} 2/6/2008
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Wow,
What a nice colors.
Perfectly framed, nice photo you shot!
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 1/14/2008
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Thanks, Kes! I am also not too sure what to look for in an HDR, but learning. I find that no matter how hard one tries, the HDR retains a strange local contrast effect - not quite real. That is likely inherent in the tone-mapping when one compresses such a wide range in to something which is presentable. In this instance, I discovered that a little soft focus effect smooths things out nicely. That's the major accomplishment here!
Eb
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![Nelson Moore [Kes] -](http://images.imageopolis.com/images/5/7/8/7/5787/1481659-micro.jpg)
Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 1/14/2008
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Eb, the second image is lovely like a painting! It's too tough for me to call a preference here. I like them both. At first I thought the second image was too "monotonish" :), however upon reflection the warm tones have a nice calming/unifiying effect - as if to project "everything is one". Back to the first image, with more pondering, perhaps the saturated colors provide an eye pleasing "third" object, with the first and second being the light/sun and boats. Also, I'm not real familiar with what I'm supposed to be looking for in HDR images. They seem to have a certain sheen about them and the exaggerated red/blue colors may well complement that....(surrealness?).
First class images, Eb, and I appreciate the time you put into them!
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 1/14/2008
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Thanks for your comment, Gary! The image is not a stitch but a combining of 7 different exposures, all in perfect registration. This requires specialized HDR software, such as Photoshop CS2/3 or Photomatix.
Eb
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 1/13/2008
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Thanks, Avi! It is not hard to do HDR, but you must practice hard to get a reasonable portrayal. HDRs are by definition strange because they are a compression of what the eye sees.
Eb
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 1/13/2008
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Kes, been thinking about your comment. Attached is a version which eliminates the offending saturated colours. However, I had increased the intensity of the sunset a bit to much and, therefore, rejected that version. What do you think?
Eb
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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:16594} 1/13/2008
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Indeed, I was surprised to see this in your portofolio,Eb!It is of great beauty!!!! A photoart of Quality that gives pleasure! Please, do it again!!!
Gabriela
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Sanaz photo
{K:172} 1/12/2008
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Hi Eb,
It's really amazing and astonishing.i love the reflection of sky in the sea and it's sensational colors. thanks for share it.
Best,
Sanaz
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Gary Auerbach
{K:3935} 1/12/2008
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Ed,
Very unusual and beautiful image. I am intrigued how you indicate you used seven images, yet there is no double exposures anywhere in the scene notable by myself.
Congratulations on a winning and beautiful image.
Best wishes from America....Gary
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 1/12/2008
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Thanks for your observation, Kes! It's hard to decide - maybe six of one or a half dozen! It seems that the oversaturated blues and orange are within the overall colour scheme and add a point of interest... Well, I've tried a half dozen or more versions. After the dust settles, I might try some more versions and maybe desaturate everything except the fluorescent blue and orange! ;-) Seriously,' though, you make a good point!
Eb
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Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 1/12/2008
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Wonderful image, Eb! It seems to me if the blue & orange on the boats were not so oversaturated it would match/complement the other more natural colors. But then again, perhaps the bright colors gives the shot the zing. :)
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Debjit Ghosh
{K:3494} 1/12/2008
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very nice with a fine contrast. like it.
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Avi
{K:70138} 1/11/2008
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ohhh.. spellbinding !!!!!! I wish I could do such HDRs..
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 1/11/2008
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Thanks, Sudhir! There are compositional advantages to the tighter crop and the essence of the theme is still there! I like it, but, I am not sure that I would prefer it.
Eb
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Sudhir K. Reddy
{K:7583} 1/11/2008
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Amazing colors and composition!! I just felt like cropping it to see if this painting like picture's appeal can be enhanced....see what u think! No wonder, they call it "Beauuuutiful BC"! I was there last July & memories are vivid in my mind & CFmemory card!
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 1/11/2008
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very nice sky and composiiton, great job Eb
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 1/11/2008
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Shining and brilliant: Mood!
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 1/11/2008
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WOW! This deserves an award...SO beautiful, Eb! Into my Favorites! 
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Poorya Younesi
{K:2602} 1/10/2008
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Great shot
Nice View
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Jan Graziano
{K:17920} 1/10/2008
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Whatever you did to this it worked beautifully. Photo Art. Beautiful colors with the soft pastels giving it an old world master flavor. Jan
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Assem Khorshid
{K:550} 1/10/2008
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WOW!! couldn't stop starring at the beautiful sky colours and their reflections on the sea.. marvelous work, congrats
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