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Stumped again...

eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
edited July 26, 2008 in The Dgrin Challenges
Thought I had this figured out on my own but I just can't decide which of these is the stronger image...and whether they are strong enough to compete with the amazing entries posted thus far. Any comments/critiques are greatly appreciated!
E

Title: 'Polarizing wave'

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2.
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Others from the shoot:
3.
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4.
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Shooting/processing info:
Took these in the morning on a local beach. We don't get great waves but a distant storm churned these guys up a bit. Zoomed in at 200mm with a polarizing filter on. Used f/22 to get shutters of 1/50 and panned with the waves. Took the shots into Lightroom and played a bit with exposure. Pushed up the clarity, vibrance, and saturation pretty high. Then a little contrast adjustment with a boost for the highlights. Sharpened and posted.

So what do you think??? Any of them worthy? Any other suggestions for the processing?
Thanks again,
E
Eyal
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    pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2008
    #1 i think is the strongest. And I do like it, but I don't know how much of a contender it is w/out a strong focus point.
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    LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2008
    Another vote for #1. thumb.gif Maybe crop it from the right and see if that strengthens the composition a bit.
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    TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    i like #4... i think its the artsy of it that i like....ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    #1, and I agree with Pyro about the missing focus pointdeal.gif
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    PaulThomasMcKeePaulThomasMcKee Registered Users Posts: 429 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    #1 - Same comment as other's about crop. Cool shots.
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    richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    I'm torn between #1 and #2 but I think you need to play around with a crop on both of them. headscratch.gif
    Linda

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    VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    #2
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    pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    You could be in for a re-shoot to get focal point into #1. If at all possible try to find a way put a little bit of motion into the wave, but keep a tack sharp breaking top. You could try to do that with a flash or with PP.
    Creativity's hard.

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    eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2008
    Thanks for all the comments...new crop and processing coming in a bit...
    Eyal
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    eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2008
    Changed crop to set up a bit more of a diagonal. Adjusted levels and curves in CS3. Submitted in entry thread. Hopefully a bit better than the previous processing.
    Thanks!
    E

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    Eyal
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    VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2008
    I like it, I like it a lot... :D
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2008
    Pretty cool, my man, pretty cool! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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    PaulThomasMcKeePaulThomasMcKee Registered Users Posts: 429 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2008
    Amazing transformation...from wow to WOW! Nicely done.
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    eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2008
    Thanks guys!
    Greatly appreciated.
    E
    Eyal
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    richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2008
    clap.gif Very, very nice! I love how you solved your dilemma!
    Linda

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    TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2008
    I Love 1 and 2....Awesome PPW on those and still maintains beautiful detail...just wanna jump into that wave right now..Laughing.gif
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