Hello David, Thanks for sharing this with us. I really like the fact that there is just a wee bit of visible detail in the boat instead of it being a stark silhouette.
The sky seems a bit drab - quite a bit of it without much of interest other than just orange. I guess what I am saying is that the foreground could be just a little more dominant to offset the sky. Showcase some specific point of interest (patch of sunlight reflecting off something of interest, starburst, etc). -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, August 14, 2004, 6:23:22 PM, you wrote: DS> Finally! I have my handy-dandy scanner in place, and I am now completely DS> armed and dangerous (well, I've always been a little bit dangerous, I DS> guess <grin>). In other words...fresh meat! <grin> DS> Here is my first PESO: http://www.fringe.com/peso/0001.php DS> (I, um...borrowed, and morphed and merged, several designs for DS> displaying pictures I have seen lately. Apologies to everyone.) DS> This was shot at a marina in Key West, Florida, circa June 2002. It was DS> with my Pentax Super Program (sorry, no idea what the settings were) on DS> Kodak 100 (or maybe 200). The shot was taken at the end of the day as DS> the boats came in. I was hanging around the docks, and shot this. DS> I Photoshopped a scan of a 4x6, crudely (because I have NO IDEA what I DS> am doing in Photoshop yet) to remove some speckles which seem to be on DS> the scanner, and Windex does not seem to remove. But I am stubborn, and DS> will clean it again. And again. And again. DS> Oddly, this was a very private, very exclusive marina. I just walked DS> down to the piers with my camera around my neck acting like I knew what DS> I was doing. Lots of people saw me, some even said hello, and NOT ONE DS> even bothered to ask who I was, let alone what I was doing there. Which DS> is odd, because everyone seemed to know everyone, and certainly no one DS> knew me. Ah, the joys of a camera. Now I need a fedora and a card that DS> says "PRESS" on it and I shall be set. DS> I ramble. DS> Anyway! Comments ARE MORE THAN WELCOME, but I'll probably just blame the DS> scanner <big grin>. Part of why I am on this list is to learn and better DS> my technique. I don't know a lot about AOV, et. al, but I hope to learn DS> to take better pictures. DS> Thank you and enjoy (I hope), DS> david DS> --- DS> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. DS> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). DS> Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 8/9/2004
