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CatchMe-22 — Shipwreck
Published: 2007-05-03 12:56:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1552; Favourites: 79; Downloads: 33
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The ship drifts silently into the harbourcarrying
memories of you
so I sank her, thinking
it would make me forget
Instead
she dyes the ocean vintage
into
the colour of you
Mt. Maunganui,
Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
*Production note: I love taking water photos in twilight, even though scrambling over slippery rocks, carrying camera in one hand and tripod in the other in fading light can be a bit dodgy. What's even dodgier is scrambling over slippery rocks in the dark on the way back.
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Comments: 74
mystical
I love the evening light as the sun sets,
the light changes to a soft orangey glow
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thank u very much... it's interesting how many people find it scary... i thought it simply lookekd beautiful
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it seems a little noisy at full view, but the image is breathtaking
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yeah the light was a wee bit too low... thank u
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This is just beautiful! I feel like you are really coming into your own with some of the more recent photos I've taken a look at. There's confidence even while trying out new techniques. It's quite a joy to watch your site develop.
(and thank god people like you brave the dodgey adventures so the rest of us can enjoy what we otherwise would never get to see)
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wow thank you... It's so nice to have friends who have been watching and critiquing and encouraging my work over the months... it's exactly what I strive for when I joined dA and your comment means so much more than people saying "Amazing stuff" 
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I love places like this. And new zealand....ahhhh. I hope, that I will visit this paradise on earth someday. Beautiful photo.
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yes we're rather fortunate in our little corner of the world... if u visit our paradise one day feel free to drop me a note and i'd be happy to be ur guide
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well LOTR IS filmed in new zealand
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Oh Yeah! I know it, and that's why I think this is one of the most beautiful places on the whole world!!
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cool, have u been here before? It's even more beautiful in real life
Especially without all the orcs...
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I haven't been in NZ and I don't think it could be possible, because it is to expensive, but maybe one day 👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Even orcs are not a problem
yeah it's not exactly a three hour drive away... one day when u become a famous photographer and travel the world for exhibitions
If u do ever come this way give me a shout I've been told by many random foreigners I've befriended that I'm a great tour guide
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Thanks a lot, I will remember
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very interesting effects, and the rocks are cool too.
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Wow, the colours seem really ancient/middle-ages? I kinda wish the ships weren't there, it would have completed the effect for me, but they're also nice in their own way. I am definitely going out to take pictures of the water, I didn't know long exposures on waves did that, though now that I think about it, I suppose it makes sense XD
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I've decided you're right, the ships are a distraction so I have removed it in PS... thanks for the suggestion
and u should definitely try it sometime.... long exposures are so much fun
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Yeah, it definitely finishes the effect off for me - I like it much better now.
XDD I know!! I have some amazing pictures from playing around with that, it's odd how some things you can never reproduce, though.
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well, no two waves are ever the same right... that's the beauty of photography... the moment can never be reproduced.
Well, unless u press Ctrl + C.
lol
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totally stunning, mate.... i love it...
the water looks amazing, very mysterious and ethereal.
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thank u so much... long exposure on waves are so much fun to shoot
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you're welcome, mate. and i bet they are.. will have to give it a try sometime.
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awesome picture. the mist makes the whole thing more meaningful xD
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thank u... no mist, it's the effect of long exposure on waves
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oh i see. wow xD
no problem xD
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I thought I knew those rocks
I go there all the time, I love watching the waves crash.
I really like this, you did a good job scrambling across the rocks!
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Awesome place huh 
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Waves on long exposure you say? Wow, looks great, I shall have to try that sometime...
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U should... so much fun
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That's an amazing shot. 
There is one little thing that disturbs me, the little white thing on the left, pretty much on the horizon ... what the heck is that? .... I think it'd be worth removing, cos it really focusses my attention on that one tiny, stupid thing, making it difficult to see the beauty of the shot without distraction.
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well spotted dear... ur the first one! that white thing is actually a ship! I thought about editing it out but at the end decided to leave it there cos it's kinda appropriate and provides symmetry with the islands on the horizon on the right.
Now knowing it's a ship, do u still think I should edit it out? I always value ur critique highly and will seriously consider it if u think it will work better
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I get the thing with the counter-balance to the rock. But I'd still remove it, even knowing it's a ship - or, alternatively, not remove it, but darken/dullen the colourtone of it, so it blends into the image more smoothely. The rocks on the right aren't so eyecatching, and that's because their colour-scheme isn't so "unnatural" as the ship's.
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I have thought long and hard about it and I've decided you are indeed correct as always... I have edited the ship out of the shot and it looks much better this way
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Your trust honours me.
And I quite agree, I like it MUCH more this way ... just removing that little thing, for me, made all the difference.
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Life, and love, is indeed mysterious...
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I love the misty waters. It's kinda melancholy, and the words suit the picture really well. I am soooo buying a print once I pay off my credit card!
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Tell u what, let me know when u wanna buy the print and what size u want and i'll make it half price for ya
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