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The Pier - The Hangover********************************
The Urangan Pier at Hervey Bay - Built in 1917 to export sugar, coal and timber.
Original length 1124 metres
Present length 868 metres
Current use for fishermen, walkers, photographers and tourists.
I took the unusual step for me of getting up before dawn - hoping for a beautiful sunrise. It didn't happen. Instead I found a place where I could have a go at some 'street photography'.
Hope you like them. I'm about 90% happy. Critical comments would be most welcome.
All photos initially cropped and levels/curves improved in photoshop then imported into lighroom and lots of playing and then exported back to finish in photoshop. I changed the sepia tonings and gave all photos a quick mask/gradient/gaussion blur look. It was fun but my eyes are now about to pop out of my head
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Comments: 33
Great shot, I really like the focus/blur effect and nicely balanced contrast.
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Yeah it was a fun morning - no sun 
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It was well worth all the playing around to get such a cool photo
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yeah I wss really happy with this one 
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My pleasure, great capture
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Was it shot with a spot filter? I notice the light post is out of focus but people farther away seem in focus?
Its really great image.
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This is stunning. The man lying down really adds something a bit extra to the photo.
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Thanks - it was most convenient of him to still be sleeping
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yeah that was my favourite too - I took him from the other side but I liked this one with just his legs showing
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love this Maz.
the focus and the tone are just gorgeous..
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Thanks Rik. He really was flat out asleep - heaps of people had walked past him and he didn't move a muscle - must have been a real heavy night - surely he could have found a more comfortable spot to sleep it off
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Up before dawn??? Obviously someone has hijacked this account
The photo has a very nostalgic feel to it Marian
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I CAN do it if I need/want. Mind you today - cause I got to bed about 1am playing with photos last night - I didn't get up till 11am
For once I knew what I was going to do and what sort of photos I wanted (the street style since the sun wasn't there). And because I was using my wide lens it didn't look totally like I was taking photos of the people
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That's still 10 hours sleep Marian
I'm always wary taking photos that may include people - you never know how people will react.
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yeah but that means next week to get the same sleep I need to get to bed at 8pm - that will never happen
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You do know that you can't keep sleeping in and hope to build up "Sleep Credits"
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whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy not 
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I don't know whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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du behΓΆver inte tacka mig
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love the shot! and the camera! what camera did you use?
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Thanks - I use a Canon 350D with a 10-20mm Sigma wide lens (which is silly when you see that I eventually cropped the shots to be squares
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but it is really great!
promise!
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