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f/22, 25 seconds, 10mm, 100ISO on a Canon XTi on the coast of Maui near Hana.Related content
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Since this says "critique" I'm giving a real one, not just a "hey this looks cool."
First, I'd like to say I love how natural this looks. I can tell it hasn't been "doctored" to look this way. Canons always take lovely pictures! The timing in capturing the waves is perfect. The froth actually reminds me of dry ice, with how it floats around the rocks, instead of crashing into them. The balance of the image is great, with the contrasting colors blending together nicely. The sea is a very vivid blue, and it plays of the sunset giving a slight purple tint on the left. Honestly, I love seeing some purple in a sunset. Overall, you have a well balanced image.
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Allow me to say this first: It is very beautiful. The colours and soft and dreamy. With pictures such as this that is always a definate winner. Also, the point of showing much of the rocks and sea, and only a bit of the sky (plus the angle of focus) adds to the otherwordlyness.
Personally I am going to complain on one thing, though - as much as I have learned and seen it in work, the horizon should be either a straight line, or then again - totally twisted, like 40-50 degrees up/down. So perhaps you could consider adjusting it a little?
All in all, a very beautiful photo and something I would most assuredly picture on many walls, especially with that wide white frame.
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I agree. I think that your critique was spot on. And I'm glad you mentioned the horizon as the fact that it's a little off kilter, dipping down slightly on the left. There is so much darkness on the right side due to the shoreline stretching to the horizon and adding to it the horizon line dipping a little on the left -it throws off the balance of the image a bit.
Though the colors and textures of the piece were quite breathtaking. I think the horizon would be my only gripe too. lol
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And my only gripe.
Hmm. Gripe. *grabs a new word and places it into her vocabulary*
But then again, quite a matter of taste. Just something that irked me, and that was really the ONLY thing.
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Yeah, exactly. When a work has only one thing that I could point out and change if I could then I'd call that piece a definite success.
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Absolutely. Plus, I took a stroll in the gallery and saw a bunch more to my liking 
I'm really beginning to like this new critique system. I see art I've not seen before and meet artists I've not met before.
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Uhm, is just my opinion but i'm not sure about the horizon thing.
I mean, OK it's not 100% horizontal and all that but, that slight decline, besides the angle of the tree to the left (and must again say it's all my modest opinion) marks a good subtle point of originality (I would have gave it 4 stars ^^) being the rocks in the sea near the horizon which sets some kind of "artificial" horizon.
I'm not really sure but i think, probably a 100% horizontal line would not work because maybe the tree and the rocks would make the watcher feels uncomfortable and probably too 40-50 degrees would be too much.
Don't know, i'm talking a little on suppositions.
P.D. 5 stars for the tonning ^^
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You know, I am not going to argue, because it is mostly a matter of taste, and that is very, very subjective 
PS. What is "tonning"? (English is not my native
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Oh, nonono ^^ you're completely right, it's a matter of taste 
PS. Sorry, i meant "toning" 
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Aye. Arguing is meant for changing the other people's mind, and I've got no such intention. Giving the artist one of many opinions, though, was one.
Ah, toning. And I was thinking that it was yet again some pretty slang word which we foreigners can never cope with.
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A very lovely piece, I think my favourite bit about it is the colour.
The soft blue contrasts so well with the orange - red of the sky, and the dark brown of the rocks.
I also love the composition, it is well balanced, and the tree on the right adds a good element to the total. However, what I noticed, it is also slightly tilted (the horizontal line). It would probably look better a little more even.
I love the look of the water, somehow like a huge bubble bath.
The soft spot just near to the tree, what is that by the way? Well I think without it, it would look a little better, because it distracts a little.
But anyways, it is still an amazing photograph.
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It's very inspiring for a painting, beautiful soft colors, great horizon. Very nice picture.
Chris
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Agree its a lovely image, only thing throwing me off is the horizon. Make it straight and turn it into a masterpiece.
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I'll straighten it out and reupload it.
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Like that you reply to me btw, I don't think $micahgoulart gets notified about the image.
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This is an incredible shot! I absolutely love the colors of the sky and the water. They compliment each other nicely.
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This one looks insane, congratulations!!! This is beautiful!
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i live real close to this.
its an area called kaupo.
very very very nice.
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that's awesome that you live near there. beautiful place!
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reminds me of a tropical drink 
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that's awesome. were you there recently?
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Sadly, no. It's been a few years, but I loved it. So beautiful. And the drive was amazing.
~Heidi
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Yeah, it was a crazy drive. On the way down we took three hours. On the way back I'd become used to it and did it in 1h30m, scaring the seniors driving down
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My group and I traveled in two cars. I was in the first car with the second following behind. My friends and I were singing so loudly in car #1, that car #2 could hear our echoes as they rounded each turn.
Good times.
~Heidi
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great shot. really really nice. not sure if i prefer colour or B&W
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beautiful view. I love how the waves have come out with the long exposure. I never got round to taking a photo like this.
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definitely try it. it's fun! and it allows you to shoot after sunset.
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Maybe I will get round to it one day
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Beautiful pic!
I've been to Maui once (on my honeymoon). I love it there.
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sounds like a great honeymoon!
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Very nice. I lived on Maui for 3 years then on the Big Island for about 18. Did you happen to go a place called Twin Falls on Maui? It's on the Hana side and has lots of really cool waterfalls.
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yeah, it's a long exposure. it was almost dark by then.
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even though i'm not a fan of such color gradients I love the photo. great composition. just enough water. bom trabalho.
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yeah, that's true. those gradients can get annoying eh?
obrigado pelo elogio!
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de nada. are you in any relation-ship with great brasilian musician Eli Goulart, one of my favorite new bossa-mpb-jazz performers? I love his work. excelent.
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As far as I know, we are not related. Maybe distantly but certainly not as a great uncle or anything of the sort.
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What I love most of all is how the tree is wind-swept
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nice job micah!
i love the water motion on the rocks!
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