Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

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Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby Chazman1981 on Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:48 pm

HI
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby surenj on Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:52 pm

Good colours. Would have better to have the boat face the other way though.
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby Chazman1981 on Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:14 am

round here people dock there boats nose in, so was not going to ring up the owner to come down at 8pm just to turn his boat around.

surenj are you the only one that comments on my photos with never anything upbuilding? have you got anything against me? is it because YOU stole my avatar.
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby gstark on Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:31 am

Chazman1981 wrote:round here people dock there boats nose in, so was not going to ring up the owner to come down at 8pm just to turn his boat around.


As it happens, this was something along the lines of my thoughts. I think you should just photochop this; I'm sure others would. :)

Seriously, this is a very nice image. I suspect that you've composed this to include the whole of the boat's vertical reflection in the water, but I'm wondering how it might look with less water in the foreground, and more sky at the top? Just a slightly higher angle of approach.

surenj are you the only one that comments on my photos with never anything upbuilding? have you got anything against me? is it because YOU stole my avatar.


I do hope that you're not being serious about these observations. I'm not seeing any smilies here, and I cannot discern whether you are being serious or frivoulous here. Your avatar comment suggests the latter, but the former comments do not, and I'd greatly appreciate some clarification, please.
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby aim54x on Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:26 am

I have to agree, you have been foiled by the direction of the boat, but that is beyond your control, otherwise the colours and the sky really make this shot a cracker (I sky in general)
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby ozimax on Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:32 pm

I would like the posts/piers removed if possible, otherwise great photo. :)
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby scott s on Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:01 pm

is it just my tired eyes, or is the water running downhill a bit ?
the boat is OK that way, but you could do with a couple of old fellas fishing from folding stools off the jetty... /jks



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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby biggerry on Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:26 pm

the posts/piers removed if possible


standby while i pull out my discreet stick of explosive and remove those :D

if anyone can clone out those 4 big bad boys i WILL be impressed :P
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby Chazman1981 on Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:46 am

boy some of you people cant take a photo for what it is can ya? you people cant just accept that this wass the way it was taken and cirtique it for what it is? i wont be posting here again, i guess people are just way too critical of things that cant change, at what stage do you delete the whole photo and start again simply because you have photoshopped and removed everything in the photo anyway, this should be a graphic art design drawing forum not a photography one.
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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby sirhc55 on Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:41 am

Chazman1981 wrote:boy some of you people cant take a photo for what it is can ya? you people cant just accept that this wass the way it was taken and cirtique it for what it is? i wont be posting here again, i guess people are just way too critical of things that cant change, at what stage do you delete the whole photo and start again simply because you have photoshopped and removed everything in the photo anyway, this should be a graphic art design drawing forum not a photography one.


I totally agree with what you have said. Very often people don’t critique the photo as is but try and tell you what they want to see. They also assume that, you as the photographer, should carry a chainsaw to remove pilings, the phone number of the boat owner so that you can ask him to turn his boat around. That’s not photo critique it’s photographer critique or as it is sometimes known as, flaming.

If you don’t like a photo then do as I do and don’t make a comment unless it is truly constructive and not destructive.

I have had a thought, the photograph of the Hindenburg on fire just does not look right, can we go back and take it again?

Personally, knowing the location of this shot, my comment would be that the sky transition is stunning and say that the HDR has certainly enhanced this photo.

Finally, a word on avatar stealing - when using a copyright image (in this case Homer) any such usage is illegal without the express permission of the copyright holder, period.

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Re: Boat in the Harbour HDR PANORAMA

Postby gstark on Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:45 am

Chazman1981 wrote:boy some of you people cant take a photo for what it is can ya? you people cant just accept that this wass the way it was taken and cirtique it for what it is? [q/uote]

With all due respect, that is precisely what many here have done.

And with all due respect, you appear to have a somewhat defensive attitude within your posts: I commented yesterday about one aspect of some of your comments, and asked you to respond. I note, with disappointment, that you have not as yet answered my questions. If you would take some time to read the FAQ, you might note that people are criticising your images, not you. Often this may be done with a bit of a sense of humour embedded in the posts, and I see a fair bit of this in this thread.

Contrary to Chris's suggestion, I don't see any flaming here. Just a few people having a bit of fun.

Which is the entire purpose of this site, btw.

i wont be posting here again,


And your point in telling us this is ... what? Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see anybody forcing you to visit us, or forcing you to post here. Do you think that by withholding your posting, you'll be deriving somebody of income? BTW, we do offer a 110% no questions asked refund of your joining fee. :)

i guess people are just way too critical of things that cant change, at what stage do you delete the whole photo and start again simply because you have photoshopped and removed everything in the photo anyway, this should be a graphic art design drawing forum not a photography one.


Actually, that is what some people choose to do, and who the hell are we to argue with them - it's their image, and they are free to do as they wish with it. You have chosen to post the image as you made it, and I commend you for doing so.

However, and to emphasise the point, here are just a few of the serious points of critique that were made about this image. Points that you have chosen to ignore, to fail to observe, to fail to acknowledge, to fail to appreciate, because you have been too bloody busy getting your nose out of joint.

I suspect that you've composed this to include the whole of the boat's vertical reflection in the water, but I'm wondering how it might look with less water in the foreground, and more sky at the top? Just a slightly higher angle of approach.


the colours and the sky really make this shot a cracker


is the water running downhill a bit


Yes, it is. Don't you think that this is a point that you should have addressed? You spent how long processing this image as an HDR, but you failed to address this very elementary issue?

And you then get up on your high horse and complain? From the description of this section ...

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