AYC - Dead Calm Start

Start of the Birthday Regatta in January and it was dead calm. Lake

Pleasent Arizona.

Very nice composition. And reflections always lure me.

i think you might have oversharpened this... there are blurred borders at the edges of objects. you might not want to do that. but otherwise a beautiful shot, perfect lighting, almost look like an oil painting

I like the digital touching up in this image. Makes it look somewhat surreal. Nice job.

Nice work adding such a unique look to this shot. Very ethereal.

Good crop and horozontal composition; hinting at movement (even though its dead calm). also I like the diffuse glow and large dynamic range.

I agree with Chester on this image. The effects give this image a very interesting look, like it is a mirage.

Super! Now tell me how you get the glow!

Les voiles du centre s'apparentent curieusement ࠤes tentes am鲩ndiennes. Po鴩que composition!

Calm indeed for a race... that is the trouble with lakes..!! but nice composition and color. This idea to present it this way is quite original and audacious (cropping half some boats!). Mountains in the back help to make it not too flat...

Fantastic shot. Nice soft postprocessing.

The semi-transparent, blur layer works well here. Superb composition, colors, reflection, and sense of depth. ^_^

Everyone, thank you for the kind comments. From the day I took the shot I had ideas about this one. So your comments are very much appriciated. Of course, a good dash of the ingredients is just dumb luck. Otherwise, I keep trying and learning from all your fine works and comments. Thanks -- Scott

I responded to the "Post to the PN staff? rating abuse comments today and the Phantom struck with a 2/2 rating. No one is safe, except to say I appriciate the majority of comments they count. Thanks :-)

This is my favorite of your sailing pics. The cropping is perfect, it makes me feel like I'm just a few feet away. Please share your post-processing techniques :-)

Especially the shot of "The West"......

 

from an old Massachusetts "Salt"...".Dead Calm" ??

Thats what you get for sailing on a desert....now where did you find all that water??........;-)