People Wanna Race??

Wanna Race?? · 06:06 PM

I think they are members of the Ecorse Rowing club based in Wyandotte (I think) Michigan. On the Detroit river Easter Sunday morning. The woman (red coat) seemed a but annoyed at me pointing the camera at her. She didn't say anything, that I know of..

jct us101 · 04-17-2010, 08:27 PM

Hmm, I don't think that this is very good in it's current state (sorry to be so blatant in that statement). You can barely see the rowers and make them out from the rest of the photo though, and that is just irritating to someone who is trying to view it. I do think it would look a lot better if you made them stand out more, and maybe got rid of a little bit of the stranger colored water on the bottom of this.

ll_coffee_lP · 04-18-2010, 04:22 AM

Like this shot Jeff!

I think in it's current state it's a bit bland. If you're looking at all to work on the image I'd suggest a slight straightening (it's angling downward from left to right), and some contrast enhancement. This should give it a bit of a bump to a serene image.

c[_]

JeffJS · 04-18-2010, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by ll_coffee_lP

Like this shot Jeff!

I think in it's current state it's a bit bland. If you're looking at all to work on the image I'd suggest a slight straightening (it's angling downward from left to right), and some contrast enhancement. This should give it a bit of a bump to a serene image.

c[_]

I haven't quite figured out a way to remove the fog rising off of the river. Actually if you look at the boats, the photo is not angled. If I straightened the water near the island, THEY would be tilted. I would like to have been able to get a closer crop of the rowers but the faces are too blurry. Here's the rest of their crew going the other way around the island..

ll_coffee_lP · 04-18-2010, 08:59 AM

^ That shot is awesome!

I don't think you have to concern yourself about the fog - I think it's quite beneficial to the image (first one).

As for the first one being straight, I wasn't suggesting straighten to the coast line, but the boats themselves. Maybe it's just my eyes, but they do appear slanted, mostly the one closest to the cam.

c[_]

JeffJS · 04-18-2010, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by ll_coffee_lP

^ That shot is awesome!

I don't think you have to concern yourself about the fog - I think it's quite beneficial to the image (first one).

As for the first one being straight, I wasn't suggesting straighten to the coast line, but the boats themselves. Maybe it's just my eyes, but they do appear slanted, mostly the one closest to the cam.

c[_]

I guess it did look like they were rowing UPstream somewhat. Original post updated with fixed photo (only changed the slant though which required a crop)..

Tuner571 · 04-18-2010, 02:41 PM

Well to be honest its not the best photo I have seen. The colors are really dull and the photo doesn't look that sharp at all either. I think that if you edited it alittle bit you could bring up the contrast and saturation which would really help this photo.

Pentaxie · 04-21-2010, 02:42 AM

Honestly, I will say this is not the better picture you have taken from all your library of pictures.I know you are not to be blame, as the condition did not warrant a good take on photography. I think Tuner summed it up on the weaknesses of the picture.
Anyway, Thanks for sharing.

**Sailor** · 04-21-2010, 06:12 AM

Hey, Jeff - I like both these photos. I take a lot of shots on the water, and sometimes haze is part of the package - just another mood. The folks in the first one look pretty chilly - I'd say they must be dedicated.

Jer

JeffJS · 04-21-2010, 06:24 AM

Thanks, Jer.. They did look chilly, it wasn't really that warm that morning, certainly not water weather.

For the folks who don't care for it. No problems.. I still appreciate your comments. If people aren't talking about it, it isn't worth showing.

0:47 sec

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=-336qHRGv1M[/YT]

rustynail925 · 04-21-2010, 06:46 AM

Love that 2nd shot Jeff!

JeffJS · 04-21-2010, 08:22 AM

Thanks.. Perhaps I should have used that one instead but I had already posted it somewhere else, I think in the Negative Space thread. The thing is, they are both snapshots, 15 seconds or so apart. Just goes to show that even walking 20 feet or so, the lighting and conditions can change dramatically, depending on what's in the frame.

NeverSatisfied · 04-21-2010, 05:40 PM

Hi Jeff, both my sons row for Carlson so at some point you may catch them either training or at the upcoming Wy-Hi or Hebda regattas. Quite a few of the crews launch from the Wyandotte Boat Club at Biddle & Eureka.

Yea I like that second, open water shot the best. Last year I was using mostly the DA*300 and monopod, sometimes with the 1.4 TC, for the regattas. (And that ain't nothin'! You should've seen some of the big glass the Canon guys were using!

) But, glare off the water and haze are tough to contend with at these events. Most of what I ended up with was only good enough to document the regatta, not too many of what I'd call "keepers".

JeffJS · 04-21-2010, 06:06 PM

This was at Biddle and Southfield.. Not sure where they launched from, I was down at the other end taking pictures of the birds and other stuff. I saw the rowers when walking back to my car to move on to my next destination. There is a building there tagged Ecorse Rowing Club but the place looks pretty abandoned to me. Never saw any activity there and this was the first time I'd see these types on the river at all. Usually I miss the interesting boaters (and other creatures) going past this spot. Typically it's somebody who looks like he lives on his outboard motor boat, sitting on the back, with the bow 2 feet out of the water, and the plumbers crack in full view. No one wants to see a picture of that or at least I don't. Of course on a normal Sunday morning at 9 or 10, I'm still thinking about getting out of bed.

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04-21-2010, 05:40 PM	#13
NeverSatisfied Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 688	Rowing Hi Jeff, both my sons row for Carlson so at some point you may catch them either training or at the upcoming Wy-Hi or Hebda regattas. Quite a few of the crews launch from the Wyandotte Boat Club at Biddle & Eureka. Yea I like that second, open water shot the best. Last year I was using mostly the DA*300 and monopod, sometimes with the 1.4 TC, for the regattas. (And that ain't nothin'! You should've seen some of the big glass the Canon guys were using! ) But, glare off the water and haze are tough to contend with at these events. Most of what I ended up with was only good enough to document the regatta, not too many of what I'd call "keepers".

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04-17-2010, 08:27 PM	#2
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	Hmm, I don't think that this is very good in it's current state (sorry to be so blatant in that statement). You can barely see the rowers and make them out from the rest of the photo though, and that is just irritating to someone who is trying to view it. I do think it would look a lot better if you made them stand out more, and maybe got rid of a little bit of the stranger colored water on the bottom of this.

04-18-2010, 04:22 AM	#3
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	Like this shot Jeff! I think in it's current state it's a bit bland. If you're looking at all to work on the image I'd suggest a slight straightening (it's angling downward from left to right), and some contrast enhancement. This should give it a bit of a bump to a serene image. c[_]

04-18-2010, 07:28 AM	#4
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484 Original Poster	Originally posted by ll_coffee_lP Like this shot Jeff! I think in it's current state it's a bit bland. If you're looking at all to work on the image I'd suggest a slight straightening (it's angling downward from left to right), and some contrast enhancement. This should give it a bit of a bump to a serene image. c[_] I haven't quite figured out a way to remove the fog rising off of the river. Actually if you look at the boats, the photo is not angled. If I straightened the water near the island, THEY would be tilted. I would like to have been able to get a closer crop of the rowers but the faces are too blurry. Here's the rest of their crew going the other way around the island..

04-18-2010, 08:59 AM	#5
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	^ That shot is awesome! I don't think you have to concern yourself about the fog - I think it's quite beneficial to the image (first one). As for the first one being straight, I wasn't suggesting straighten to the coast line, but the boats themselves. Maybe it's just my eyes, but they do appear slanted, mostly the one closest to the cam. c[_]

04-18-2010, 09:20 AM	#6
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484 Original Poster	Originally posted by ll_coffee_lP ^ That shot is awesome! I don't think you have to concern yourself about the fog - I think it's quite beneficial to the image (first one). As for the first one being straight, I wasn't suggesting straighten to the coast line, but the boats themselves. Maybe it's just my eyes, but they do appear slanted, mostly the one closest to the cam. c[_] I guess it did look like they were rowing UPstream somewhat. Original post updated with fixed photo (only changed the slant though which required a crop)..

04-18-2010, 02:41 PM	#7
Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	Well to be honest its not the best photo I have seen. The colors are really dull and the photo doesn't look that sharp at all either. I think that if you edited it alittle bit you could bring up the contrast and saturation which would really help this photo.

04-21-2010, 02:42 AM	#8
Pentaxie Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Photos: Gallery Posts: 429	Honestly, I will say this is not the better picture you have taken from all your library of pictures.I know you are not to be blame, as the condition did not warrant a good take on photography. I think Tuner summed it up on the weaknesses of the picture. Anyway, Thanks for sharing.

04-21-2010, 06:12 AM	#9
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Hey, Jeff - I like both these photos. I take a lot of shots on the water, and sometimes haze is part of the package - just another mood. The folks in the first one look pretty chilly - I'd say they must be dedicated. Jer

04-21-2010, 06:24 AM	#10
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484 Original Poster	Thanks, Jer.. They did look chilly, it wasn't really that warm that morning, certainly not water weather. For the folks who don't care for it. No problems.. I still appreciate your comments. If people aren't talking about it, it isn't worth showing. 0:47 sec [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=-336qHRGv1M[/YT]

04-21-2010, 06:46 AM	#11
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551	Love that 2nd shot Jeff!

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04-21-2010, 08:22 AM	#12
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484 Original Poster	Thanks.. Perhaps I should have used that one instead but I had already posted it somewhere else, I think in the Negative Space thread. The thing is, they are both snapshots, 15 seconds or so apart. Just goes to show that even walking 20 feet or so, the lighting and conditions can change dramatically, depending on what's in the frame.

04-21-2010, 06:06 PM	#14
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484 Original Poster	This was at Biddle and Southfield.. Not sure where they launched from, I was down at the other end taking pictures of the birds and other stuff. I saw the rowers when walking back to my car to move on to my next destination. There is a building there tagged Ecorse Rowing Club but the place looks pretty abandoned to me. Never saw any activity there and this was the first time I'd see these types on the river at all. Usually I miss the interesting boaters (and other creatures) going past this spot. Typically it's somebody who looks like he lives on his outboard motor boat, sitting on the back, with the bow 2 feet out of the water, and the plumbers crack in full view. No one wants to see a picture of that or at least I don't. Of course on a normal Sunday morning at 9 or 10, I'm still thinking about getting out of bed.