Cruise Ships

Congratulations on 9th Place! This is a very nice exposure! Especially for a phone photo! The act of converting to B&W allows you to work with tonal ranges that are not available in color! Nice choice in the long run! Your editing is spot on! Please Frame this shot!

I love the juxtaposition of the modern cruise ship compared to the old lighthouse! The lighting of sunset sets this image above many others. I hope you have this image framed and hanging on a wall somewhere! I wish I could have placed it higher, it has been a very tough decision!

This is a very fun photo of what appears to be sister ships. The fun aspect of showing excited passengers disembarking for a new adventure in port shows the fun of cruising! This has been a very difficult Challenge to judge, but I thought your photo was worth a commendation!

A very nice shot! Congratulations on 4th Place! Expeditions are a magical thing! The Arctic and Antarctic waters are very special places to explore. Your capture and editing are spot on! I hope you have this photo framed and hanging on your wall!

A great shot! Congratulations on 5th Place! I'm thinking you are in the tall building with a restaurant looking down on the harbor! Nice effect with 2 Cruise Ships docked! I've been there! Your editing is flawless! Contrast impeccable! Nice overall shot!

I love the multiple colors that make up this photo! Your ability to capture the entertainment area of this ship and keep all the detail tack sharp is superb! This has been a very difficult Challenge to judge and I wish I could have placed you higher, but it is definitely worth commending and I hope you have this imaged framed!

A very good shot and perfect editing! You have taught me something as well. I almost dismissed your photo as a "River Boat" and not a ship. But I did some research and it appears this ship is 197 feet long (60 meters), which is the definition of a "Ship". So it qualifies nicely. A very difficult Challenge to judge and I wish I could have placed you higher! Please frame this photo and hang it where the world can see it!

A very well exposed shot! Your editing on the sky sets this apart from boring overexposed skies! It would have been nice to place you higher in the competition had the back of the ship appeared in the frame. All in all, a very dynamic image! Please frame this photo and show it to the world!

A very dynamic image! The lighting is spectacular! Your editing of the ship and sky is wonderful! A bit personal to me also as I was on CMV Columbus when the world shut down. And now CMV has gone defunct and I have been watching the demise of most of these ships! But your image is fabulous!

This photo has a magical appearance. Even the washed out exposure adds to the dreamy look! Your vignette, even being a bit strong, adds to the focus on the ship. Nice work and I hope you have this photo framed on someone's wall!

Congratulations on 1st Place! Your photo is spectacular! It shows the grandeur of the ship! Nice contrast and overall composition! The reflections add to it! Editing is very superb! I would love to see a wider crop showing the full reflection! You should frame this photo!

Night photography is fun and even more so on a cruise ship! Colorful lights and the contrast of the blacks lends itself to a great photo! I like the movement of people on the decks, it shows an active cruise! Keep up the good work and frame this photo!

You have created a bit of magic with the lighting and editing of this photo. It exudes a sense of motion that freezes time. It is sharp yet the areas that are not work very well together. I hope you frame this photo!

The complexities of all of the intersecting lines lends a sense of confusing calmness that works. The editing is excellent and the shadow detail is perfect! I can envision myself standing there looking up and marveling at the magnitude of the ship's design!

The art of Night Photography is a magical medium and you have captures this shot wonderfully! The reflections in the foreground exude smoothness and mirror the colors used. The sharpness throughout the image, something that is usually undesired, works perfectly for this shot!

Very nice end result! Your Photoshop skills are great! This photo would have made it to the Leaderboard if it were titled and the story of it were completed! I hope you have framed this shot and it hangs on someone's wall!

Congratulations on 6th Place! I love this shot! Tenuous seas! Clearly windy! Passengers bundled up yet desiring to be out on the decks! Whitecaps on the water tell of the rough seas! Your editing is superb and shadows and highlights are equally readable! I can picture myself there!

Congratulations on 7th Place! Even though your shot is clearly Photoshopped, it works very well! Your exposures and editing are on point! I think your moon is a bit over the top (get the pun?), but I still award you 7th! Good luck in the future and I hope you frame this one!

Congratulations on 10th Place! We all know that the gold at the end of a rainbow is magical! So your ship is doubly magical! Even though your editing lacks the proper dehaze and exposure corrections, you get this award for creativity!

This is simply a great shot! It brings me back to my childhood in the 1600's where crossing an ocean was a Challenge! LOL, I can't wait to see the cannons roll out the side windows! In all reality, your editing and capture is spot on! Very nice shot! Congratulations on 3rd Place!

This image gives the enormity of a cruise ship! I especially like the reflections in the Bridge windows! The angle of the photo speaks wonders about the power of the ship! I would hope you approach the marketing department for Norwegian as they may possibly be interested in buying rights for this image!

This is a very interesting shot! I am not sure that I have ever seen a cruise ship that displays messages on the side similar to the Goodyear blimp! Your exposure and editing are spot on! Please frame this photo!