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Challenge: On the Beach II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2012
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Location: Ocean Beach, CA
Date: Jul 30, 2012
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2012

 Because he'd pulled an all-nighter, I chauffeured my sweetie to a meeting he had in San Diego, taking advantage of the trip to call my buddy, LevT. He recommended a couple of places for me to go shooting while sweetie had his meeting, and agreed to meet up for dinner in the evening. Thank you, Lev!!!!

I decided on Sunset Cliffs which turned out to be truly spectacular, but most decidedly not what comes to mind when you hear "beach". I had originally entered something much less "beachy" but chickened out for this image, which is still not quite "beach", but more so than the other. I love the moodiness here (emphasizes a bit with pp'g). This was at the end of the day, heading back to my car. The owner was nowhere in sight.

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Yaaay, a top 10! Thanks for the great comments, everyone. I knew the bike would throw a lot of people off the scent :-)

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 71
Avg (all users): 6.5047
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.2821
Avg (non-participants): 6.6324
Views since voting: 1051
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 107
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/14/2012 05:26:56 AM
Hah, I thought this looked familiar. I lived a couple blocks from there for 15 years :-) Congrats on TT.
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 08/13/2012 12:01:03 PM
I spent the last week at a lake cottage with no internet access, so I did not get a chance to look through these. I love this shot -- such nice, rich warm tones (pp enhanced or not). Congrats on the top ten and a lovely image. Now I am curious to see your first choice that you chickened out on.
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 08/13/2012 08:38:44 AM
Yep,Congrats on the top ten.
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 08/13/2012 05:29:01 AM
Loved this one during voting...and very surprised to see this is yours Johanna! The bicycle threw me off thinking it was one of our famous (or imfamous) cycling photogs!
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 08/13/2012 05:25:55 AM
Congrats on TT Johanna - great looking shot!
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 08/13/2012 04:46:57 AM
Auuuugh!, Johanna! This is so amazing! Such artistry that always represents your work! And so LUCKY to get to hang out with Lev as well! What a great trip! Congratulations!
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 08/13/2012 12:14:04 AM
Great shot, and congrats on the top ten! :)
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 08/12/2012 10:44:07 PM
Cute shot. Grats on the TT
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 08/12/2012 08:26:12 PM
Nice top ten finish!
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 08/12/2012 08:24:42 PM
Congrats on the top 10 finish!
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 08/12/2012 08:20:12 PM
A great place for a bike!
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 08/12/2012 08:10:28 PM
Lovely light Johanna, great finish.
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 08/12/2012 08:10:16 PM
yeah, I liked this shot, esp the light, congrats on the TT girl!
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 08/12/2012 08:05:57 PM
Congrats, Johanna!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/12/2012 07:17:21 PM
Did you bring your own foreground interest? Very effective. Nice light. Voted earlier.
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 08/12/2012 04:08:59 PM
great light
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 08/12/2012 02:10:13 PM
I like the use of vignette to add a little drama to the photo. Looks like a great place to go bike riding.
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 08/12/2012 06:13:50 AM
Really nice shot,its all in the light and shadow I guess.
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 08/09/2012 04:31:15 AM
can't vote.

very well processed. not sure if that spotlight is natural or burned, but its perfect.
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 08/06/2012 07:43:16 AM
It's good you found one with a slightly lower POV to get the separation. And the shadow's fabulous. Commenting only.
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