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Clearing storm
Clearing storm
Gordon


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Challenge: Best of 2004 (Advanced Editing III*)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Location: Death Valley, CA
Date: Nov 20, 2004
Aperture: F 22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6 sec
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2005

 Mesquite Flat Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA. Canon 17-40 F4L, tripod, cable release.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 530
Avg (all users): 6.5780
Avg (commenters): 8.6190
Avg (participants): 6.6151
Avg (non-participants): 6.4568
Views since voting: 1463
Views during voting: 537
Votes: 346
Comments: 25
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 11/10/2006 11:17:15 AM
Oooh... good one! It looks like a giant wave crashing onto the shore.
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 11/10/2006 11:11:31 AM
This is incredible. I hate landscapes but I would sell my mother for this. Why this is so good is completely mysterious to me, and I like it that way.
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 02/01/2005 10:49:53 AM
Shockingly low rating. Just wrong.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2005 12:58:04 PM
Wonderful feeling of air and space. Lovely image.
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 01/27/2005 02:13:39 PM
Wow. Very impressive, love the light and the drama. The tones are excellent though I wish I could see just a little more detail and separation in the darker hills. 9.
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 01/27/2005 05:10:05 AM
Lovely textures both in the sky and on the ground. I think the B&W was a great choice, but I'd love to see the colour, just out of curiosity.
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 01/26/2005 06:36:19 PM
Nice shot Gordo.
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 01/26/2005 11:16:52 AM
Wow. Simply breathtaking image. I love the contrast and texture here. You can just see the ripples in the sand. The shadows are not so black that you lose detail, and the highlights are not blown out. Very dramatic sky. A classic black and white image, and I say that as a very high compliment. 10
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 01/25/2005 05:57:45 PM
Very good composition and a great choice for B&W.
Excellent contrast & tone. ((8))
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 01/25/2005 07:24:20 AM
It´s a very nice shot, but I can´t help but wonder if it would have been awesome in colour, with a rich blue colour to the sky and a light brown tone to the sand.
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 01/24/2005 05:24:28 PM
whu-whu-whu-whu-WWOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!! this is flat out AWESOME! i don't have anything else to say, so, if you don't mind, i think i'm just going to hang out and enjoy this a bit! thanks for sharing. i really hope this does well for you!
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 01/21/2005 09:09:17 PM
fantastic, cool dunes
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 01/19/2005 08:00:58 AM
I've never seen anything like that. It's so striking and beautiful!
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 01/18/2005 09:00:23 PM
Holy Crap! That looked like a giant wave. It took my eyes a minute to adjust to realize it was clouds. Could be the booze, I dont know. :P
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 01/18/2005 02:37:56 PM
Wonderful, favorites, best luck!
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 01/18/2005 08:04:05 AM
That's f****** unreal!! Totally amazing. Excellent work. Hope you ribbon!
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 01/17/2005 10:50:41 AM
Simply awesome. This scene lends itself perfectly to black and white. The balance of light and dark is perfect. Wonderful image.
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 01/17/2005 04:52:46 AM
Very impressive landscape which really suits the b/w format.
This would look amazing up on the wall in a large frame.
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 01/17/2005 04:14:53 AM
Vey nice one 10.
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 01/16/2005 08:35:59 AM
Otherworldly! I love the contrast of textures--the rough sky with the smooth sands. Dramatic lighting creates an intense mood. Though the black and white has its own beauty, I feel like I want to see the color in the sky. Still, well done.
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 01/16/2005 08:23:19 AM
Wow. A tremendous shot! Need a little more from the gray scale, but wonderfully done. 8
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 01/16/2005 07:51:59 AM
ansel Adams ?
Gorgeous :)
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 01/16/2005 12:32:47 AM
Terrific figure/ground ambiguity gives an air of mystery to this fine B/W image.
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 01/15/2005 09:58:00 PM
Those clouds are nuts. I wish I could see the color version... I think it might have helped to see the sky in color.
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 01/15/2005 08:03:56 PM
Stunning tones. Great landscape and the sky certainly cooperated. 10.
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