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Cloud break over the Grand Pier
Cloud break over the Grand Pier
floyd


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Challenge: Weather (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S30
Location: The Grand Pier, Weston Super Mare, England
Date: Apr 12, 2003
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Sky, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2003

 Weather is the perennial topic of British summertime discussion and nowhere is the weather more oft discussed than at the great British sea-side. This is the grand pier at Weston Super Mare in England - a very traditional British summer holiday destination. Despite the dim light and slight chill there are children digging sand castles and taking donkey rides along the beach.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 226
Avg (all users): 6.7769
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.6466
Avg (non-participants): 6.9358
Views since voting: 1994
Votes: 242
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 05/27/2003 03:34:28 AM
Lovely shot John, pity the weather did not play ball, with the hole a bit more to the left to light the pier.
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 04/27/2003 06:51:27 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

There's not much to say about this photo. That is a good thing. I like it a lot. I think sunlight breaking through clouds is one of my favorite things to view and photograph. I think you captured this one splendidly. Good work and good luck in future challenges.
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 04/24/2003 08:47:51 AM
This really is incredibly familiar to us Brits isn't it? I know it has universal appeal too but somehow I wonder if the childhood memories of overcast days at the beach, when each peek of the sun was cause for celebration, don't make it even more meaningful for British voters.

Would love to know what it's average score from British DPCers was!

Congrats FloYdeee...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2003 12:15:08 PM
excellent shot... i think a little underexposure here would bring out the sun rays even more... nice work :) - setzler
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 04/19/2003 04:06:33 AM
Nice capture. Like the perspective and the colors of the sky. Great job with the exposure on this one. It is really exceptional how nothing washed out. 9
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 04/18/2003 06:26:32 PM
Very nice! :-) That lighting is really super!
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 04/18/2003 12:23:26 PM
You've got to be kidding me! Is this real? Talk about the rightt place at the right time!!!! Absolutely stunning.
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 04/17/2003 09:58:21 AM
good job, nice picture
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 04/16/2003 10:14:04 AM
Perfect timing! Great in a ways.
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 04/16/2003 04:06:47 AM
Pretty. Well seen and captured.
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 04/15/2003 07:53:57 PM
what timing you have. very nice.
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 04/15/2003 07:00:16 PM
This is a great shot, love the hole in the sky!
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 04/15/2003 05:07:05 PM
nice sharp image, good work
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 04/15/2003 02:29:27 PM
Well titled.
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 04/15/2003 12:53:32 PM
needs some color work, could be magnificent!
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 04/15/2003 10:19:46 AM
wow thats a cool shot...
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 04/15/2003 09:19:04 AM
outstanding, i give you 10
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 04/15/2003 08:50:35 AM
Wow -- super shot! The Photography Gods were smiling upon you that day! -10
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 04/15/2003 05:59:50 AM
very nice image good work
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 04/14/2003 09:52:51 PM
This is beautiful. The sun looks like it is raining down on the pier. Love this angle. One of my favorites so far.
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 04/14/2003 03:45:51 PM
Nicely done. Great god beams!
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 04/14/2003 02:54:26 PM
Really good, well done.
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 04/14/2003 01:17:49 PM
very interesting!
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 04/14/2003 12:44:09 PM
One of the best examples of crepuscular rays i`ve seen.10
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 04/14/2003 11:35:42 AM
Fantastic find, great going. I like this shot.
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 04/14/2003 05:31:35 AM
Looks like a hole opening up and a spotlight shining on the wharf, excellent photo - 10.
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 04/14/2003 03:30:35 AM
Moses would have loved this sky.
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 04/14/2003 01:49:50 AM
Cool verry cool, needs more color maby? Good [9]
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 04/13/2003 10:27:47 PM
You captured a grand moment.
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 04/13/2003 09:58:53 PM
Very dramatic. I would like to see the brightness toned down a bit. Smaller aperture maybe. Bring out the clouds a bit more.
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