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Motek


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX
Location: Eilat
Date: Feb 12, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2008

 Wow. Thank you all for your votes and comments. My first Ribbon and Pb.

This is a salt lake just outside Eilat Israel. I was very happy it was a cloudy day as there not alot of these days as its a desert. At the far end of the lake are a flok of flamingoes. A real pretty place.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 458
Avg (all users): 6.9811
Avg (commenters): 9.1111
Avg (participants): 7.0273
Avg (non-participants): 6.8776
Views since voting: 10201
Views during voting: 262
Votes: 159
Comments: 31
Favorites: 21 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/02/2008 04:25:09 AM
Wow! Really nice!
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 03/20/2008 09:26:45 AM
Beautiful photo. Congrats on the ribbon. The reflection on this is surreal.
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 03/13/2008 12:29:59 PM
Yofee, Motek! CONGRATULATIONS! Michael
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 03/13/2008 08:01:16 AM
Magnificent.
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 03/11/2008 07:46:23 PM
Congratulations/abeautiful shot
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 03/09/2008 07:00:46 PM
Great fisheye view... excellent tone mapping and exposure! Congrats on the yellow!
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 03/09/2008 05:09:39 AM
been to israel many a time and never seen it look so captivating and beautiful! mazel tov on the 3rd place for such a stunning shot :)
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 03/09/2008 04:17:55 AM
veru beautiful!
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 03/09/2008 12:06:26 AM
Really, really beautiful place! I'm heading for Google now to learn more about this place. Amazing photograph ... congrats on your ribbon and PB!!
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 03/08/2008 02:53:20 PM
truely breathtaking picture,well done /congratulations
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 03/08/2008 10:18:11 AM
I love the sharpness of it how did u do that?
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 03/08/2008 07:09:05 AM
A little over the top for me, but WOW! all the same. Nice work and nice finish...
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 03/08/2008 04:52:26 AM
Congrats on the ribbon, this was one of my favorites! Made me look through the rest of your portfolio; WONDERFUL!
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 03/08/2008 04:36:25 AM
Beautiful image congrats on your ribbon!! :-)
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 03/08/2008 04:09:00 AM
I love this, the colours and reflection are wonderful. Congrats on your well deserved ribbon, Mark.
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 03/08/2008 01:35:12 AM
wow, this is beautiful!
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 03/08/2008 01:23:39 AM
Very nice shot of a calm day at the lake. You captured it well.

Congrats!
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 03/07/2008 09:10:40 PM
I'm so happy for you winning your first ribbon and personal best score. If you keep turning out work like this, I doubt it will be your one and only ribbon for long :) CONGRATULATIONS!

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 03/07/2008 08:39:36 PM
Congrats on the YELLOW. I liked this one a lot.
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 03/07/2008 07:35:30 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon and PB Mark...well done
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 03/07/2008 07:04:06 PM
Hey, congratulations on your first ribbon and a great photo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/07/2008 08:51:14 AM
I love everything about this -- the location, the amazing sky and reflection, the lens distortion... excellent processing to get all of the cloud details!
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 03/06/2008 12:52:39 PM
very vast expanse. i like the exposure on this
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 03/06/2008 09:09:35 AM
Love the wide angle. The clouds are well defined. One of my top picks.
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 03/03/2008 07:08:31 PM
Beautiful depth to this picture. 10
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 03/03/2008 07:04:02 PM
wow...this is cool! Gorgeous reflection! 9
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 03/03/2008 10:06:11 AM
Great perspective :)
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 03/02/2008 10:49:53 AM
Cracking photo. 10
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 03/01/2008 09:25:20 PM
love it 10
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 03/01/2008 02:19:45 PM
Looks like a Salvador Dali backdrop - fairly surreal. Lovely image, well done :)
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 03/01/2008 08:17:23 AM
fantastic image 10
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