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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Purple III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Strand, South Africa
Date: Aug 15, 2008
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 124
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2008

 Long exposure taken after sunset - camera and self perched on a concrete block and pipe half-buried in the sand (in the cold and dark), hoping neither I nor the camera fall into the water. ND4, GND8, at the 18mm end of the lens.

Processing: Converted from RAW (manipulated "tint" white balance slider to get the colour I wanted), square crop, resize, smart sharpen and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 227
Avg (all users): 7.5787
Avg (commenters): 8.7500
Avg (participants): 7.1860
Avg (non-participants): 7.8385
Views since voting: 11751
Views during voting: 398
Votes: 216
Comments: 45
Favorites: 27 (view)

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 09/01/2008 11:06:16 AM
Nice long exposure. Congrats on your ribbon :)
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 08/30/2008 12:59:29 PM
Beautiful image, congrats!
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 08/27/2008 06:21:14 PM
The only 10 I gave this round.....spectacular shot!
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 08/27/2008 10:19:47 AM
Congrats on a well deserved Blue!!!

Raj
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 08/27/2008 10:14:57 AM
Ohhhh...congrats on your BLUE! Gosh...they should have turned your ribbon purple for this magnificent entry! Well done!
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 08/27/2008 09:07:45 AM
Congratz Brew!
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 08/27/2008 07:03:50 AM
Congrats! Beautiful shot!
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 08/27/2008 05:05:39 AM
Congrats on the blue! Beautiful image.
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 08/27/2008 04:17:13 AM
This is turly an amazing image. Great work....
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 08/27/2008 12:58:11 AM
Congrats on a well deserved blue ribbon!
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 08/26/2008 10:46:02 PM
Knap gedaan ou maat.

Enige foto vd kaap verdien 'n blou :)
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 08/26/2008 09:01:07 PM
Congrats on the blue !!! beautiful shot
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 08/26/2008 09:00:41 PM
The deserved winner...well done!
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 08/26/2008 08:54:46 PM
Wow! Satin smooth, gorgeous colors. Congratulations on winning with this beauty, Konrad.
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 08/26/2008 08:33:35 PM
Thank pete I don't have to eat my XBox 360.

Think of the constipation.
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 08/26/2008 08:10:11 PM
Congratulations; it's an honor to come in 2nd to the image I personally liked the best in the challenge :-)

Message edited by author 2008-08-27 00:10:44.
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 08/26/2008 08:03:57 PM
what a score... this is a sensational image, fav'd
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 08/26/2008 08:03:04 PM
HA! told you this would ribbon. or maybe i just knew:)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/26/2008 07:15:57 PM
Great capture. The purple sets the mood so the colouring is well done.
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 08/26/2008 06:10:52 PM
So smooth-looking and the rocks(?) on the left break up the picture a bit, very nice.
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 08/26/2008 10:32:49 AM
Cool serene purple haze 8
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 08/25/2008 02:29:27 PM
very nice, this is what i wanted my shot to look like.
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 08/23/2008 10:06:50 PM
Where did you take this from... looks like your right in the water!
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 08/23/2008 07:24:41 PM
Quite an ethereal feel on this shot.
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 08/23/2008 06:47:58 AM
Very striking shot, beautiful deep purple and fantastic lighting. Very proffesional . 9 : )
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 08/23/2008 04:05:02 AM
too many details for me .... but the shades r soothing. go top 10.
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 08/22/2008 10:02:11 PM
I love this photo.
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 08/22/2008 11:41:04 AM
Wow! WOW! Beautifully done. It's dreamy and "other-worldish" without looking way overdone like some others. 10
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 08/21/2008 09:21:26 PM
nice colors
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 08/21/2008 05:05:29 PM
If this isn't above a 7 I'll eat my XBox 360.
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 08/21/2008 12:08:00 PM
Wonderful landscape shot. One of my top picks. 9
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 08/21/2008 08:02:34 AM
this is an amazing photo-10
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 08/21/2008 06:35:32 AM
My favorite of the challenge, capturing a purple sort of mood in gorgeous shades of the color. Good composition, not oversaturated ... it all just works here.
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 08/20/2008 09:35:46 PM
amazing view! excellent picture
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 08/20/2008 06:52:26 PM
I see a ribbon in your future, 10 from me.
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 08/20/2008 04:53:20 PM
best purple shot in here, 10 from me
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 08/20/2008 01:47:11 PM
Great photo. A bit dark and mysterious, i like it.
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 08/20/2008 01:17:33 PM
Nice drama in this picture. Awesome!
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 08/20/2008 04:59:16 AM
Stunning image. I hope this gets the blue.
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 08/19/2008 10:04:38 PM
stunning...a ribbon contender for mine...perfect processing and a great result 9
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 08/19/2008 09:56:48 PM
Yes! the beautiful forgotten sea/river. 10 from me.
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 08/19/2008 09:54:14 PM
My top pic so far. It's nice that you kept it realistically purple. What time was this taken?
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 08/19/2008 09:33:43 PM
Beautiful, thought-evoking. Makes me wonder the story behind this.
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 08/19/2008 09:04:22 PM
Purple goes very well with this mood... Very nice silky effect on the water...
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 08/19/2008 08:48:11 PM
i'm sure this will do well, shots like this always seem to.
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