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all is calm, all is bright and it's only August
all is calm, all is bright and it's only August
mariuca


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Challenge: City Nightscape (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges 2011
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12
Location: Paris, France
Date: Aug 22, 2011
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2011

 Well, storm on the Pont du Change in Paris .... I had to try my hand at it. Of course it's not auto exposure but I forgot now what I used and besides I was too excited. A little postcard for me and I share it with you.
Nothing really compared with the similar shots seen on DPC but.... I am a child too and enjoy the same toys ....

[Sep. 1st, 2011 10:49:24 AM]

Hmmm, this might turn into my PB. Who would have thought of it?
It was a "mock" storm. I did not get one drop of rain and the people in the boats were probably thrilled going directly into the sheets of rain. Three boats, Bateau Mouche and two Bateau Parisiens. 6.9381 so far and there are three more days. Who knows? I was unstoppable then and now nursing a bad sinusitis. No connection with that storm.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 55
Avg (all users): 6.9294
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.4545
Avg (non-participants): 7.0438
Views since voting: 2501
Views during voting: 401
Votes: 170
Comments: 27
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 09/15/2011 05:07:06 AM
congrats, Mariuca! great catch, you were lucky to be in the right place at the right time and be able to seize upon it... just like I was a couple of years ago ;)
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 09/14/2011 05:56:20 AM
Just in case you didn't see this in the points and ribbons race thread...

"Nothing to brag about??? You're crazy! That was a spectacular storm capture! Absolutely beautiful, and not easy to get.

It's all due to a storm, but there was some incredibly fine photography happening during it!"
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 09/10/2011 01:06:27 PM
Excellent, congrats on your high finish!
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 09/06/2011 08:50:07 PM
WOW OH WOW, you got a PB, just like me today. But your's is higher, well done, and 6th yipeeeeeeee.

P.S, I gave you an 8.
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 09/06/2011 04:39:13 PM
This is beautiful. I gave it an 8... Congrats on Top TEn!
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 09/05/2011 08:09:35 AM
Way to go, Mariuca!!!! Awesome shot. Congrats on your new PB and top 10. I have yet to capture lightning :-)
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 09/05/2011 07:11:56 AM
How lovely. Congrats Maruica. Thrilling scene yet calm. Beautiful
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 09/05/2011 01:43:13 AM
Great finish. Congrats.
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 09/04/2011 08:53:33 PM
Awesome finish, glad to see this up here.
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 09/04/2011 08:32:04 PM
Glad to see this got lots of love!
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 09/04/2011 08:24:37 PM
Congratulations on a great finish. I love the texture on the water and the light, and the lightening is a wonderful bonus!
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 09/04/2011 08:08:01 PM
WOW! Felicitari pentru Top 10.

Congrats for the top 10 and the best personal.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/04/2011 04:21:29 PM
Kind of spooky and alluring.
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 09/02/2011 10:16:37 PM
What an amazing view! The sky looks so dynamic! Great capture!
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 09/02/2011 11:19:11 AM
What a capture!
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 09/01/2011 06:20:17 AM
the single boat on the river definitely gives this picture a story to tell, where is it going and why is it going out with the storm near. Nice purple tones
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 08/31/2011 08:19:09 PM
love it !!++ 9
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 08/31/2011 06:58:12 PM
Beautiful colors and light.
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 08/31/2011 04:57:56 AM
fab
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 08/30/2011 07:24:26 PM
Awesome with the lightning, well done
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 08/30/2011 01:29:38 AM
Surreal shot, awesome
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 08/29/2011 03:36:39 PM
Wow! I've never captured lightning myself, let alone with such nice foreground and such beautiful colors in the sky. Very impressive. Hope the camera didn't get wet :)
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 08/29/2011 01:32:58 PM
An old world nightscape replete with gorgeous architecture and lightning to boot. Beautiful capture of a moment.
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 08/29/2011 01:19:00 PM
excellent shot
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 08/29/2011 04:45:15 AM
WOW That is incredbly beautiful.
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 08/29/2011 04:29:19 AM
Well. Wow. This is incredible.
The gradient in the water. The depth of the image. The lighting of the front of the bridge. Its descent into darkness on the left. The soft haze of rainfall in the distance. The mocking sun-rays on the left. The fear the boaters must be facing. This is not a simple image. While I would have done some lens distortion correction to straighten the building on the left, I like the thought that it's shying away from the lightning.
Wherever this image ends up, it is in credible. Easiest 10 I've given in a long time.
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 08/29/2011 12:23:43 AM
Nice light
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