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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Somewhere in Southern Utah
Date: Apr 9, 2008
Galleries: Sky, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2009

What's your road, man?

[Mar. 15th, 2009 09:58:50 PM]

Taken while driving down the highway, from the car. At least I wasn't the one driving. :)

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.5205
Avg (commenters): 7.7375
Avg (participants): 6.5072
Avg (non-participants): 6.5946
Views since voting: 1221
Views during voting: 695
Votes: 488
Comments: 87
Favorites: 7 (view)


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03/20/2009 02:26:04 AM
Wide open spaces...
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03/19/2009 12:01:48 AM
i really like this great sky shot. good eye.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:49:06 PM
This is one of my favourite cloud photo in the challenge. Contrast is great. The road/ground and car ground the image without distracting too much from the clouds... I'm a bit fan of clouds.
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03/17/2009 10:24:59 PM
Great sky. Almost looks like the Phoenix rising from the flames.
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03/17/2009 10:05:04 PM
So cool!! The clouds and road make a nice parallel leading line.
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03/17/2009 07:35:26 PM
What a really intriquing image! The eye starts on all of the upper sky... gets lost and then Boom! It all becomes clear on the road. Good work.

Not voting.
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03/17/2009 07:08:32 PM
Now that is a sky! I think it may have been better sans car and centered in the road. But then again that might just make it too cliche.
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03/17/2009 06:07:29 PM
how awesome !!!! 10 right away. :-)
peace.
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03/17/2009 06:00:07 PM
fantastic scene, i like the car is on the road, makes the clouds look huge. excellent bw work
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03/17/2009 05:19:03 PM
Now that is a BIG sky! Lovely contrast & shapes
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03/17/2009 04:39:45 PM
Wow look at those clouds. Good job showing how small we are.
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03/17/2009 04:12:45 PM
Wow, this feels so vast, I really like the composition.
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03/17/2009 11:42:26 AM
great work..could almost miss the cars, am sure some people will rush by this thinking it is another sky shot, but you have given the shot a wonderful sense of perspective...superior work, one of the better shots in the challenge..
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03/17/2009 07:25:05 AM
oh my!
seven ;)

brano
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03/17/2009 03:00:30 AM
woosh!!
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03/17/2009 01:46:42 AM
What a fabulous cloud shot.
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03/16/2009 09:47:59 PM
Nice motion effect and looks a AA processing. Would have liked to seen more of the ground but still a good photograph.
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03/16/2009 09:20:02 PM
the sky is cool
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03/16/2009 06:46:57 PM
Such a lovely sky. This exotic "road trip" photo stands way above the crowd. Among best of show.
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03/16/2009 04:59:22 PM
WOW!!!!
9
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03/16/2009 04:33:45 PM
Love the sky...wonderful B&W
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03/16/2009 03:08:43 PM
Nice sky and shot.
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03/16/2009 01:03:59 PM
Dramatic! Like it!
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03/16/2009 07:02:15 AM
Wild, crazy sky! Well captured. The b&w conversion is great.
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03/16/2009 04:12:16 AM
Very dramatic sky, it looks like it is on fire. Love the perspective
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03/15/2009 11:15:32 PM
Amazing sky, great perspective.
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03/15/2009 10:57:11 PM
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. Take about Jump Drive!!! Wow those clouds make this capture feel like the car driving on the road is zooming at warp speed! Great tones that make the sky really pop visually. I do think that the road and the car are also strong elements of the shot but they need to be played up more. The ground plane looks washed out when compared to the dynamic and eye-catching sky. Selecting the road and playing with brightness/contrast levels will make it stand out from the light desert tones such that the ground plane will be much more noticeable and become a stronger emphasized element. To make the feeling of the zoom factor parallel the sky and strengthen your composition, you could compose the shot such that the road stretches out to the bottom right and left hand corners.
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03/15/2009 10:02:57 PM
What a wicked sky! Awesome capture.
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03/15/2009 09:16:34 PM
this is absolutely amazing!
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03/15/2009 08:40:35 PM
Impressive sky! Well shot.
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03/15/2009 07:05:22 PM
Very dramatic sky but a little too much IMO
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03/15/2009 05:51:18 PM
very dramatic sky, works well in b/w
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03/15/2009 05:28:02 PM
Wow - some dramatic skies there!
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03/15/2009 03:45:09 PM
That is one fiery sky! The B&W treatment brings out the details well.
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03/15/2009 12:00:04 PM
Toning works quite well to accent the perspective
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03/15/2009 10:06:36 AM
Wow that's quite a sky. Iceland? Not used to seeing B&W photos from you guys, but it's nice.
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03/15/2009 01:38:42 AM
that is some impressive cloud formation. helps in the uniqueness and the drama of this shot, 7
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03/15/2009 12:45:39 AM
i've seen this sky somewhere... oh yeah, 1x :). fantastic image, can only imagine how good it must be as a print
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03/15/2009 12:16:53 AM
Amazing sky! Would love to see this in color...8
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03/14/2009 11:59:41 PM
Great perspective and vanishing point...the sky looks almost alive. Best of luck.
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03/14/2009 11:55:32 PM
Very dramatic; higher contrast might improve it
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03/14/2009 09:53:03 PM
Wow, what a sky!
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03/14/2009 07:52:50 PM
insane sky - my eyes hurt - top score from me - plz make a poster
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03/14/2009 06:10:00 PM
Just kind of sucks you right in.
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03/14/2009 05:29:16 PM
This is amazing. BW did it up nice.
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03/14/2009 04:18:40 PM
INCREDIBLE sky. It is so overwhelming I almost didn't notice the road and the car. A fave, and I speculate a top 50 finish here.
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03/14/2009 03:47:59 PM
Whoa!!! Them are some wicked-cool clouds!
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03/14/2009 03:31:47 PM
Amazing sky
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03/14/2009 02:47:33 PM
Wow, that's a lot of sky! Nice shot!
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03/14/2009 12:45:51 PM
love the converging clouds. is that a 10mm or so lens ?
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03/14/2009 12:04:13 PM
Stunning flaring sky. One get's the feeling that the image is rushing towards one at breakneck speed. Great processing. 8
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03/14/2009 10:58:36 AM
just a little to wide angle for me...you are taking in alot of nothing...in other words...the road does not give a good enough focal point...and the mountains are to far away...
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03/14/2009 08:26:23 AM
Great composition & a really wild sky!
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03/13/2009 09:47:53 PM
That sky just roars out at you- drowning out everything else on the planet.
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03/13/2009 09:19:16 PM
Man what a display of mares tails. You gotta love big sky country. Excellent.
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03/13/2009 07:19:30 PM
WOW, what a sky. I really like your choice of composition, cutting the horizon line low on your photo.
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03/13/2009 05:12:58 PM
Lovely pic, but need a little more of the road and a lower angle perhaps.
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03/13/2009 03:47:53 PM
Oh, how this image makes me yearn for the increase in size limits at DPC. After seeing this on 1x, 720 just isn't big enough. Glorious shot.
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03/13/2009 10:04:49 AM
Quite a sensation of vastness in this image.
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03/13/2009 09:44:58 AM
Brilliant!
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03/13/2009 08:18:29 AM
Wow that sky is awesome. Great detail and nice tones.
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03/13/2009 04:21:03 AM
this is the most incredible shot .. those clouds are amazing .. they remind me of feathers .. its like some giant bird in the sky .. very very impressive .. love the b&w too .. :)
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03/13/2009 12:02:28 AM
Impressive sky. Nice to see some dimension with the cars on the road.
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03/12/2009 10:28:16 PM
I literally said, "Wow!" out loud when this picture came up! What a great sky.
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03/12/2009 06:39:18 PM
the clouds are breathtaking in this shot!
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03/12/2009 04:26:00 PM
For sure those clouds are awesome, but even more awesome with your wide angle and composition! Aren't you glad you stopped!
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03/12/2009 01:57:47 PM
Great sky! However it is a little too much in this case. If the car and the road were more prominent than shown here I would given some more marks. IMO
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03/12/2009 01:44:01 PM
Hmmm...Hmmmm...Hmmm...I'm going to guess this is a Joseph Daniels extraordinaire! 9.
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03/12/2009 10:07:23 AM
Whoa, that sky is awesome, fantastic b&w processing
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03/12/2009 09:50:30 AM
certainly an impressive skyscape
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03/12/2009 09:48:22 AM
sky kinda smacks you in the face ,nice effect
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03/12/2009 06:37:46 AM
great skies and good b&w conversion
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03/12/2009 02:08:41 AM
Pulling down the curtain... amazing composition.
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03/12/2009 01:52:11 AM
Wow, that is one crazy sky. Nice capture.
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03/11/2009 10:19:18 PM
Cool skies, good job bringing out all the details.
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03/11/2009 09:24:43 PM
The mood of this photo...the sky just makes it. Very nice, this one attracted my eye right off the bat on the thumbnails page. Definite 10
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03/11/2009 07:21:39 PM
Love the clouds, beautiful contrast.
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03/11/2009 04:33:45 PM
This picture just sucks you right into the computer. Awesom.
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03/11/2009 04:33:06 PM
Wonderful sky and excellent conversion!
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03/11/2009 04:01:56 PM
Yikes! That's one dynamic sky you captured!! The low vanishing point really works well. I think you nailed it! 10
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03/11/2009 03:13:22 PM
Wow! The sky in this is just amazing. If I had a scene like that - I could drive forever!
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03/11/2009 01:18:12 PM
Very cool!
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03/11/2009 01:09:05 PM
great skies, and great composition, i really like this
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03/11/2009 11:46:48 AM
Love it.
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03/11/2009 10:18:44 AM
Now for the word of the day: Majestic.

Wow! Talk about 'pop'!
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03/11/2009 08:17:28 AM
Wow. The sky just "hits" you. So much texture. Great shot.
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03/11/2009 06:05:05 AM
OMG, how did you get the sky like that, amazing capture
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