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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Iceland
Date: Aug 28, 2008
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/50 sec.
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 53 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.6228
Avg (commenters): 7.4143
Avg (participants): 6.6334
Avg (non-participants): 6.5641
Views since voting: 1435
Views during voting: 746
Votes: 509
Comments: 75
Favorites: 5 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 05:07:51 PM
Lots of great texture in this, very dynamic! 7
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03/17/2009 02:27:27 PM
wow
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03/17/2009 02:26:00 PM
This feels so grand in scale that I have a hard time looking away from it. It's stunning, great composition.
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03/17/2009 03:50:49 AM
Wow - it really jumps out at me! The contrast is amazing.
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03/16/2009 11:18:18 PM
Amazing skies, great textures.
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03/16/2009 05:56:27 PM
very pleasing landscape, nice tones
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03/16/2009 04:31:57 PM
great composition, lovely bold sky, really like the pattern in the sand 8
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03/16/2009 03:15:11 PM
Very dramatic editing. I like the ripples in the sand from the water.
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03/16/2009 01:33:58 PM
WOW, WOW, WOW. Absulately goergeous. Very dramatic cloud, great deatils. 10+
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03/16/2009 01:14:58 PM
I think this is Hviteserkur in Iceland? Looks like it anyhow. Beautifull capture ot this colossus!
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03/16/2009 01:14:57 PM
Nice contrast between the clouds and ground.
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03/16/2009 11:44:50 AM
Incredible sky, great composition great image
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03/16/2009 12:16:46 AM
dramatic
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03/15/2009 10:59:29 PM
Great DOF; nice symmetry between ground and sky
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03/15/2009 10:45:25 PM
There is a lot of building tension in this shot. Love the sand ripples and the elephant rock.
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03/15/2009 09:46:11 PM
this is a very dramatic scene what a beautiful sky
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03/15/2009 06:29:26 PM
Wow! Hey. I like that depth. And the sky is just great. Nice.
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03/15/2009 05:27:24 PM
epic sky
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03/15/2009 04:58:42 PM
Wonderful landscape. Impressive processing. The rock almost look like a spaceship.
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03/15/2009 03:39:15 PM
Amazing rock formation. I have seen it depicted once before in another photo here on DP. Lovely dramatic sky. Nice composition, nice processing. 7
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03/15/2009 01:27:31 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1116 images, I gave 96 of them an 8. Your image was one of those 96, placing you well within the top 10% for this challenge.

Lots of beach / sky shots in this challenge, normally incorporating a sunset. It's refreshing to see such a great shot without using that cliché. Awesome looking sky, and the lead in lines provided by the grooves in sand really sraw you into this picture. Great work.

Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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03/15/2009 12:30:43 PM
very nice but noisy 5 from me sorry


brano ;D
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03/15/2009 12:18:52 PM
Stunning scene and beautiful PP. Outstanding work!
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03/15/2009 10:27:39 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 03:56:47 AM
nice HDR, a boost in colors preferred, othewise nice creation, 7
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03/14/2009 11:24:39 PM
love the dramatic sky
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03/14/2009 11:02:57 PM
Amazing sky that is echoed in the ripples on the beach.
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03/14/2009 10:46:50 PM
the post processing (?) does add another element to this image
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03/14/2009 10:09:48 PM
This has great drama in the sky. Sadly the detail in the sand has been left out by the perspective you have chosen. I would have lowered the camera right to ground level and captured the grit of the sand and maybe some reflection in that water. But that's just me.
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03/14/2009 09:37:17 PM
Like this shot ALOT! Do think itd be better without the boarder..
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03/14/2009 09:10:13 PM
Fantastic wide angle shot.
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03/14/2009 02:13:06 PM
Fascinating landscape. Love the sky.
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03/14/2009 12:23:44 PM
Absolutely great, specially the sky. Ein sú besta sem ég hef séð af Hvítserki.
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03/14/2009 10:11:03 AM
wow. very cool. reminds me somehow of "lord of the rings". where is that? beautiful! 10.
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03/14/2009 06:02:53 AM
great landscape image, the dramatic sky really sets it off.Perfect composition.
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03/14/2009 02:04:46 AM
Amazing capture, the textures and dramatism in the sky are awesome.
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03/13/2009 11:29:23 PM
Very striking shot. It just seems to draw the eye in.
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03/13/2009 10:09:46 PM
wow. nicely done! Amazing sky!

The island 10oks like a giant or maybe even like King Poseidon standing hip deep, looking longingly towards the land.
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03/13/2009 09:04:09 PM
captivating and sharp throughout, so much to take in! I think the border works well.. one of my favourites in the challenge that I've seen so far
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03/13/2009 08:37:17 PM
Great sky and reflections.
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03/13/2009 07:57:31 PM
love the ridges in the sand and the great sky
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03/13/2009 06:48:22 PM
Beautiful landscape!!!
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03/13/2009 05:55:48 PM
The darker tones of this really works. I love the textures represented here.
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03/13/2009 12:41:34 PM
wow!!! this is so beautiful!! excellent detail thought the whole photo, great dof, perfect contrast. lovely sky
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03/13/2009 12:31:24 PM
Wow. This is really amazing. 10, definitely.
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03/13/2009 08:09:57 AM
Great cloud and sand effects. Looks a little surreal. Well done.
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03/13/2009 03:04:30 AM
Great drama in this one.
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03/12/2009 10:52:19 PM
Not a thing I would change! Wonderful!
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03/12/2009 09:54:02 PM
Nice clouds. Good colors and placement of the rock.
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03/12/2009 08:32:46 PM
Interesting composition. On first look I thought the large rock on the right was a giant gorilla! Lots of painterly textures and shapes. I'm not in love with the frame.
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03/12/2009 08:27:33 PM
Nice, I recognize this site from other pictures on this site. I feel this one sets itself apart by highlighting the extreme textures of the landscape.
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03/12/2009 05:18:48 PM
Excellent take!
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03/12/2009 04:58:20 PM
I like the use of green (sea ans seaweed) to break up the brown in the shot
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03/12/2009 03:45:39 PM
nicely done
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03/12/2009 01:32:41 PM
Voted earlier coming back to comment now. This landscape picture is stunningly beautiful. Love that stoney mountainious cropping of rock off to the right - almost looks like a castle that nature constructed. Cloud cover is mesmerizing - details are good such that I can see a rainstorm off in the distance by the far distant mountains. Looks like it is low tide or those distant rainstorms were by for there is water pooled in the sand basin in the foreground. Love the shapes of the curves in the sand basin for it adds an added visual interest. Colors are wonderful too. I can smell the salt in the air of the beach and the feel the moisture in the air from the far distant rainstorm as I look upon this image. I also love the widescreen cinema border for it gives you the sense of a grand scale image. Great work!
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03/12/2009 10:32:38 AM
Wow...what wonderful texture.
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03/12/2009 09:00:21 AM
Nice sky! The subject matter is good and so is the detail and tones. Nice.
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03/12/2009 08:51:57 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
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03/12/2009 06:32:39 AM
beautiful sky, love the leading lines in the sand, nice image
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03/12/2009 04:21:42 AM
Fantastic sky
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03/12/2009 01:39:29 AM
looks like a crouching transformer!!!
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03/12/2009 01:15:17 AM
Nice composition, and I like the clouds
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03/12/2009 12:20:40 AM
i can hear the orchestra - especially the cello and oboe :)
this is a wonderful shot - hope it does well in the challenge! -10-
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03/11/2009 11:02:50 PM
Beautiful landscape
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03/11/2009 10:32:55 PM
This is truly gorgeous! I love how the clouds and lines in the sand seem to just pull you in. Stunning!
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03/11/2009 10:21:39 PM
A very quiet and contemplative ground presided over by a sweeping and epic sky. The muted tones work well with this image.
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03/11/2009 07:56:46 PM
Quite the scene. I love the lines in the sand, the texture in the sky. Well captured.
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03/11/2009 07:38:11 PM
Nice wide angle
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03/11/2009 05:47:29 PM
great clouds, and whole landscape. very nice
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03/11/2009 01:27:01 PM
Very nice.
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03/11/2009 10:09:26 AM
Nice textures in the sky and on the beach.
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03/11/2009 08:25:56 AM
WOW! That sky is amazing! Beautiful scene.
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03/11/2009 06:29:11 AM
I'm not good at picking HDRs, but i think this this is perhaps one? It has a nice absence of nasty dark contrast and I just love the drama in the sky. Great colouring without being over the top, also. Great job: 7.
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03/11/2009 03:27:37 AM
cool capture
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03/11/2009 02:18:19 AM
Wow! What a fabulous sky.
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