Beauty And...
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Comment by figaro:
Flippin' amazing - don't know how I've never seen this before...

Between a Sharp Rock and a Soft Place: Lizard Head Rock, Rye
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Comment by justamistere:
Great use of light and texture. Good enough for a ribbon, so you got one. Nice pristine sand, too.

Air Traffic Control
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Comment by bennettjamie:
I really love this one. This is great!

Air Traffic Control
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Comment by raish:
Pretty cool to include those signs, heh. Nice idea.

Air Traffic Control
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Comment by shutterpuppy:
a little more separation between the planes would have made this even better.

Morning Fast Breakers
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Comment by Techo:
Yummm. Loved the shot then and still do. Gonna go make me some blueberry pancakes ;)

Air Traffic Control
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Comment by spencerwood:
If only the spacing was consistent between the back 4 and front 3. The rest of it is spot on, great B&W conversion, lovely tones, clever signs and title. The lampost is a bit unfortunate, you might have been able to obscure it with the forground sign without effecting the rest of the composition.

Air Traffic Control
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Comment by Dirt_Diver:
I love this. Good Job
10

Between a Sharp Rock and a Soft Place: Lizard Head Rock, Rye
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Comment by valkner:
Stunning image, the tones in this are beautiful.

I N D I G E N O U S
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Comment by samtrundle:
This is an outstanding shot.

However, the red bandana comes across as little more than an unnecssary distraction - I recall you doing the same thing with a shot of a boy eating a Mango. Didn't work then and it doesn't work now. In both cases the power of an otherwise magnificent shot was significantly diminished by your processing decision.

This shot is strong enough to stand alone as a standard duo-tone. I'm sure you know that....I think you should have more faith in the DPC voter - I don't think you needed to resort to a gimmick to get a good score on this one.

Happy new year!