dolly done
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Comment by Neat:
Knew this would do well, congrats, just loved it.

dolly done
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Comment by jmritz:
That's great!

storm
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Comment by Jutilda:
I love what blur does in nature. The contrasts are really good.

dolly done
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Comment by bvy:
The girl and the beach?! Oh, Ben...

Okay, I do like this for reasons beyond its eye candy appeal. It has a certain, subtle ominousness (would you believe that's a word?) -- the thick clouds, the naked needy doll, the girl's somewhat unsettled expression. They're are all very suggestive. Of what, I don't know. That's where the picture ends and the viewer's imagination picks it up.

So there you are.

now
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Comment by PapaBob:
Love the image and the trailer is very cool.

dolly done
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Comment by jmritz:
Absolutely beautiful.

dolly done
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Comment by Stagolee:
Bumping up :) top 3 I hope!

beach
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Comment by zeuszen:
Energy/Range/Story: 6/7/5
Composition/perspective/manner:7/5/6
Aesthetics/Technical: 7/6
Presentation:6
Total: 6.2
Vote: 6

Remarks: the vignette, in the sky section of the image, could perhaps be a little lighter and more subtle for my sense of an (otherwise) exquisite image. The diffusion of the forward texture (sand forms and pattern) toward an elusive vanishing point is quite convincing and delicious. Lens and/or aperture choices as well as the degree of toning applied serve the image well without drawing undue attention.

I love the pure emphasis on location, the emptiness and expanse of it all, without addition of a prop or staged element to simulate a more overtly composed landscape. It's a quiet aesthetic that won't wake everyone. Yet the riot it conceals is equally there, churning its delicate gists.

love to run
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Comment by PennyStreet:
gotta love it.

dolly done
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Comment by bmm2055:
great photograph ! Only thing that is a little distracting are those two darkened clouds in the middle top. I feel like i look at child then cloud.