Arizona Meteor Crater
by tanguera

Comment by HarveyG:
This is a fabulous image. Breathtaking. It oozes NG quality. They have always pushed the boundaries and taken photography to new levels, always seeking a new angle or vantage point. From the zig zag of the riverine forested river to the left, the hand of man roads, clouds for depth, and the lovely shadow and 3D accentuation of the crater. Top marks. I hope you aren't getting nailed by the "It's not a Lion, baby seal, African Tribe" crowd...Even if you got lucky on a flight from A-Z, it's bloody hard to shoot through a porthole without some form artefacts, aberration and distortion. This would be the only reason I see why SC made this challenge Advanced and not Basic Editing. To allow the photographer some leeway in PP to get his shot NG-Like.

Arizona Meteor Crater
by tanguera

Comment by MaryO:
Beautiful and fascinating.

Arizona Meteor Crater
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Oh I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I simply love taking pics from planes when I travel, would have loved to fly over this.

Arizona Meteor Crater
by tanguera

Comment by Jutilda:
Totally Nat Geo!!

split-sky
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Comment by mariuca:
You are right, this is split personality. And the capture is spectacular.

split-sky
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Comment by MelonMusketeer:
This is pretty nice for an "on the move grab shot". I bet you were wishing you could be in better control of location and composition. I like the way you filled the gap in the trees perfectly with the clouds.

Six
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Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Love the "mare's tails", and the lanky palms compliment them nicely. Even the background behind the palms cooperated to accentuate the trunks because of you using a low point of view. B&W is good for this too, because the interplay of shapes and light and dark are what makes the shot.

split-sky
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Comment by MikeO:
Very strange, excellent capture

popcorn-sky
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Comment by MikeO:
Crazy sky :-)

split-sky
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Comment by hihosilver:
Funny how all the sheep clouds congregate to the right...the black sheep must be somewhere on the left...;-)

Beautiful clouds and contrasting silhouette!