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1st PlaceThe Atlantic Awakens
vawendy


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Challenge: Body of Water V (DPL2026-4A) (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a1 II
Lens: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
Date: Jul 27, 2026
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 2500
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2026

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Statistics
Place: 1 out of 77
Avg (all users): 7.2833
Avg (participants): 7.2593
Avg (non-participants): 7.5000
Views since voting: 371
Views during voting: 103
Votes: 60
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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08/11/2026 02:41:06 PM
amazing capture
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08/11/2026 04:37:38 AM
SPECTACULAR WENDY! Was in my top 3, well done.

Was it scary being out there, I mean we're dealing with lighting here??
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08/10/2026 01:21:22 PM
This is an amazing capture and certainly one that requires patience and skills. Which everyone knows you have.
Congratulations, excellent photography, 10 from me.
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08/10/2026 11:53:19 AM
Incredible capture. Congrats on your blue ribbon.
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08/10/2026 09:47:27 AM
Well deserved blue. Amazing capture. Personally, I think that cropping it to a portrait would lose the greatness of this picture. It's like a gigantic umbrella covering the ocean. The horizontal split gives the stormy sky dominant weight.

Message edited by author 2026-08-10 10:01:01.
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08/10/2026 12:12:43 AM
Originally posted by orvaratli:

Amazing moment. But the image contains alot of uninteresting space on left and right sides. I would have cropped it to a portrait orientation.
You are right, it would have had even greater impact, Wendy. Congrats on the Blue!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/09/2026 10:50:53 PM
Shazaam! 😀 Great capture!
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08/09/2026 03:51:26 AM
Scary, nice catch
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08/08/2026 01:47:25 AM
I normally assume that lightning shots are longer exposures because of how hard it is to predict the strike, but the water shows that this was a short exposure. Not sure how you pulled this off, but you should be proud of the result, its an excellent photo.
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08/07/2026 05:03:46 PM
capturing this would feel like a miracle . at least to me .
its an incredible image . 9 . :)
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08/04/2026 04:54:51 AM
ú jé.... :)

Although we could discuss what the subject is as the eyes are instantly drawn to the lightning - this is "different" and I really like it... you got 8 from me but probably would have been 9 if the beach was cut out :)

Good luck
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08/03/2026 07:34:50 PM
Amazing moment. But the image contains alot of uninteresting space on left and right sides. I would have cropped it to a portrait orientation.
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