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Orange Castle in the Clouds
Orange Castle in the Clouds
Alicia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Negative Image II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: Coronado, CA
Date: Apr 9, 2008
Aperture: f14
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Sky, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2008

 This is the famous dome of the Del Coronado Hotel in Coronado, CA.

It's the largest completely wooden hotel in - the world? In any case, it's huge. A historical landmark and best known as the location for the filming of Some Like It Hot.

The place is utterly thrilling, decadent, majestic and beautiful.

After inverting this image, I played with levels until I had the colors the way I wanted them. I know there are many orange haters, but it happens to be my favorite color, so I like it. :o)

Good luck, little photo!!

Statistics
Place: 147 out of 355
Avg (all users): 5.4737
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
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Views since voting: 864
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 152
Comments: 6
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 04/23/2008 10:05:18 AM
I bet this is a really interesting place to visit. I love the centered comp but something seems a tad off-balance with the gap on the left and the continuation on the right. The orange is gorgeous! For some reason I thought of creamsicle as soon as I saw this lol.
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 04/23/2008 01:01:05 AM
I like orange, and I like this. But wow... that hotel is stunning, isn't it? You've done it the justice it deserves... it's gorgeous no matter how it's processed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2008 11:25:02 PM
The flag and rooftop are slightly blown out. The sky is awesome. Still way above average.
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 04/17/2008 09:47:53 PM
Ah, yes, the Hotel Del Coronado roof. It almost looks tritone with orange, white and black.
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 04/16/2008 10:49:21 PM
Hotel Del?
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 04/16/2008 06:07:42 AM
beautiful tones!
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