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Fury in the skies
Fury in the skies
Rob O


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Sonoran Desert (Arizona)
Date: Mar 6, 2009
Aperture: f/16.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.6sec
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2009

3-exposures -- 1.6 to 6 seconds -- taken with circular polarizer + 0.6ND soft grad ND filter; digitally blended (manually) and processed in CS3.

Gotta love sunsets in Arizona on the rare occasion when we have clouds in the sky!

Statistics
Place: 108 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.3717
Avg (commenters): 7.1148
Avg (participants): 6.2672
Avg (non-participants): 6.8621
Views since voting: 1089
Views during voting: 687
Votes: 495
Comments: 66
Favorites: 4 (view)


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03/13/2010 08:17:23 PM
This is STUNNING
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 06:39:24 PM
Stunning colors, the trees are such a cool element here.
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03/17/2009 05:06:00 PM
Great 10
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03/17/2009 04:58:15 PM
Lovely colors! 7
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03/17/2009 03:22:47 PM
Breathtaking fiery, lovely silhouettes and wonderful reflections. Great composition. 8
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03/17/2009 03:06:56 PM
Nice colours in the sky.
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03/17/2009 02:43:06 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1113 images, I gave 92 of them an 8. Your image was one of those 92, placing you well within the top 10% for this challenge.

Lots of sunset images in this challenge, but I like the really simplistic approach to the composition in this one. The colours look more natural too as opposed to some of the other shots where the colours have been pushed very far forward. One thing I think letting it down slightly is the apparent tilt on the horizon which I find slightly distracting. Nonetheless, a very nice image.

Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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03/17/2009 11:54:47 AM
Such a fabulous colors and composition! My favorite among the landscape. 10
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03/17/2009 11:08:40 AM
Nice color and detail. Good shot.
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03/17/2009 08:42:49 AM
Beautiful sky and an amazing colour pallette. And the trees really make them the more interesting...
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03/16/2009 10:56:03 PM
Nice front in the sky.
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03/16/2009 10:26:14 PM
There is so many great pictures in this challenge. This is one of them.
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03/16/2009 08:56:02 PM
Beautiful sunset. Love the diagonal clouds.
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03/16/2009 08:48:48 PM
another great sunset... nice reflection...
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03/16/2009 05:17:05 AM
Great color. Love the trees.
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03/15/2009 10:47:47 PM
Beautiful sky - nice colors, composition, and reflection.
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03/15/2009 09:46:29 PM
Very pretty sunset.
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03/15/2009 08:49:10 PM
Stunning colours, nice reflection.
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03/15/2009 06:21:50 PM
Beautiful tree silhouette picture...
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03/15/2009 04:02:27 PM
grat pp job - love the colors and tone of this - keep up the good work and good luck in this challenge - 8
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03/15/2009 12:10:34 PM
excellent exposure control
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03/15/2009 11:58:55 AM
Awesome sky and nice sharp trees. Love the hues. Good luck.
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03/15/2009 11:13:01 AM
After a second look bumping up one point. I am not a fan of sunrise/sunset photos unless they are really crisp. This is decent.
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03/15/2009 11:09:23 AM
Good colour and diagonals in the sky. There seems to be two competing compositions here. The three main trees above the water line form a nice triangle. Cropping at the water line could exploit that.

The reflection is engaging as well but competes too much with the other trees. Creating a crop with just the two main trees on the right and the reflection I think could work very well.
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03/15/2009 10:41:59 AM
Got to love those sunsets......
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03/15/2009 09:20:44 AM
I love the colors you have captured.
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03/15/2009 08:33:58 AM
The colors are lovely, Nice perspective and composition. 8
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03/15/2009 05:06:28 AM
beautiful


;) brano
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03/14/2009 11:56:03 PM
Great colors and lines in the sky. Nice simple tree silhouettes.
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03/14/2009 10:54:57 PM
Lovely sky and colour, the clouds are wonderful. I really like the bare trees.
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03/14/2009 10:50:01 PM
Stunning colors!!
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03/14/2009 10:15:09 PM
Nice colors & reflections.
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03/14/2009 09:40:03 PM
Soft and pretty colors. Wonderful diffuse glow in the water!
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03/14/2009 05:54:38 PM
Lovely lacy trees, bold colors and lines in the sky
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03/14/2009 01:13:11 PM
Stunning colours and great composition. You captured this just at the right moment.
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03/14/2009 01:04:33 PM
Spectacular colors in the sky.
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03/14/2009 11:32:46 AM
wow, love the sky. very vivid 9
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03/14/2009 07:19:56 AM
wow, amazing color, the silhouetted trees add the perfect interest
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03/14/2009 06:02:06 AM
wow, I love the different layers of colour and cloud in the sky
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03/14/2009 05:52:34 AM
beautiful warm colors
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03/13/2009 11:12:01 PM
wow love that sky
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03/13/2009 09:13:49 PM
Wonderful job capturing the beauty of this sky.
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03/13/2009 05:30:13 PM
Beautiful colors and composition.
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03/13/2009 04:39:21 PM
such pleasing colors and detail...excellent compostion
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03/13/2009 04:33:24 PM
Love the cloud lines in this ... really conveys a sense of motion.
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03/13/2009 12:07:49 PM
Beautiful sunset. The title fits it well.
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03/13/2009 11:20:21 AM
Beautiful colours in a nice simple picture -good :)
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03/13/2009 08:15:04 AM
Very pretty and crisp looking. Love the colors.
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03/13/2009 03:36:21 AM
Wonderful sky
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03/12/2009 05:28:46 PM
Great lines and colors in that sky.
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03/12/2009 02:54:01 PM
Amazing colors and great composition, congratulations!
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03/12/2009 11:11:59 AM
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. FABULOUS sunset colors on this capture!!!! Love the warm reds, purples, and orange hues seen in this beautiful landscape and it is all reflected in the glasslike lake. Love the clouds too in this shot that travel like leading lines across the sky. The silhouettes of the bare trees against the sunset sky also adds tremendous visual appeal to those gazing upon this lovely landscape.
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03/12/2009 06:20:48 AM
Even though this subject has been done to death, I like what you've done with this. The composition with the clouds makes this much more interesting. The only issue is that there seems to lack a subject of the photo.. Unless it's supposed to be the foreground tree?
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03/12/2009 12:05:10 AM
One of the most beautiful sunsets on here..lovely color 9
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03/11/2009 10:59:13 PM
nice exposure and details, great sunset.
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03/11/2009 09:02:55 PM
This will do well, I'm sure. THe colors and focus are wonderful.

Not voting yet.
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03/11/2009 06:54:04 PM
nice capture but a bit too pink for my taste
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03/11/2009 05:57:10 PM
great sky, and composition.
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03/11/2009 05:35:19 PM
Wow excellent colors. I love the reflection in the water as well.
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03/11/2009 02:25:28 PM
Awesome colours and streaks in the sky.
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03/11/2009 11:46:36 AM
nice colors. composition is a bit unbalanced and leans to the right
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03/11/2009 08:10:57 AM
Beautiful image. very nice colors
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03/11/2009 04:05:41 AM
Great balance and color, well done!
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03/11/2009 02:50:38 AM
Lovely image.
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03/11/2009 01:04:23 AM
The colors are so captivating. I love this!
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03/11/2009 12:57:41 AM
What beautiful rich colors. I love the lines of the streaked clouds. Lovely composition.
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