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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: West Sands beach, St Andrews - Scotland
Date: Mar 4, 2009
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

First entry here on DPC.

West Sands beach in St Andrews, Scotland not long before sunset. The title is just a bit of fun as that's what I thought that cloud looked like.

Adam

Statistics
Place: 113 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.3642
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 6.3995
Avg (non-participants): 6.1579
Views since voting: 1044
Views during voting: 767
Votes: 519
Comments: 73
Favorites: 3 (view)


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03/18/2009 09:43:51 AM
Congrats on doing so well with your first entry.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:19:04 PM
wonderful cloud
03/17/2009 05:49:49 PM
Exceptional detail, color and DOF! 8
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03/17/2009 04:31:37 PM
I've had enough sunsets to last me awhile, but I have to admire this because of the detail and the exquisite colors above and below. Very good scene.
+ One more bump up. :-)
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03/16/2009 11:14:24 PM
Love the color dichotomy and the fiery skies.
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03/16/2009 11:01:07 PM
Good title. I was just thinking sunset until I got the connection. It looks like the city is doomed! Good catch and processing.
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03/16/2009 08:58:23 PM
I love the cool colors vs. the warm colors that occurs in this.
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03/16/2009 08:57:52 PM
Beautiful shot.
03/16/2009 08:10:55 PM
Front page material! AWESOME.
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03/16/2009 07:22:06 PM
It does look like a meteor roaring in on the town. Nice composition. Boy I bet you don't want to be out there when the tide runs. Congrats.
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03/16/2009 05:49:48 PM
let's hope not...very interesting colors...nice shot
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03/16/2009 02:18:06 PM
Great wide angle.
03/16/2009 01:50:44 PM
Cool reflection in the water, I really like how one side is dark and the other light.
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03/16/2009 12:53:52 AM
Lovely sky/cloudscape.
03/15/2009 11:40:32 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... this was one of the few images I scored a 10. One of my criteria for scoring a 10 is "Would I have this photo on my wall?" and for this one, I surely would.

The title is so apt, it looks like a meteor powering towards the city. It's almost a photo of two halves... cool to the left, warm to the right, the composition is inspired. Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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03/15/2009 09:35:10 PM
This image probably looks better large. In this small size, the city is lost, even with the lines of the clouds and sand leading to it.
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03/15/2009 07:30:22 PM
Not sure if the title is literal of figurative but who cares. Great transition from cool to warm. Still makes me want to put on a sweater though. Good balance and good luck.
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03/15/2009 07:12:30 PM
This is one of those images that just grab you.
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03/15/2009 04:37:59 PM
I like how the lines in the sky and water converge to a point on the shoreline. Nice composition and good processing. 8
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03/15/2009 10:49:37 AM
Fantastic placement of your horizonm great capture of the sky. Beautiful! ^7
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03/15/2009 10:24:12 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 05:14:38 AM
hm, nice
7
brano
03/14/2009 11:36:41 PM
Dramatic and a great sky.
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03/14/2009 10:58:40 PM
WOW damn fantastic color
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03/14/2009 09:18:31 PM
Wow! Very nice capture. This isn't York Beach by any chance? Great cloud formation, colors, and sky.
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03/14/2009 08:36:28 PM
This looks almost 3-d.. love the color differences between the right and left sides.
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03/14/2009 08:09:27 PM
Sky and lines are very leading.
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03/14/2009 07:03:18 PM
Great effect. Looks like two separate shots. Well processed.
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03/14/2009 06:50:01 PM
Beautiful!!
03/14/2009 05:40:02 PM
composed and rendered well.
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03/14/2009 01:17:14 PM
Beautiful colors and composition
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03/14/2009 05:59:21 AM
Love the perspective lines in this on the sand and in the clouds. The colours are lovely as is the reflection in the sand
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03/14/2009 01:40:33 AM
Wow, stunning!
03/13/2009 08:45:31 PM
dramatic cloudscape , impactful colors, 7
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03/13/2009 06:39:33 PM
Beautiful colours, and i like how the lines in the beach all lead to the cityscape in the b/g.
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03/13/2009 02:53:04 PM
Wow... cool lighting. It looks like one half is one photo and the other is another because of the color change. Good.

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 01:54:03 PM
nice pov
03/13/2009 12:30:48 PM
Lovely sky. It does rather look like a meteor; I don't think I would have noticed that without the title. Very cool. :)
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03/13/2009 10:14:16 AM
Great leading lines all over the place; good colors and tones.
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03/13/2009 09:44:48 AM
Great shot!
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03/13/2009 09:12:24 AM
Reminds me of St Andrews, Scotland, where they filmed the beach scene for 'Chariots of Fire'. Great sky.
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03/13/2009 04:18:12 AM
It does look like something from a Bruce Willis disaster movie!
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03/13/2009 03:27:42 AM
Feels a tad over sharpened, but I love the title and the scene is definitely very epic... the colors are nice
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03/13/2009 12:00:52 AM
Nice view. I like the differences in color of the two sides of the photo.
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03/12/2009 09:24:41 PM
A great shot with a great title. 8
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03/12/2009 09:15:58 PM
wow amazing sky, love the leading lines in this
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03/12/2009 07:48:13 PM
Gorgeous sky, beautiful tones and cool reflections.
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03/12/2009 03:11:30 PM
Amazing capture, good contrast between the cooler and warmer colors.
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03/12/2009 02:59:14 PM
This town is toast!
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03/12/2009 01:51:38 PM
Good pic. The title helps.
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03/12/2009 01:30:06 PM
Here is an example of a great sunset/sunrise shot without overprocessing it. The clouds are in perfect exposure and so is the land. Excellent!
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03/12/2009 01:23:44 PM
great image and quite inventive title.....
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03/12/2009 11:21:46 AM
The colors are a bit much here I think. The composition and play on scale is really nice and I don't think you needed to make the colors so unnaturally bright. The technicolored sunset is tired.
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03/12/2009 09:59:41 AM
Nice perspective and coloring and lighting.
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03/12/2009 09:46:46 AM
stunning sky
03/12/2009 07:25:43 AM
I really like the clouds in the image! It's interesting to see how they are adding depth in the image. The only thing which I will like to correct is the slight over sharpness of background & water.
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03/11/2009 10:31:39 PM
this is like looking at two different worlds! a warm sunny day on the right, a cool spring day on the left. intersting image
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03/11/2009 07:23:15 PM
Beautiful sunset, the contrast between the cool and warm is wonderful.
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03/11/2009 07:02:20 PM
Dramatic as all get out, wonderful flow of colors, hurt by harsh sharpening.
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03/11/2009 07:00:59 PM
Great colors, very sharp. Well done
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03/11/2009 06:55:04 PM
Beautiful shot
03/11/2009 06:43:28 PM
Sometimes a title can help an image. In this case, I think it does.
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03/11/2009 01:29:37 PM
Good sky color.
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03/11/2009 12:15:33 PM
great colors and composition.
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03/11/2009 11:24:10 AM
Wow. Wonderful shot. Love your lens.
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03/11/2009 09:48:25 AM
fantastic use of wide angle, really puts the city into perspective.
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03/11/2009 08:44:20 AM
Nice color. 7.
03/11/2009 08:41:10 AM
That does look like a meteor. Is this really one exposure? Love the contrast of cool and warm colours.
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03/11/2009 07:55:22 AM
Great Picture. Very nice effect.
03/11/2009 03:05:06 AM
A landscape the way it ought to be. Fabulous color, contrast, detail, movement. Everything conspires to focus the eye dead center. Top 100
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03/11/2009 01:51:18 AM
wow it does look like a meteor. very neat shoot
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03/11/2009 01:16:30 AM
The clouds seem to be so low. I love this shot, it has so much to offer!
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03/11/2009 12:53:12 AM
Good colors and refection. Perhaps a bit too much sky...I think it may be nicer if you were to crop the sky right where the cloud turns dark in the upper right. jmho
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