December 21st 2005 - a rare day in San Diego due to the huge waves we had.
ND Gradient, basic post-processing, light dodge & burn to bring out more intensity.
Probably get some comments that the horizon shouldn't be dead-center, but oh well, the sky was as much a focal point as the surf and foreground.
Originally had this titled "Relentless", but Sade's Cherish the Day was playing just now and suddenly seemed more fitting.
Post-Challenge:
This was not a PS complete makeover and had very little editing done.
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This is gorgeous! Simply gorgeous!! I love b/w and this is one of my favorites of yours. Unbelieveable that you didn't have to do much post editing. I can only image what it was like in person!!
Literally breathtaking. There is so much that I like about this -- the lines formed by the clouds in the sky, the perfect tonal range, great contrast while maintaining the subtle nature of the image.
this is possibly the best landscape i've seen in this challenge so far. while there have been several black and white landscapes with this ansel adams look i think this is the best one yet....10
Very nice B&W, really good contrast and I actually like the unusual hcoice of having the horizon dead centre. It might just be an illusion but the horizon does seem a bit wonky to me though.
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