Living at the beach, I love beachcombing. I often look for floating glass balls after big storms. I have found one such Japanese floating hand-blown glass ball in Cannon Beach after a severe winter storm. The ball in the photo (size of a basketball) was given to me by a friend who found it on the beach of southern Washington. The rocks in the background framing the sunset are "Bird Rocks" or Chapman Point on the north end of Cannon Beach, home to one of the largest colonies of Common Murres on the west coast.
Post-processing: levels, color-balance adjustments, curves, bit of a saturation bump, neat image, rotate to level horizon, crop, resize.
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a shot that shows that 'eye candy' doesn't have to be shallow. a visually stunning, beautiful and pretty image, that is more than just pretty. frankly, stunning and lovely.
This could be a great painting! As for an photograph- I give it a 2. lol
Just found out who you where- I've been curious who the crazy person was entering all those 2 shots. Now I know you are a photographer with talent that likes piss people off. Keep it up! it is funny.
I love this shot. The warm color of the sun showing through the ball like moving fire does it for me. Feels alive! It actually reminds me of the palantir from LOTR movie, same effect!
Blimey! Another 5th place, eh? Fun photoshoot, glad to see ya in the top 5 rather than the bottom 5. Congrats on getting your #2 PR. Sorry about robbing ya =)
wow. this is hot. something about it is very sexy to me. amazing. ive predicted some ribbons already this challenges but i think this may actually be the blue!. LOVE it. into my favs.
I love this photo on several different levels. First the color, it's what caught my eye when scrolling down. Second is the glass, it's very interesting to me how the color schemes are the same inside and outside the glass, yet inside seems to be more refracted and distorted, almost like a mini universe right there on the beach.
this is a good idea and I think that his only problem is that there is too much over exposure on the background. I rate the image 7 because the effect on the ball is great.
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This one is very good, I like the transparency of the glass ball and the fact that the sunset is reflected in it. I am not as fond of the sun itself and that part of the photo, the flare from the sun and the bright sky that tugs my attention from the ball and the water but nothing really that bothers me much. 8 from me, I really like this shot.
This pic caught my eye from the page you see for pics in challenges. Very good colours and composition. This is definitely going to get a good position.
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