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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Date: Jul 22, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Sky, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2006

 Monsoon season in Southern California. Caught this cloud abstract, and the colors were simply extreme! Minor compensation for an additional punch. You should ask me for the original - it's almost this good already!
(Exposure, contrast, levels manually, resized, sharpened and border.)

Post vote: Cool, a new DP personal high score for me! Thank you to all of the supporters, and PHHHHHTTT to the trolls, you know who you are! ;)
(6.1042)

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 296
Avg (all users): 6.1042
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 5.9474
Avg (non-participants): 6.3333
Views since voting: 9850
Views during voting: 312
Votes: 192
Comments: 22
Favorites: 6 (view)

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 12/30/2006 10:13:39 PM
this is the most amazing image .........
WOW ...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 12/09/2006 11:33:33 PM
This is absolutely awesome!!! The colors and patterns are just beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS
 09/16/2006 11:06:16 AM
fantastic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/11/2006 11:00:30 AM
Wow. This is really dramatic, Iv'e never seen anything like this before. great capture. Cheers. robert.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/01/2006 10:22:18 AM
This is a great photo... A Master Piece! Photos like this will never win a DPC (Is too much for an average voter)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/31/2006 11:13:37 AM
I can't believe how low it scored either - it's a crime!
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Fujifilm FinePix S5200Z
 07/31/2006 07:28:43 AM
Beautiful image. It reminds me of some of the great master's work that I've seen in Europe, as if its an unfinished painting. I can just get lost in this picture. Congratulations on your personal best. Brilliant!
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 07/31/2006 04:56:10 AM
This was the only 10 I gave. I can't believe it finished so far down... Hell of a shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon MF 28mm f/2.0 AIS
 07/30/2006 09:47:54 PM
Dramatic! Reminds me of a promo for Cecil B. DeMille film?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/30/2006 03:53:49 PM
Majestic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 07/30/2006 01:12:55 PM
WOW great shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/28/2006 09:33:42 AM
this has a great feeling and I looked at it for quite a while considering the subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/27/2006 01:45:31 AM
An amazing skyscape and golden too
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Nikon Coolpix 2100
 07/25/2006 05:07:41 PM
really great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 07/25/2006 12:12:03 PM
Wow... a LOT of sky shots in this challenge, and this one really stands out. Good job :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 07/25/2006 09:48:44 AM
wonderful and beautiful! 9!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/24/2006 02:25:35 PM
This is wonderful imagery...looks like a Rembrandt sky...9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-P100
 07/24/2006 12:44:01 PM
Good title...really find it similar with some paintings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 07/24/2006 09:15:56 AM
Beautiful. It looks like a painting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/24/2006 03:00:42 AM
that looks amazing! I have never seen a sky like this...wonderfully captured
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S50
 07/24/2006 12:27:01 AM
Great Job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Google Pixel
Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM (Black)
 07/24/2006 12:19:56 AM
I just love this picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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