Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments. Seems I've got the Honorable Mention label on this now, yet I still consider this a 6th placer finisher. Thanks go out to Falc for his honesty, but I believe what he did was a minor offense and I'll still give him the credit he deserves.
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Way to GO MARK!!!!! What an honor to be honorable mention in a challenge with such amazing photos! I thought this one might ribbon, but chalking up another honorable mention in such a short time is certainly something to be proud of!
Very nice tones and contrast and great scene. This seems very heavy on the noise reduction though--there's no texture whatsoever to the sand and even the clouds have lost detail. I think the textures would be helpful here!
Wow. I love the way the lighting of the lower hills leads me directly to the snowy summits. The billowy clouds give this photo a sense of balanced softness and motion in any otherwise stark setting. 9.
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