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This is absolutely incredible, love the capturing of the wind on the beach, and in the water as well, great composition, definitely adding to faves
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Wow,This is so beautiful! I love,love,love it.
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Absolutely fantastic; This has such a non-contrived shot; its got great blue green tones. So nice, so realxing, so ethereal. great job.
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A very surreal scene, quite stunning. Congrats on the red ribbon!
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Absolultely incredible shot. Amazing depth and tones. Beautiful. Congratulations.
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Congrats on the red! Great picture!
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wow, this looks like cartoon ... excellent, congratulation on your red ribbon !!
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Excellent shot, love the feeling it shows :o) Congrats on your ribbon.
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i absolutly love this...im from a little place called iowa...soo i dont really see things like this often only on the internet but this makes you feel like ur accually there i love it!
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Awesome shot!!! I LOVE it!!! Coney Island huh? the sky is awesome in this also! Very good job!!! thanks for sharing.
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Congrats on your ribbon and great capture!
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this is one of greatest image i saw..congratulation
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Congratulations on an absolutely stunning and well deserved ribbon (top pick IMO). Just gorgeous!
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No offense to the blue ribbon entry but this was the best shot in the challenge as far as I am concerned, love that texture of the sand, nice work, glad it ended up above me.
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WOW!! Thanks to everyone for the votes, comments and favorites! I am thrilled and honored to have ribboned amongst such wonderful entries!
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WoW!!!!! great shot. amazing. congrats.
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great image.
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I have tried to capture this type of sand blowing a couple of times and it is tougher than people think. I say great job.
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Congratulations on your ribbon with this beautiful shot!
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Well done, again. Both an excellent day to expose a Nikon to such elemental forces and a great capture.
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Charmayne! Wow! Normally I just hate wind -- but if I could photograph a scene like this, it would fast become one of my favorites! Congratulations on this great photography! It is awesome!
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I wish I'd thought of this. Congratulations. Way to go.
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I've been on Coney Island lots of times and never seen that much sand blowing. Congratulations!!!
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simply stunning. i know EXACTLY how you felt while you were out there. awesome shot, bet it looks even better very large.
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You have the whole ribbon set now Charmayne! Well done and congratulations
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Excellent shot. Congrats on your RED.
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Very impressive shot, congratulations!
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Wow that certainly is an amazing image - those clouds look 3d - and the movement on the sand is AWESOME! Well done and congratulations.
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congrats to another well deserved ribbon. this really says "wind".
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Nice to see this one do well. You don't see that entered every day. Congrats!
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now that is different, a sandstorm ! Congratulations on a great surreal image.
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Congratulations on another well deserved ribbon. This image is just a gem!
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This shot deserves to be up here despite what looks like some sloppy burning. Go NY! I've got to get back out to Coney Island. Good stuff to take photos of there.
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WTG, Charmayne!!!! Congrats! Great shot!!!
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Congratulations on your red! Now you have one of each colour.
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I am elated that this image did so well. It was just wonderful to see the first time, and now I get to look at it for a week.
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Congrats. The other two tens I gave didn't do as well. Beautiful shot!!
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Beautifully done. Congratulations... :)
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way to complete the trifecta :) i see you now have 1 blue, 1 yellow, and 1 red. that's awesome!!
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Just beautiful well done on the placing :)
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One of only three tens in this challenge from me. Excellent job
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This one definitely converys the feeling of being there with wind blwing sand in your face
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Very clever, you can fell the wind here.
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Return for comment. Great scene and great long exposure to show wind. To me, the sand is the highlight, and the strong contrast of the clouds weakens that a bit. In fact, the sky/clouds is so contrasty, it looks a bit unnatural. Had you burned it it more, darker blue, it would have competed less with the sand. Constructive criticism aside, it's a strong photo, worthy of an 8.
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nice shot, could be durban.
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Love this photo!! I really shows that stinging sand blown by the wind!!
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Great capture of the sand being whipped by the wind, while the other details of waves, clouds, and buildings are clear. Interesting and effective.
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What a beautifully surreal image. Looks very futuristic to me and I think this works on many levels. Good luck!
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Love the composition here, great tones as well, good luck, 8.
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Woah! super cool image! Minor issues for me are the color of the sky and a bit over sharpened spots in the clouds and waves. 9
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Definitely a good shot for a Wind challenge! Nicely seen - great capture.
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the best "WIND" so far. good luck
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Bautiful...nice harmonic colors and motion.
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Wow - this is awesome! Certainly in my top 3!!! Great capture!
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the buildings look so temporary
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This really shows the wind and meets the challenge very well. That sand blowing around must have been hard on you and your equipment!!
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The post-processing gives this a menacing quality.
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This was my favorite of all of the wind shots. Thank you for sharing.
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just a magical scene, so beautiful and great for the challenge!
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BEAUTIFULLY done. Yes, I just shouted (and I'm glad). This is a perfect example of the Challenge. And I'm so pleased you entered it. Hope it makes the front page. I'll do my part. 10
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I can feel the wind in this shot...can't saty that about most! 9.
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I predict a ribbon for this, but I like it anyway. Excellent fulfillment of the challenge. Wind in land, sea and sky. 8
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The sky is a bit too much burnt but overall I like the shot, specially the sand blowing like that, great view
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I love this photo. It looks like the wind is sweeping the sand toward the shoreline.
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Very cool shot! The sky is such a strange color it looks over processed. Personally I'd crop off the top few inches.
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yes, obviously windy! very well exposed and post-processed
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Yours is a grand view of a genuinely windy day at the beach. The colours and contrast make this outstanding, IMO. 9.
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This has HDR written all over it. The clouds look 3D and overexposed in a few spots. Cool capturing the blowing sand and whitecap waves. The sand is the coolest part of this photo for me. Good luck in the challenge.
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this is cool if that is really sand blowing
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Ouch, nice sand blown calves you had after this?
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Top 3 finish. Just beautiful.
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Looks a bit too overprocessed for my tastes but I like the image overall.
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Sand devils are fantastic, aren't they? Really like the comp and tones, even if they look a tad unnatural (maybe that's why I like it?) :)
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Ooo this will do well ^_^ 10
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Great job capturing the sand in motion. Looks like the winds where around ~25-30mph. Only nitpick is the editing, the unevening burning of the clouds kind of spoils the shot. I do like the rest of the tone of the image.
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love the sand blowing, and the waves! The buildings kind of take away from the shot; another perspective would have made it a 10 for me.
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Great capture. The image of the shifting sands really meets the challenge. 10
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I think this is a very strong image and the blowing sand is reminiscent of drifting snow. My only grief is the harsh burning within the clouds as it seems too bright to cast such harsh shadows. Had that been a bit more subtle, I would have surely expected to see this in the top ten. Good luck!
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The composition is good, but this image is just comes off as too overly processed for my taste.
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I have never been to the beach,but what a great picture. Good Luck.
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I love the perspective and the brown/aqua theme of the shot.
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The movement of the sand and the clouds, gives me the feeling of the movement of the wind.....
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awesome wind conveyed in this...good luck 9
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Nice shot sharp shooting 9
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omg! my jaw just dropped, this is fantastic! The contrast and tones and everything is just amazing! It does seem slightly odd to me that those are nimbus clouds when they are usually sirus (wispy) on windy day. wow...just wow. 10+fav
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