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Floating clouds
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Challenge: Sun in Frame (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Location: Oropos, Greece
Date: May 3, 2008
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: May 6, 2008

 Last Saturday I was driving under a heavy sky when i saw this break in the clouds. I remembered the challenge and i thought it could be an interesting frame as the sun was coming out through it.

So i found a place to pull over and run as fast as i could, to get the camera, tripod and be in place for the shot.
I set the camera, took a shots to measure the scene and saw that the wide lens i had on was, obviously, not the one i should use. So i run back to the car to change lenses. By the time i was ready to shoot with the tele the sun was almost hidden behind the clouds.

I was lucky enough to get 3 shots and i think the texture of the clouds is better in this one. I know there will be a lot of sunsets and sunrises in this challenge but i didn't had time to shoot something else all week. So...

PP: converted from raw, levels, curves, selective colors, crop, usm, save fro web.

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Place: 15 out of 161
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Votes: 228
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/13/2008 09:14:59 PM
This is an excelent comp, the colors are great, the focus around the sun is noisy, 6.
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Sony DSC-F717
 05/12/2008 11:32:34 PM
Looks like Gods hand on the sun
Great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 05/12/2008 01:23:04 PM
beautiful colors and clarity of the sun.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
 05/11/2008 10:10:30 AM
a floating 8 then
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/08/2008 05:08:09 PM
Great sunset or sunrise. It has a nice painterly quality to it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
 05/07/2008 10:23:44 AM
The clouds covering the sun are a nice capture, the overall picture is a bit dark though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/07/2008 02:04:52 AM
nice
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