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Volcanic Island Sunset
Volcanic Island Sunset
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Challenge: Sunset or Sunrise II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Date: Jun 21, 2014
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2014

Some people like the foreground and some don't. It's black volcanic sand that gives this place its unusual quality of light. I hinted at this in the title

Here are some more images taken at the same time:

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 96
Avg (all users): 6.8058
Avg (commenters): 8.2857
Avg (participants): 6.6809
Avg (non-participants): 6.9107
Views since voting: 917
Views during voting: 203
Votes: 103
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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07/02/2014 09:06:20 PM
Congrats on the HM; beautifully done.
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07/02/2014 09:41:32 AM
I love how the sand looks metallic in this one. Congrats on the HM!
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07/02/2014 09:30:30 AM
Stunning image, one of my favorites in the challenge.
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07/02/2014 08:39:03 AM
congrats on the HM
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2014 02:42:38 PM
There's something overly distracting about the foreground that I want to blame on overprocessing, but I think that's just the way it was. Really pretty but it just doesn't flow together for me. 7
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06/27/2014 04:54:57 AM
The best thing about this is how golden the sand looks, it draws you into the sea, and the fiery sky. The curves of the sand shore are spectacular!!
Processed just nicely, not overdone like some other images on here.

This is the one to beat.
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06/26/2014 05:27:42 AM
A really fantastic scene.
The orange at the horizon feels a bit over saturated, but not terrible.
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06/25/2014 06:57:44 PM
Damn, that foreground is good! My pick for blue, beautiful.
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06/25/2014 04:19:43 PM
Best in show award, congrats
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06/25/2014 02:35:35 PM
this is almost surreal in it's appearance. the silky waves and sand look more like a generated image i would expect to see at digital blasphemy.
i can't fault you on the technicals, and it is definitely more sunset than silhouette (which many entries are turning out to be)
while i do expect the look of this to resonate strongly with voters, i'm also a little sad that i don't like it as much as i think i may have in a lot of other challenges due to the heavy processing.
i'm going to give this a 7 now to keep it higher in my list for a second look, and i reserve the right to change my mind based on how i feel after i finish voting 100% (this would normally be given a 9 or 10 by me but i'm jaded with this challenge line-up and the entries i've seen so far)
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06/25/2014 08:47:55 AM
I love the textures here. Shiny, lively loveliness.
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