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Hot Magma
Hot Magma
GUTomek


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2014 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Big Island, Hawaii
Date: Nov 30, 2014
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2015

This is a shot of a lava tube skylight from a helicopter on the Big Island of Hawaii. Minimally processed in lightroom

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 218
Avg (all users): 6.3193
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 6.2476
Avg (non-participants): 6.8571
Views since voting: 413
Views during voting: 214
Votes: 119
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)


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08/20/2015 10:22:26 AM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A unique shot assumed to meet the challenge.

There can't be many of these shots made last year! A fascinating view of something that most of us never have and probably never will see in our lifetimes. The amazing patterns that the flow has cooled into are quite compelling. I like the splash of red of the hot magma against the drab grey of the rest of the image, I also like your placement of it on one of the thirds hotspots it works well.

The only thing I would like to comment on is that the corners are a little soft. This is presumably your maximum aperture, if so, I think stopping down to f8 would have given you sharper detail throughout even at the same ISO setting.

A very good and interesting submission which did well for you in probably the toughest challenge of the year, well done, Sid
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2015 04:31:36 PM
Dante's inferno
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01/20/2015 11:00:00 PM
Love the texture and the contrast with the magma hole. Nice capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/20/2015 03:11:16 PM
The forms seem to be writhing at the lip of hell. Graphically powerful.
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01/20/2015 12:55:25 PM
lovely textures.
I also can't stop smiling, because whenever I see/hear "hot magma" I can only hear Mike Myers voice as Dr Evil talking with "finger quotes"
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/15/2015 09:26:53 AM
Wow, this is very fascinating. I've always had a huge interest in volcanoes and such. One of my favorite images in this challenge
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01/15/2015 07:54:28 AM
WOw - I've never seen anything quite like this. The colors are great along with the composition. Certainly a good example of how a photographer can get the most out of a subject. The only thing I would like is just a smidge more sharpness. 8
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