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Pacific Grove Sunset
Pacific Grove Sunset
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: 17 Mile drive, Pacific Grove
Date: Jan 3, 2009
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Taken this year in January during my recent visit to Montery Bay. 17 mile drive near Carmel beach near Montery Bay , California is really a photographer's heaven.

PP:

Merge five exposures of the same RAW image using Photomatix and tone mapped

In Photoshop
Levels
Curves
Healing brush to remove minot imperfections.
Dadge and Burn
Rectangle tool with 0 % opicity to add border
NI
USM
Image resize
USM
Save for web
Levels

Statistics
Place: 282 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.9844
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.9536
Avg (non-participants): 6.1463
Views since voting: 1024
Views during voting: 694
Votes: 513
Comments: 73
Favorites: 6 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 03:39:22 PM
I love the saturation in this, the colors are great.
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03/17/2009 11:48:39 AM
This is such a beautiful sunset scene that I'm sure I've seen here before. The water flow and cloud formations are just fantastic! I like the single line border. My first 10 in this challenge.
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03/16/2009 10:39:28 PM
I the sky is great. I wish the depth of field was great enough to include the foreground.
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03/16/2009 04:14:35 PM
Nice shot, and well composed. The colours seem a little oversaturated though.
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03/16/2009 02:00:50 PM
Awesome lines in the sky. I like that you have included the rocks on the sides and bottom.
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03/16/2009 01:30:56 PM
The sky is sublime in this photo. The front parts of your photo seems a bit off though...
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03/16/2009 01:12:31 PM
wow, beautiful sky, love the colors and the frame is amazing.
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03/16/2009 01:08:47 PM
Beautiful picture. I would have chosen a different frame.
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03/16/2009 12:51:15 PM
incredible. this blew my entry COMPLETELY out of the water! i know this doesnt typically sound like a good thing, but i bet this gets top 200. the detail in the rocks is perfect, the waves are captured at just the right moment, and the sky is just sooooo freaking beautiful. excellent levels of saturation, you didnt over do it at all. my first 10
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03/16/2009 12:32:41 PM
This shot has many things that work for it. The colors are great,and I like how the rocks open up to the sea then streaks in the sky lead back to the sun. The rock in the middle looks out of focus, though and it really detracts from the overall quality of the shot.
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03/16/2009 02:41:03 AM
Very pretty.
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03/15/2009 09:16:08 PM
Wonderful colors, sky, and trees silhouetted against the sky.
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03/15/2009 08:25:06 PM
Wow, what a great intense blue and orange!
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03/15/2009 07:29:39 PM
Beautiful image. Great colors.
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03/15/2009 06:48:41 PM
Vivid colours
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03/15/2009 06:01:18 PM
Gorgeous sunset.
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03/15/2009 03:51:22 PM
Beautiful sunset scene. Stunning sky. 7
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03/15/2009 03:10:30 PM
would have benefited from multiple exposure layers
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03/15/2009 02:11:36 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1115 images, I gave 94 of them an 8. Your image was one of those 94, placing you well within the top 10% for this challenge.

Lots of sunset pics in this challenge, but this is one of my favourites.The lower sky has a lovely warm glow, the upper sky a completely contrasting deep blue. There is just enough foreground detail to keep some interest, the the water looks tempestuous. Nice shot.

Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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03/15/2009 01:37:45 PM
Classic... Beautiful... Colorful... And impactful.
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03/15/2009 10:46:51 AM
Nice shot, I like the exposure on the sky. The colours do seem a touch too saturated and the border is a little much for me, but you've captured the essence of what must have been a spectacular sight.
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03/15/2009 09:24:04 AM
Beautiful colors.
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03/15/2009 09:06:47 AM
Love the colors and the framing
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03/15/2009 06:39:34 AM
excellent, fantastic details captured even in the shadow areas. 9
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03/15/2009 05:39:18 AM
hmmm , nice ;)'


brano
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03/14/2009 10:53:31 PM
A stunning sky and I really like the cliffs. I find your border a bit distracting, sorry. And the orange is a bit too saturated.
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03/14/2009 10:25:02 PM
wonderful colors. Seems a little too over saturated, but I think it works
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03/14/2009 08:01:12 PM
Beautiful shot!
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03/14/2009 07:48:35 PM
To much on the color.
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03/14/2009 03:41:03 PM
Nice sky and clouds. good colors. Nice shot.
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03/14/2009 02:42:45 PM
Incredible sky.
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03/14/2009 12:56:43 PM
Beautiful colors and composition
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03/14/2009 09:23:04 AM
Love the color in the sky
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03/14/2009 07:25:08 AM
Amazing sunset
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03/14/2009 06:02:49 AM
very nice colours from the sky and sun
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03/14/2009 12:43:15 AM
Beautiful sky.
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03/13/2009 10:43:31 PM
wow, beautiful, amazing sky, one of the best in the challenge
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03/13/2009 07:52:34 PM
My gut reacton on this? Over processed sunset. Location is great and I like the composition but the land gets a little too dark and the colors look too overdone. Just back it off a bit. More natural.
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03/13/2009 05:39:43 PM
Is it the Lone Cypress on the left? I've been up and down most of this area but can't quite place it. You caught a great sunset!
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03/13/2009 03:10:19 PM
Very dramatic! Great colors and textures!
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03/13/2009 01:40:31 PM
Great image but I'm afraid I don't like the border
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03/13/2009 12:26:15 PM
Wonderful silhouettes with enough information in the shadows.
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03/13/2009 10:52:54 AM
Patented California sunset! Nice!
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03/13/2009 09:30:52 AM
Nice sunset..
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03/13/2009 08:55:43 AM
Very pretty scene. Colors just a little oversaturated for my taste.
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03/12/2009 11:11:06 PM
I like the lone cypress in the shot.
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03/12/2009 11:06:35 PM
View and colors are great. I like the trees on both sides.
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03/12/2009 09:34:41 PM
great color. Love the blues. Well processed.
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03/12/2009 08:36:42 PM
beautiful sky
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03/12/2009 08:00:02 PM
The sky is very sharp, but the water and rocks are very blurry. I wish everything was in great focus, and the shy is rather over processed for my taste.
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03/12/2009 04:32:32 PM
I think a tad over saturated but nice shot
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03/12/2009 03:50:39 PM
Great colors, very nice picture!
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03/12/2009 02:50:12 PM
Very nice PP job just outstanding - 8
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03/12/2009 01:43:32 PM
Amazing colors.
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03/12/2009 11:48:11 AM
Nice shot and I like the boarder, it really adds to the shot.
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03/12/2009 09:46:09 AM
The border on this really ruins the "flow" of this image for me. Very nice image, ditch the border though.
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03/12/2009 08:44:33 AM
Interesting colors and composition, but the focus seems a bit soft to me...
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03/12/2009 12:47:23 AM
this would be so much better without the border, or shall i say unnecessary, distracting white line running through your otherwise gorgeous photo?
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03/11/2009 10:38:31 PM
Colors feel a little bright and un-natural. I would tone it down in PS a bit. I really like the detail in the trees on both sides.
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03/11/2009 09:08:37 PM
very pretty, colors might be pushed just a tad to much but still very inviting
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03/11/2009 06:32:56 PM
I like the subtle framing and beautiful sunset
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03/11/2009 06:09:02 PM
Good use of composition and natural elements to lead the eye through the frame to the focal point. I'm not sure why it's not captivating me more; perhaps it's the lack of a warm glow on the rocks or the way the water looks. Shutter not fast enough to get the sharp detail nor slow enough to make it silky; I guess the foreground looks a bit messy to me.
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03/11/2009 04:56:25 PM
could hang in any room in my hose, love it
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03/11/2009 11:50:46 AM
Nice colours if not a little over staturated. Good composition
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03/11/2009 10:21:27 AM
Very beautiful colors. I can feel being there to. Nice.
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03/11/2009 10:12:42 AM
nice colors, a little too central in my opinion, and the rocks and water look a little soft ...
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03/11/2009 07:28:01 AM
Love the colors and location but I would lose the boarder.
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03/11/2009 06:46:49 AM
great sky and trees. FG doesn't lookk quite sharp
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03/11/2009 03:17:06 AM
neat shot border is distracting
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03/11/2009 12:54:00 AM
To me this is just a bit too saturated, but it is still a lovely shot.
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03/11/2009 12:33:17 AM
Sky in awesome, cliched, but awesome. Pity that rock in teh middle is kind of out of focus though....... - 6
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03/11/2009 12:32:42 AM
Very intense colors. make for a great coastal picture.
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03/11/2009 12:31:04 AM
Can you please tell me where to get that "Wow-factor" plug-in? I really need it. Thnx.
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