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Norwegian Sun
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Challenge: October Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: norway
Date: Oct 31, 2004
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2004

 Well i am not a fan of landscapes, or sunsets.. and they are much to cliche.. but here i am. I actually think they are a bit boring and cold, despite how pretty they look. Pretty isn't really an 'image' i am going for. In any case, my wife and i were on a picnic oct 31, and the sun was setting on the ocean so i took some pics. I didn't have much else to enter for this challenge, so this is what it turned out to be. I hope i don't get voted down for too much editing because i didn't really do a whole lot. perhaps i will post the orig. after the challenge.

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 487
Avg (all users): 6.5317
Avg (commenters): 7.7200
Avg (participants): 6.4685
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 2130
Views during voting: 375
Votes: 252
Comments: 33
Favorites: 15 (view)

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 11/12/2004 10:29:36 AM
Critique Club

Very nicely done. The colors are fantastic and grab your attention. you really can never go wrong with a sunset, however, on that note thats all it is a breathtaking sunset and there is nothing that makes it different from any other sunset. A bird or a boat or something to grab the eye to one certain area of this would have gave it more impact. As it is now its a pretty sunset but its just lacking that little something extra to hold your attention.

Anna
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 11/08/2004 03:20:53 AM
Should end up much higher. I'll be looking for original now, since you said you did edit it a bit.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2004 11:18:25 PM
Wow. I want to live in a place this breathtaking. I'd like to see something like this as a panorama, but I don't think the choice to submit it with these proportions was wrong. It would be stunning no matter how it's presented.
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 11/07/2004 04:53:22 PM
WOW, Was there any color tweaks done to this. The colors are unbelievable
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 11/07/2004 04:20:20 PM
Magical sky... what the artist was there!
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 11/07/2004 09:12:19 AM
This is great, the colors and cloud formations are amazing. The only thing that bugs me is the square format( and I'm not sure why )
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 11/06/2004 10:55:16 PM
Someone detonate a nuke? This doesn't even look possible but I'll take your word for it. Wow.
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 11/06/2004 05:18:24 PM
Smiply stunning!
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 11/06/2004 12:41:30 PM
not a big fan of sunset photos but this one is awesome..10
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 11/05/2004 04:45:42 PM
Beautiful! Great colors. What looks like added saturation and contrast works really nice here. Distinctive clouds look awesome. Great job.
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 11/05/2004 11:42:14 AM
Wow! what a great shot, The only thing I can think of that would have improved is something to give an idea of scale.
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 11/04/2004 11:37:49 PM
Wow... is that for real? My pictures rarely look as good as the real life scene .. I would love to have seen what you saw here. Love the colors and the textures! Good luck in the challenge!
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 11/04/2004 03:57:01 PM
Wow, brillant study...
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 11/04/2004 12:34:39 PM
Good shot
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 11/04/2004 08:32:25 AM
Where are my sunglasses?!? This is quite an image.
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 11/03/2004 03:16:00 PM
looks like hand made, great color
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 11/03/2004 08:02:11 AM
Wow... this has to be the most spectacular sunrise/sunset I have ever seen. Very nice work!
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 11/02/2004 09:35:24 PM
wow! Stunning colors! Perfect lighting and great texture!
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 11/02/2004 08:47:09 PM
Beautiful colors in the sky and water, the mountains are a nice contract in comparison.
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 11/02/2004 03:20:51 PM
Can't see the sun... but what a beatiful sky.
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 11/02/2004 02:47:48 PM
I realy realy realy like to know how you have done this.
The sky looks like it is on fire.
Never ever seen something like this.
Please tell me that you are at a 7+ now!
This is so great!
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 11/02/2004 12:19:09 PM
great colors and a captivating skyline
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 11/02/2004 11:12:12 AM
The clouds here are surreal, I really like the colors and highlights. Not your typical sunset.
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 11/01/2004 10:41:17 PM
Absolutely stunning... reminds me of the background of "The Scream." 10
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 11/01/2004 09:32:39 PM
Beautiful sky, though I feel like I need a focal point, a boat on the water, a bird in the sky, something to anchor me.
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 11/01/2004 07:30:17 PM
OMG. I'll have to get a print of this. I'm a Norwegian, first gen American and my parents would just love this. The incredible texture in the sky is unbelievable! Thanks for capturing such a breathtaking image and sharing it with us. Love it.
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 11/01/2004 06:59:24 PM
Nice! colores are sureal. You are lucky to live there!
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 11/01/2004 06:16:03 PM
Beautiful!!!!
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 11/01/2004 05:19:56 PM
Oh man, those cloud patterns are great, especially with this toning. Of it weren't for the skyline and lake in the front I'd guess it was a photo of the great storm clouds on Jupiter.
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 11/01/2004 03:04:31 PM
Wow - Extremely powerful and liquid. I love the burning sky.

:) Really really nice!
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 11/01/2004 11:56:57 AM
Awesome sky, I can´t help but wonder if it´s manipulated but what the hell, I just don´t care when the outcome is like this.
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 11/01/2004 08:09:29 AM
What a sunset! I especially like how the water is so finely textured and horizontal while the clouds look like rippling waves. The pattern of the sky lloks like a magnified version of the pattern of the water surface.
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 11/01/2004 12:07:51 AM
Wow, the colors are spectacular.
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