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Cherish the Day
Cherish the Day
Brad


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: La Jolla, CA
Date: Dec 21, 2005
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2006

 December 21st 2005 - a rare day in San Diego due to the huge waves we had.
ND Gradient, basic post-processing, light dodge & burn to bring out more intensity.
Probably get some comments that the horizon shouldn't be dead-center, but oh well, the sky was as much a focal point as the surf and foreground.

Originally had this titled "Relentless", but Sade's Cherish the Day was playing just now and suddenly seemed more fitting.

Post-Challenge:
This was not a PS complete makeover and had very little editing done.

Statistics
Place: 148 out of 833
Avg (all users): 6.2815
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.1930
Avg (non-participants): 6.7465
Views since voting: 1540
Views during voting: 634
Votes: 444
Comments: 28
Favorites: 5 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/16/2007 08:57:32 AM
Hey - just noticed Judi added this to her favs, making it my 1,000th favorite!

Thanks!

btw - this is one of my very favorite landscape / seascape shots I've taken.
 11/10/2006 10:16:35 AM
This is gorgeous! Simply gorgeous!! I love b/w and this is one of my favorites of yours. Unbelieveable that you didn't have to do much post editing. I can only image what it was like in person!!
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 02/01/2006 09:06:25 PM
Yep, this is pretty gorgeous. This the one you were talking about framing? I bet it looks fantastic!
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 02/01/2006 09:03:41 PM
this is beautiful, B...should have finished much higher! love the deep contrast...very dramatic! *hug*
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2006 02:22:09 PM
Awesome high contrast black and white. Stunning.
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 01/29/2006 10:26:23 AM
Literally breathtaking. There is so much that I like about this -- the lines formed by the clouds in the sky, the perfect tonal range, great contrast while maintaining the subtle nature of the image.
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 01/26/2006 02:32:11 PM
All I can say is wow. Very nice. B&W works great.
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 01/26/2006 07:20:36 AM
The three textures, the clouds, the sea, & the rocks really make this a strong B/W seascape image.
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 01/26/2006 02:40:33 AM
Seems like this photo has been dodged and burned... But still beautiful nonetheless.
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 01/24/2006 03:21:34 PM
Wonderful sky.
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 01/22/2006 07:10:32 PM
Beautiful
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 01/22/2006 10:36:32 AM
nice idea, b&w need work, great texture, great dof, good light, nice comp, overall just nice
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 01/21/2006 09:01:12 PM
beautiful clouds...
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 01/20/2006 10:27:08 PM
this is possibly the best landscape i've seen in this challenge so far. while there have been several black and white landscapes with this ansel adams look i think this is the best one yet....10
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 01/20/2006 04:57:00 PM
Excellent light around the breaking waves.
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 01/19/2006 11:02:00 PM
avoid 50/50 split sky/water.nice b/w tones 7
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 01/19/2006 09:51:21 PM
Very nice photo. Excellent tones, sharp and good "movement" within the photo. BOL
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 01/19/2006 12:08:58 AM
10 from me...good luck!
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 01/17/2006 10:54:46 AM
A beautiful classic B & W...makes me wish I were there...very well done.
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 01/17/2006 09:13:23 AM
As the sun set on another Hawaiin day, the volcano returned to its peaceful slumber.


Nice peaceful shot. Very nice location. The black and white conversion definitly adds to the impact of the shot
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 01/17/2006 07:21:28 AM
beautiful!
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 01/17/2006 01:55:45 AM
Nice tonality and composition.
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 01/17/2006 01:23:30 AM
Wow, this would be great, printed/framed large. Great photo!
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 01/16/2006 04:52:18 PM
This is beautiful. Very Ansel Adams looking! Strong, striking contrasts. Great job.
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 01/16/2006 04:15:16 PM
nice tones
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 01/16/2006 02:36:33 PM
Very nice. Love the lines the cloud formation form. Great highlights.
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 01/16/2006 10:37:06 AM
Great use of your tonal range and a very pleasing scene.
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 01/16/2006 09:04:59 AM
Very nice B&W, really good contrast and I actually like the unusual hcoice of having the horizon dead centre. It might just be an illusion but the horizon does seem a bit wonky to me though.
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