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Volcan Concepción, La Isla de Ometepe
Volcan Concepción, La Isla de Ometepe
mchalmers


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
Date: Mar 8, 2009
Aperture: f/4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800 sec.
Galleries: Panoramic, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

 On my trip to Nicaragua in January of 2009, I visited the island of Ometepe. This island was formed by two volcanoes, Conception and Mederas. As I was taking the ferry back to the mainland at sunset, I was treated to a pretty amazing site, which is what you see here.

Though this is an active volcano, this is not an eruption that you're seeing here. Clouds constantly swirl around the crater of the volcano, which gives some pretty dramatic cloud formations. The rainbow was just the icing on the cake.

There was quite a bit of processing that went into this photo. This is a manual HDR made from 3 separate exposures. Layers for the water, front treeline, volcano, clouds, and background. Each was colour corrected, dodged, burned, leveled separately.

This is going to be such a tough challenge, I'll be happy if I get in the mid 5's with this!

Statistics
Place: 315 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.9143
Avg (commenters): 6.6604
Avg (participants): 5.8798
Avg (non-participants): 6.1081
Views since voting: 8012
Views during voting: 660
Votes: 490
Comments: 67
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 03/18/2009 01:10:05 PM
Wow. stunning image. Nice work.

Go Snowmen!
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 03/18/2009 07:21:39 AM
Awesome! Congrats! You smoked you goal! Fantastic!
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 03/18/2009 02:44:17 AM
Congrats on beating your goal!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:02:16 PM
Cloud is over exp. Nice.
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 03/17/2009 09:09:27 AM
Woooohoooo... GO SNOWMEN. Good luck in this challenge, hope your doing well. no vote.
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 03/17/2009 06:28:43 AM
Beautiful nature scene.
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 03/17/2009 04:46:21 AM
Wonderful shot
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 03/17/2009 12:29:12 AM
Very beaytiful shot.
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 03/16/2009 11:38:05 PM
Nice mountain, with clouds spilling down from its peak, combined with the sea and the rainbow on the right side. Very nice.
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 03/16/2009 11:22:47 PM
Love the lighting / shadow on the volcano. A nice image to contemplate...
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 03/16/2009 05:15:05 PM
love the light and clouds, and the hint of a rainbow on the right... 7
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 03/16/2009 02:43:36 PM
Awesome light. Great exposure - love the rainbow as well as the other colors.
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 03/16/2009 11:31:04 AM
Now this is one awesome shot. The lighting is wonderful. Excellent clarity and composition. I love the little rainbow highlight. A shot to be proud of indeed.
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 03/16/2009 11:11:51 AM
great capture
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 03/16/2009 08:57:56 AM
great colours!
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 03/16/2009 08:24:12 AM
Really nice photo - great color and light. ALmost looks painted.
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 03/16/2009 04:12:17 AM
nice shot
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 03/16/2009 02:05:19 AM
Great color and nice capture with the cloud.
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 03/16/2009 01:07:29 AM
Beautiful! Love the rainbow to the side.
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 03/15/2009 02:30:40 PM
multiple exposures would have really aided this already really nice image.
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 03/15/2009 12:10:41 PM
love the little mini rainbow over on the right. nice lighitng on the mountain, could have used some dodge/burn effects though
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 03/15/2009 09:39:26 AM
I love the clouds and how the light is peaking through on to the volcano. The rainbow is a nice addition as well.
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 03/15/2009 05:52:11 AM
wonderful landscape, love the hint of rainbow in the cloud.
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 03/15/2009 05:09:58 AM
oh my , great place, moment and pic as well


thanks! brano
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 03/15/2009 01:45:03 AM
very interesting capture, excellent processing, 7
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 03/15/2009 01:23:35 AM
Beautifully composition and lighting. Well done! 8.
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 03/14/2009 11:07:25 PM
Beautiful scene, beautiful clouds and light.
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 03/14/2009 08:52:27 PM
Interpretation of Topic: Great Selection
Photography: Beautiful
Viewers Reaction: Love This
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 03/14/2009 06:20:52 PM
Striking colors. Love the clouds, and the feint rainbow on the right.
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 03/14/2009 05:46:15 PM
Nice composition. Interesting capture of the sunny spot.
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 03/14/2009 04:12:19 PM
Wow, this is just beautiful. THe rainbow is such a subtle touch and the composition is fabulous. I love the light colors.
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 03/14/2009 10:06:07 AM
What an impressive light on the volcano and even a rainbow!
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 03/14/2009 09:56:42 AM
quite spectacular pretty blues even has a rainbow...very pleasing
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 03/14/2009 03:46:59 AM
Love the way the clouds 'hit' the mountain!
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 03/13/2009 11:54:12 PM
Good shot, would have been a great shot if the shadow wasn't covering half the hill
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 03/13/2009 10:49:03 PM
it looks like the volcano is sucking the clouds in. Great photo.
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 03/13/2009 10:24:26 PM
Cool scene, nice blues
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 03/13/2009 09:42:05 PM
love the little rainbow, nice capture
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 03/13/2009 09:08:10 PM
Powerful scene.
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 03/13/2009 06:28:00 PM
Looking very good, good luck for the challenge. No vote :)
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 03/13/2009 04:35:28 PM
Looks like all of the clouds are originating from the peak. I love the little rainbow bit on the right. An excellent shot!
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 03/13/2009 02:57:01 PM
Great shot, really impressive.
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 03/13/2009 01:18:31 PM
Great capture. I like the hint of rainbow on the right.
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 03/13/2009 10:03:56 AM
Go Snowmen! Good Luck - No Vote
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 03/13/2009 03:43:42 AM
like how the sunlight has hit the mountain
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 03/13/2009 02:26:38 AM
Very nice capture of the splendor of nature.
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 03/13/2009 01:12:06 AM
Very cool image. I like the drama of clouds encountering the peak.
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 03/12/2009 08:57:00 PM
beautiful! i love the rainbow, the colors are beautiful, im not to sure if i lige the dark frame( it keeps cetching my eye) but i love this photo great work!
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 03/12/2009 05:42:48 PM
the colors look a bit faded
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 03/12/2009 05:27:31 PM
You must have been very pleased with this photo. great work.
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 03/12/2009 03:22:14 PM
Nice shot
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 03/12/2009 02:44:59 PM
Almost looks like it's starting to erupt.
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 03/12/2009 12:43:37 PM
Nice scape and good colors and detail.
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 03/12/2009 11:46:55 AM
Wow, how beautiful, looks like the cloud is coming out of the volcano, maybe it is? Also love how the sun is hitting the volcano. Well done.
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 03/12/2009 11:20:23 AM
Wow what crazy weather! I would have liked to see a little more detail in the highlights, but very cool.
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 03/12/2009 06:40:11 AM
Great veiw and moment, like the rainbow to the right
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 03/11/2009 11:47:06 PM
simply beautiful
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 03/11/2009 10:06:19 PM
the shadow cutting across the mountain is unfortunate, but then you would have the awsome cloud without out would you? Really nicely done overall.
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 03/11/2009 09:00:08 PM
Wow... lovely scene even with a rainbow!

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 05:19:38 PM
I love how the clouds have formed over the top, great light
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 03/11/2009 05:14:44 PM
Very pretty, the clouds are prefect.
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 03/11/2009 02:47:44 PM
great composition, shadows and light. very nice shot
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 03/11/2009 12:07:02 PM
cool shot. I love the rainbow!
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 03/11/2009 11:41:03 AM
Powerful shot!~ Great job
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 03/11/2009 09:58:15 AM
kind of boring composition
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 03/11/2009 09:40:47 AM
Case study in the rule of thirds. Solid 7.
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 03/11/2009 08:24:10 AM
Beautiful details on the peak
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