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Beach textures

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s0ulsurfing




Registered: June 2009
Location: Isle of Wight, England
Posts: 671
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Diffused light filtered through altocumulus clouds and ND grad filter let me catch all the details at Compton Beach, Isle of Wight
· Date: Fri June 12, 2009 · Views: 681 · Filesize: 570.7kb · Dimensions: 697 x 800 ·
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jacquijohnson


Registered: October 2006
Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
Posts: 368
Fri June 12, 2009 6:54pm Rating: 10 

this is a beautiful shot. The beach and water look so inviting. You have captured so much detail. good luck Smile

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Jass


Registered: June 2007
Location: Muscat Oman soon to be leaving & heading home.
Posts: 4,964
Sat June 13, 2009 5:50am Rating: 10 

Beautifully composed.... love the diagonal lines in the sky.
"Good Luck with it!" Smile
~Kelly
PS "Welcome to the blog. & look forward in veiwing your captures!"
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jennyscott22


Registered: September 2006
Location: Surrey, England
Posts: 922
Sun June 14, 2009 9:43pm Rating: 10 

Good luck with this, it really is exceptional. I really must get myself some filters.


Only one personal niggle is the small area of land on the right that keeps catching my eye whenever I look at the picture. But that is just me. It is still an amazing picture.

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s0ulsurfing


Registered: June 2009
Location: Isle of Wight, England
Posts: 671
Mon June 15, 2009 7:36am

Thanks for the kind words and feedback.


@jennyscott22 - i wanted to leave in a little clue as to the location Smile

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paranoyd.eyes

Registered: June 2009
Posts: 8
Wed June 17, 2009 11:08pm Rating: 10 

Extraordinary colors, and an incredible reflection of the sun. Well done
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phototoad


Registered: March 2006
Location: Midwest
Posts: 8,560
Sat June 20, 2009 11:23pm Rating: 10 

Ditto the above!

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fluffy


Registered: July 2007
Location: Gold Coast Australia
Posts: 7,723
Thu June 25, 2009 8:17am Rating: 10 

Wonderful composition.....nice work (good luck with this one, its a beauty!)......SmileAlan

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jonathan bean

Registered: October 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 57
Sun June 28, 2009 9:56am Rating: 10 

I agree about the small bit of land on the right but it is stunning none the less!
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phototoad


Registered: March 2006
Location: Midwest
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Wed July 1, 2009 11:37am

Congratulations!!! A real beauty!

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Jass


Registered: June 2007
Location: Muscat Oman soon to be leaving & heading home.
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Wed July 1, 2009 12:09pm

Congratulations!!! Smile!
~Kelly
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vab


Registered: February 2007
Location: N.Ireland
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Wed July 1, 2009 12:27pm

Well done - I love the water draining away from those pebbles and the wee patterns in sand around them! Congrats! Viv
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fluffy


Registered: July 2007
Location: Gold Coast Australia
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Wed July 1, 2009 1:35pm

Congratulations!......super shot, well deserved!.......SmileAlan

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catonic


Registered: July 2008
Location: Montana USA
Posts: 3,845
Wed July 1, 2009 7:53pm

Congratulations on a beauty of a shot. Cat

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Snap Happy


Registered: May 2008
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,239
Sat July 11, 2009 11:38am

The beach is amazing, and is the winning feature of this shot - great work!

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