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Postby Pa on Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:01 am

explosions is the word that came to mind when i saw this sunrise. this shot was taken on 24/02/06.
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Postby johnd on Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:42 am

I Like it Pa. Loose the frame though, especially the shadow inside the frame at the bottom.
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Postby Raskill on Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:50 am

Nice colours, nice and sharp and the reflection is fantastic. I agree that the frame adds nothing and the image would look better without it.

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Postby sheepie on Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:12 am

You can stop posting these horible pictures any time you like ;)

Love the reflections! Would also like to see this closer-in to the sunburst, perhaps in portrait, with more emphasis on the sun rays coming out the top of the cloud :)
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Postby CraigVTR on Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:16 am

Great shot. The reflections are very strong and add a real balance to the image.

The frame is a very subjective matter. Seeing the shot in any type of frame can give you an idea as to how it will look when framed and hanging on someones lougeroom wall.

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Postby Pa on Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:17 am

thanks john and raskill here it is without the frame.
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Postby CraigVTR on Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:20 am

It does look better without the frame.

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Postby Pa on Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:22 am

thanks leon and craig i like it a lot.im an early riser and see a lot of these.
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Postby Geoff on Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:37 am

Beautiful shot, much much better without the frame..
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Postby avkomp on Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:27 am

lovely job.

the symmetry makes this also.

glad you lost the frame. :lol:
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Postby robw25 on Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:23 pm

Pa wrote:im an early riser and see a lot of these.


excellent work pa ! looking forward to seeing more of these...

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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:11 pm

Pa - a stunning pic of, I assume, the Manning :)
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Postby MCWB on Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:16 pm

Sublime Pa, great work. Particularly like the non-framed version. :)
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Postby marcotrov on Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:41 pm

I have looked at this image for a while and couldn't figure out what was striking discord in me but I think I have worked it out. Pa it's a beautiful image alright, but the thing that was a bit discordant was the reflection in the water of the clouds they are considerably darker than the actual clouds themselves. Perhaps the darker foreground has contributed but I'm not sure. It just seems out of place in an otherwise fantastic image. Did you try some dodging to darken the reflected image for effect? :?
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Postby Pa on Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:15 pm

marco i noticed that as well and thought it might have had something to do with the ripples, as you look in closer the reflections are not as dark thanks for your comments geoff, steve, rob, mcwb, and chris yes it was taken looking east over the manning. at the moment the south entrance to the river is blocked so its pretty calm where i took this.
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Postby sheepie on Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:27 pm

Pa, I think you may have a dust bunny. :(

Just above where the sun is, in the blue sky above the clouds. Hard to say at this size, we'll have to have a look at it next weekend :)
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Postby Pa on Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:40 pm

it looks very much like one to me leon, thanks for picking it up .
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Postby antman on Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:44 pm

A great sunrise shot. Congrats.
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Postby Pa on Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:54 pm

thanks geoff c,they are my addiction,love the colours the sun and clouds produce.
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Postby ABG on Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:10 pm

Lovely image Pa. I can understand your addiction - it's not too often I get outta bed early enough to view a sunrise, but when I do, I always walk away with a silly grin on my face.
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