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WC # 341 - Easter Morning 2006

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 25, 20081,640 views18 comments

What an appropriate sunrise for Easter. This was taken over Escambia Bay in Pensacola, Florida. This is a 3 image pano stitched in Autopano Pro. I shot this at a high shutter speed because it was a bit windy.

D2X w/ 18-35 @ 35mm
1/500 @ f/5.6 - MLU and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
No filters
Tripod
C1 LE, CS2, web sharpening

Critiques, suggestions, and comments always welcomed and greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ron Pullen on July 25, 2008 at 8:21 PM

Beautiful silhouette scene here, Bill. And really like the sun rays right on the horizon. Great image IMO.

Ron

Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on July 25, 2008 at 11:01 PM

I think this is one of the best silhouette photos I've seen in quite some time Bill! It beautiful and its perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. Being made up of 3 photos this would print very large and then it should be hung on a wall.

Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 26, 2008 at 12:24 AM

Bill,
Another amazing sky and comp. I am continually amazed by the powerful landscapes you produce without a mountain in sight!

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM

Oh, my, Bill, what a gorgeous sunrise. Great composition. I like the framing of the clouds and the sunrise by the trees.

I was thinking about your work as I drove northward in California yesterday. I some point I hit the plume of smoke and ashes from the fires around Chico and while I passed many rice fields and even the Sacramento river that were begging to be photographed, the gray and brown skies offered little to record but I did think about your images and had the weather been different I'm sure I would have stopped

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on July 26, 2008 at 10:55 PM

Beautiful photo, Bill. I agree, print this big and enjoy

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on July 28, 2008 at 9:34 AM

Wow. Spectacular and beautiful.

Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on July 28, 2008 at 9:09 PM

Congrats on the EP, well deserved for this beautiful image

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on July 28, 2008 at 9:32 PM

Gorgeous, Bill. Congrats on EP. You sure earned it.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments

Comment posted by Jude Haase on July 28, 2008 at 10:39 PM

Congrats on the EP pick Bill!! Fantastic color here too!

Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 29, 2008 at 12:38 AM

Congrats Bill on the EP selection is the category. More importantly, WOW, what a wonderful capture, and stitch project.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on July 29, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Congrats on your well deserved Pick Bill

Pam

Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Andreasen on July 29, 2008 at 2:10 PM

Gorgeous image Bill... Congrats on the EP!

Registered on January 17, 2007, 220 Posts, 419 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on July 29, 2008 at 2:21 PM

Bill:
It's beautiful. At first I thought I recognized the location, but it is a different tree.
Congrats on the EP.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Laura Covini on July 30, 2008 at 5:57 AM

Simply perfect!!

Registered on July 30, 2008, 15 Posts, 37 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 31, 2008 at 8:34 AM

Bill, this is absolutely beautiful as is all of yours.

John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on August 2, 2008 at 6:55 PM

Hey Bill a belated congrats on a great image and the EP! Absolutely beautiful.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 5, 2008 at 4:38 AM

Congratulations of the EP, this is gorgeous. Great silhouetted figures against that lovely light.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 5, 2008 at 6:12 PM

Bill: I'm late to this party but wanted to add my kudos. Superb shot.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments