Comment from Gaotawan
This is very beautiful, capturied a perfect moment of the wave at a beach. Very good lighting and composition. The focus and dof are excellent as well. Very nice work.

Gaotawan

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much for your supportive and generous review.

Comment from Robin Gillow
Great shot! I m sure you are pretty chuffed with the result on this one? Nice focusing as well and good viewing interest. Wonderful stuff. Competition wishes, by the way. Robin

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you for you great review and the wishes. Right I am chuffed, It was worse to get wet for this.

reply by Robin Gillow on 25-Mar-2009

Anytime; I look forward to seeing more of your work. Robin

reply by the author on 26-Mar-2009

Thank you so much for your lovely reply.

Comment from Glass i
Fabulous timing of exposure reveals a sculpture from nature that existed for a split second in time. A good crop/composition and healthy expusure played their part in this wonderful picture too. Very nice work and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thanks for the beautiful words and your generous review.

Comment from fathuhy
Great work of art

Initial impact 5/5
Creativity of presentation 5/5
Color Harmony 5/5
Center of interest 5/5
Technical Excellence 5/5
Story telling ability 5/5
Lighting 5/5

Overall! Great job.

Thank you very much for sharing your work.

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much for your generous review.

Comment from Mike Roberts
I love this hue of blue against this hue of green. It gives me a very nice feeling. Storm blue over aqua green. Wonderful action and emotion!

Mike

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much Mike, for your supportive review. Yes I agree I was thrilled with these colors very much myself.

Comment from montana_denny
Very nice sea photo. The colors give this great visual impact. The wave breaking just adds to that. The color combinations are so pleasant going from the nice sand color, to the beautiful green of the water and on to the intense blue of the sky. Exposure and focus and dof right on. Great detail all the way through. Very nice job capturing the image.

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you montana denny, I appreciate your kind and generous review very much.

reply by montana_denny on 25-Mar-2009

You are welcome. You deserve it.

reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

:)

Comment from ZenTrip
The beauty of that erupting splash on the right is such a highlight, cleo.

Caught at the most 'decisive' moment when the force of the splash erupted with such powerful force.

The real richness, for me, comes from the various colors of the water and then that powerfully dark sky. Such dramatic intensity.

Must have been an exciting moment to stand there on the beech and feel that spray and the wind coming at you. The impact comes through in your image.

Just a wonderful feeling of nature at play with tremendous intensity and force.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much Zen, for your beautiful and encouraging words. Yes it is exiding and pictures as that are worse to get soaked and sand blasted. [Truth it was a more harmless thunderstorm the wind gust came at me with about 35/40mph. You are right it is great to feel the forces of nature [with the exception of a hurricane].

reply by ZenTrip on 25-Mar-2009

Never felt a hurricane - think maybe that's one force of nature I don't want to feel. But I love the storm winds. I would think 35/40 miles an hour could get quite gusty. Just glad you didn't get blown away. Sand blasted . . . . well, okay - as long as you don't get sand in the camera. But seriously, it really is a lovely shot!

reply by the author on 26-Mar-2009

Thank you so much.
Sand in the camera is always my problem. But dust is even worse. Just can't get away from both. Especially in times of drought. I'm carrying a brush in my camera case for cleaning. But the worse is the salt in the air.
[We have to fly tomorrow to the states again for Phil's medical. I try to go back on track right away but can't promise.]

reply by ZenTrip on 26-Mar-2009

Thanks for the note. Best wishes to you and Phil. I'm currently off-track too. Interesting how sometimes we are so much tracking the same paths. I'll be checking in as often as possible on the site. But won't be posting or reviewing much for awhile. Again - be thinking of you and Phil.

Comment from Inner Eye
This is another cool photo from you. The splash is what interest me. It looks animated in a way. Well framed with nice variations of colors. I bet you can add some nice objects in this one, like a ship being grabbed by an octopus. ???

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much for your great and humorous review. The splash was animated by a coral head we have everywhere here. Nice Idea that giant sheep eating Octopus. I think I could do that.

Comment from Dazzleme
You have certainly captured the essence of this shot well! Nicely done with the action shot of the waves! What an ominous looking sky! Excellent angle and your technique has worked well.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much Dazzleme, Yes this sky was ominous and got my attention right away especially with the more and more darkening of the turquise waves.

Comment from AKMIDGE
This is beautiful. Nice wave action and the contrasts make for good dramatics. The sky has the effect of watercolor. Wish I were there. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2009

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2009

Thank you so much for your great review. Of curse you like to be here but I can't recommend this weather. You will get wet ans sand blasted.