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Morning

Morning

Thought I'd try again,

larger image can be found here

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    \$\begingroup\$ And I thought I'd vote for it again :) \$\endgroup\$
    – Rowland Shaw Mod
    Commented Oct 25, 2011 at 9:32
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    \$\begingroup\$ Really nice to see this one again. :) \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 25, 2011 at 17:16
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    \$\begingroup\$ Glad you resubmitted this one. Such an excellent shot! :D \$\endgroup\$
    – jrista Mod
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 5:52
  • \$\begingroup\$ Although my opinion of morning can generally summed up with "I'd enjoy the day more if it started later", I really like this picture. Glad I didn't have to get up to take it, though. :D \$\endgroup\$
    – Martha
    Commented Oct 28, 2011 at 15:10
  • \$\begingroup\$ Wow, a last minute winner. A photo finish :-) \$\endgroup\$
    – Vikas
    Commented Oct 31, 2011 at 4:35
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Brushels

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View LARGE on Flickr

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    \$\begingroup\$ Dude, do you ever take a shot more than 5 inches away from your subject? ;) Like the bokeh on this one. \$\endgroup\$
    – ElendilTheTall
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 15:48
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    \$\begingroup\$ Keep doing whatever it is you are doing... \$\endgroup\$
    – Jakub Sisak GeoGraphics
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 16:21
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    \$\begingroup\$ I'm color blind, and the color on this one, speaks to me \$\endgroup\$
    – dpollitt
    Commented Oct 25, 2011 at 3:23
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    \$\begingroup\$ @dpollitt Wow.. That's pretty cool, actually! There are a lot of yellowish/almost greenish colors in there, with interesting texture, so I can only imagine it would be a good one for you. Really cool to know. Thanks for the comment! :) \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 25, 2011 at 17:19
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    \$\begingroup\$ Awesome shot. Just out of curiosity...what exactly is it? It looks like a composite of a photo and some bokeh, but I can't for the life of me figure out what the photo is actually of... \$\endgroup\$
    – jrista Mod
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 5:52
  • \$\begingroup\$ I just don't appreciate the cyan tone \$\endgroup\$
    – dialex
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 16:29
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    \$\begingroup\$ @jrista Heh.. It's abstract. ;) Actually, it's a close-up of my shaving brush. \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 19:34
  • \$\begingroup\$ @DiAlex The dish it sits on is blue/green. \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 19:36
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Sharp look-out

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An image of one of multiple booths that shelter the dam flow control machinery of a hydroelectricity power plant through the river Rhine.

They always seemd to me like guards looking out for problems - like a Meerkat - in their case maybe for the big wave?

larger versions on flickr or 500px

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Fallen Corn

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Somehow I like the mood in this one. \$\endgroup\$
    – ysap
    Commented Oct 28, 2011 at 22:37
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North-Western Ontario Moment

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    \$\begingroup\$ Wow.. This is lovely. The colors are phenomenal! \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 15:27
  • \$\begingroup\$ Thanks. This one is pretty much straight out of the camera. Mind you, I did have to get up early and trek up the top of that hill to catch the light.... \$\endgroup\$
    – Jakub Sisak GeoGraphics
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 15:33
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    \$\begingroup\$ Very nice. Looks like a Kurosawa dream-sequence. \$\endgroup\$
    – ElendilTheTall
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 15:49
  • \$\begingroup\$ awesome landscape, very quiet and peaceful... \$\endgroup\$
    – pacoespinoza
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 17:45
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Omen

A foreboding weather system over Meteor Crater, Arizona

A weather system with heavy rain clouds rolling over Meteor Crater, Arizona. The setting sun and the shade under the cloud cover combined to create an eerie blue light.

Handheld shot: 30mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 800. No HDR, but some processing with curves, dodge and burn in Aperture.

Large version here.

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Bye, kids! Take care!

Bye, kids! Take care!

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Nice title! filler text \$\endgroup\$
    – dpollitt
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 13:05
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Por la vida...

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You can see the Original here in my Flickr

This Bobcat was up in a cactus and a group of wild dogs was waiting in the ground... The cactus had almost 3 meters of highest...

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    \$\begingroup\$ You keep posting this one and I keep upvoting it: it's a polecat on a damn cactus people! \$\endgroup\$
    – ElendilTheTall
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 15:49
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    \$\begingroup\$ Yeah, but there's only so much cat butt I want to look at in a given day. I'm just sayin'! \$\endgroup\$
    – mattdm
    Commented Oct 30, 2011 at 23:31
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Waiting for a drop

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Original is here: http://1x.com/forum/photo-critique/29729

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    \$\begingroup\$ For what it's worth, I think most of the comments on 1x are wrong. The composition is good and cropping or blurring would detract from the charming honesty of the surroundings. \$\endgroup\$
    – mattdm
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 12:26
  • \$\begingroup\$ @mattdm On 1x they write from the viewpoints of the curators. I personally liked the image as it is, therefore didn't change anything. :) \$\endgroup\$
    – Aquarius_Girl
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 14:25
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Since it's Halloween....

Spirit, Positive and Negative

Spirit / Positive + Negative

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I wish I could have entered just the negative version in the contest, but it really doesn't lend itself to cropping in landscape, so I figured I'd try this dual approach. I guess it didn't work. :) \$\endgroup\$
    – mattdm
    Commented Oct 30, 2011 at 23:30
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Smiley

You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile

Full size version on Flickr

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I like the sentence :P \$\endgroup\$
    – dialex
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 16:30

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