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Monsoon Sunrise


Monsoon Sunrise
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Copyright: Michael Anderson (miketelemark) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 23 W: 0 N: 173] (1762)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-08
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/16, 30 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Favorites - landscape 03, Neyvan's favorite photos IV! [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-19 2:39
Viewed: 3082
Favorites: 9 [view]
Points: 54
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A huge thunderhead was building directly over my head as the sun rose on my last day on this island. Lightning flashed into the scene, but I couldn't quite capture it. The longer exposure I chose to capture a few lightning bolts ended up resulting in these interesting cloud effects. A few minutes after I took this I got drenched in the heaviest downpour I've ever experienced. But it was awesome! This is The National Park of American Samoa.

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To mjdundee: It's Ofu Island in American Samoamiketelemark 2 07-20 09:05
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Great idea to use very long exposure and get such a strange colors and very smooth water surface.
Very unusual and interesting photo.

Linas

hello mike
your all gallery is wonderful!This landscape is so beautiful,with a great POV,and a long time exposure that give to the colours an incredible effect!Congratulations.
Pascale

nICK
excellent work! excellent colours.... loks like a piece of art!just ebautiful
marianna

Beautiful effect due to the long exposure. The rock in the middle looks like a toy.

Hi Mark,
Superb composition and impressive, wonderful colors. The blur effect caused by the long exposure is outright superb.
Best regards. Salvator.

Olá/hi Mike,

Bom trabalho na captura desta imagem,longo tempo de exposição foi correcto para esta fotografia, as cores são agradáveis. Mas penso ter excesso de PP.
Best regards,
Filipe

Hi Mike, wow! I'm astonished, that's a great capture, tones are amazing.
Sabrina

Very beautifull exposure very good idea

HI Mike,
I don't know where you took this picture but it was definitelly not on Savaii Island which is part of the former West Samoa and some hundred KMs west of American Samoa. Anyway - you did a perfect postcard job. TFS Thomas

The overall effect is very good. The colours you achieved are very good and I like the slightly blurred palm tree leaves and clouds.
Great work

Chris

Quite magical... I never knew Samoa was so mountainous!

  • Great 
  • partha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1488 W: 85 N: 1295] (12904)
  • [2007-07-19 7:44]

Hi mike ,
Amazing shot. The sky looks just brilliant. The composition is so banced and wonderful atmosphere as well.
Regards.
partha

Hi Mark
fantastic shot. Colors are great and landscape under moonlight is spendid. Congratulations
Olivier

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  • ruoyan (11)
  • [2007-07-19 19:28]

This is really great. I'm amazed at the crispness of the "foreground". As I like to think, why use Photoshop when Nature provides us with the real thing. I really like this.

Stunning and surreal. I love the dusty pink colours and the dark shadows. What a beautiful isolated looking place.

Hello Mike!
Fantastic composition with great effect!
Beautiful colours, reflexion and perspective!
Wonderful work!
Excellent done!
Best regards,
Lili

...I will return with points... :)

Truly awsome!!!

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  • Morac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 995 W: 159 N: 1169] (8471)
  • [2007-12-02 2:26]

Hello Mike
Superb composition and impressive,
Beautiful effect due to the long exposure.
Wonderful work!
Regards
Marc

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  • wag Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 70] (388)
  • [2008-01-06 5:59]

helo Michael, the exposure is great! let`s say awesome, I take off one`s hat to you, alsothe POV is nice.
Peter

One of my dream destinations, the south pacific can be disappointing I hear, but this is one spot I MUST see, amazing work, and thanks for putting American Samoa on the TE map.

Great silhouettes and nice colors. Beautiful result. Regards, Yvonne

Hi Mike
fantastic play of light in this image. I like the sandy beach being very "moody" illuminated. Lovely image.
Juraj

Excellent result, beautiful colors and a mystic effect with long exposure. this picture comes from another world!
thanks for sharing
Andrea

Fantastic capture, great colour and contrast, well composed, very dramatic picture. Well done!
Regards
Syed

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  • SKOYA Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 24 W: 1 N: 13] (100)
  • [2008-07-25 20:05]

A bit distorted from the longer expposure but still a wonderful sot with great color and Shillouette placement though purely by happenstance.

OMG, you've found utopia!

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  • vizeli (37)
  • [2008-08-01 12:56]

Hi Mark..
Excellent done!Wonderful work,
Best regards,
Ayhan

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  • alainh Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4129 W: 141 N: 6674] (31557)
  • [2008-08-02 12:52]

hello Michael
a master-piece. nohing more: Splendid
friendly
alain

Hi NICK

excellent work! excellent colours.... loks like a piece of art!just ebautiful
marianna

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