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For the first time in ages I had some spare time today, so wandered along the beach and took various photgraphs of various things. 85 of them are almost entirely worthless (though I probably wont be saying that tomorrow), but this one I like.

More importantly: thank you for all your wonderful comments on my previous entry. We have a lot of changes ahead of us so it's good to hear so many of you wishing us well for the future :-)

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3x2 + fylde coast [scenic]
comment by stian at 08:03 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

...what a wonderful world...

Awsome sky. I like the light behind the clouds.
With some imagination it looks like a person seen from the side. God maby? :)

All the best of luck to you and your family.
Babies are fun ;)

Cheers mate!

-- Stian

comment by wesley hargrove at 08:15 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

you always get the best clouds! i like the lighting from behind as well. excellent job.

regards,
wes

comment by sean at 08:25 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

very dramatic, great hue

comment by Craig @ id7.co.uk at 08:25 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Dave, not a bad wander along the beach then mate.... lovely shot. And babies are fun.... but then I dont need to tell you that .....

comment by Taylor Hain at 08:45 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

I'm so jealous of your clouds. Here in Seattle, with the exception of a few day in the summer, its mostly grey...so much grey. I love your toning, makes me want to practive more. Thanks for the image.

comment by geckonia at 08:50 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Another very nicely composed and processed image. I think the proportion of earth to sky is perfect.

comment by Mal at 08:55 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Simply stunning! Mal

comment by Shervane at 08:56 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

...what a wonderful shot :-).

comment by Sasha at 09:02 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

What a wonderful world..... what a wonderful vision of the sky:-)

Proper chromasia style-Beautiful!

comment by Mike at 09:20 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Great image, the toning really suits the mood. Presumably it's the lull after the storm based upon the pictures of Blackpool sea front in this morning's news!

comment by Arthur at 09:21 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Lovely shot, and nice duotone...

How grey was it before you processed it?! :-)

comment by djn1 at 09:29 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Stian: now you mention it I think it looks a bit like an unkempt Tom Jones ;-)

Craig: yep, they are fun.

Taylor: the clouds along our coast are often quite wonderful.

Mike: it was a bit windy ;-)

Arthur: actually, the sky was quite blue when the sun was out.

comment by Jennifer at 10:37 PM (GMT) on 8 December, 2006

Simply lovely - can anyone else see a cartoonish Bruce Forsythe in the clouds?! Sorry but I always look for faces in clouds ;-)

comment by Brian Ritchie at 12:26 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Jennifer beat me to it! But in my case, I think it looks like the Spitting Image puppet of the Queen :-)

comment by Jamey at 12:44 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Oh man, everyone's posting killer coastal scenery today. First I see milou's stunning effort and now this. Must be blue mono toning day as well. Lovely shot.

comment by Joey at 02:11 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Great sunburst abd a nice day at the beach.

comment by Andrew at 03:21 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Its really cool how you chose to make it all blue. and the sun coming up from behind the cloud is cool.

comment by Taswir at 04:16 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Lovely shot, very well composed

comment by rambohoho at 04:32 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

england is really a good place for cloud shots. :)

comment by P.J. at 06:48 AM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Wow. What a sky!

comment by Angry Buddha at 02:54 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

I like how you kept the detail in the clouds in front of the sun. Great shot.

comment by Titus at 03:59 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

very nice and inspiring shot. For my taste, I would've prefered it a bit sharper.
Again, congrats ;)

comment by Steve at 07:37 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Great clouds, very powerful

comment by Benjamin Chait at 08:00 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

I love the composition and the location of the clouds ... jealous that you've got beaches around you to shoot at!

comment by Saito at 08:59 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Beautiful, beautiful picture! This is amazing. The stark contrast of white on dark gray-blue is so cool! Excellent composition, the sun over to the left and the horizon is straight! I can never do that. Love this one!

comment by Robert at 09:23 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

I like how you can trace the light rays all the way down to the water. Great choice on color toning.

comment by riesenriel at 10:55 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Stunning! Like these kind of pictures. The sky is really amazing and the tones are great. We are often on the beach and make a lot of pictures there, so we like this one very much!

comment by San Sebastian at 10:58 PM (GMT) on 9 December, 2006

Beautifull Sky, great seascape.

comment by Erin at 01:15 AM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

This photo is stunning. Thank you for capturing such intimate moments.

comment by Régis at 09:08 AM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

Excellent shot ! The light capture is magic !

comment by boje at 12:33 PM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

Have to say I wasn't immediately blown away, but now I can't get over the big man in the sky... He's really there, isn't he? Fantastic.

comment by m1979 at 03:14 PM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

complimenti bel viraggio, l'unica cosa che mi dispiace è chè non parlo bene inglese...meno male che il linguaggio fotografico con conosce nè lingue e ne confini

comment by Craig Wilson at 06:01 PM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

Such a naturaly beautiful shot, the process work makes it much more dramatic.

comment by Claude at 08:09 PM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

Great lighting! Beautiful duotone shot, very well composed.

comment by djn1 at 09:14 PM (GMT) on 10 December, 2006

Thanks everyone :-)

comment by derlitograph at 10:00 AM (GMT) on 11 December, 2006

Really pretty. You know how to process you pictures and of course capture them the right way.

comment by navin at 01:04 PM (GMT) on 11 December, 2006

This one indeed is quite nice

comment by John at 02:53 PM (GMT) on 12 December, 2006

This is what I think of as classic chromasia colouring.

comment by Santhosh at 06:58 AM (GMT) on 15 December, 2006

that is fantastic tone. would you be willing to share little info about the postprocessing for selected pictures?

comment by Damian at 11:51 AM (GMT) on 21 December, 2006

I recived my print thiss morning, thanks. Just need to hassle my framer to get it mounted before Xmas!

comment by Jay at 05:44 AM (GMT) on 4 February, 2007

The colors and the image contradict each other. Brilliant work.