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Soccerdude78 [2010-04-19 02:03:30 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful picture. I like the lighting a lot, and how you can see the huge clouds before the sun pops out. I especially also like how the road appears to go, and curve into where the sun is coming out. Just a really good picture. :]

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tonev [2010-01-26 16:26:14 +0000 UTC]

Love the collors

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FF93 [2010-01-02 18:35:56 +0000 UTC]

Well, the composition is a vell proved one. The leading lines of the road creates depth. But, this photo suffers from the fact that it's a low quality mobile phone snapshot. If I was in your shoes I would really consider buying a proper camera, with proper lenses and some graduated neutral density filters

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ScurvySimon [2009-12-30 23:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow, personally I think all the things you mentioned turned out really well, so I'm not sure how much help I'll be able to be! I really like how there's so much contrast in this image, the most prominent being the bright sunlight coming down in the middle of the dark clouds and road - I think the central positioning of the light works really well in emphasising this. I also love the look of the clouds themselves, with the sprinklings of blue and orange among the greys, showing that there's something brighter above the darkness.

The position/angle of the road looks great too, stretching out into the distance and then making a turn. I think the turn in the road makes the picture look more interesting than it would if it just disappeared off into the horizon - especially because it turns in the direction of the bright sunlight, as if following the road will lead you out of the darkness.

So basically, I can't really think of much to say to improve this! The image does look a bit pixelated, but that could just be my monitor, or the compression on dA - I'm sure it looks much crisper in print!

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TazzyDee [2009-12-24 07:24:45 +0000 UTC]

considering what it was taken with, great shot! If you're serious about capturing those highly detailed and depthy clouds/ closer view of the rays / a wider angle... you may have to invest in an actual camera with alternating lenses and filters and shizz. But as a phone snapshot, this is great. You have an eye for images, and would benefit from even a small handheld camera. Agreed with the idea of maybe cropping the left side, square it, and put the focus on the horizon's light

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gfinch [2009-12-22 22:01:47 +0000 UTC]

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I like this image alot. It really jumped out at me, such vibrant darkness and contrast, and the way the sun rays shine through is such a beautiful moment in nature, well caputured. Perhaps there is too much cloud? IMO there is a bit too much, distracting me from the beautiful sunset beneath it. However it is a brilliant shot, congratulations!

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xinsomniakydx [2009-12-17 12:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh my...
I think this is an interesting piece! I really loved how the road, the sky, the cloud and the colors blend into one. Like they really fit into each other. And I don't think there's a problem at all with it. But have you tried some bokeh? I think your picture here would be so lovely to have some bokeh in it!
Just an opinion...

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coffeenoir [2009-12-17 11:24:51 +0000 UTC]

I know that you have had the suggestion to crop out some of the clouds, but I think I might try just the opposite. I think the clouds on a whole are more interesting than the road. So I would be tempted to crop a little off the bottom, lower the horizen line and take it just a little bit lower than your normal thirds rule. I think this would create more interest in the shot as well as provide a more interesting dynamic.

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Lukis24 [2009-12-15 20:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Very nice colors, the light in the sky just really pops. The road looks a little wierd though, did you use HDR?

Great piece though!

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Wheatart [2009-12-15 18:00:20 +0000 UTC]

Whooooaaaaa. I love how the light shines through back there! And the road looks cool too! I noticed that someone already mentioned the grainyness of the photo, so I won't worry about that. It might help to crop out some of the excess clouds on the top. That way the sky in the distance can be the main focus. Hope this helps!

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skeptikern [2009-12-15 10:07:23 +0000 UTC]

I really love how you caught the light from the clouds back in the picture. It almost look like something made on the computer. However. I do think that the quality on the photo is a little low and therefore the picture itself loose a little status. And I also think the ground to the left is far to dark. I mean, sure it can be dark. But as it is now. It's almost black. As for the light again. I like how you can see the top of the roof of a house as well. The road really brings something to the picture especially since it's turning the same way the light comes from. Like it's drawn that way or something. Really cool.

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