5/9/2004 3:17:47 AM

GORGEOUS, Ali!

5/9/2004 3:38:56 AM

Great moody composition!

5/9/2004 3:50:58 AM

Terrific shot, Ali! The mist really gives this depth and mystery:-)

5/9/2004 4:05:20 AM

Wonderful image, Ali.

5/9/2004 4:07:06 AM

Beautiful eerie image, Ali!

5/9/2004 6:28:33 AM

What a mood setter. This is wonderful.
Love the color and composition. Where was this?

5/9/2004 6:55:12 AM

Thanks all for your kind comments. Carolina, this is a rocky beach located in the south west of Mauritius island.

5/9/2004 8:12:10 AM

Fantastic!!!

5/9/2004 1:06:46 PM

Congrats!!

6/15/2004 2:10:43 PM

Congratulations, Ali!

6/15/2004 4:50:19 PM

Congratulations!

6/16/2004 1:14:49 AM

Thank you all! I really appreciate your comments!

6/16/2004 9:48:48 AM

Wonderful! That blue is amazing! Congrats!

6/16/2004 2:20:44 PM

Way To Go, Ali!!!!!!!!
So glad this beauty made it even higher! Congratulations on a well deserved win :) Carolina

6/16/2004 6:27:15 PM

Congrats on your win! -K

6/16/2004 6:30:48 PM

Sooooo beautiful! Congratulations on your second place win, Ali!

6/17/2004 12:14:33 AM

Congrats again, Ali!

6/17/2004 12:58:54 AM

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN Ali. Very mood inspiring photo!

6/17/2004 3:34:56 AM

Magical image!! Congratulations.

6/18/2004 1:54:50 PM

A beautiful misty coast shot! Congratulations!

6/19/2004 11:51:53 PM

Thanks all for your very kind and encouraging comments!

6/20/2004 3:28:08 AM

Very nice. It would be great and very helpful to everyone if you could give a description of how you got this shot. It looks to me like a very long exposure (e.g. > 30 seconds) at night with moonlight, and/or (less likely) during the day with a very dark nuetral density filter. But I too would really like to know the specifics!

Thanks,
Jim

6/22/2004 8:47:59 AM

Thanks, Jim. It is my pleasure to give you the specs of the shot.
It was taken at dawn just after sunset (no moonlight) and to get that blurry effect on the water, I used an ND filter over the lens + a polariser. The exposure was in the range of 15 - 25 seconds.
The "blue effect" is the result of reciprocity failure in the film, quite an unpredictable effect as it depends on the type of film used. Different films react differently to long exposures.
Hope I was of some help!

6/22/2004 9:50:41 AM

Great info, thanks!

6/22/2004 10:08:45 AM

wonderful photo!!!! Many Congratulations!
Cheers from Portugal, Su

6/24/2004 12:23:33 AM