A Jewel for Sale [Contest Finalists October 2008]
Uploaded: October 01, 2008 10:21:29
Dear stormy chaser friend I got an idea!
If we can buy that little jewel, I know where to go!
I know a place where we don't need to chase the storms...
... are the storms that will chase us for good!
It's called Bermuda Triangle
By the way, do you know how to fly that boat?
Honestly, I don't even know how to tight my shoes!
:-))) :-)))
HDR Image - f/9 s1/400 2 AEB/-+2 iso/100 EF50mm f/1.4 USM - HDR made with Photomatix
Jim Baines
October 01, 2008
Dominick M. Dimacale
October 01, 2008
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Max Aureli October 01, 2008
Thank you Jim and thank you Dominick for your great comments. #6538690Tiia Vissak October 01, 2008
very beautiful! #6538763Lynne Morris October 01, 2008
Wow Max, this is absolutely gorgeous, great colours and effects. #6538783Allen Hughes October 01, 2008
You did a wonderful job on this, Max. Beautiful. I lived on one very similar to this many years ago. #6538819
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
October 01, 2008
Joan Miller October 01, 2008
What a fantastic image you have here Max- well done !!! #6539044Max Aureli October 01, 2008
he he he he hh eh :-))))ecco qua' che mo me ri fai ammazza!!!!
:-))))
Danieleeee :-)))) #6539097
Marisol Pastor October 01, 2008
Beautiful shot Max (where did you take this?) Love the clouds, the reflections and the reeds in the forefront. #6539110Max Aureli October 01, 2008
Thank you Tiia, Lynne, Allen, Amalia, Joan, Daniele and Marisol for your wonderful support!!#6539155
John Connolly October 01, 2008
Marvelous HDR work here Max! An excellent presentation, and I love your whispy clouds. I can sail it for you...LOL!! #6539307SaMi Martin October 01, 2008
Great composition & beautiful scene! #6539395
Claudia Kuhn
October 01, 2008
Bill Houghton October 01, 2008
Max, this is so beautiful. You did a wonderful job capturing this. Have a great week. BillCheck out my personal website at:
Bill Houghton Photography
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Carol Sawyer October 01, 2008
Nice capture, Max #6539499
Jeff Robinson
October 01, 2008
Stan Kwasniowski October 01, 2008
Max, what a gorgeous image #6539698Patricia Ronan October 01, 2008
Beautiful image of this lovely place Max:) #6539737Brenda c. McFarland October 01, 2008
Wonderful image full of great colors and tones. #6539815Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 01, 2008
Max, awsome scene and capture, colors are amazing! #6539817Stan J. Bendkowski October 01, 2008
Great work, Max! Beautiful photo. #6539906Deb Koskovich October 01, 2008
Max, what a winner -- the light is so awesome here. You caught those reflections perfectly! #6539941Bill Knaps October 01, 2008
Beautiful capture Max. Sorry the Navy is not my cup of tea. I was Air Force so I am of no use with that boat. Bill #6540112Dianna Murphy October 01, 2008
Beautiful! Great job! #6540155
Patrick Rouzes
October 01, 2008
Sandy Stigliano October 01, 2008
WOW!! Gorgeous shot. #6540198Vladan D. Djordjevic October 01, 2008
Fantastic scenery and image! Terrific colors, excellent composition, lovely lighting, reflection and tones. Well done! #6540209Robert R. Goodman October 01, 2008
lol!!!My friend,I do know how to sail a boat,I've only been pulled over once by the Coast Guard.Beautiful capture,Max.I think I know where a safer place is,Eleven Mile Corner,AZ.Storms will chase there to.Wonderful image,Max!!!! #6540211Max Aureli October 01, 2008
I was waiting for you my dear friendly stormy guy!!!! Hi Bobby I just got this (the shot not the boat) for you!!:-))) #6540227
Max Aureli October 01, 2008
Thank you John, SaMi, Claudia, Bill, Carol, Jeff, Stan, Patricia, Brenda, Nancy , Stan, Deb, Bill, Dianna, Patrick:-), Sandy, Vladan and my dear stormy friend Bobby! I loved all your comments! Thank you again. #6540258Kumiko Parkinson October 01, 2008
Beautiful blue and blue, and great reflections and textures!Max Aureli October 01, 2008
Kumiko let's get this beauty and fly on the middle of storm!!!Joseph N. DiGilio October 01, 2008
This is a beautiful scene and the sail boat is a beauty too. You sure captured some rich color and lovely reflections in this image, Max. Good work. #6540618Nadya Johnson October 01, 2008
Wow! This is a real jewel of a photo, Max! I really love the quality of light! The colors are ethereal. Gorgeous shot! #6540646Kathy L. Clark October 01, 2008
Max you might not know how to fly or tie your shoes but you know how to take a love HDR image. Very pretty indeed. #6540651
Teresa Burnett
October 01, 2008
Nancy L. Green
October 01, 2008
Mary K. Robison October 01, 2008
This entire reflection scene is a jewel, Max! Delightful colors, lovely lighting, and superb clarity! #6540882Jorge Nascimento October 01, 2008
Great composition and effects Max. #6541009
Stefania Barbier
October 01, 2008
Max Aureli October 01, 2008
I will Stefania! :-)Max Aureli October 01, 2008
The Bermuda Triangle is not so bad... I don't have little bossy around! #6541079Max Aureli October 01, 2008
??? Questo e' un mistero... stavo parlando di HDR con qualcun'altra e mo sto qua?... mo con chi stavo a parla di HDR?frank w. degenhardt October 01, 2008
Max- I know you meant the boat as the jewel for sale, but this picture is so beautiful it could be the jewel for sale. Stunning work my friend. Love the composition. I lvoe the grass runnng across the bottom border of the frame. then we have that beautiful blue water,then that wonderful boat to take us on a jouney, the trees, and that fabulous sky. Dazzling colors, fantastic details, lighting and clarity post card perfect.
Denny E. Barnes
October 01, 2008
Max Aureli October 01, 2008
Denny, are you ready to go to the Bermuda Triangle? :-)))Barbara Waldoch October 01, 2008
Beautiful image, love those blues, Max! #6541209Melissa G. Meiselman October 02, 2008
STunning scene with gorgous colors and a beautiful gem of a boat, Max!!! #6541450Derek D. Dafoe October 02, 2008
Beautiful image Max!! Nice work! #6541971Eugenio Diaz October 02, 2008
Awesome!!!!Sandy Powers October 02, 2008
Oh Max! This photo is absolutely breathtaking. It moves me. The water is exquisite. Another outstanding "Max Masterpiece" :)#6543303
Renata Gusciora October 02, 2008
Ha!!Max,fantastic cheerful story to go with this awesome image!!:-) #6543440John R. Sanchez October 02, 2008
You captured a beautiful scene, Max! Good job! #6543508Kimi A. Phillips October 02, 2008
GORGEOUS!!!!! Love it, Max!:) #6543592
Luigi Di Serio
October 02, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 02, 2008
Outstanding scene, pov and mood Max! #6544266Candice L. Carter October 02, 2008
Breathtaking capture! #6544482JO ANN CLEVELAND October 02, 2008
The colors, perspective, and framing are superb Max!jo ann c.
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Reynaldo D. Reyes
October 02, 2008
Yulianto Soeroso October 02, 2008
clearity #6545832Vitor Dias October 03, 2008
Fantastic Jewel Max, splendid foto, congts.rgs Vitor #6546629
Cassie L. Woodlee October 03, 2008
WOW Max gorgeous!!!!!!!!! #6546849Anita Hogue October 03, 2008
I have the same comment as Cassie WOW!!!! This is absolutely gorgeous Max!!! #6546997Stephanie Frey October 03, 2008
Beautiful Max! The tones are gorgeous! #6546999KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. October 03, 2008
GREAT COLOURS,DEPTH AND THE COMPOSITION HERE.KARU. #6548481
Lisa D. Greer October 03, 2008
Beautiful image! #6548528Jessica Jenney October 03, 2008
Beautiful color and clarity, Max! Fantastic detail and composition! #6548675Marijana Fajgl October 03, 2008
Perfect in every way! I love it! #6548895Sirsendu Gayen October 03, 2008
Beautiful image with excellent reflection in water. #6548919Hendrik Storme October 03, 2008
Realy beautiful,wonderful color and detail,excellent comp!!! #6548995Melissa Olsen October 03, 2008
Spectacular image...outstanding color, light and comp. Simply put...BEAUTIFUL! #6549054Daniella Puente October 03, 2008
Like the strong saturation in colors due to the HDR treatment Max, the composition is beautiful and love how light paint softness on the blue textures... #6549179Janet Daniel October 03, 2008
A spectacular beauty, Max! Splendid image! #6550611
Leslie McLain
October 04, 2008
Ann Coates
October 04, 2008
A P October 04, 2008
Wonderful capture and I know where I'd go. The south pacific. There are 352 Fijian Islands alone. Want to go, Max? #6553700Robyn A. Terrell October 04, 2008
Max, it just doesn't get any more beautiful than this...outstanding capture and presentation!!! #6553944Connie J. Bagot October 05, 2008
Your composition is great and the blues here are so beautiful! Wonderful photo Max. #6555564Mary L. Graham October 05, 2008
Excellent capture Max I love everything about this!! =) #6557734Kaye Burazin October 06, 2008
superb, and a cute story to go with! #6559816
Bojan Bencic
October 06, 2008
Marcel J. Fernandez October 06, 2008
I love sailing and this beautiful image captures me. Super work Max! #6560701Summer A. Kozisek October 06, 2008
Gorgeous image Max, fanatastic HDR, very serene with lovely colors! #6560827Max Aureli October 07, 2008
Thank you for all your great supportive words! I really appreciate! Thanks :-)Max #6563588
Gail R. Schuett October 07, 2008
This is a stunning shot.Ellen Hodges October 07, 2008
Awesome capture, Max. Gorgeous!! #6566530Lorraine A. Cook October 07, 2008
What a 'jewel of an image', Max! The reflections are MAGNIFICENT!And...Stay Away from the Burmuda Triangle...some believe it is a porthole for flying saucers<:)) #6566890
Tammy Espino October 07, 2008
Outstanding!! #6566962
Lisa J. Boulden
October 07, 2008
Susan Fox October 07, 2008
Wonderfully captured! #6567188Max Aureli October 07, 2008
Thank you Gail, Ellen, Lorraine :-), Tammy, Lisa and Susan for your great support, beautiful comment and for having some fun!!
Angie Sidles
October 07, 2008
Kate Baumgartner October 09, 2008
Fantastic image. Congrats on the ep. #6574059Carla Metzler October 09, 2008
Beautiful colors and composition! #6574107Colleen Farrell October 09, 2008
Fabulous capture and awesome HDR work, Max! I have Photomatix but still haven't mastered it. I loved your description, too! :) #6576882
Sherran Andersen
October 09, 2008
Sandra K. StJohn October 10, 2008
Stunning colors and great comp Max.#6579953
Mitch Spence
October 11, 2008
Judy V. Kennamer
October 12, 2008
Susie Peek-Swint October 12, 2008
Wow this is pretty .. lovely setting with great colours and reflections! #6587190Bill Wyatt October 12, 2008
A beautiful scene with gorgeous colors and wonderful composition and reflections #6587648Eivor Kuchta October 13, 2008
A wonderful scene, Max, well captured! Glad you made it back from the Bermuda Triangle! #6594506
Joannie Bertucci
October 14, 2008
Kathleen Rinker October 14, 2008
Stunning image Max, love the color!! #6598970Kerry Hill October 14, 2008
Beautiful colours and composition! Wonderful capture, Max! #6599013
Kathleen K. Parker
October 15, 2008
Amy E. Schneider October 17, 2008
Wow Max, I don't know how I missed this one...it's an absolute beauty!Lorri Shane October 20, 2008
Absolutely beautiful! Extraordinary color! #6629102Max Aureli November 11, 2008
Thank you again for all your wonderful words and supports!!!Max
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A P November 25, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS dear Max on this stunning Finalist and best of luck in the next round. #6805039Bill Knaps November 25, 2008
Congrats Max on this beautiful well deserved Finalist. Bill #6805435Stan Kwasniowski November 25, 2008
Max, congratulations #6805499Marcel J. Fernandez November 25, 2008
Congratulations Max on your beautiful Finalist!!! #6805665Chris Ebben November 25, 2008
Great work on this one. I thought I had commented on this before!! Congratulations now=^..^= #6805969
Terry L. Ellis
November 25, 2008
Gena L. Talbot November 25, 2008
WHOOOHOOOOO MAX...Way To Go! Congratulations on a BEAUTIFUL Finalist! Great image you have captured here!!! Love it my friend, GREAT WORK! #6806257Deb Koskovich November 25, 2008
Huge congrats on this gorgeous finalist, Max! #6806276Susan Fox November 25, 2008
Congratulations Max :-) #6806349Janet Daniel November 25, 2008
Congratulations, Max! Good luck! #6806624Amy E. Schneider November 25, 2008
YAY Max! Congratulations....I love this picture it is so beautiful!Nadya Johnson November 25, 2008
Love this, Max! Congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #6806756frank w. degenhardt November 25, 2008
Max- I am so happy for you and way to go on getting a finalist for this wonderful picture. Best of luck in the next round my friend. #6806828
Stefania Barbier
November 25, 2008
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 25, 2008
Gongrats on your beautiful finalist, Max. #6807384
Teresa Burnett
November 26, 2008
Margaret R. Barry November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Max! #6807690Brett Dolsen November 26, 2008
Congratulations Max on your wonderfull finalist!!Brett #6807746Tiia Vissak November 26, 2008
Congratulations! #6807795Barbara Waldoch November 26, 2008
Wonderful, congratulations, Max! #6808021Stephen Zacker November 26, 2008
Peaceful. Congratulations #6808295Hendrik Storme November 26, 2008
Fantastic! Congratulations MAX!!! #6808485Bill Wyatt November 26, 2008
This is gorgeous! Congratulations! #6808833Vladan D. Djordjevic November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Max! I am very happy to see this image again. Best luck in the next round, my friend.
Ken Smith
November 26, 2008
Rajeev 270293 Kashyap November 26, 2008
Congratulation on Your Wonderful Finalist Max! Well done! #6809231Eugenio Diaz November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist...WTG Max #6809676Stephanie Frey November 26, 2008
So glad to see that this one got a Finalist! GL in the next round! #6809789Sandy Powers November 26, 2008
I am so not surprised to see this one as a finalist -- and fully expect to see it with a winners emblem under it before we're thru :) I just love the glowy light of this scene. Its absolutely beautiful, Max. Congratulations! #6809826M.Christine Duncan November 26, 2008
Everything about this image says winner Max!!! From the delightful golden grasses framing the shot to the jewel tones in the sky with all that fantastic scenery... BRAVO!!! And CONGRATS!!!! #6809951Lisa D. Greer November 26, 2008
Congrats on a well deserved Finalist!!! #6810271Kumiko Parkinson November 26, 2008
Congratulations, Max!! And Happy Thanksgiving!! #6810410Max Aureli November 26, 2008
Thank you all... my dear friends!!!! :-)))Max
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Heidi Knight November 26, 2008
Congratulations on the very beautiful finalist!!!! ;0) #6810556
Bojan Bencic
November 26, 2008
Jessica Jenney November 26, 2008
Congratulations, Max on your beautiful finalist! #6810843Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 26, 2008
WTG, Max!!!! Congratulations on your finalist!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) ♫ k #6810898
Laurie Daily
November 26, 2008
Mitch Spence
November 26, 2008
Laurence Saliba
November 26, 2008
Sandy Stigliano November 26, 2008
Congratulations Max!! #6811274
Claudia Kuhn
November 26, 2008
Christian Rosito November 26, 2008
Yeah! Congratulations Max!!! Beautiful finalist, good luck on the next round! #6811486Sam Britt November 26, 2008
Congratulations Max! #6812164Patricia Ronan November 26, 2008
Congratulations Max!!! A beautiful finalist:) #6812176Joseph N. DiGilio November 26, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Max. #6812480Marijana Fajgl November 26, 2008
Big congratulations for your fantastic finalist, Max! Good luck! #6812558Sirsendu Gayen November 26, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist. #6813401Sandra K. StJohn November 26, 2008
Congratulations on the finalist Max. #6813464
Reynaldo D. Reyes
November 26, 2008
Angie Sidles
November 26, 2008
Colleen Farrell November 26, 2008
WTG, Max!! Big congrats on your awesome finalist! #6814180ROLAN NARMAN November 26, 2008
Congratulations Max on this beautiful finalist! #6814331
Robert K. Bemus
November 26, 2008
Usman M. Bajwa
November 27, 2008
UB. #6814520
Renata Gusciora November 27, 2008
Huge congratulations on this fabulous finalist and good luck,Max!!! #6815244
Leslie McLain
November 27, 2008
Kate Jackson November 27, 2008
Congrats Max on your beautiful finalist! #6815895Robert R. Goodman November 27, 2008
A big congratulations my friend.A very beautiful capture!!!!! #6816104
Denny E. Barnes
November 27, 2008
Mary L. Graham November 27, 2008
Congratulations Max!! =) #6816563Robyn A. Terrell November 27, 2008
Congratulations Max! I knew when I saw this, it was something special!Mary K. Robison November 27, 2008
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Max! Perfect composition, and all those blues are wonderful! #6817570Ellen Hodges November 27, 2008
Congrats on an awesome finalist, Max! Best of luck with it!! #6817763
Sherran Andersen
November 27, 2008
Manuel Barrera November 28, 2008
Congratulations, Max #6818499Gary Lange November 28, 2008
Many congrats here, Max!! Awesome scene, love the way the colors complement and augment each other. Fantastic job! #6819844JO ANN CLEVELAND November 28, 2008
Way to go Max! Congrats on this awesome finalist ! Go for the gold!jo ann c. #6820007
John R. Sanchez November 29, 2008
Congrats Max on Finalist Award!! Nice shot! #6823996Jim Britt November 29, 2008
Great shot Max and congrats on getting a finalist. #6825015Lorna Shutter November 29, 2008
Did I not congratulate you on this? MY BAD!!!!! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your FINALIST AWARD for this fantastic image, Max!!!!! :) #6827677Max Aureli November 29, 2008
Thank you very much for all your words and support on this image.Max
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Marisol Pastor November 30, 2008
Wow, it took me forever to get to the end of this discussion! Big congratulations Max. #6830306Cassie L. Woodlee December 02, 2008
Congratulations!!! #6842023Max Aureli December 05, 2008
Thank you Marisol... you made me laugh!!:-))
And thank for the Judges to get my first on Finalist!!! :-)) #6856687
Candice L. Carter December 07, 2008
This is stunning! A well deserved finalist win! WOW! #6863140
Ann Coates
December 11, 2008
Aimee C. Eisaman December 16, 2008
This scene is magical! Awesome capture of light and color Max and congrats on the Finalist! :~) #6899364Bill Wyatt December 22, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist! #6924074Gail R. Schuett December 22, 2008
Congrats Max !!! :) #6924889Alex T. Mizuno December 24, 2008
This simply gorgeous Max! Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #6939002Joan Powell December 24, 2008
congrats on your beautiful finalist #6939447
Chris Henning
January 08, 2009
Lorri Shane January 08, 2009
This is a beauty, Max--the boat and the image! A belated congratulations to you! #7003768Betsy Labuschagne January 29, 2009
This is such an amazing image Max! I must be the only person on Betterphoto that hasn't commented yet :) Your work is truly inspiring!! #7102180Jenny D March 08, 2009
Gorgeous image! Congrats!! #7258875Toni Riggs March 08, 2009
Very pretty! I love how the grass frames the bottom of the image. Congrats! #7260213Nichelle Russell March 25, 2009
Max, how did I overlook this masterpiece! This is magnificent! Such a gorgeous image.. #7326401Michael Lynch May 07, 2009
Max,Max Aureli June 20, 2009
My first one Finalist at BP!! :-)))Thank you everybody for your great support!!! #7658514
anonymous June 23, 2009
This is outstanding! No wonder it made finalist. Congrats on a job well done. #7669901Max Aureli June 23, 2009
Thank you Sheryl!! :-))) #7669906Vincent J. DeSanto July 01, 2009
Max, this photo is stunning. I saved this picture as one of my " Favorates ". Just stunning. #7697825Max Aureli July 01, 2009
Vincent... 5 cents for saving it!!! LOL LOLLorna Shutter July 01, 2009
... or how about a 2000 mm lens?! LOL! :D #7698257Susana Ms Heide March 22, 2010
This makes me wish for summer.... Beautiful place and capture! Hope you are doing well Max!! :o)) #8473718Lisa B. North June 07, 2010
Max, this is incredible, a real standout! It has an instant calming effect too! #8673137
Reynaldo D. Reyes
June 17, 2010
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