Sunset Beach. [Contest Finalists May 2011]
Uploaded: May 02, 2011 13:07:58
A re-work of the sun setting at sunset beach, which is in the suburb of Soldiers Point at Port Stephens.
Captured back in May 2010 at 1/160th sec, f7.1 and ISO-100.
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 29.00 mm, Model: E-300
Gord MacEachern May 02, 2011
What an amazing days end John, beautifully done!!! #1373960Robert R. Goodman May 02, 2011
Hi John,That's a favorite my friend.Absolutely beautiful,we haven't had any clouds in the sky for a beautiful sunset!!!!!! #9385072Monnie Ryan May 02, 2011
Oh my, how beautiful, John! Spectacular colors and wonderful composition! #9385124Mike Clime May 02, 2011
WOWZA! Talk about a sunset! This is awesome, John! Just beautiful! #9385143Marijana Fajgl May 02, 2011
Wow, John, this is just perfect, in every way! #9385155David Phalen May 02, 2011
Beautiful light, colors and silhouettes!! Very well done John!! #9385176Hendrik Storme May 02, 2011
Spectacular colors and clouds in this fantastic capture,John!!! #9385184
Claudia Kuhn
May 02, 2011
Wm Nosal May 02, 2011
Wow! Beautiful Image, John! #9385211
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
May 02, 2011
Ron McEwan May 02, 2011
This is simply stunning John, beautifully done. #9385250
Ann Coates
May 02, 2011
Carol L. Fowler May 02, 2011
Fantastic sunset- just enough detail and color to make it stunning! #9385329Tammy Espino May 02, 2011
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!! #9385337
Tammy M. Anderson
May 02, 2011
Courtenay Vanderbilt May 02, 2011
Beautifully framed, gorgeous colors and wonderful silhouettes, John! #9385408Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 02, 2011
WOW! HOLY MOLY! OMGOSH is this image ever GORGEOUS, John! :-) k #9385413Jack Ryan May 02, 2011
How beautiful! Outstanding comp...the tree and the sun are perfectly placed. Excellent work, John. #9385450
Tamara K. Walker
May 02, 2011
Heather Loewenhardt
May 02, 2011
Renee Doyle May 02, 2011
Simply stunning John!!! #9385697
Ann H. Belus
May 02, 2011
Barbara Waldoch May 02, 2011
Perfectly captured, John! #9385814Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 03, 2011
Perfect indeed! This is one amazingly beautiful image, John. This is a WINNER!!! #9385833Paul E. Earl May 03, 2011
Very beautiful, John! #9385846Brett Dolsen May 03, 2011
Wonderfull colour and silhouettes John! #9385874Avril Young May 03, 2011
fantastic John...awesome silhouettes and stunning sky... #9385891Michelle Alton May 03, 2011
Beautifully captured, John. #9385979John Benway May 03, 2011
What a beautiful scene John, love the light and color. Beautiful work.Ray Thoms May 03, 2011
WOnderful sunset and like the silhouettes in front of it John....well done! #9386207Lorraine A. Cook May 03, 2011
I see masts in the distance, John!!This is one of the most striking sunsets I have ever seen, My Friend!!
The color, lighting and SUN (and reflections) are BREATHTAKING!!<:)) #9386586
Tiia Vissak May 03, 2011
great tones, light & mood! #9386798Douglas Pignet May 03, 2011
lovely sunset capture and wonderful colors and clarity...well done #9386988John Connolly May 03, 2011
Thank you for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #9387156
Nancy L. Green
May 03, 2011
Stan Kwasniowski May 03, 2011
John, wonderful image #9387370John Connolly May 03, 2011
Thanks so much Nancy and Stan, it is good to hear from you! #9387381
Randy D. Dinkins
May 03, 2011
Chris Ebben May 03, 2011
Great sunset scene. Don't we get the good, colourful sunsets around here! Well done=^..^= #9387810Ellen Hodges May 03, 2011
Super, super, super, gorgeous, John!! #9387832
Marilyn K. Lincecum
May 04, 2011
Emile Abbott
May 04, 2011
John Connolly May 04, 2011
Thanks a lot Randy, Chris, Ellen, Marilyn and Emile for your encouraging comments, they are appreciated! #9389296Renata Gusciora May 04, 2011
Just beautiful!Awesome gold tones and fantastic composition,John! #9389380John Connolly May 04, 2011
Thanks Renata, it is good to hear from you again! #9389405Kaye Burazin May 04, 2011
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L John. So serene #9389675
Mariann Kovats
May 04, 2011
John Connolly May 05, 2011
Thank you so much Kaye and Mariann, you are so kind! #9390859Carolyn J. Connolly May 06, 2011
A really stunning and beautifully captured sunset scene here, John...and I love your composition with the imposing foreground trees, too!! :o) #9391688John Connolly May 06, 2011
Thanks Carolyn, I would love to spend another week up there! #9392309JO ANN CLEVELAND May 08, 2011
Soooo beautiful John!jo ann c. #9394830
John Connolly May 08, 2011
Thank you Jo Ann, I value you kind comment! #9394975
Sherran Andersen
May 13, 2011
John Connolly May 14, 2011
Thanks Sherran, actually the local camera club were there that evening, it was anything but peacefull...LOL! #9404893Marijana Fajgl June 22, 2011
Big congratulations on your amazing finalist, John! Good luck! #9473726Tiia Vissak June 22, 2011
Congratulations! #9473946
Heather Loewenhardt
June 22, 2011
Reynaldo D. Reyes
June 22, 2011
Ron McEwan June 22, 2011
Big congrats John on getting silver on this beauty WTG #9474322Wm Nosal June 22, 2011
Congratulations, John! #9474362
Nancyj E. Hovey
June 22, 2011
Phillip R. Connolly June 22, 2011
Hey, congratulations on your two great finalists, John!! A beautiful sunset capture worthy of it's award!! Excellent !Phil #9474642
Tamara K. Walker
June 22, 2011
Lorna Shutter June 22, 2011
Wow!!! This is AWESOME, John!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award!!!!! WTG!!! :)Ian M. Hill June 22, 2011
Another wonderful image John,big congrats. #9475119Chris Ebben June 22, 2011
Congratulations on your well-deserved Finalist. Well done=^..^= #9475120Courtenay Vanderbilt June 22, 2011
Superb Finalist, John! Huge congratulations! #9475122
Emile Abbott
June 22, 2011
Tammy M. Anderson
June 22, 2011
Robert R. Goodman June 22, 2011
A big congratulations,My Friend.WTG!John!!!! #9475699
Mariann Kovats
June 22, 2011
Randy D. Dinkins
June 22, 2011
Agnes Fegan
June 22, 2011
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
June 22, 2011
Tammy Espino June 22, 2011
Congrats on a fantastic finalist! :) #9476247Monnie Ryan June 22, 2011
Congratulations, John! #9476409Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 22, 2011
Avril Young June 22, 2011
Congrats John, love the warm glow!! #9476613
Nancy Bergeson
June 22, 2011
Marilyn K. Lincecum
June 22, 2011
Stan Kwasniowski June 22, 2011
John, congratulations #9477116Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 23, 2011
I'm so glad to see this beautiful image as a finalist, John. Congratulations! #9477288
Jeff Robinson
June 23, 2011
Patrick Rouzes
June 23, 2011
Karen Celella June 23, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, John. #9478378
Ann Coates
June 23, 2011
Hendrik Storme June 23, 2011
Another fantastic finalist!!! #9479510John Connolly June 23, 2011
Many thanks for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #9479577Barbara Waldoch June 23, 2011
Congratulations on your fabulous finalists, John! #9480207Ellen Hodges June 23, 2011
Huge congrats on your awesome finalists, John! Just gorgeous!! #9481160
Laura E. Swan
June 24, 2011
No wonder the judges took it to the top of the cream!
Huge congrats on your finalist!!!
WELL DESERVED!
-Laura :) #9481557
Lorraine A. Cook June 24, 2011
WOOOO HOOO!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this Well Deserved Finalist, John, and GOOD LUCK in then next round, My Friend!!<:)) #9481965JO ANN CLEVELAND June 24, 2011
WOWZA! Congratulations on this fantastic finalist John!jo ann c. #9482611
Nancy L. Green
June 24, 2011
John Connolly June 24, 2011
Thank you Barbara, Ellen, Laura, Tony, Lorraine, Jo Ann and Nancy for your kind comments, they are appreciated! #9483170
Amanda J. Tanner
June 24, 2011
Ken Smith
June 24, 2011
ALLEN O. HOWARD June 24, 2011
A most excellent capture John! Congratulations to you! #9483575Carol L. Fowler June 24, 2011
Wonderful Finalist! Congrats #9483857Kerry Hill June 25, 2011
Congratulations on your goegeous finalist John!! #9484119Boyd L. Alexander June 25, 2011
Amazing colors and image John! Congratulations on your well deserved finalist! #9484692John Connolly June 25, 2011
Thanks a lot Amanda, Ken, Allen, Carol, Kerry and Boyd for you kind remarks, they are appreciated! #9485370Renata Gusciora June 25, 2011
Big congratulations on your beautiful finalist,John!!!:-) #9485855Nadia Paul June 28, 2011
Gorgeous sunset capture - congrats on your beautiful finalist John! #9493619John Connolly June 29, 2011
Thank you so much Renata and Nadia, I appreciate your input here! #9495300Merna L. Nobile June 30, 2011
Congratulations to all of the Award Winners for May 2011. Merna#9497410
John Connolly June 30, 2011
Thanks a lot Merna, it is good to hear from you! #9497743Julie Burnett July 04, 2011
Congratulations on this stunning finalist, John!! #9505311John Connolly July 04, 2011
Thanks Julie, I appreciate your kind comment! #9506385Chris Schlosser July 15, 2011
Amazing capture John! Belated congratulations on your FINALIST! #9531475John Connolly July 15, 2011
Thanks so much Chris! #9532447Renata Gusciora July 28, 2011
Big congratulations on this beautiful finalist,John!!!:-) #9560848John Connolly July 29, 2011
Many thanks Renata! I value your input here! #9566783
Heather Loewenhardt
September 03, 2011
John Connolly September 04, 2011
Thank you Heather, we will be spending next week back at Port Stephens, I might score another acceptable sunset or two from Sunset Beach. #9652954Keith L. Clayton December 31, 2011
Exceptional image, John. Very well done and deserving of the Finalist award!! #9895651Merna L. Nobile December 31, 2011
What could be more important in life than to know in our hearts that in everything we have tried to do, we have done our very best?John Connolly January 01, 2012
Thank you so much Keith and Merna, I value your input here! #9896999Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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