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It took me about seven attempts to get this action shot. Picture me running from behind the camera to the water, grabbing a stone, and then straining to hear the final beeps of the camera before throwing the stone. I was trying to capture either the stone in mid air above the water or the splash from the stone.
This photo was taken on September 19, 2006.
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RedArt photographer, Nikographer [Jon], cadmanof50s, work2snap, and 87 other people added this photo to their favorites.
RedArt photographer (81 months ago | reply)
fantastic!!!
Nikographer [Jon] (81 months ago | reply)
Wow, awesome!
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work2snap (81 months ago | reply)
really , really nice!
Congrats!
*SylviaSmiles* (81 months ago | reply)
really cool shot.....beautiful color
kisho [deleted] (81 months ago | reply)
gosh...really nice!!!
JBAT (81 months ago | reply)
You did it, great job!!
cmadir (81 months ago | reply)
Great work!
Handcanons (81 months ago | reply)
Great set up!
Looks spontaneous...
Great silhouette...
fotoJENica (81 months ago | reply)
Wow.. I love the textures and the golden tones.. it's spectacular!!!
B@ni (81 months ago | reply)
beautiful.. beautiful...!
brown-dog (81 months ago | reply)
Crackin!
aumbody images (81 months ago | reply)
Fabulous capture, the light is gorgeous also!!! Wonderful shot!!!
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ElGeko (81 months ago | reply)
Well, efforts pay, for sure, seeing this result here. What a cool shot! I like very much your position, like a puppet in action, balanced and all... very nice!
Chema Concellon (81 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image, my friend. Add a fave.
Greetings.
Félix Gutiérrez [deleted] (81 months ago | reply)
superb ;)
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Oniric Mermaid (81 months ago | reply)
One of the best beach-silhouette photos I've seen lately.
Félix Gutiérrez [deleted] (81 months ago | reply)
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Kris Kros (81 months ago | reply)
Great - from the BRAVO team.
KaptainKaveman (81 months ago | reply)
God those 30D's make me drool! Sharp, sharp silhoetting here!. Nice color tones.
Elizabeth Pellette (81 months ago | reply)
What a great self portrait.. really well done
TripTrip Photography (81 months ago | reply)
Nicely done!
jose_miguel (81 months ago | reply)
A fave.
Beautiful contrast.
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jonathan.z.lee (81 months ago | reply)
beautiful moment, magical colors.
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NY_Doll (81 months ago | reply)
great shot.. really nice golden tone here too!
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kktp_ (81 months ago | reply)
very nice !
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flopper (81 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! Great shot! (TWTME)
mike thomas (81 months ago | reply)
Very patient you are, and it was worth it. Your position is perfect to comunicate what is going on, even if the splash wasn't there -- but it is there, which is amazing!
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Mi-ly (81 months ago | reply)
classic -
and very impressive it's a self portrait!
You description is very funny.
Well done.
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Mel's Place (81 months ago | reply)
superb!
TripTrip Photography (81 months ago | reply)
This pic makes me wanna... go for a long walk at sunset
photogenesis ... (81 months ago | reply)
This pic makes me wanna... book a holiday very soon
Lovely pic - welldone:)
moocatmoocat (81 months ago | reply)
This pic makes me wanna... go skip stones myself.
Muadh N M (81 months ago | reply)
This is wonderlful..
Muadh N M (81 months ago | reply)
This pic makes me wanna... swim there..
**Anik Messier** (81 months ago | reply)
Really nice!
WAPPY AL (81 months ago | reply)
Wonderful colour and you make a great silhouette
atranswe (81 months ago | reply)
Spectacular!! Very great job, colours are amasing.
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SB's Papa (81 months ago | reply)
This is an instant favorite for me. Great shot!
This pic makes me wanna... go on holiday.
Greg' (81 months ago | reply)
What rich tones ~ excellent idea ~ well executed ~ Great shot !!
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Stevacek (81 months ago | reply)
This has a wonderful late-evening mood of peace and stillness about it...!
elis33442 (81 months ago | reply)
What a hilarous story. I'd like to see some of the ones that didn't come out as planned. :) Awesome picture, btw.
richietown (81 months ago | reply)
the funniest part of the story is that this beach was totally disserted at the time i began taking photos, so i didn't mind looking like a fool running back and forth. right after the last shot i took, i noticed a family of four staring at me from about 100 yards down the beach to my right. i can only imagine what they were thinking. i gave a friendly wave and they walked away.
Panagiotis Kottakis (81 months ago | reply)
beautiful and very smart, bravo.
score 10/10
H e r m e s (81 months ago | reply)
fantastic.
Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)
dee_r (81 months ago | reply)
this is so beautiful, and to think it is a self portrait, so your timing had to be perfect...excellent work.
well deserved on Explore...and if those people on the beach only knew, they'd be asking for your autograph. ;-)
Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)
Pete Sturman (81 months ago | reply)
Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)
Lucky seventh shot, you could still be there now and not better the shot
Natascha♫ (81 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! :O)
EL@Seattle (81 months ago | reply)
Score 08/10 (from the Score Me! group)
Lovely sunset. Great pose (candid)... the subject might be more interesting if placed a tag little to the right (the 1/3 rule would seem lovely IMO).
sixOthree (81 months ago | reply)
the fact that this is a self-shot is what makes it so amazing. i was going to suggest placing yourself on the right third of the frame and skip into the left third of the frame. but i know how hard it is to do self-shots and make cool photos. the reflection on the water is amazing. this is such a beautiful photo!
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ionk (81 months ago | reply)
great sunset..love the linear clouds.. 4/5