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    "Discovered by the German's in 1904. They named it San Diego. Which of course in German means a whale's vagina." -Ron Burgundy

    For the folks that have never seen Anchorman.. :-P www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8sIT4vBUQ

    Just another shot taken with the B+W ND110 from Coronado Island at sunrise. I should note this is 3 different exposures manually blended in CS5 to maximize dynamic range. One for the foreground one for the sky and another for the sunrise. I think this is my best blend so far and I'm getting much more comfortable doing it. Just need more practice, meaning I need to go out and take more shots! I also believe this is an example where blending may be a better choice than using a GND and a reverse GND stacked over a Big Stopper as I wouldn't been able to get that much detail out of the skyline without having the sun blownout, unless I wanted a silhouette of it. Post processing done using a combination of LR3, Nik Software and CS5.

    Downtown San Diego taken from Coronado Island, CA.

    Mirco Millaire Photography, Michel Assaad, Jocey K, insomnious247, and 372 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. Paolo Dipasquale 11 months ago | reply

      This photo is delicious!

    2. john baldeagle 11 months ago | reply

      Fantastic piece of art work

    3. Jesus_l 11 months ago | reply

      Beautiful colour and shot!!

    4. BuddhaPete 11 months ago | reply

      Great photo.

    5. Vincent Sheed 11 months ago | reply

      Awesome light ,
      Congratulations you have this shot

    6. rdf67napoli 11 months ago | reply

      beautiful pics

    7. TFNnaranjo 11 months ago | reply

      Muy bello enfoque... y linda gama de tonos , saludos de Teresa

    8. Roberto Junioor Scoralich 11 months ago | reply

      linda foto
      parabens pelo explorer



    9. Exclaim.Photography 11 months ago | reply

      Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on Explore!

    10. ryandavies1990 9 months ago | reply

      Perfect post-processing. Nice job

    11. el chico_ le check 7 months ago | reply

      *Image merveilleuse! Vue sur*
      *Very good shot! Seen in*


      "Ami(e)s de la photo" - Merci - Thanks - Grazie-*[p1/c2]*

    12. BORGHY52 7 months ago | reply


      Well done! seen on :



      I LIKE YOUR STYLE!!
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    13. Whispers Innovations 7 months ago | reply

      A rainbow of color hues in this gorgeous sunset ... the shoreline is fantastic with the patterns in the sand... Wonderful composition.
      This GREAT photo was admired in the Big Blue Marble Scenic and Nature Group!


      Thank you for sharing it with us!

    14. Paw Prints Charming 7 months ago | reply

      Wow. The colors in this are incredible!

    15. Elilena 7 months ago | reply

      WoW! Fantastic light!!!

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