west lake moment

despite hordes of people, both locals and tourists, there are still moments of relative calmness.

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GhostDog's [deleted] says:

really beautiful place, and great shot!!!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

ahsup says:

dear ghostdog, i was just trying to decide between the two shots (the other which i have deleted). i guess you helped me decide! thanks and glad you liked it!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Rob Milsom says:

What a beautiful shot! I've seen some good sunsets, but this has to be one of the best.

The silouhettes of the people just make this an absolutely stunnig scene!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

R&R Finn says:

fantastic shot!

I love the play of the sunset on the water.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Shane Hutchinson says:

excellent... those silhouetttes give the photo a really nice tone
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

YenC says:

Beautiful photo! So tranquil and lovely.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

patternleaf says:

very nice.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Clow says:

An instant favorite for me.....

What a stunning image....the tower and boat and sun work so VERY well together....

An instant BRAVO to you....!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

photo fiddler says:

The epitome of an oriental sunset. Wow. Just grand!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Areopagus says:

This is an amazing image! Thanks for sharing this. It moves me a little closer to a trip to China.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Sebastian-Lewis says:

Trying to sneak in a sunset there are we?

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Beachy says:

Beautiful scene. My tubby buddies and I will now tear you to shreds for submitting a sunset

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Can we almost forgive a sunset where the the sunset itself is a relatively minor part of the picture. Erm... no, I don't think so.

BTW, what's with the proliferation of teletubbies on these pages? I thought I just swallowed a youth pill and was sitting in front of the TV with my 2 year old son!

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Costolo says:

Not every image with the sun in it is a sunset. Nice.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

DeForest Shatner says:

It's a nice picture but it has to die

I could make up a reason like ... one of the guys appears to be growing out of a post or that it's an overdone subject or the crop should be tighter but that would be a dishonest attempt at masking my bitter, unrelenting prejuduce against sunsets. That wouldn't be right

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Beachy says:

Tellytubbies, tintrax?

*innocent* oh, i dunno .. although people were talking about some 'nameswapping' thread..?
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Pat says:

its pretty, but i don't like the composition so much. i sort of wish you had pointed the camera over to the left a little.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Karl Randay {pixelherder} says:

Nice image, really serene.. who cares if the sun is in it? Children, please...
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

A-Wop-Bop-A-Loo-Bop! says:

Hmmn I get it Beachy... where the feck is Big Ears then?
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Beachy says:

LOL!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

algo says:

Oh, good! a nearly sunset. Half way there already. It is undeniably beautiful. I like the structure, and the placement of the boat.
There are several bits and pieces that I would want to lose.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

kafkan says:

I like the shot overall but I wish the boat on the left was cropped.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

zepplin [deleted] says:

I like it, but need to crop the boat on the left and lose the guy mating with the post. Other than that, nice.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

cecily7 says:

Nice.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

zeegeezer says:

Nice.

Voted deleteme8 (from Delete Me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Aldenhoven says:

Extremely nice
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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Aliki says:

Just because it's a sunset does not mean it sucks.

I love the architecture and the tranquility of it. And West Lake in China is absolutely beautiful.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

balaclava9 says:

the way the water comes within inches of the standing surface is interesting. but in this case i think i'd prefer the sunlight on the building rather than seeing the sun itself.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

mmarchin says:

It's pretty good, really, but I don't like the boat on the left. Picky, picky, picky.

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Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

pazzia says:

sorry.. i would have saved this
it's purty
and i like silhouettes
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Sachmanns.dk says:

Great shot.

Had I seen it in time, I would definitely have given it my saveme. It deserved to go all the way.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Clinton Steeds says:

Fantastic.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Clow says:

I recently took a return journey through my own personal favorite images of the last year on Flickr - and this was one of the truly world class images that stood out.

Since I've already faved it, the only other recognition I can give this superb image is to give it the BRAVO tag and comment. This mean that this image is nominated for inclusion in The Best: BRAVO pool where true gems like this get the extra recognition they so richly deserve. I hope you'll post it to the pool.

My compliments on a brilliant piece of photo work:

BRAVO....!

www.flickr.com/groups/thebestbravo/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

globalindex says:

excellent work!!! very beautiful composition!!!! great seen and captured!!!1
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Clickr_Flickr is in Houston por un tiempo says:

Superb! You've presented this extra wonderful!

A Big Fave
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Clickr_Flickr is in Houston por un tiempo says:

You win a trophy!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Henryleonghw says:

Enligthening shot!

henryleongblog.blogspot.com/
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

richardr says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pagodas, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

hk_traveller says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All Favourite Photos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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