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Night at the Pulpit Rock by Lapsklaus.

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miss sophie  Pro User  says:

look at those different tones of blue, and the black that cuts into the photo.. !
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Lapsklaus says:

Yeah, pretty cool, eh? I was up there earlier today, it was totally worth the three hour walk. Amazing view and amazing light. Glad I brought my camera (I always do, though... ;-)
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tee4tia  Pro User  says:

6 hours of walking that's impressive as is the photo!
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Lapsklaus says:

Actually, it's only one and a half hour walk each way, which sums up to a total of three hours. But when you add one hour by car plus a 40 minute ferry ride, it easily takes the whole day. But that compared to all the people we met today, Germans, French, Portugese, Russians, Americans and not to forget all the Japanese tourists, who all had happily travelled quite a distance to get there, I'm pretty lucky to have this place in my "neighborhood"! :-D
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Jeans16 says:

Stunning! I love this..it's very surreal and moody, and after reading about you getting there, seems like a reward. Great work :)
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leesure  Pro User  says:

OMG...2 saves in a row from me. I love this.
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jalowent says:

I love the blues here -- and the sense that the figures are walking away from the abyss

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sspyndel  Pro User  says:

yeah. I can't find any faults with this one other than my own jealousy
love the black and blues, and the little wisps of clouds.

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Corgi_T  Pro User  says:

There are a lot of soft votes floating around today. This is NOT one of them.

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sx70manipulator  Pro User  says:

works for me

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half a second  Pro User  says:

i agree that the blues are too saturated and look fake. but i Love the silhouettes and the depth in the mountains... aiiiii... tough call here...

on another look, the silhouettes arent really doing anything interesting. their positions are actually a bit awkward.

geez i could just stare at the depth of those mountains all day though. but... not quite all it could be




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xdrei [十三] says:

now if they were running in the opposite direction.
too much dead space.

deleteme3
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i-Fisken says:

@ckaiserca: Have you ever been Norway in the summer and seen the colors of the night sky? You know we have the mignigt sun and stuff?

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bratprat says:

wow!!
nice capture...
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forbes_jeff says:

Absolutely striking. As I noted, I love the mountains. The dead space is fine by me here, it simplifies the image.

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Tsjeu  Pro User  says:

Looks like someone called in a few friends to help out? I'll restore the balance.

deleteme4

go easy on the saturation
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aumbody images  Pro User  says:

Stunning colour, composition and silhouette!!!! Wonderful shot!!
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fredanibu says:

It looks like two images rivalling in one. Hansel & Gretel off to the forest vs some dim mountain scenery.

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adam_roberts  Pro User  says:

NIce shot, love the colour.



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Findo  Pro User  says:

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Asad K says:

the sublime part is true

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RamonkolB  Pro User  says:

Love the color, love the details that are all there without the photo becoming too busy. Definitely KEEPER.

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Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

I tried to find a good point in this picture.
I failed

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sspyndel  Pro User  says:

note to people who disbelieve the colour..

I HAVE seen these colours in nature. I never suspected any saturation. doubt it, in fact

Klaus.. is this the famous one to go base jumping from? or is it another? I forget the name of the base jump.. and yes, it makes me want to jump.. with a parachute, that is.. I want to survive and do it again!
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hedgiecc  Pro User  says:

mythopoeic!

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hedgiecc  Pro User  says:

thanks for the spelling lesson yesterday!

;-)

Gorgeous gorgeous shot - well done! Is this your first in the safe?
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Lapsklaus says:

@Jeans16: I agree, the view is definately the reward. On a day like this was, one can see for miles and miles. It's so spectacular!
@Leesure: I'm glad, thanks!
@Jalowent: Thanks a lot!
@Sspyndel: Hehe..Appreciate it. Thanks for the save! I'm jealous of all your lovely cats, as I'm allergic to cats and can't have them myself..
@I-fisken: Hahah..thanks for the excellent support. They don't know what they're saying! Ofcourse we got blue light in Norway! Photoshop?! ;-)
@Bratoprat: Thanks, mister!
@Jeff Forbes: Thanks, actually I was unsure of that dead space myself. I spent a long time cropping and recropping until It felt right as a balance..so..thanks for noticing!
@Corgi: Getting non-soft, solid vote from you is a huge compliment, thanks.
@Ourdailystruggle: Now why on earth would you suggest something like that? Go easy on your insinuating. Thanks for the delete! :-)
@Aumbody: Thanks a lot!
@Adman Jamjar: Thanks!
@Findo: Cheers!
@Asad K: It sure is. Thanks a lot!
@Ramonko: Happy you like it, thanks!
@Sspyndel: Thanks. I have too! But still, I can understand that people react. To clear things up, this is photo has ofcourse been postprocessed, but you are absolutely right, saturation is not the key here. The overall saturation is none, I've only saturated cyan and blue a very small tad. And by the way, no this is not the place. They used to jump from here, but now they're only at a place is in the same fjord, which is even higher, called Kjerag.
@Hedgie: Mythopoeic! You got it right! Thanks a lot yourself! And yes, this was my first save. About friggin' time, if you ask me! ;-)
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Tsjeu  Pro User  says:

Congrats Lapsklaus. I tend to overinsinuate a lot recently since I upgraded to CS2, it will wear off. ;)
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Lapsklaus says:

@ODSTKKOOS: Haha...that's ok. No harm done. Thanks! ;-)
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Thiago Lopes says:

perfect !!FAVE
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teenage jesus says:

just one word: beautiful!

p.s. you almost scared me. I was wondering: "who is this LapsBLABLA in my contact list???"
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picciar  Pro User  says:

it remembers me the leonardo's paintings, i mean the backgrounds of his paintings
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flamed  Pro User  says:

this whole picture is sublime - well done. i love this with every photographic fibre in me!
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Glauka[deleted] [deleted] says:

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This Masterpiece would deserve to appear in :

" Art Libre - Free Art - Arte Libre - Freie Kunst" (invite only) group .

tag with : "ArtLibre" and consider to join us :o)

"Start with a style and you are in chains, start with an idea and you are free."

[Richard Avedon] - American Editor and Photographer


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happynick says:

This is awesome! I like those different tones of blue, great shot!
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*Dario* says:

amazing shot!
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Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

*glauka: I thought this group was about masterpieces only, not nice pitures that you will forget in a while.... a shame.
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gaelroma says:

great great great
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LucaPicciau says:

Impressive landscape! Excellent work
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Lapsklaus says:

@Ckaiserca: Postprocessing and developing has always been and will always been a part of photography. I believe that it's the final the result that is presented with the viewer that counts. As with all art the path that the artist chose to reach his goal can always be discussed. You're free to express your thoughts at any time, but there are no such rules in either Flickr or DeleteMe that forces the photographer to match the title with the exif data.
@Brilliant: Hey, listen up now. I posted the photo to the pool, someone saved it. Not my fucking fault, alright? Cheat? What about the HDR photos in The Safe? Are they cheats too? And all the converted b&w's? This discussion ends on it's own stupidity. Go take a photo or something instead of bothering me with this.
@Schizo: A shame. Thanks, mate. Love your photos, by the way.
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wit  Pro User  says:

Ok I'm pulling this out of the pool. Take it over to hourman and put it in the safe. Congratulations on a well deserved save.
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daniel shiu says:

it's cool!
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Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

So am I! ;)
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Lapsklaus says:

@Schizo: For some reason, I doubt that. But then again, for all I know you may be the sweetest person in real life even though you're sometimes an arse on Flickr. Either way, you're nowhere near cooler than me! ;-)
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Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

don't doubt it.
I'm an arse only in deleteme cuz it's made for this.
No real photograph critics there, only arses! :)
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[ changó ]  Pro User  says:

all is perfect here.
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Andreas Solberg  Pro User  says:

Wow!
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Andrew Jalali  Pro User  says:

Unbelieveable, this is awe-inspiring. Simply perfect, the silhouettes are amazing, and the distance shown by the different layers of mountain and forestation in the foreground further completes this. Wow. :-D
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lindes  Pro User  says:

I love that they're walking away from the center of the frame... and that it looks night-ish, yet is surely day, and the blue (fake or otherwise), and... just a cool shot. Seen on Explore main page.
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PauloSantos says:

Nice work! Beautiful composition, silhouettes, layers, tones...
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Odelot  Pro User  says:

great backlight!
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Doggie Luver / part-time flickrer, for now!  Pro User  says:

Love it! I was happy to see a photo on Expore from one of my contacts. :) Congrats!
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wenkyeah says:

WOW!
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rt44man  Pro User  says:

Perfect color, perfect light, perfect gradiant of color going back into the background, perfect composition with the photo weighted on the left side with the silohettes, but balanced with graduationg hills and super electric purplish blue sky. WOW is right this photo is just PERFECT!!
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boclcown  Pro User  says:

Nice silloutte. I love the lighting.
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*December Sun  Pro User  says:

jump and feel the adrenaline rush!
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barejon says:

OK, this is even grater than the other silhouette picture from Preikestolen! Amazing...
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neunzehn [deleted] says:

don`t jump...but have a look over the top... it`s spectacular !!!
And - by the way - I like your knitting project... that`s fun and such a nice idea of you and your friend !
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Breno Peck  Pro User  says:

Yeah, yeah, there some really old grunts around here complaining about "too much dead space" or "heavy saturation", as they were Ansel Adams clones. Yeah, right.

Meanwhile, this picture is the cover of the Explore page in Flickr. It's that simple. Period. People like it, it calls their attention, the blue is beautiful and the guys' "awkward" position reminds me of a cartoon, something like Calvin & Hobbes, you name it. I'm about to place a dialogue baloon over their heads.

So, this is a very interesting picture, and it's also beautiful. Let the old runts complain. I wouldn't care a lot about them. Yes, there's a little too much dead space around, and I see halos around the guys. Then I ask myself: should we really care so much about it?
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dezsö [deleted] says:

found in flickr’s explore interestingness, a favourite...excellent image, well done!

flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
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lisa.privat says:

outstanding, breathtaking, simply major WOW!!
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jenandben2004 says:

what beautiful blues! great composition and technique!
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Tsjeu  Pro User  says:

@Breno Peck: Lapsklaus INVITED the old grunts to put nasty comments on his picture. He is probably a masochist, and It helps to get an image on explore. ;)
He'll get endless 'wow' and 'nice' comments from now on, so why complain about a little teasing in a silly game.
Period.
Britney Spears is great. Period. people like her. Period. She draws attention. Period. Who cares if she can't sing. Questionmark.
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Lapsklaus says:

@Brilliant-Z-photo: I could've understood such a comment if this photo was still in the DM pool. But why on earth do you bother to show up in my stream and put forth comments like that? For one thing, I smell envy. And secondly, if this photo was ever presented as a documentary shot, a nature shot, a journalistic shot or whatever, then I agree altering the colors would be wrong. But I never did that. I simply took a photo, had fun with it, and when I thought it looked good, I posted it in a group. Nothing more, nothing less. Now what is your problem? It's not like I'm the first person in photographic history to alter the image. And it's not even heavy altering. I use Flickr for fun. You should too.
@Tsjeu: Thanks. I like Britney too. As well as Coltrane, Ramones, J Dilla, Michael Jackson, whatever. I like the music that I myself find good. Same thing with art. It relies on subjectiveness and the feelings of the viewer. It's an endless discussion with no absolute conclusion. Thanks for pointing that out, although I think your comparison to Britney was not meant all that positive ;-)
@ Everyone: Thanks a lot for all your comments. Those are highly appreciated. Thanks again!
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sspyndel  Pro User  says:

if I ever need help figuring out photoshop.. when I get it... I know who to ask! too bad you're allergic.. cats are wonderful friends.. does this mean you're allergic to Zanto and Kaisa too? poor Klaus :(
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Lapsklaus says:

Hey, Sspyndel! Good to see someone I know and can trust in this blizzard of comments...! Feel free to ask me any time! :-) And yes, too bad I'm allergic, I'd love to have a cat.. My father's got one, and everytime I visit him the poor cat's gotta go out for a walk....hehe. But luckily I'm not allergic to my dear friend and favourite sidekick, Zanto. And not to my good friend Jens'sbeautiful boxer, Kaisa, either! :-)
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jimmah_v  Pro User  says:

in a word: perfect
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aberdidi says:

AMAZING! Instant Fav! Please post to www.flickr.com/groups/p1f1/
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J Diggity  Pro User  says:

Absolutely fantastic. the background is amazing, too.

what did you crop out?
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colorfulexpressions  Pro User  says:

This grabbed me more than any photo since that magnificent wave a few months ago. Everything about this is fabulous . . . the story, the composition, the lighting . . . a truly artistic capture. A Big FaveA Big Fave
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J. Star  Pro User  says:

Wow--stunning image in every way, colors, composition, tone--all around excellence!

Oh, and congrats on making the front page of Explore!
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Grundlepuck  Pro User  says:

Thank you for posting this gorgeous shot in the Top 10 Interestingness Pool!
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rwbuff78 says:

i agree with everyone else. fantastic
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sspyndel  Pro User  says:

Is sends his love.. and his thanks.. he likes looking over my shoulder at the pictures on my screen from that window..
static.flickr.com/119/253808114_11e37a037f_m. jpg
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virginiaz  Pro User  says:

great shot!!!
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nathalie booth  Pro User  says:

this is awesome, the color, the movement of the people on the picture
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A♂ L♀ M♀  Pro User  says:

Love it, it's almost like a surreal cartoon/manga....amazing!
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shenxy  Pro User  says:

an instant fav!
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Simple Dolphin (very busy...)  Pro User  says:

Wow......breathtaking! simply wonderful~
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Lapsklaus says:

@Sspyndel: Haha...excellent. Thanks, say hello to Is from me! Neat name, that is! When I learned to read at children's school, one of the sentences we had to learn was: Ola spiser is ;-)
@Everyone: Thanks so much, this is just overwhelming! Glad I did that trip to the Pulpit Rock!
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Abhinav Varma  Pro User  says:

Love it!
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shutters closed and nobodys home  Pro User  says:

wow... absolutely stunning!
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xamad  Pro User  says:

fantastic!!!
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yuyu3 [deleted] says:

Seen on explore, marvelous shot!
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padraic woods  Pro User  says:

great picture
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brghld  Pro User  says:

nice!!
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24_Fps says:

so so.. Cool!!!
cool...

:)
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Negative Vibes  Pro User  says:

China blues behind black - outstanding!
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cruadinx  Pro User  says:

beautiful color, fantastic scene..
The World Through My Eyes
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elvy says:

I just love all the blue tones :-) Awesome silhouettes!!
The World Through My Eyes
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Patrick8Lee  Pro User  says:

Excellent shot! Love the composition and silhouettes!
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hijukal  Pro User  says:

Great work. The big chunk of black with the hazy background really works well.
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hans solcer  Pro User  says:

very good!
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catinlap  Pro User  says:

I loved this spot. Norway kicks ass!
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dlemieux  Pro User  says:

simple, beautiful composition...just beautiful
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Lapsklaus says:

Too many comments here to reply to each one of you, but I do want to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone here who commented, faved or tagged. Thanks a lot! Glad you like it! If you ever get the chance to go to Norway, don't hesitate visiting the Pulpit Rock. It's well worth it.

Check it out here!
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markkku1980 says:

WOW what a picture !!!!!!!!
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sb@berlin says:

;-)) Wirklich geniales Bild - die Farben sind überwältigend! Grüße aus Berlin ;-))
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Lapsklaus says:

Danke schön!!
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b52starr  Pro User  says:

Dynamite Image
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