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IMG_1783 - Dustday in laundry2 (23 September, 2009)

IMG_1783 - Dustday in laundry2 (23 September, 2009) by Mezza.
Really shows the contrast between the white-on-white flats' laundry & the orange light through the dust haze outside.

THANK YOU to all the people who are complimenting this.
Eek! Up to 13,139 views on 23rd October. <swoons>

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badskirt - amy  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Red Sydney Project, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

We would love to include this photo and any other shots from Sept 23. We awoke to an intense glow. We rose from our beds and we started shooting. This group is a collaborative effort to capture a virtual Sydney from the morning when an eerie duststorm captivated thousands of digitial cameras across the city.
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Speedy_MSD  Pro User  says:

love the shot, you'd think it was artificially coloured, but I'm sure it wasn't
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little.bird1 says:

Wow. Love the contrast between the all white interior and the red of the dust storm. So striking.
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lisby1  Pro User  says:

Unbelieveable!
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bee_cah  Pro User  says:

love this shot!
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kbaird  Pro User  says:

Yes, this one really makes the red more surreal.
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cathg111 says:

Amazing photo - love it!
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beesquare  Pro User  says:

fantastic shot...surreal situation.
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Stephanie Robles says:

Waking up on Mars would feel like this shot... well done thanks for putting it up for us to see!!
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Mugen Proxy  Pro User  says:

Great shot!
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Basil 2011 says:

Love it!
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nettsu  Pro User  says:

I love the contrasts in this
it's fabulous :)
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Marty Pouwelse  Pro User  says:

Brilliant.. one of the few dust storm photos that shows the red-orange colour in that much needed context. Well done!
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Jane Dallaway  Pro User  says:

Like others, really like the context - provides a basis to understand
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annwitbrock says:

Brilliant photo. Wonderful surreal contrast.
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Passetti  Pro User  says:

Wow wow wow wow!!
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Nicole Blommers  Pro User  says:

just surreal!
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Jasmine Wan Hsi says:

amazing color
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Vents du Nord  Pro User  says:

Génial !
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Macorig Paolo  Pro User  says:

Wow, amazing !
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bong tongol photography  Pro User  says:


This is an Incredible "Explore" Capture!
I'd be honored to invite 'YOU' to
Join our Wonderful Group
"You've Been Explored!"

Please Join Us and Be Explored!!

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hernan.seoane  Pro User  says:

Seen on Explore! Good job!
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ABOUT CURIOSITY says:

I love this pic, it's amazing. I do show it on my blog, hope it's OK for you...sure with a link to you.

ABOUT COURIOSITY
If you don't like to be published there, please inform me and I will delete this.

thank you
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Fergal Clohessy  Pro User  says:

beautiful stuff!
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HΩMΣR  Pro User  says:

Soon there will be no need for the laundry. Excellent photo, shows how our World destroted by us, this is our new future, we can not escape.
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HΩMΣR  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called HOMER's ILIAD (PRIVATE & Invite Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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HΩMΣR  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called TRAVELS of HOMER ODYSSEY (NO Children Photos), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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G-Rated Birdman of El Paso  Pro User  says:

Now this is journalism. Very dramatic.
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moarroar  Pro User  says:

amazing..... O___O
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raulsantosdelacamara says:

Terrific almost-Martian shot! Congratulations!
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stephanie siomara  Pro User  says:

super neat
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Saskya  Pro User  says:

This is really bizarre... I think I'm almost jealous of you guys over there in the midst of this weird phenomenon.
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Apple*Crumble  Pro User  says:

wow and wow
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m.henry  Pro User  says:

Wonderful use of color. This is a breathtaking composition.
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Kirsty MacLennan  Pro User  says:

so stunning
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Dani℮l  Pro User  says:

Absolutely fantastic!!!
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_Gaby_  Pro User  says:

Very surreal
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Bern@t  Pro User  says:

Congratulations!!! your photo reach Explore Front Page
You can download the capture in lab.bernatcasero.com/flickr/frontpagecapture? user=8775669...
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bonsai feet says:

so beautiful. such vibrant colours.
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Ulrich.  Pro User  says:

brilliant
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Robert S. Donovan  Pro User  says:

So all this time I thought NASA was just wasting tax dollars sending robots to Mars when in fact, they were building a laundry room! Nice.
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Westquoy  Pro User  says:

Love the contrast of the white and red!!
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Javier Volcan 2.0  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called COOL PLUS + Please feel free to invite your Friends, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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djhinrich  Pro User  says:

Awesome!!!
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Steve P.Kane (S.P.K.Photography)(Limited Time) says:

amazing shot
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r.AI (-)  Pro User  says:

WOW! Mucho talento!
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tmphillips says:

too cool
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agdall  Pro User  says:

Crazy! What a surreal shot! Really shows the contrast.
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D_C_D  Pro User  says:

love that color contrast - seems surreal but its real - real
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CameliaTWU  Pro User  says:

Wonderful orange!
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MooKenziesMummy says:

Beautiful photo..... I think I used to live in this building - is it in Bourke Street, in Surry Hills (near Taylor Square)?
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lancelonie.com  Pro User  says:

so beautiful

I added your photo to The Flickrite Gallery.
Find the link is on the lower right side below the video.

I hope it's ok with you! :)
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kiwi5555 says:

wonderful!! love it!
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dtrickle69  Pro User  says:

this is the best one in the group!!
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itravelwithholga  Pro User  says:

brilliant, and yes... the best one in the group!
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FishHead1982 says:

How long did the whitegoods stay white?
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KUHL PHOTO  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called GRISTLE, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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dvid9976 says:

what a shoot!!!
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77naoki  Pro User  says:

Amazing !!
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interrobang letterpress  Pro User  says:

astounding contrast in that it's neither filter nor effect.
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kt mick says:

I would really love to have a print of this image to hang in my home....it's brilliant!
Any way that would be possible?
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sinmeta says:

Great shot, amazing contrast.
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1987porsche944  Pro User  says:

How surreal and awesome! Maybe they ought to make "red dust storm" white balance settings on cameras??? ^_^

I love the contrast in lighting here, thanks for sharing!
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nuska2008  Pro User  says:

Muy buena captura!!!


Great picture-Hermosa foto-Une très belle photo-Bella foto

Roscoff Phare

ODYSSEY of HOMER

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Nathan Rein  Pro User  says:

I blogged this here (with attribution, of course). Please let me know if you'd like me to remove your image.
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HΩMΣR  Pro User  says:

This is a real Odyssey Photo !....
Deserves 'Odyssey Reward' of TRAVELS of HOMER ODYSSEY
BRAVO .....Thank you for posting.
Travels of Homer Odyssey, Award
TRAVELS of HOMER ODYSSEY
Don't forget to Tag your photo as "TRAVELS of HOMER ODYSSEY"
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noukorama  Pro User  says:

Opposition of colours are great!
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TomWolff  Pro User  says:

In my opinion, this is the most creative shot of the dust storm I've seen so far.
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Highranger  Pro User  says:

Hi Merrill, just though I'd let you know that credit for your photo is being shared by
www.flickr.com/photos/theotherschoolofeconomi cs/3947364031/

I myself have had requests from Getty Images for the rights to my photos and this guy is abusing copyright and taking from me my control over their use. It also discredits those who have done it the right way and formally requested the use of our photos.

I have made a complaint to Yahoo after my requests to this person to remove them have been ignored.

Congrats on making Strange Light too!

Regards

Jonathan Berry
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verorev  Pro User  says:

I love the contrast between inside and outside colors! Well composed and interresting shot! ♥
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ralphb58.  Pro User  says:

We definitely weren't looking at the world through rose coloured glasses that day! What a great capture. Love the reflections of orange on the side of the sink and washing machine.
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David Crompton  Pro User  says:

Beautiful.
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