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30-OCT-2007 Cindi Smith

FINALLY A FEW CLOUDS

Fort Worth, TX

I don't know why I love the sunsets so much...probably because it reminds me of the blessing I have to be alive today. Kind of like God is giving me a gift. Each are different and special in their own way. Don't need to spend any money to see the beauty in the world...just open your eyes and be grateful you are alive and able to see another day.

btw...did not saturate this shot at all. Put the settings at different levels and with different white balance settings...amazing how colorful you can get the sunrise to be. Shot a lot of ones with different settings but this one was my favorite.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/640s f/8.0 at 31.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large auto
cits_4_pets03-Oct-2012 23:49
Great deep colors and reflections. Awesome sunset. Excellent!!!
Guest 28-Jan-2008 16:47
Paul Dovie taught me that trick when I visited him and his wife, Mary during my trek last September. Your work here is beautiful. My only critique would be the horizon. I would prefer to see 2/3 sky and about 1/3 water. Still, the image is spectacular. V
Eric Carrère09-Dec-2007 16:24
Fabulous Cindi, well done :)
Jeff Real01-Dec-2007 03:47
A beautiful color study. Peaceful and relaxing.
~V~
Tom Briggs15-Nov-2007 11:33
POW !!! BINGO !!! SHAZAM !!! What a great shot and treatment ... I'm gonna try to vote 4 or 5 times as this is soooooo good.
Ann Cleeves14-Nov-2007 22:07
What a result!......sumptious colours.
virginiacoastline08-Nov-2007 20:12
congrats, btw, on making it up the "most popular" =)
virginiacoastline08-Nov-2007 20:11
clouds are always so co-operative with their portrait sittings =)
v
Focus06-Nov-2007 02:59
Ahhh.......this is sweet! Voted.
Craig Persel02-Nov-2007 20:16
Gorgeous.
Guest 01-Nov-2007 23:37
Like I've said before, give me a partially cloudy sky at sunset over a clear sky any day. The cloud combinations provide an infinitesimal number of backgrounds to work with. I bet there is even strikingly beautiful yet different combos 10 minutes before and after this shot. You're saturation treatment of this image is exactly how I would have done it. Some may complain that it is oversaturated, but I tend to process it the way I like anyway.
J. Scott Coile31-Oct-2007 22:27
Rich!
Stephen Ware31-Oct-2007 22:01
extraordinary capture, gorgeous blues!
Guest 31-Oct-2007 20:24
I generally have to whisper "Thank you, Sir."
Thank you too, for sharing. Excellent. V
Shayne31-Oct-2007 20:08
Beautiful image, and you couldn't have been more true in what you said!!!
Carole Stevens31-Oct-2007 20:05
Wow so beautiful Cindi those colours are gorgeous!
Richard Calmes31-Oct-2007 19:26
Stunning! V
markvm31-Oct-2007 19:26
Beautiful saturated image, Cindi.
zeev segal31-Oct-2007 19:16
Brilliant shot, Like the reflection ,Beautiful mix of colours , VOTE
Xavi Barneda31-Oct-2007 17:45
Superb shot! Wonderful light & tones! v!
Renee Lockett31-Oct-2007 15:58
Wow, Cindi... this is stunning! Big vote. :)
caveman_lee31-Oct-2007 15:50
So nice in the color and tone. Great shot. V
Katie Chew31-Oct-2007 14:49
Beautiful blues and reflections. Excellent capture of this sunset. V
Deborah Lewis31-Oct-2007 13:17
This is awesome - well done!
Carol Rollins31-Oct-2007 12:52
This is like a painting Cindi - well, it is Nature's painting isn't it. This is beautiful...a wonderful capture. And I like your philosophy.... Vote.
Kathy Pedersen31-Oct-2007 12:13
Glorious, love these blues.....the stillness of the water and the sunset on the water! Stunning shot!!!;)))
Guest 31-Oct-2007 12:01
You said it PERFECTLY Cindi;) That's exactly how I feel about sunsets & sunrises.
The colors in this shot are so vivid they jump out at you,gorgeous reflectons, what
a sight, great work, BV
Guest 31-Oct-2007 11:23
LOVELY........:-) V
Guest 31-Oct-2007 11:20
This is breathtaking... a truly outstanding capture Cindi!!!
Nicki Thurgar31-Oct-2007 10:28
Great sentiments & a simply stunning sunset!
Guest 31-Oct-2007 10:08
Wow! Really a good one.
Ann...31-Oct-2007 09:32
This is the most wonderful blue.......awesome Cindi...just awesome!
Carolyn Rasmussen31-Oct-2007 08:40
Just gorgeous. How thankful we are to have sight in color and not just b&w! V
Rosemarie Kusserow31-Oct-2007 06:51
I really love this image Cindi, the wonderful blue with the little touch of orange is amazing, I agree with you, these wonderful sunsets are gifts from God to show his love to us and his glory, we have to thank for every day in our life, Rosemarie :o) vote
Guest 31-Oct-2007 05:23
Wow! What a beauty! ~V~
Guest 31-Oct-2007 04:57
What a beautiful and lovely scene!!!
You did an amazing work capturing this beauty os nature, and yes I agree with you, sunsets, sunrises, moonrises, nature are blessings are a mircale, YOU ARE A MIRACLE!!
Thanks for sharing this fantastic image with us!!!
Voted!!
NealyBob31-Oct-2007 04:40
Very beautiful SunSet~! V
Big Mike31-Oct-2007 04:29
Wonderful Capture Cindi... voted!
Char31-Oct-2007 04:13
Hi Cindi,
This is amazingly beautiful! \/
Chad Ramsey31-Oct-2007 03:53
Its takes my breath away!!! Wonderful capture~V
CIS31-Oct-2007 03:11
Cindi...this is heaven on earth, giving wings to your thoughts! More than beautiful....deeply touching.
Wei O'Connell31-Oct-2007 03:02
Beautiful words and gorgeous sunset. v
Coleen Perilloux Landry31-Oct-2007 02:22
Very nice and clouds do make a beautiful sunset more beautiful.
Mike Stobbs31-Oct-2007 02:08
This is spot on Cindi...and great words...GMV...Mike
Gayle P. Clement31-Oct-2007 01:56
Beautiful image and special words. V
Jay Levin31-Oct-2007 01:53
Love your sentiments, Cindi, as well as your beautifully composed image. Vote
petesie31-Oct-2007 01:52
I need some clouds and water.....but even my beautiful cloudless, waterless sunsets are glorious. You are right, Cindi. Just open our eyes and ears and enjoy the beauty. Vote!
Jen Bixler31-Oct-2007 01:47
Blue-t-FULL
~V~
R. Walls31-Oct-2007 01:41
Sometimes it's okay to get the blues!~V~
Herb 31-Oct-2007 01:21
Great shot
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography31-Oct-2007 01:17
Beautiful, Vote :)
s_barbour31-Oct-2007 01:10
Well said Cindi, words we should all live by.
Gorgeous sunset indeed!
Jola Dziubinska31-Oct-2007 01:05
Wowee Zowee! What a gorgeous sunset, Cindi!! ;)
I've never seen such sunset colors before, so much azure! Stunning image and very touching words. Vote.
Guest 31-Oct-2007 01:00
beautiful, Cindy
Faye White31-Oct-2007 00:56
wow! awesome blues
Guest 31-Oct-2007 00:49
Blue infatuation...
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