Sunset over the Potomac River, Bluff, The Madeira School, McLean, Virginia
Thanks to Jennifer Nichole Wells for this week’s inspiring One Word Photo Challenge theme!
Sunset over the Potomac River, Bluff, The Madeira School, McLean, VirginiaThanks to Jennifer Nichole Wells for this week’s inspiring One Word Photo Challenge theme!
Visual Venturing 
Looks like a beautiful morning in a lovely area of the world. Love the suns rays warming up the trees 🙂
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Thanks, Kaz. It’s a special place and a view I never tire of seeing when I’m on the campus. I took quite a number of shots, not knowing what scene was going to present itself next. I think 45 minutes after arriving on the bluff, this one unfolded. Best convergence of sun, sky, and clouds out of the sunset 😀
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Gorgeous! Looks like a painting.
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Thanks, Ruchi 😀! A result of bracketing three shots and trying out LR’s merge to HDR function. It’s amazing the depth of detail and color in the HDR image. It was so much fun to post-process it. 😃
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Sounds great! The images certainly had depth of colors.
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Beautiful image.
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Thanks so much, Karen!
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Absolutely stunning capture. Love it a lot
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Thanks, Raewyn. It was awesome in person!
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Stunning, Stacy. Almost looks like the film set of a beautiful uninhabited alien planet.
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I love how your mind works, Hugh 😉 Thanks for making mine see it in a different way now too!
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I sometimes like how my mind works as well. But not all the time, Stacy 😉
You’re welcome.
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I love that this image shows the Potomac as a more rural, less urban river. It makes me think back to what it must have looked like to natives before development.
A gorgeous photo, Stacy.
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Thanks so much, Laurie. I do love how there are so many “ways” to experience this incredible river. I never tire of seeing it 🙂
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Great shot, Stacy. Looks like you are rocking with your Fuji.
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Thanks, Robin. I had to return this camera, but just got the XT-1. So far, I’m much more comfortable with the X100T. I think it’s the first time in my life I’ve like the lesser expensive option 🙂
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Surely heaven on earth, is it possible nothing bad is going on in the world outside this scene? My eyes might be lulled into a moment of that feeling, so I’ll stay a while.
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Oh, what a lovely thought, Boomdee 🙂
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like a scene from a fairy tale!! Beautiful!
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Thanks so much, Cybele. It is indeed a very special spot 🙂
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This is such a gorgeous gorgeous image. I want to find this place and just be there for hours. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art.
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Thank you, Jennifer, for such a kind comment and for hosting such wonderful challenges! I’ll be looking to participate more in the future 😀
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Absolutely no problem at all. Looking forward to seeing what you share!
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Stunning! Love those clouds.
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Thanks, Sabina 🙂 I knew with the cloud-filled sky the sunset was going to be special!
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Beautiful Stacy.
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Thanks, Cee!
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I love how the sun is just peeking through !!
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So glad you like it! I had a few other shots where I did not get the starburst effect and the photo just wasn’t as much fun. This one was what I was after 🙂
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Great composition! A lot of drama in it!
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Thanks, Alex. I was pleased with the field of view of the 23mm lens (35 mm equivalent), and of course, the lovely drama supplied by Mother Nature!
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Love what you did Stacy. It’s stunning!
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Thanks, Chris. I stayed till the very last rays of light were gone – it was just too pretty to leave 🙂
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Looks almost like a painting. Very nice.
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I used my Fuji x100T and bracketed three shots. Then I post-processed in LR’s new merge to HDR function. It’s a fine balance between overdone and nicely detailed. I tried very hard to stay on the softer side of the merge. Hope I did 🙂 Thanks!
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