Uploaded: March 17, 2009 03:52:35
From the Windansea Beach in La Jolla, California, last Friday. I used a 3-stop reverse graduated ND filter.
F20, 0.4 sec, ISO 200, 47mm focal length
Ken Smith March 17, 2009
Two more... #1099560Nikki McDonald March 17, 2009
Guess I should wait for the others but I'm not very patient. This is a beautiful capture, Ken. I love the tiny sharp sun on the horizon, the spray of the water against the sky, the interest of the rocks, and of course the light and colors. #7294449Carolyn M. Fletcher March 17, 2009
These are beautiful! #7294451Tammy M. Anderson March 17, 2009
This is gorgeous, Ken. All three of them. #7294457Tammy Scott March 17, 2009
Beautiful water spray capture and very lovely tones! #7294469Nikki McDonald March 17, 2009
Had to come back to see the others. Love the one you chose to post first but I certainly hope we see the others later, especially Windansea Beach. I really like the placement of the sun and the nearness of the foreground rocks there though the dramatic spray of the one you entered today is hard to resist. #7294472Lisa J. Boulden March 17, 2009
Such beautiful scenes to behold!William C. Raco March 17, 2009
Fantastic!Shirley Sicurello March 17, 2009
Beautiful composition, love the color. #7294566Kay E. Mahoney March 17, 2009
Fantastic photos. Love the colors. #7294577Claudia Kuhn March 17, 2009
Beautiful series Ken, love that wave crashing! #7294581Shelly A. Van Camp March 17, 2009
Very Beautiful captures.....I really miss the ocean. Great work with the sun and the water, Ken! Hope I can do this well on the cruise.....any filters? :) #7294608Mary L. Graham March 17, 2009
Oh Ken these are just gorgeous...Love them great work =)! #7294619Shawn Jennings March 17, 2009
Ken these are great! The first is my fave! One of your best! #7294663Agnes Fegan March 17, 2009
So beautiful Ken! We were in California last week too visiting our daughter :) #7294668Gina Cormier March 17, 2009
You used a what?? lol Gorgeous image!! #7294721Jeana Clark March 17, 2009
~J~ #7294817
Linda D. Lester March 17, 2009
Beautiful....I was just looking at those filters! Looks like they did a great job! #7294824Melissa Olsen March 17, 2009
Absolutely beautiful!Happy St. Patrick's Day to you Ken!
"Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck." ~Author Unknown
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Michelle Alton March 17, 2009
How utterly exquisite, Ken. #7295825Renee Doyle March 17, 2009
Welcome back!! These are all so incredibly beautiful Ken!! Wonderful work! #7295995JO ANN CLEVELAND March 17, 2009
Fantastic, such beautiful lighting and colors Kenjo ann c. #7296167
Chris Schlosser March 17, 2009
Ken, all of these shots are really beautiful. Great lighting. If I had to pick a favorite it would be the 2nd shot posted.... #7296202Joan Powell March 17, 2009
nice work on these stunning images #7296321Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 17, 2009
WOW!!!! I'm speechless, Ken!!!!! :-) k #7296340David Phalen March 17, 2009
Stunning Amazing Awesome!!! One of ytour very best!!!Hope you had this blown up and framed!!
Looks like the 5D Mark II is treating you VERY well!! #7296775
Judy V. Kennamer March 17, 2009
So beautiful Ken!!!! I love 'em all!!!! #7296851Gail Vitikacs March 17, 2009
Beautiful and soooooooooooo colorful Ken!!! Way to go on these! #7297038Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 17, 2009
Outstanding images Ken~ all of them. Great scenery, exposures and colors. So well done! #7297299Stefania Barbier March 18, 2009
one day you will tell me what a 3 stop reverse ND filter is... :-)Courtenay Vanderbilt March 18, 2009
Beautiful colors, lighting and action in these images Ken! #7298114A P March 18, 2009
OMG they are all GORGEOUS Ken but the top one with the wave crashing is just perfect!! I'm getting my ND filter today and if my pictures don't look like this....I'm asking for my money back!! #7298961Cathy Barrows March 18, 2009
gorgeous...love the water motion #7299317Remi Trepanier March 19, 2009
Wow! amazing shot Ken! This one most be a winner :) #7303894Debra R. Harder March 19, 2009
WOW, Ken! I have to go there! These images are incredible. Simply stunning...and an instant favorite for me!! Deb #7304831A P March 19, 2009
I came back to get this one for my favorite folder. I posted my first sunset today. I'll work hard to get one a beautiful as this. This inspires me. #7305279Ray Thoms March 20, 2009
Great images Ken.....like the detail and light obtained...Not familair with a reversed graduated filter #7306326
Boyd L. Alexander March 20, 2009
EXCEPTIONAL tones, treatment, & presentation on this extremely beautiful image Ken!! Excellent work!! #7306710Susan Jane Allen March 26, 2009
Wow, gorgeous--all of them! #7335298Shawn Jennings April 22, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Ken! WTG! #7432184Renee Doyle April 22, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Ken!! #7432594Tammy M. Anderson April 22, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Ken. #7432886mark grandoni April 22, 2009
Congratulations Ken.........Very Awesome! #7432991Allen Hughes April 22, 2009
Well deserving the Finalist badge. Stunning!!!!! #7433045Linda D. Lester April 22, 2009
Yepppie.....Congratulations on your finalist.....good luck in the next round!!! :) #7433069Tamara K. Walker April 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS! #7433124Chris Schlosser April 22, 2009
Ken, Congratulations on your Finalist! #7433149Stefania Barbier April 22, 2009
Fantastic finalist Ken, congrats!!!!! #7433238Jessica Jenney April 22, 2009
Congrats, Ken on your stunning finalist! #7434104Melissa Olsen April 22, 2009
Ken, I loved it the first time and I still do...congrats! #7434257Nadya Johnson April 22, 2009
Congratulations on your outstanding finalist, Ken! #7434671Lori Carlson April 22, 2009
Ken, I am having to make this a favorite!! :0) This exposure is incredible!! Makes me happy! Big congrats to you! :0) #7434674Debra R. Harder April 22, 2009
I knew we'd see this GORGEOUS image again, Ken!! This has GOLD all over it!! Congratulations! Deb #7434953Claudia Kuhn April 22, 2009
So beautiful Ken, great timing to get that wave, congrats and good luck! #7435077Jeana Clark April 22, 2009
~J~ #7435226
Cathy Barrows April 22, 2009
Congrats on your finalist...gorgeous #7435287Alex T. Mizuno April 22, 2009
You're a real traveling man, Ken! You are all over the country and capture beauty of each place you go. As usual, this is masterfully done. Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #7435391A P April 22, 2009
I look at this one everyday. It inspires me, Ken.Best of luck in the next round.
Courtenay Vanderbilt April 22, 2009
Big CONGRATS on this beautiful image Ken!!!! #7435567Karen Celella April 22, 2009
You have SO many incredible images that even YOU can't pick just one. Congratulations on another finalist and I'm sure the winning words will follow shortly Ken. #7435679Judy V. Kennamer April 22, 2009
Gorgeous Ken!!! Congrats!!!! #7435901Carla Metzler April 22, 2009
Congratulations, Ken! Beautiful! #7435947Mary Beth Aiello April 22, 2009
Huge congrats on this outstanding finalist, Ken. Awesome capture and work. #7435980Pat Gamwell April 22, 2009
GORGEOUS Finalist, Ken! WTG! #7436735Lisa J. Boulden April 22, 2009
Wow!Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) April 22, 2009
Awesome images.Congratulations. #7436949Tommy E. Burgess April 22, 2009
Congratulations on this stunning finalist Ken!! #7437230Robert Baer April 23, 2009
awesome finalist! congrats Ken! #7438766Boyd L. Alexander April 23, 2009
Congratulations Ken...well done!! #7438861Jennifer L. Alder April 23, 2009
Big congrats, Ken! #7439068Mitch Spence April 23, 2009
Congratulations, Ken. It's very beautiful. #7439589Elida Gutierrez April 23, 2009
ALL ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!Jeff Robinson April 23, 2009
Congrats Ken on your Excellent Finalist this month!! Jeff #7439883JO ANN CLEVELAND April 23, 2009
Awesome Ken, this surely will get gold too!CONGRATULATIONS!!
jo ann c. #7440209
Nick Lagos April 23, 2009
Congratulations and good luck Ken...well done #7441556Susan M. Hembree April 23, 2009
Wonderful, Ken! Congratulations! #7441633Kathy Cline April 23, 2009
Patrick Rouzes April 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist,Ken!!! #7441816Sharon Sawyer April 23, 2009
WOW!!!! Congratulations on your outstanding finlist, Ken! All the best in the next round. #7442157Erica Murphy April 24, 2009
Congratulations Ken!! Beautiful image, love the movement of the water. #7444498Bill Houghton April 24, 2009
Ken, this is an outstanding finalist. A sure winner in my book. Have a great weekend. BillCheck out my website:
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John Connolly April 24, 2009
Congratulations on this great shot and all your finalisit wins Ken! Well done indeed! #7446041Jill Odice April 25, 2009
A well deserved finalists Ken! Pure magic :-) #7448649Dianna Murphy April 25, 2009
Congratulations! Beautiful image. I like them all!!! #7449235Susan Fox April 25, 2009
Congratulations Ken :-) #7449756Linda Blair April 29, 2009
Awesome....congrats Ken!!!!!! #7465852Toni Riggs May 04, 2009
WOW! Really beautiful, congrats! #7481628Linda D. Lester May 26, 2009
So beautiful....good luck in the next round! #7559821Tammy M. Anderson May 26, 2009
Congrats, Ken on your beautiful finalist. #7559885Renee Doyle May 26, 2009
WTG Ken!!! Congratulations on this beauty!! #7560589A P May 26, 2009
Jeana Clark May 26, 2009
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Stefania Barbier May 26, 2009
fantastic Ken, congratulations!!!!! #7561219Karen Celella May 26, 2009
I'm losing count Ken. Congratulations over and over again. #7562292Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 26, 2009
Outstanding Ken! Congratulations on your finalist! #7562689Remi Trepanier May 26, 2009
Big congratulation on this awesome finalist!!! #7562732Judy V. Kennamer May 26, 2009
Breathtaking Ken!!! Congrats!!! #7563077Mary L. Graham May 26, 2009
Somebody stop him!!!!!!!!I love this one Ken...Good look in the next round!! =) #7563078
JO ANN CLEVELAND May 26, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Ken...go for the gold!jo ann c. #7563464
Kelly S. Cavanaugh May 26, 2009
Gorgeous! Congratulations, Ken! #7563597Evy Johansen May 26, 2009
Big congratulations again, Ken!! #7564023Debra R. Harder May 26, 2009
Ahhhhh...yessss! My fav! I bet we see GOLD on this one too, Ken. Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! Deb #7564136Gina Cormier May 27, 2009
Holy crap!!! Another one!! I'm not surprised!! :-) #7566114Mitch Spence May 27, 2009
Congratulations on your finalists, Ken! Beautifully captured and beautiful scenes. #7566571Kristi A. Howson May 27, 2009
Congratulations and best of luck in the next round Ken. This is gorgeous! #7566742Shawn Jennings May 27, 2009
WTG Ken! Congratulations on this fantastic finalist! #7566847Toni Riggs May 27, 2009
Congratulations! #7568059Nadya Johnson May 27, 2009
I think I must have slipped through an anomaly in time. LOL! I "knew" I said congrats before on one very similar to this... but I had to stop and add it to my faves. Congrats yet again on another magnificent finalist, Ken! #7568615Sherry McClead May 28, 2009
Congratulations Ken on your finalist... awesome image... WTG!!Sherrybear #7571086
Linda Blair May 31, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!!!!!! #7582060Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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