Malaquite Morning 2
Uploaded: August 17, 2011 03:57:47 | Entered: July 27, 2014 12:57:48
~Daybreak at Malaquite Beach - Padre Island National Seashore, Corpus Christi, TX~
(From my archives - January 2010)
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 125/100000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 16.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Gord MacEachern August 17, 2011
Hi Val, feel like I am walking down to the beach on a beautiful morning, very well done!! #1401646R. J. Laudenbacher August 17, 2011
Love the comp on this Val with that great line leading you right down the beach. Also...what a beautiful sky! #9609482Jeff Robinson August 17, 2011
Great sky - Outstanding perspective and capture Val! #9609494Tammy M. Anderson August 17, 2011
Wonderful perspective, light and colors, Val. Just beautiful! #9609508Anita Hogue August 17, 2011
Love your composition and the colors are fabulous!Michelle Alton August 17, 2011
Really gorgeous, Val. Another in my collection of Val favorites! #9609524Courtenay Vanderbilt August 17, 2011
Gorgeous, Val! Love the leading lines and the clouds are beautiful! #9609533Alan L. Borror August 17, 2011
Beautiful capture, Val! Clouds and composition are superb. #9609570Robert R. Goodman August 17, 2011
Hi Valarie,Nice to see a post my friend.Beautiful POV,excellent vision point.Sure would like to be down on that beach today.Going to be a hot one here!!!! #9609623Monnie Ryan August 17, 2011
Wow, wow and WOW, Valarie! Great to see your work! #9609668Linda D. Lester August 17, 2011
That sky is awesome.....great leading lines too! #9609765Patricia Seidler August 17, 2011
Simply fabulous Val. Im sure we will see this again. Just love the way the sun is star bursting through the clouds! #9609803Emile Abbott August 17, 2011
Good to see you posting again Val. This is fantastic composition and use of the post as a leading line to that awesome sky with beautiful tones and colors. Outstanding work Val. #9610177Terry Cervi August 17, 2011
Hi Ms V! Great to see a submission today! And it's a beauty my friend!! Wonderful composition and gorgeous color in this pretty scenic!! #9610304Don Christiana August 17, 2011
Val, the image is spectacular. I was born and raised in Corpus, I know exactly the spot where this photo was taken. You captured it perfectly. Have a great day...and thanks for bringing back great memories of this beautiful beach. #9610342Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 17, 2011
WOW! This is so beautiful, Val! Magnificent colors and POV! :-) k #9610762Tammy Espino August 17, 2011
Well look at you holding on to this gorgeous capture for so long, glad it made an appearance!! :) #9611145Mary Dimitriw August 17, 2011
Oh Val this is so beautiful...I'm glad you looked into your archives! #9611212Lana Arcemont August 17, 2011
This is gorgeous, Val!Val Feldman August 18, 2011
Thanks everyone for your comments and for stopping by! #9611821Leslie McLain August 18, 2011
Beautiful capture and sky, Val. #9611893Gina Cormier August 18, 2011
Excellent perspective on this lovely beach image Val!! #9612086Ron McEwan August 18, 2011
WOW Val this is an amazing pov like the way the post leads the eye. #9612271Julianne Bradford August 18, 2011
I just love it when you find these wonderful captures in your archives Val! #9612371Reynaldo D. Reyes August 18, 2011
Oh my Val, you don't post too frequently but when you do they're quite impressive and worth the wait. Love these beach structures that look sorta like a stonehenge find. The way the eye is drawn towards the sea with the dramatic clouds as backdrop makes this image par excellence! #9612544Val Feldman August 18, 2011
Thanks Leslie, GG, Ron, Julianne and Rey for stopping by and commenting - much appreciated!! ~Val #9613148Val Feldman August 18, 2011
Thanks Leslie, GG, Ron, Julianne and Rey for stopping by and commenting - much appreciated!! ~Val #9613149Deborah Lewinson August 18, 2011
Keep the archives coming, Val, these are treasures!Gorgeous image!
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Nadia Paul August 18, 2011
Love your comp here Val and that sky is just awesome - wonderful capture! #9613526Julie Burnett August 19, 2011
From the amazing pov, to the gorgeous tones and light, a dramatic, and spectacular capture, Val!! #9614131Freddy Bland August 19, 2011
Stealing Julie's comment on this one!!! SPECTACULAR image, Val!! Perfect...perfect!! #9614897Patti Coblentz August 19, 2011
Love the spectacular colors of the sky and composition of the posts, Val...a gorgeous image! #9615572Thomas E. Hinds August 21, 2011
Beautiful daybreak image, Val! Love the color, the light, and your composition! Looks like I might get to Padre Island (maybe North), and the hill country occasionally with my job! I'll be sure to take my camera along! Wonderful work, per usual! #9619117JO ANN CLEVELAND August 23, 2011
Awesome Val!jo ann c. #9622844
Kathy Salerni August 23, 2011
Oh, this is beautiful, Val! I love the sky, your perspective and the light! Wow!Heather Loewenhardt September 07, 2011
Fabulous leading line into such wonderful colour. #9659236Gina M. Savage October 15, 2011
Breathtaking capture!! #9737340Kathy Salerni August 28, 2014
Congrats on all of your Finalists, Val! What a great month! #11118413Tammy M. Anderson August 28, 2014
Gorgeous finalist. Congrats again. #11118544Deborah Lewinson August 28, 2014
Congrats on another excellent finalist, Val! #11118578Emile Abbott August 28, 2014
Congratulation on an awesome finalist, Val. #11119108Karen Bacon August 28, 2014
This is really awesome Val! Congratulations!! and a fav for me! #11119301Nadia Paul August 28, 2014
Great POV and awesome sky Val - congrats on your finalist! #11119552Robert R. Goodman August 28, 2014
A big Congratulations my friend!!! #11119569Carol Eade August 29, 2014
Congratulations again! This is beautiful. #11120332JO ANN CLEVELAND August 30, 2014
Congrats Val,I love this!! #11121100Ellen Hodges August 30, 2014
Simply gorgeous and fabulous, Val Best luck with this gorgeous finalist!! #11121290Patrick Rouzes August 30, 2014
CONGRATS on this exceptional finalist, Val. #11121754Reynaldo D. Reyes August 31, 2014
Love the pov, and comp. Those cloud formations are wonderful to behold. Congrats on your finalist, Val. #11122670Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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