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Published: 2005-02-07 10:37:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 9213; Favourites: 220; Downloads: 1746
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Dark Tranquillity IIRed Cliff Point, off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef, Tropical North Queensland
This was taken on the roadside, on the coastal road to Cairns from Port Douglas. I looked out the window and saw this, pulled over and took a few brief shots without really paying any attention to detail to the camera settings, as I was standing on a main road. I was quite lucky the photos exposed properly, without the highlight of sunlight in the centre coming out over-blown. If I remember correctly I think I set it to aperture-priority.
A sequel to one of my old deviations, [link] I think it's a good measurement of my progress since then, I hope you agree aswell. Desaturated in PS and applied a cyan/blue hue to the image.
Tools
Nikon D70 | Nikkor 18-70mm | ISO 200 | F/10 | 1/160 sec | 18mm
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This is seriously one of the best I have seen in a while. I just love the mood it creates.
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Gloomy but peaceful, to me it looks like we are standing there watching daylight rip through the night. I like the composition in this aswell
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absolutely stunnishing picture... the dark atmosphere works great.
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wow..thats really cool...how did you create the dark effect? did you adjust brightness, contrast, colour balance or something?
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I underexposed the photo with the 'exposure compensation' function (most cameras, including basic point and shoots have this 
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this is surreal. australia is such a beautiful country, i would go crazy from taking so many pictures if i lived there. you are so lucky.
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Thanks
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absolutely breathtaking as always, it has some really nice contrasting shades between the blue and blacks....im at skool right now 
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THank you
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The small aperature gave good contrast, nice job.
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wow it's reminds me of...me...wow. I love it as usual you amaze me. And well I want your camera.
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wow love this one, wish i could see something like this!
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Everyone's pretty much said it... The blue tones and the mood of the pic
I love it, it's dark, but in a way hopefull cause of the lighter clouds on the horizon...
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This is one of the moodiest waterscape pictures I have ever seen. There's such a nice balance of color here, and the cropping really makes the viewpoint perfect. Wonderful work.
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I want a Nikon D70 
Amzing landscape 
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wow.. highly impressive 
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wow, stunning! The blue tones give it a cold, peaceful feel to it. ( although it's summer in Australia 
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Fabulous photo! It's an awesome sequel! This is have to
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YOU HAVE A NIKON D70 NOW ? You're so fucking lucky..
Wonderful landscape shot..
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Fantastic shot Donald. The composure is great, you can feel the mood in this one. What ISO did you use when you shot this? Was it higher than 100, cause you have a little grainyness in the clouds, I get that at higher ISO's. The blue toning deffiently sets the mood for this. Keep it coming man!!
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Thanks brent
I used the lowest iso setting on my d70 (iso 200), i would loved it if it had a 50 or 100 setting
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Wow, a D70 only goes down to 200 ISO? My Powershot G6 goes to 50, great for low light, I know it's not a DSLR but it gets the job done
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they are both amazing donald. stunning work, there really is a tranquil aura, you feel it while viewing both of these, the lighting on the clouds is beautiful.
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