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The most photographed landscape in S.A. The view of table mountain from Bloubergstrand. I thought I would go get some stock shots yesterday and the sky did this...5D mk II
16-35mm @ 21mm
F16
1.6s
Lee 0.9 soft grad nd
I thought I would treat my supporters with a 900px resolution which I rarely do, but unluckily the 3 watermarks. This is like a suitcase filled with gold for image thieves in the local media.
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Epic scenery with a wonderful background!
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Your wonderful photo has been featured in my journal.
You can see the journal on this [link] !
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That's beauiful, never seen a sky quite like it
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As usual excellent composition ans toning here.
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hey hougaard, amazing pic. took some photos of this sunset on saturday from blaauwberg as well, looks like you were a bit further down the beach than me. keep up the great work.
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Baie lekker boet 
Dis hoekom ek hey jou op my watchlist.
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WOw. did voel snaaks on hierdie taal hier the lees.
Did sal die eerste keer wees dat ek did hier sien haha.
(Oh man..that took WAY to long. I have no tried writing afrikaans for ... years. Excuse the typos)
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hahahaa. That was pretty good.
Lekker soos 'n krekker.
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The color combination really makes this photo shine, well done!
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And oh, by the way; beautiful red - blue - yellow transition... that is TOTALLY what makes this photo fantastic!
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I figured you probably don't want to hear this, but just tell me if I'm wrong.
This time, the watermark clearly destroyed the beauty of your picture. You want to watermark your picture (of course) but not thΓ‘t obvious that it ruins the impression of your art.
I suggest that you place your watermarks on places where the eyes of your viewers don't focus on. In this picture that would be the line of the horizon (left Γ³r right), the clouds (as you did correctly) and where the water meets the sand. This way, any viewer will first see the beauty of your photo and if he / she looks closer, your watermarks.
Also, you can lower the alpha of your watermark even more, as long as there is the slightest hint that it's there!
I might not be a professional photographer, I'm still a designer
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I'll use the advice next time I'm watermarking
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Ha, alright.
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Wow Hougaard, very impressive. Really love this shot.
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Wow, great shot! The colors are amazing, and the view is great. I also like what the rather long exposure time did to the sea
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A very fantastic image for me !!
Congrats !
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There is something wrong about this picture. Like few ideas have crashed into one piece. It's probably the matter of the used technology tricks, but still it makes it look somehow wrong in my personal opinion. I wouldn't like You to misunderstand me - the photo is good, maybe even very good. But I feel like there's too many things in it.
However, it definitely deserves a fave.
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technology tricks or composition? This is raw processed and I boosted the midtone contrast. No technology tricks. Just amazing light
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I don't mean the photoshop manipulations or anything like that. I meant all the stuff which doesn't self-set up in "automatic" mode. 
But I want to say again that the photography is really good and I hope You didn't read it as an attack. These words were only pointing few tiny tiny details I read as somehow wrong.
I hope I made myself clear. So after all, very nice job.
Hang on, man.
(sorry for such long comments)
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a very amazing capture, the colors and composition are spot on and the detail is superb, with that said you dont even realize theres watermarks because the image is so beautiful!
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Ons sal lewe ons sal sterwe
Ons vir jou Suid-Afrika
PRAGTIG!
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Yep , that's my beautiful country. :'D
Just ignore the deviants who complain about your watermarks. Its your artwork , not theirs.
Absolutely amazing photograph.
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Amazing photo. One of your bests for sure... I wouldn't worry about people bitching about watermarks. They're usually people that have never had their work stolen or people who are looking to use your photos themselves
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Thanks Nate...and thanks on the image. Only people that have shot landscapes as much as we have can appreciate a sky like that
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horrible to say, but any half decent photoshopper could easily clone those watermarks out :/
great shot though as usual
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I can see why it's most photographed, and you've captured it masterfully.
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absolutely stunning... as usual hougaard, shame that we have to semi-destroy our photos to protect ourselves from thieves...
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Great shot, the mood, colours and atmosphere of the image is amazing. The watermarks don't bother me either.
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watermarks are fine...
anyway thats one great shot. I cant belive your local media just steals photographs!
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haha, jy spot nog. lees die comments
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yup :/
hulle kan nogal opgewonde raak oor die mees stupid kak
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Really don't mind the watermarks.. they dont really seem to deduct anything from the shot. Fantastic work as usual
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S I C K ! Everything is amazing. GREAT work.
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WOW. I am blown away. This is just gorgeous.
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Gorgeous shot, the colours are beautiful and the long exposure really adds to the drama!
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