Tarifa Island, the southernmost point in Europe, on 2010 New Year’s Eve.

It was a little stormy in Tarifa over New Year… It’s perhaps a little hard to imagine the scale of this. The birds give something of an idea. The old gun emplacement on the right is probably about the height of a two-storey house. And that’s Morocco in the background, 14km away across the Straits of Gibraltar.

Processing: HDR generated from five exposures (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2) of a single image using Photomatix. As you can imagine it was a pretty grim day and despite the flash of sunshine, the original image was somehow lacking the drama of what was actually taking place. The HDR processing brought it very much back to life.

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Canon Vs Nikon, 07/01/10
Nikon DSLR users, 14/01/10
The 100 – 499 Viewings Group, 20/01/10
The Top Favourite Group, 25/03/10
Weekly Theme, 26/04/10
Live And Let live, 02/05/10
Waves And Fine Art Seascapes, 09/06/10
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All Water In Motion And Reflections In Water, 27/02/11
Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge, 18/03/11
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Photomatix HDR, 24/04/11
All About Water, 18/08/11
Sea, 20/10/11
Featured For A Challenge, 08/01/12

Challenge wins and top 3 placings:
1st, Going Coastal, Crashing surf, Jan 2010
1st, Nikon DSLR Users, Seascapes, Feb 2010
1st, Mornings & Evenings, Sunbeams & Storms challenge, All about water, Feb 2010
1st, Mood & Ambience, Ominous, Aug 2010
1st, Amazing Challenge Entertainment, Stormy seas, Nov 2010
1st, The CatRaven Challenge, Water water everywhere, Nov 2010
1st, Beach, River And Lake Treasures, Dramatic weather by our shores, Jan 2011
1st, European Everyday Life, Stormy weather in Europe, Mar 2011
1st, Live, Love, Dream, Take a walk on the wild side…, Apr 2011
2nd, You’re Accepted, Crashing waves, Jan 2010
2nd, Going Coastal, Your favourite going coastal photo, Mar 2010
2nd, Weekly Theme, The big splash, Apr 2010
2nd, Waves And Fine Art Seascapes, Your favourite wave, Jun 2010
2nd, Atmospheric Land and Seascapes, Stormy rough weather, Jul 2010
2nd, Around The World, Storms around the world, Aug 2010
2nd, Quality Art & Photography, The wild ocean, Sep 2010
2nd, JPG Cast-Offs, Best of: featured work, Apr 2011
2nd, Take Me Higher (Dynamic Range), Motion in the ocean, Aug 2011
3rd, Photomatix HDR, Water, Aug 2010
3rd, Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge, Water, Apr 2011
3rd, This & That, Waves, May 2011
3rd, 2 A Week, Waves, Jun 2011
3rd, Pictures With A Wow Factor, September avatar, Sep 2011
3rd, Sea, Rough seas, Oct 2011
3rd, Cover Shots, Big waves!, Nov 2011
3rd, Shameless Self-Promotion, Waves, Apr 2012

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(ref. 3051, 12/2009, Nikon D300, Sigma 70-300)