Evening Storm Passing By

Just stunning,lovely capture and effect

Wow!

I’m sure I can’t say any more than the people above but this is such a well caught image – congrats!

stunning absolutely

Another beautiful image!

outstanding capture Heather

wonderful cloud formation and gorgeous scene :) k

A Real Stunner, Heather !!!! Superb lighting, all round !!

wow… amazing shot! great colours and light

Wowser…couldn’t hit the fav button quick enough! What a tremendously dramatic sky. Its all over the place. Brooding darkness…delicious golden highlights….fantastic. I love the green of the water and the way it laps on the sand and the curl of the surf…...and that light…...

Beautiful,great lighting.

One word – Outstanding!

Superb

Love the way the upward sweeping cloud mirrors the shoreline Heather and great colour. Very well done.

Talk about dramatic skies – nice work

well composed great sky

so many layers that that sky – quite a stunner!

a wonderfully rich image Heather, ...well done. a fave.

This has got to be one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve seen here Heather.
So many perfects things to look at. Amazing color, great detail.
Outstanding capture!

this is so much like a turner. wonderful to view, pure pleasure.

Gorgeous capture, Heather!!

Gorgeous!

Fantastic light and colours

Fantastic shot Heather.

Love this one too Heather. Well done. A lovely part of the world.

Love the clouds,great shot

Stunning view!! Excellent shot!

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Sometimes it pays to jump in the car on a whim!

Really dramatic light and clouds. Such excellent detail too. Superb shot!

WOW!!!! :-)

Wonderful shot!

Love the colour Heather, creates a wonderful depth

brilliant …

Simply stunning!

Beautiful image. The processing really brings out the detail and drama in the storm clouds and the sea. Great work :)

this is so lovely….makes me want to visit your homeland…you’d be great for tourism :D

great capture of the elements!
stunning picture, I absolutely love it.

brilliant shot,,,, well done Heather

just incredible!

very beautiful capture Heather well done

WONDERFUL!!! Well done!!!

Amazing photograph

Fantastic work!!

incredible tones, almost electric for me!

love the storm clouds

the light, the colors, the skyscape and sea ~ all a delight xx

It makes you wonder what this beach looks like in a summer day. Nice capture :)

Awesome shot, great lighting!

Your work is the most beautiful I have seen:)

WOW! Fantastic view! Congratulations :)

thanks to Jane’s link I found this Heather, what an absolute cracker of a sky, are you making your own clouds or what? :-)

No John – they were there when I was!!!! Just the law of averages applying – if you go out often enough you’ll eventually hit the jackpot!!!!

Heather, this is soooo fantastic that we Featured it in the Group”: http://www.redbubble.com/groups/mornings-and-evenings-sunbeams-storms!

Magnificent! Wonderful portrayal of a storm!

Absolutely fabulous cloud formations Heather! Very clever use of HDR.

Heather, this is show stoppingly beautiful!

Absolutely Stunning! Beautiful work!

Beautiful! Well Done!
Regards,
Catherine

Congratulations!! this is stunning…a very powerful image.

Congratulations on your Challenge Win in Sunbeams & Storms!! This truly is a beauty!!!!

Well done on your win Heather

gorgeous

Heather: Congratulations! Your beautiful work was voted the Top Contestant in the Sormclouds or Sunbeams over Water Challenge in Mornings & Evenings - Sunbeams & Storms. It will now take its place as Avatar for the Group!
Challenge by Mike/Mick

Congratulations Heather!!! Fabulous work!! :o))

Magnificent!

Wonderful work Heather!!! Congratulations on winning the Stormclouds or Sunbeams over Water challenge in the Mornings & Evening – Sunbeams & Storms group!!!

Stunning image Heather. Congrats on winning the Stormclouds or Sunbeams over Water challenge in the Mornings & Evening – Sunbeams & Storms group!!! Well deserved.

There ya go – knew it had to be a winner!!! Huge congrats Heather!

Beautiful…a real winner!! Congratulations…bye ien

Wonderful,dramatic capture

Fantastic shot. Congratulations on winning the challenge.

WOW – awesome photo. Congrats on first place in the challenge!!!!!!

Wow – this is soooo beautiful!!!! Love the land/sea/sky colors and textures!!!!!

Stunning shot, congrats Heather!

When I shake my head while looking at an image it is because I am just amazed by that image. I am shaking my head – the colour, lines, textures, tones, composition are all beautiful!

Brilliant Heather. Congrats.

AMAZING view! Gorgeous sky and clouds ! GREAT WORK !!!

A stunning shot Heather – beautiful light!

Great sky Heather. Instant fave!

Hi, Heather:

Congratulations! 16 Feb 2009 Stand by for a BLUE RIBBON CHALLENGE. Watch the Mornings & Evenings - Sunbeams & Storms BMails to know when to enter! Good luck to you, as if you needed luck!

beautiful image! fantastic work!

Your Blue Ribbon Winning picture EVENING STORM PASSING BY is cleared for entry into Mornings & Evenings - Sunbeams & Storms’ BLUE RIBBON CHALLENGE. Please pop on in and enter it into the Challenge!

Got my vote and a fave – I know its not over til the Slightly portly lady has cleared the throat, but I have a feeling we have a winner here folks!!

Awesome pic, a fave! Hope it wins!

Breathing taking capture, the depth and colors of this photograph are just stunning!!

Amazing Capture!

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Congratulations on you win!!!!

This is just gorgeous Heather! Congradulations on the Avatar win! My choice all the way!

OMG,,,this is a spectacular capture,,,congrats!!!!!!!,

Heather, very well deserved win. A simply beautiful image. Congratulations.

WOW! This is a most amazing shot and so worthy of the feature and win!

Congratulations Heather – this is an amazing photo and well deserving winner of the challenge!

Congratulations on your win in the Blue Ribbon Challenge. This is an amazing capture and so well worthy of this and many other wins. Fantastic work. Thank you for sharing it with the group.

I would look at this forever,fantastic sseascape! CONGRATS ON YOUR WINNING …SO WELL DESERVED!

Well – this was a nice surprise when I turned on the computer this morning! Thank you all so much for your votes and comments. It was, indeed, an amazing stormy sky – I just wish we could have some like that now and buckets of rain to put out the bushfires 100km north of where I live.

good to see a HDR addict and a Nikon Users won the blue ribbon challenge congrats

blowing a big raspberry to the HDR critics out there BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

excellent win – this is superb and deserves all the accolades it is getting

My God that’s beautiful.

what camera and what settings were you using?

Fantastic shot! I love the ocean and love to watch storms come from the sea and envelope the land….Thank you for sharing!