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Teardrop Of Sky
Teardrop Of Sky
Chip Phillips and I arrived for our recent Photo Cascadia meeting in Bandon early enough on Friday night to catch the late light on the beach. The tide was out, the sky was beautiful and the light was just magical. The small pools on the beach were so reflective that they gave the impression you were peering into another universe. I call this one "Teardrop Of Sky". It took blending three exposures to contain the dynamic range in the area of sky around the sun. The light everywhere else in the scene was gorgeously well balanced in a single capture thanks to diffusion from the cloud layer.

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Very beautiful composition. I love the reflection in the teardrop.


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January 18, 2011

 

Glenn E. Traver
  Well composed Sean, very pleasing to the eye ~ GT


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February 01, 2011

 

Mike R. Howe
  Beautiful image,Sean!!!


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February 08, 2011

 

Mary K. Robison
  Marvelous scene, and perfect blending, Sean ---
A no-brainer as a selection for POTD! CONGRATULATIONS!


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February 15, 2011

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Beautiful....Congratulations on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Mary Timman
  Absolutely gorgeous and such a great perspective! Congratulations on POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Patti Coblentz
  Exquisite light and scene, Sean...your interpretation works beautifully. Congratulations on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Joy Rector
  congrats on the POTD


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February 15, 2011

 

Richard M. Waas
  Sean, Congrats on a well deserve POTD!! Your composition is fabulous, great job.........


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February 15, 2011

 
- Nancyj E. Hovey

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  C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving POTD! 8o)


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February 15, 2011

 

G .G. Leger
  How awesome is this shot! Well deserving
and great eye for photography! Be Blessed!


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February 15, 2011

 

Karen Celella
  Congratulations on your gorgeous POTD, Sean.


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February 15, 2011

 

Katarina Mansson
  Outstanding composition, light, tones and details. Congratulations on your beautiful POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Anna Diederich
  Congrats on your POTD! It's stunning!


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February 15, 2011

 

Bunny Snow
  You have the eye of the photographer with your envisioning and composure of the scene, capture of the exquisite lighting and tonality, and perfect blending. The details are magnificent.
Well done, Sean. Congratulations on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Ian Downey
  Absolutely beautiful and my congratulations on your POTD. Only wish I could claim I had taken it.


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February 15, 2011

 
- Lisa J. Boulden

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  Wow!
An amazingly beautiful scene!
Congratulations on your POTD!
~♥~lisa


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February 15, 2011

 
- Susan D. Royce

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  Wow - fantastic!! Congrats on your POTD.


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February 15, 2011

 

Anthony L. Mancuso
  Stunning image and excellent description Sean, congrats on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Tammy Espino
  Congrats on this beautiful potd :)


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February 15, 2011

 

Robert Jensen
  superb capture Sean


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February 15, 2011

 

Jeffrey R. Bange
  Congratulations on a most beautiful and well deserving POTD.


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February 15, 2011

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  Absolutely awesome Sean! Congrats on your POTD, surely we will see gold on this one later...

jo ann c.


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February 15, 2011

 

John A. Patton
  Well deserved POTD - this is an outstanding capture - well done and congratulations.

John


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February 15, 2011

 

Shawn Jennings
  Fantastic image, Sean! Congratulations on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 
- Millie A. Talarico

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  Breathtaking POTD,Sean!!


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February 15, 2011

 

Joyce Rose
  This image is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, Sean!


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February 15, 2011

 

Susana Ms Heide
  Nothing short of PERFECTION in every detail!! GORGEOUS reflections!! Congrats Sean on your POTD!!


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February 15, 2011

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  A joy to watch this image and then close the eyes to behold in one's imagination. Thanks to you, Sean. You just took me with you. CONGRATZ on the POTD Award, I am sure there are more such accolades waiting for this stunning capture. FAVED.

UB.


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February 15, 2011

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Truly incredible Sean. Eye catching work, so magical! Congratulations on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Dianna Murphy
  Beautifully done. congrats on the POTD.


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February 15, 2011

 

Bill Houghton
  Sean, this is such a beautiful scene. You have captured it well. Congratulations on your POTD. Bill

If you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography




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February 15, 2011

 

Pamela Koch
  Sean, Congratulations on this captivating POTD.


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February 15, 2011

 

Carolyn Morgan
  Somehow I missed seeing this fantastic image until this morning. The composition, light and blending have some together to create visual music. Wow!


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February 15, 2011

 

Lisa B. North
  WOWEE!!!! This is a keeper! Just spectacular! I'd love to have this hanging on my wall! Really inspiring. Congrats on the POTD.


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February 15, 2011

 

Paul D.
  Superb shot, Sean. The color and tone and most importntly the vision of what you were after are spot on. And you worked the FG/MG/BG just right IMO, truly gives me the feeling of when I've stood there at the Coast. My only nit (a small one) is that my eye sort of aches to see a little more left of the scene (yikes, this isn't NPN, am I allowed to say that??), but it's not a showstopper, this is a gorgeous image. Man, I bet it would look superb in a huge print. Congrats on the POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Sean Bagshaw
  Thanks for all the great comments. I'm glad this image resonates with so many. I visit this beach often and this day was one of the most beautiful I have experienced.

Paul - Much appreciated critique. I totally agree and was trying to do just that at the time. Unfortunately there were some distracting rocks to the left and the shape of the pool over there became a detractor. The landscape loves to toy with us :-)


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February 15, 2011

 

Shirley A. Kinney
  Awesome capture, Sean. So well composed. Congratulations on your POTD.


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February 15, 2011

 

Eli Boschetto
  beautiful color, comp, lighting! congrats on the POTD and EP!


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February 15, 2011

 

Renee Doyle
  Absolutely stunning as is all your work Sean!! Congratulations!


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February 15, 2011

 

Rona L. Schwarz
  WOW! This is incredibly stunning, Sean! Superb composition with magical light, glorious colors and tones, and fabulous detail and clarity. An instant favorite. Marvelous work - Congrats on the POTD - and what I'm sure will be the first of many accolades!


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February 15, 2011

 

Anne McKinnell
  Love this shot Sean! Congratulations on your POTD!


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February 15, 2011

 

Cathy Barrows
  congrats on your gorgeous POTD


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February 15, 2011

 
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  Congratulations, Sean, on your POTD for this stunning image!


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February 15, 2011

 

Barend Frielink
  Congratulations Sean. This is a well deserved POD. I love studying the photo.


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February 16, 2011

 
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  Beautiful! Congratulations on the POTD....well deserved....Cheers!


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February 16, 2011

 

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton
  More and more "pro" on BP... What they looking for? Pub? Prize? Ya! they have better photos than the regular BP customers, bravo!!! And of course, the will not show there setup or tip they use for the shoot.Did you think it's BP level?


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February 16, 2011

 

Sean Bagshaw
  Hi Philippe,

Thanks for your comment but I'm not sure I'm deserving of the shredding. Just to be fair, I have been a member of BetterPhoto for several years and I have learned a lot from others who post here and from critiques of my images. And I enjoy sharing my images with fellow photographers as much as the next person. If BetterPhoto has become a forum for non-pros only I hadn't heard. In response to not sharing my set-up or techniques, nothing could be farther from reality. I make it a practice of sharing everything. I spend time every day personally responding to email questions, I regularly give presentations on my techniques to camera clubs and conferences, I teach workshops and I write about my techniques on my blog and the PhotoCascadia.com blog. I answered several email questions from BetterPhoto members specifically on this image. I don't always include the gear I used for every image but it's never a secret. This may be the first time my participation in the photographic community has sparked this kind of reaction and I'm a little confused by it.


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February 16, 2011

 

Glenn E. Traver
  Congratulations Sean on your POTD ! ~ GT


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February 16, 2011

 

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton
  I apologize For my precedent comment. I've been to rude and you're not this kind of pro, who send only the top of there work and never participate to the community.
Please forgive me and keep showing your (beautiful) photos.

Philippe


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February 16, 2011

 

Debra R. Harder
  Hey Sean...This is absolutely STUNNING!! I've been to Bandon many times and I've never seen a sky more beautiful than what you've captured here. Love your perfect composition and exposure. Makes me want to take that 3-1/2 hour drive tomorrow (yes...I'm also from Southern Oregon)! Huge congratulations on your BEAUTIFUL POTD!! Deb


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February 18, 2011

 

Janice M. Borodezt
  Sean:

Congratulations - what an honor getting photo of the day - well deserved. The picture is stunning. It makes it al worth it to get a beautiful picture and then get the photo of the day,

I love the title -


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February 19, 2011

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  Great to see this again, Sean. CONGRATZ on a well deserved Finalist award. Expect seeing more Gold!!!

UB.


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March 20, 2011

 
debarnesphotography.com - Denny E. Barnes

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  Outstanding!! Congratulations, Sean on your wonderful and well deserved finalist! Very beautiful!!


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March 21, 2011

 

Liz blahh
  Congrats on this beauty!


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March 22, 2011

 

Patti Coblentz
  Congratulations, Sean...a beautiful gold winner!


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March 22, 2011

 
- Nancyj E. Hovey

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on your very deserving WINNER! 8o)


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March 22, 2011

 

Phyllis H. Burchett
  Congrats on this fabulous winner Sean!


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March 22, 2011

 

Carolyn Morgan
  Kudos to you and your great winner


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March 22, 2011

 
- Cindy Bendush

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  Beautiful! Big congrats on your fabulous win!


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March 22, 2011

 

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton
  Congratulations on your Winner, Sean!


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March 22, 2011

 
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  Outstanding, Sean!! Congratulations on your beautiful winner!!


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March 22, 2011

 

Mary K. Robison
  Fantastic capture, Sean ~


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March 23, 2011

 

Mary K. Robison
  The computer chopped off the second part, Sean ~
I meant to say CONGRATULATIONS! on your well earned win!


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March 23, 2011

 

Katarina Mansson
  Congratulations on your outstanding winner! Great light, composition, details and tones.


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March 23, 2011

 

Monika Sapek
  Beautiful reflection and lighting! Congratulations on your fantastic Second Place Winner, Sean!


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March 23, 2011

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  Thought so. Huge CONGRATZ on getting into the Winners' Circle, Sean!!

UB.


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March 23, 2011

 

David M. Montero
  Beautiful! Congratulations on your selection Sean!


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March 24, 2011

 
- Lydia Williams

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  Gorgeous Sean! Congratulations on your gold winner!


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March 24, 2011

 

Merna L. Nobile
  Yes, you heard right! Congratulations you are a winner! Merna


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March 24, 2011

 

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April 13, 2011

 

Debbie Bray
  Outstanding and very inspirational, well deserved Sean. Lovely work.


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August 14, 2011

 
- Rudi Reiner

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  Gorgeous, must visit here one day!


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August 14, 2011

 

Ellen Hodges
  Huge congrats on all time Editor's Pick. A stunner!!


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March 22, 2016

 

Mary K. Robison
  CONGRATULATIONS on this marvelous photo getting an ALL-TIME Gold EP, Sean!


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March 22, 2016

 
- Lydia Williams

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  So glad to see the All Time Pick on this one...This is an amazing shot! Yup, as Ellen said above, A stunner! Congratulations!


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March 23, 2016

 

Harvey A. Ravitch
  This is So Incredible a degree of execution, via light , color, composition , & Presentation . Awesome!


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July 29, 2016

 
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